I run every day, I go to the gym multiple times a week, I don't drink sugary drinks nor do I eat any sort of candy or chips, I almost never eat fast food, I don't eat white bread/rice, I don't drink alcoholic beverages all that often, I rarely smoke and I sit on a fitness ball instead of a computer chair. I'd say I'm healthy, but I would not say I'm in ideal shape.
Eh, not really. I've been pretty good with my diet but sometimes i still eat stuff thats bad for me. I also have been going to the gym 3-4 times a week pretty regularly but i should be getting more exercise. If you gave an "eh, i'm in alright shape" i would have picked that.
I don't sport super muscular image, but I've ran several marathons and was qualified for Olympic Trials in Speed Skating (didn't do it when I chose school and music over sports). I still run 3 or 4 times a week for a few hours in those days, and try to generally eat healthy - though sometimes that slips.
I have a six pack and i can do like 120 push ups on one set, though i don't go to the gym, its a wonder what 40 pull ups a day for a year will do to you(the abs are from the pull ups, the continuous tightening of the core is what makes them) + i bike to school, and jog once a month. I am in ACTUAL shape and not pseudo gym shape, i can run a mile in about 5 min and 30 , and can bike on 30 degree roads for hours on end.
@Bassman2112 said:
" A =)I don't sport super muscular image, but I've ran several marathons and was qualified for Olympic Trials in Speed Skating (didn't do it when I chose school and music over sports). I still run 3 or 4 times a week for a few hours in those days, and try to generally eat healthy - though sometimes that slips. "
Marathon... if your not in good shape, nobody is... unless you slipped BAAAAAD. Also same here on school over Olympics(though for 400 meters)
I train at least 5 days a week usually because I am a boxer but I recently got a stomach illness and haven't trained for like 2 weeks. Can't wait until I can run again.
I pretty much eat/drink whatever I want and tend to drink quite a bit every weekend. Except that my body doesn't reflect any of that as I have the metabolism of a hummingbird. I look healthy but really I'm terribly out of shape. Recently purchased a skateboard in an effort to get back into skating and give myself a fun way to get back into shape. Just have to actually get around to it now...
yup, and I dont eat a very nutritious diet (as my project for my nutrition class has shown me) but I maintain a consistent and healthy weight and don't I appear to be developing any sort of health problems so I'd say I fit under A.
" I'm in pretty good shape. Though I'm working out and trying to bulk up. "
Me too! It has been my goal this entire semester.
One thing I have noticed is just how much better life feels when you work out regularly. I don't know if it is because of the endorphins, but, it is awesome.
I just live life, if I ever notice I'm putting on a bit I just switch my diet for a week to get back to normal. I'm pretty thins most if not all of the time.
" PROTIP: If you don't exercise you are not in good shape. Being skinny and being in good shape aren't the same thing. "
yeah being skinny without working out is called being blessed. me personally am a fat fuck. though I mostly say that in a self deprecating way. extreem tallness is my savior. I would have to be nearly 300 pounds to actually look fat.
also I find that drinking beer is a major factor in my out of shapeness. I was super skinny until I turned 21.
I probably walk more than the average American, I try to enforce portion control when I can (I'm at my target weight), I don't drink and I don't smoke.
I'm 163, little fat. I run everyday, lift weights 3 times a week, and do aerobics once a week. One thing I'm proud of is not being fat and lazy, and quite frankly, I got a really nice body because of it. I'm damn proud of it.
I chose A. Yes. I don't do drugs, don't smoke, quit drinking entirely a year ago and eat healthy. Although in my line of work there's plenty of physical labour involved, I should exercise a little more. A daily walk through the park for half an hour doesn't count, right? Or does it?
I'd say I'm in fairly decent shape. I discovered late last year that I was really out of shape, cardio-vascularrlrlrly. My legs were also a bit weak from not having to do powerful sprints for years. I went through pre-season hockey training, then proper training and a few games, and now I feel great. Though I think my legs have increased in size and now my jeans are all really tight.
Food-wise, I have my own approach to healthy eating. I try to stay awake from processed foods as much as I can. I don't over-analyse food and monitor my intake of fats and salt, I just make a judgement call whenever I go to eat something. For example, if I feel like having nachos, I'll go with the organic corn chips - never the dusted ones. I also make sandwiches out of whole-grain bread instead of dodgy white bread. Naturally I entirely cut out McDonalds, KFC and other fast food. It's been over a year since I made that decision and I haven't had any since. I'll still drink a fair bit of coffee, but I don't have much alcohol. I'll drink probably one night a week maximum, and I'll generally only have one beer with dinner, unless I'm with my mates and then it's more like 3. Haven't been off-my-face-trashed in a long time, and I feel better for it.
" @Unknown_Pleasures: any advice for swimming? It's the only sport which can maintain my interest. "
Swimming is a great sport for keeping in shape and getting a great workout....I swam competitively for many years and it is definitely great exercise....however, a lot of people struggle with it because its a hard sport to just pick up.....if your looking at swimming for exercise I would say definitely get lessons to work on your technique, the better your technique the better workout you will get....you can even join a team to get a written workout, most workouts have sets and drills so your not just swimming continuously which can get boring quickly.
Well no not really. I was working out and eating healthy maybe a few months ago but i stopped, im still slightly overweight, i was doing well in terms of progress, i need to get back on the horse
I was a chubster up until 2nd year of high school. After that, I started eating healthy and a few years later I started running a few miles a night -- which I still do to this day. I lost a good 50 pounds.
I don't drink soda. At all. Ever.
I rarely drink fruit juices, mostly just water.
I'll grab food from a fast food place every once in awhile, but if I do it's just a salad.
I really don't enjoy any sort of greasy food anymore.
And so on. I feel as if the running I do would offset a lot of not-so-healthy things I could eat, but a lot of that stuff just grosses me out now -- like Soda and greasy-ass hamburgers. I can't even look at that stuff anymore.
I'm in good shape health wise, but I'm not buff and could do with toning up. I walk 4 miles a day home from work and have a decent sit up/push up routine. I lost a load of weight at one point which was great, but like I say, I'd like to get toned.
I generally eat OK and I don't drink alcohol (as) much (as I used to)... but every now and then I'll whack down a tube of Pringles with no problem which I'll feel bad for.
Nope. I've been working out every day for the last two weeks, though. I don't really have a long-term goal in mind aside from getting rid of my bitch tits and making my arms a bit bigger and more toned. It's kind of weird, I thought I'd fucking despise lifting, but I find it's a pretty good release.
I'm around 160 which isn't exactly anorexic, but I eat way too much of whatever the fuck I feel like 24/7 and never gain any weight. It's like magic :D
There's no option for being in bad shape but great health. I'm overweight for being 6'5" but I've cut all HFCS out of my diet for the past 4 years and really couldn't be in better health.
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