jdAA88;344374 wrote- Don't take things for granted: make time for family, gf, friends, get out and explore/interact because it's lots of fun!
- Sleep properly/optimally: I found out that most people's sleep cycles during the night are around 90 mins long and then another one starts. If you wake up in the middle of a sleep cycle you might be groggy all day. So I'm going to try it out and either sleep 6hrs or 7.5 hours a day.
- Eat better: ...and I don't just mean eat completely healthy, because I love certain foods too much atm for this to become a reality. But try and make better choices, and also go to some places that I've found out about online.
- So far on the list is: The Black Hoof. Guu Izakaya, Thompson Diner (any more suggestions are welcome)
- Don't eat after 9pm: I think if I do this alone I'd be in much better shape because I have a terrible habit of late night munching.
- Drink two glasses of water immediately upon waking up.
- Transition from drinking coca-cola (which I'm basically addicted to) to sprite, then eventually to not drinking pop anymore. I drink way too much pop and love it so this will be the toughest yet prob one of the most important things I must change in 2013.
- Get in better shape/lose weight:
- Pushups and cold showers: all my attempts at starting semi-normal workout routines using standard gym equipment/exercises usually end after a month or a bit more so I want to start off getting in shape by just simply doing pushups. If anyone has any suggestions on a decent starter program (haven't really worked out in months, can prob do like 25 pushups max atm) pls post. WUG thoughts on this:
one hundred push ups - welcome
- Have also read a lot on the benefits of having an ice/cold water bath/shower after any exercise as helping a lot with recovery, and just generally that you feel great/energized after one:
Ice Water Bath After Exercise - Does an Ice Water Bath After Exercise Speed Recovery
"The theory behind ice baths is related the fact that intense exercise actually causes microtrauma, or tiny tears in muscle fibers. This muscle damage not only stimulates muscle cell activity and helps repair the damage and strengthen the muscles ( muscle hypertrophy), but it is also linked with delayed onset muscle pain and soreness (DOMS) , which occurs between 24 and 72 hours after exercise.
The ice bath is thought to:
•Constrict blood vessels and flush waste products, like lactic acid, out of the affected tissues
•Decrease metabolic activity and slow down physiological processes
•Reduce swelling and tissue breakdown
Then, with rewarming, the increased blood flow speeds circulation, and in turn, improves the healing process. Although there is no current protocol regarding the ideal time and temperature for cold immersion routines, most athletes or trainers who use them recommend a water temperature between 12 to 15 degrees Celsius and immersion times of 5 to 10 and sometimes up to 20 minutes.
So, while that’s the theory behind the cold water immersion for exercise recovery, conclusive research about the pros, cons and ideal time and temperatures is still a ways off. "
- Slowly lose some weight without any ridic/unrealistic goals: for now the aim is to lose 5 lbs, I'm currently 190 lbs. Once I reach this, I'll set another one, and so on and so on ldo
edit: cool quote I just found - " "The only way to keep your health is to eat what you don’t want, drink what you don’t like, and do what you’d rather not." - Mark Twain"