Archive for the ‘Health & Fitness’ Category
Finally Working Out
I finally have time to update the site. I’m now working out at school 3 days a week. I haven’t devised my entire workout plan yet but the general idea is 10-20 min of cardio with 10-20 min of targeted weight training. I’d like to make that 5 days a week but that’s just not possible with class 8-5 on the other 2 days. I have to leave at 7:30 right now to get to class on time. I’d have to make that 6:30 if I wanted to have enough time to workout and shower. I’m not even sure if the fitness room is open then, plus I’m giving a ride to a friend and I don’t think he’d like having to wake up an hour earlier.
In: Health & Fitness, Sleep
Forget Glasses!
December 23, 2005 was the first day I wore contact lenses. All I can say now is WOW. I don’t understand how I wore glasses for so long. If you currently wear glasses I highly recommend that you try contacts. You may be thinking “I don’t think I’d like something in my eyes!” Well, I thought that too. That was until I had them in my eyes for 30 seconds. That’s right, 30 seconds. That’s how long it took for my eyes to stop tearing and the feeling of something being in my eyes was nearly gone. It was like I had “normal” eyes again. No more parallax issues that occure with glasses. No worries about scratches. If something goes wrong with them toss them and put on a new pair. Now I can wear real sunglasses again too!
Mmmm, healthy omelets
Being the creative guy I am I occationally come up with recipes that are quite tasty. I’ve decided to share some with the world. Most will be quite healthy since they are geared to fit into my diet. I will also include nutrition information when possible.
This first recipe is a modification of one taken from Burn The Fat, Feed The Muscle. I created it from scratch but used the idea out of the book. The oatmeal and apples hide most of the egg taste. The sweetness of the apples actually makes them taste more like pancakes! I eat these daily.
In: Health & Fitness, Recipes
Shake your booty!
On Tuesday I went gym shopping. There are 4 within a few miles of my apt. Two are YMCAs, one is a World Gym, and the other is Midtown Athletic Club. I decided to look into all of them and pick which one was best for me at this time.
The YMCA downtown is quite large so the smaller one was out. I’ve heard pretty good things about this Y location so I checked the prices. Promo signup fee of $37.50 and $54.50 a month. Not too bad. I didn’t take a tour of the Y.
Exercise!
Goal #6: I’ve decided to roll all of my fitness goals into one large goal.
My body fat percentage is 10% or less on the first day of spring (March 20th). By the first day of summer (June 21st) my body fat percentage is less than 8%. My weight is at 140 lbs or higher due to muscle gain.
First I’d like to take a look into my past. I grew up with two wonderful parents. Both have been overweight nearly my entire life. My father is an excellent example of how being overweight can affect you physically.
In: Goals, Health & Fitness
Dietary Goals Completed
Goal #5: Change diet to a balanced and complete 6 meal-a-day plan, based on Burn The Fat, Feed The Muscle COMPLETED!
This was the first goal I completed. After finding polyphasic sleep I decided that I needed to change my nutrition and excercise regiments. I’ve never been overweight but I knew I could improve on my diet. I ate 3 meals a day with 3 planned snacks in between. My diet was extremely high in carbs.
In: Goals, Health & Fitness
Polyphasic Sleep
Goal #3: Attempt polyphasic sleep for a minimum of one month.
One of the main factors that got me interested in self-improvement was polyphasic sleep. The basic defination of “polyphasic sleep” is simply sleeping more than once a day (hense polyphasic). The theory being that sleeping in more frequent, shorter periods is better for you than a single, “monophasic sleep” pattern in that your sleep requirements will be decreased. Think of it as similar to how eating more smaller meals per day increases your metabolisim.(1) I’ve always hated sleeping and when I found this concept promoting less sleep I became very interested.
In: Goals, Health & Fitness, Philosophy, Sleep