Exercise. I'm heading towards my 60th birthday.....

[italianjob]

Another good one instead of running etc is to get a step counter and do a minimum of 10k per day but do it every day.

It's amazing what a bit of walking can do!

 

[Quicksilvera]

i find it quite easy, you get used to it, it means i can still have a couple of days undisciplined, fortunately i have no medical conditions to effect this, i do have a GP in the family who advocates fasting from time to time, good as a deterrent against diabetes apparently, i just piggyback the theory to allow me to have a good weekend while getting healthier

I have done it I have stopped the OMAD now and stick to 20/4 and eat large amounts of protein.

 

[Quicksilvera]

It's amazing what a bit of walking can do!

Walking is very good for the soul!

 

[BobUpnDown]

Change what & the way you eat, intermittent fasting 5:2 & nothing after 20:00.. doing some moderate exercise is beneficial too: walking / cycling.. weights is also good as we need to guard against muscle loss.. it is what burns the calories .

 

[spanishman]

Do you go to a class or have a machine at home?

We do classes on equipment. In groups that varying in size from 6 down to just the missus and myself. Twice a week. Each session is around 45 to 50 minutes. This is just some of the equipment we use.

An oldish photo from the end of the covid restrictions.

 

[ForssAwakens]

We do classes on equipment. In groups that varying in size from 6 down to just the missus and myself. Twice a week. Each session is around 45 to 50 minutes. This is just some of the equipment we use.

An oldish photo from the end of the covid restrictions.

Are you on the left or the right in the raised plank position?

 

[spanishman]

Are you on the left or the right in the raised plank position?

Sadly we go to an old fogies class. With people in their late 50s and 60s. The classes that finish just before us look more like the one in the photo.

 

[paul66]

I have done it I have stopped the OMAD now and stick to 20/4 and eat large amounts of protein.

ill llet you know how i get on, i was 99kg earier in the year, sort of cut down on stuff the decided to go for it about 8 weeks ago, looking to drop a bag of cement by year end, its quite a sobering thought losing a bag of cement theyre fuckin heavy

 

[Quicksilvera]

ill llet you know how i get on, i was 99kg earier in the year, sort of cut down on stuff the decided to go for it about 8 weeks ago, looking to drop a bag of cement by year end, its quite a sobering thought losing a bag of cement theyre fuckin heavy

Best of luck to you.

 

[paul66]

ill do it im aresy , ive got the beaches of redcar to saltburn to tackle thats without getting into new marske woods, upleatham, guisborough woods and roseberry

 

[sherlock]

We do classes on equipment. In groups that varying in size from 6 down to just the missus and myself. Twice a week. Each session is around 45 to 50 minutes. This is just some of the equipment we use.

An oldish photo from the end of the covid restrictions.

Thanks. Have occasionally toyed with the idea of buying a home Pilates machine.

 

[spanishman]

Thanks. Have occasionally toyed with the idea of buying a home Pilates machine.

Our guy told us that working with equipment was easier for your body than just being on mats.

 

[sherlock]

Our guy told us that working with equipment was easier for your body than just being on mats.

I’d imagine so, decent ones aren’t cheap though

 

[spanishman]

I’d imagine so, decent ones aren’t cheap though

I have to admit I have never even looked at buying anything. As we do not have any space for it.

 

[Glover_elbow]

Before you do anything goto the gp and get a health screening if your overweight at that age theres a good chance you will have high blood pressure, high cholesterol or even diabetes without knowing

 

[TheYorkshireTerrier]

You can’t out-train a bad diet, as the saying goes.

Might be worth tracking what you eat during a normal week and see what is doing the damage.

Exercise can help obviously but it can only do so much when it comes to losing weight.

 

[gramercy]

“cardio burns calories and not much fat, if you tie it in with some resistance training then you will see the fat burn off a lot more.”

“Cut out white bread or bread all together. That alone will make you lose weight”

It’s complete codswallop like this that creates an industry around weight loss.

If you want to lose fat. Consume less calories than you expend. End of.

 

[gramercy]

I’m awaiting someone posting about the benefits of intermittent fasting next.

 

[Quicksilvera]

“cardio burns calories and not much fat, if you tie it in with some resistance training then you will see the fat burn off a lot more.”

“Cut out white bread or bread all together. That alone will make you lose weight”

It’s complete codswallop like this that creates an industry around weight loss.

If you want to lose fat. Consume less calories than you expend. End of.

Of course you will lose weight if you consume less than you expend but there are ways and means of making it easier, fasting is a tool that works for a lot of people.

Cardiovascular training is good for heart health and burning calories but removing fat from the body you need to tie it in with some sort of resistance training to achieve better results.

Building muscle whilst doing cardio is excellent for raising your metabolic rate hence the need for resistance training.

It’s hardly codswallop.

 

[gramercy]

It’s complete coswallop.
The only thing that will make you lose weight is calorie deficit. How someone gets to that deficit is down to them.
Want to put on muscle? Then I’m afraid you’ll need a calorie surplus.
The extremely tricky thing then is not trying to put on fat at the same time.
That’s why the vast majority of us don’t look like a men’s health cover.