Hi there,
I have been starting to exercise and I'd like someone to run their eye over my exercise schedule.
I am [unfortunately] pretty obese and have rarely exercised regularly in my life. I have a sedentary job with very long hours and I'm a man in my mid-thirties.
Since the start of August 2008, I have started walking [briskly], 4 times a week. It started with a very very short walk length of less than a minute the first week and now it is up to 17 minutes, 4 times a week. I've never missed one. I realize that these are exceptionally short walks by many people's standards, but more than once have I started things [gyms] in a blaze of enthusiasm, with new trainers, etc. only to procrastinate and lose interest. As it stands, these 7 months represent the longest continuous period of 'exercise' for many many years.
I chose the 4 times a week frequency to fit in with my difficult schedule. I also chose the gradual build-up to remove any fear or apprehension by launching immediately into a big routine of 60 minutes a day, every day, for example.
I view these walks still as a bit of a chore but know that my attitude probably needs to change to that of enjoyment.
DIET
Diet is as bad as you could imagine. I can't cook much beyond scrambled eggs and anyway, I have a thing about spending as little time at preparing food / eating as possible. My work is irregular but I am at the very start of cooking VERY basic snacks/ meal that need to be both simple and healthy.
QUESTION
The routine to date has not made me super-fit, of course, I'm still easily out of breath, but what other option is there? I am loath to spend money on a gym and it's way too early I think to talk about a bicycle. I can swim [just about!] but there is no pool nearby.
I had sort of planned to continue the walking until I get up to 30 minutes, 4 times a week but what then? Should I start running for a 30-60-90-120 seconds [etc] out of this 30 minutes, or just continue with the 30 minutes for 4-6-8-? weeks, say?
I'd appreciate any help,
Thanks
I have been starting to exercise and I'd like someone to run their eye over my exercise schedule.
I am [unfortunately] pretty obese and have rarely exercised regularly in my life. I have a sedentary job with very long hours and I'm a man in my mid-thirties.
Since the start of August 2008, I have started walking [briskly], 4 times a week. It started with a very very short walk length of less than a minute the first week and now it is up to 17 minutes, 4 times a week. I've never missed one. I realize that these are exceptionally short walks by many people's standards, but more than once have I started things [gyms] in a blaze of enthusiasm, with new trainers, etc. only to procrastinate and lose interest. As it stands, these 7 months represent the longest continuous period of 'exercise' for many many years.
I chose the 4 times a week frequency to fit in with my difficult schedule. I also chose the gradual build-up to remove any fear or apprehension by launching immediately into a big routine of 60 minutes a day, every day, for example.
I view these walks still as a bit of a chore but know that my attitude probably needs to change to that of enjoyment.
DIET
Diet is as bad as you could imagine. I can't cook much beyond scrambled eggs and anyway, I have a thing about spending as little time at preparing food / eating as possible. My work is irregular but I am at the very start of cooking VERY basic snacks/ meal that need to be both simple and healthy.
QUESTION
The routine to date has not made me super-fit, of course, I'm still easily out of breath, but what other option is there? I am loath to spend money on a gym and it's way too early I think to talk about a bicycle. I can swim [just about!] but there is no pool nearby.
I had sort of planned to continue the walking until I get up to 30 minutes, 4 times a week but what then? Should I start running for a 30-60-90-120 seconds [etc] out of this 30 minutes, or just continue with the 30 minutes for 4-6-8-? weeks, say?
I'd appreciate any help,
Thanks