First, I have really enjoyed looking through this site and finally decided to join. I am 41 years old, 6'6" and 323 lbs. I am a former football player and now I coach. Currently my body fat is at about 30% (goal 10-12%), weight 323 (goal 240ish), and conditioning is poor (9:30 mile Goal 7minute). I still have fairly decent strength (400+ bench) and lift weights some. My eating is NOT terrible but I am working on cleaning it up, my biggest problem is lack of exercise. A few weeks ago I started a program that I thought might work to lose some weight, improve health and energy levels. Day 1- 30minute treadmill timed run keeping track of 1 mile and two mile time, and total distance.(1-mile 9:30 2mile mark 21:10, and 2.73 miles) I do 5 minute warm-up and cool down. I also use my heart rate monitor to try to stay in a "medium to high" zone. Day 2- Eliptical trainer for 30 to 40 minutes, again using heart rate monitor. Day 3- 1 hr walk keeping heart rate in right between low and medium intensity. Day 4- OFF repeat. I am also lifting 2 times per week upper body only so far as my legs adjust to cardio, but I am starting legs next week. Does this sound like a good plan? I would like to be able to run 5K's this spring for fun and do more activities that I would normally not do. Any suggestions on the weight loss or cardio>
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