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How do you stay fit?

Anonymous Tue 13 Dec 2022 15:53:02 No.2509269 View View Reply Original Report

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I have a job that got me starring at the monitor for 8-10 hours a day, sitting on my chair. It is rather incredibly difficult to find time to stay healthy too with other chores. I feel that my health has deteriorated to the point where multi-day hike would kill me.

How do you bros stay fit enough to go /out/ and be on trail for several days at a time? Just more gym time?

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Anonymous Tue 13 Dec 2022 15:58:19 No.2509271 Report

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>>2509269
bought one of these and run about an hour on it every day

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Anonymous Tue 13 Dec 2022 16:01:52 No.2509272 Report

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>>2509269
Just stop being a pussy, whenever you think you’re getting tired or mentally check out just regroup yourself. Then tell yourself that you won’t be a pussy and then just keep going. Hiking is exercise dummy

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Anonymous Tue 13 Dec 2022 16:31:23 No.2509278 Report

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>>2509269
My home gym.

The heavy bag is excellent cardio without taxing my legs. I also run a slip line across the room (the room is 22’ x 12’) as another type of cardio, but only when I’m board. The step platform is used for various pulley exercises and for step ups, which I think are one of the most effective exercises related to hiking.

Really there’s no wrong answer. I guess “just put in a pack and go hiking” is wrong but only because it’s extremely inefficient.

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Anonymous Tue 13 Dec 2022 16:58:20 No.2509285 Report

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>>2509269
Use a standing desk buddy. At least it'll help prevent sciatica

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 13 Dec 2022 17:11:52 No.2509291 Report

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>>2509269
Well, I don't have a sedentary job and I bike to and from work, that's about all I do, should probably do more, but, oh well

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 13 Dec 2022 17:27:51 No.2509295 Report

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There's a Y directly on my route to and from work, just have to turn directly into the parking lot. During the winter only, I swim for 30-40 minutes before heading home.

I spend all of spring, summer, and fall fishing (including kayaking and wading), hiking, and camping, often all at the same time. For example: park at trailhead Friday evening, hik into off-trail National Forest backcountry, set up camp, then hike to various stretches of desired nearby streams or pondlets and fish all day Saturday and most of Sunday.

Sometimes we'll plan a week+ hike using PTO, but I always try to have fishing options nearby the planned hiking route as much as possible.

Anyway, you can always walk the fuck outside and start walking/jogging for free. Get some faggy foam running shoes and earpods and you're set.

>b-but there are 8 lanes of traffic everywhere and nowhere to walk because I live in the US

I know. Move to the country like I did. Still very car-centric and you'll have to contend with small pp megatrucks on country roads but your chances of being hit are near 0. I've never even heard of a pedestrian being killed by a car out in the sticks.

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Anonymous Tue 13 Dec 2022 17:30:49 No.2509298 Report

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>>2509295
And I’ve never heard of someone being trampled by a cow in the city. Weird, huh?

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 13 Dec 2022 17:32:26 No.2509301 Report

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>>2509269
I am in the same job situation. Now 35. Staying fit is quiet easy. By that I mean maintaining my fitness level.
Maintenance takes me maybe 4 hours per week. If you are out of shape you will have to invest considerably more time to get back to baseline.
- Maintain "hardened feet", and baseline cardio: for example: Rucking / Hiking 2 or 3 times a week even if its just 60 or 90 minutes.
- Maintain mobility and baseline athletic strength: Knees-over-toes program, or some Yoga + calisthenics (45 minutes twice a week)
- Maintain good posture: Fix your posture. Most people have terrible posture. It will take a lot of effort. (10 to 20 minutes a day)

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Anonymous Tue 13 Dec 2022 17:51:46 No.2509315 Report

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>>2509298
I wonder how many cars are in rural areas vs how many cows are in urban?

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Anonymous Tue 13 Dec 2022 17:54:57 No.2509317 Report

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>>2509315
I don’t know, but it’s still very car-centric and you have to content with small pp megatrucks.

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Anonymous Tue 13 Dec 2022 18:15:40 No.2509328 Report

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>>2509269
>I have a job that got me starring at the monitor for 8-10 hours a day, sitting on my chair.
I have a job where I'm outside doing labor and I still wake up early to run and lift weights. Don't worry about routine or eating super healthy, those optimizations come later. It's the same as going /out/, just fucking DO IT and worry about optimization as you go.

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Anonymous Tue 13 Dec 2022 18:23:40 No.2509331 Report

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>>2509295
>small pp megatrucks
>>2509317
>small pp megatrucks

That's enough body shaming for today.

Anonymous

Anonymous Tue 13 Dec 2022 19:12:12 No.2509342 Report

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eliminate animal products from your diet

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Anonymous Tue 13 Dec 2022 19:19:32 No.2509346 Report

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>>2509342
Eggs, meat, and animal fats are good for you anon

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Anonymous Tue 13 Dec 2022 20:40:22 No.2509364 Report

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>>2509346
In the 1960’s, sugar industry representatives bribed Harvard researches to falsify a study that blamed animal fat for heart disease. That study was presented to the FDA, who used the findings to form the first dietary recommendations. It was the impetus for an anti-fat milieu.

It was used to form the famous food pyramid, with its 6-11 servings of bread or pasta per day (225-325 grams of carbohydrates, the same amount found in about a cup and a half of sugar). That was most likely responsible for the anti-fat diet craze. Low fat foods are packed with sugar. In the early 80’s the obesity epidemic really started, which coincides with the implementation of HFCS in every food product. Doctors (80% of whom have no formal dietary education) simply defer people to the FDA recommendations.

Even now, decades later, people still believe the anti-fat myth. This story is worth reading.

https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2016/09/13/493739074/50-years-ago-sugar-industry-quietly-paid-scientists-to-point-blame-at-fat

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Anonymous Thu 15 Dec 2022 00:51:35 No.2509929 Report

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>>2509269
Don't drink calories.

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Anonymous Thu 15 Dec 2022 01:07:49 No.2509930 Report

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I'm unfortunate or fortunate enough to work a job where I'm doing labor outdoors. I'm pretty cut without lifting anything but if I were in your position, I'd invest in a home gym like the other anon said

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Anonymous Thu 15 Dec 2022 01:55:16 No.2509938 Report

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>>2509269

ignore the fags recommending treadmills and home gyms. you don't need to spend a cent.

map out a route around your neighborhood (7-10km) with as much elevation as possible. the more hills the merrier. start by walking at a fast pace, then transition into running when your fitness improves. 4-5 times a week and you'll gain and maintain the stamina for those multi-day hikes.

that's all you need anon.

Anonymous

Anonymous Thu 15 Dec 2022 02:01:29 No.2509940 Report

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>>2509272
this works for me too, the key is to get so far away from your vehicle that you have no choice other than to keep walking

Anonymous

Anonymous Sat 17 Dec 2022 23:22:01 No.2511284 Report

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>>2509269
If I guess correctly your problem is such sedentary lifestyle deprives the will to live. It's not "too tired"
>I have a job that got me starring at the monitor for 8-10 hours a day, sitting on my chair
In addition of being a sole earner I found myself dedicating most of my after work time for chores and putting my two toddlers to sleep. Needless to say I quickly found myself too exhausted to do anything but staring blankly at memes and shit. Even watching some series was out of the question. I did what I always do: swapped bad habit for good one. I have around 2,5hrs for myself a day when kids are asleep. What I did is just started going on 45min powerwalks around neighbourhood, take a shower and go to bed 1 hour early. I get up 1 hour early as well to do another 45 min of stationary bike when watching an episode of tv show. Doing it for half a year now. Everything improved, my self esteem, my cardio, health, weight etc. I'm motivated as fuck again.

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Anonymous Sat 17 Dec 2022 23:44:59 No.2511298 Report

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>>2509364
>Doctors (80% of whom have no formal dietary education)

I said the other day that dieticians are the healthcare professionals that nobody thinks about yet they should think about them as much as or more than their GP. Hell, that food journal shit you did in high school health class might be the most important soft skill you learn lol.

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