Good shape or Bad shape?

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I try to keep in good shape when it comes to everyday things such as moving furniture, etc. Though i tend to forget my workout days because of my shot memory :wacky:

I never really started to work out until i had my weight lifting class in high school, having that class really changed how i maintained my body when it came to fitness and what i eat.




Anyway, are you consistent when you excersize? What are your thoughts on the matter?
 
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I'm appallingly unhealthy, though I do walk alot, so at least I redeem myself somewhat there. I just can't motivate myself to exercise. I joined the gym once and I hated it, I hardly ever went, and when I did go, after half an hour/45 minutes I was bored and wanting to go home. I did start running for a bit last year, that lasted all of about 3 weeks as well
I'm just too lazy. I came to the conclusion it was less effort not eating than working out to not be fat.
 
I go through phases.

Last year I went and bought a lot of exercise equipment only to use them for around a month. =/

I haven't done any exercise in ages and I can feel it.

I really need to get back into it, but I'm just too busy with other things and it doesn't really interest me unfortunately.

I wish I loved it. Then I'd be in such better shape. :gonk: Not that I'm fat, I'm just unfit.
 
I am horrendously unfit. I can't even run for about half a minute without getting out of breath, and climbing more than one flight of stairs is not something I particularly relish. Ironically, my walking speed is equivalent to the average person's jogging speed, and I can keep it up easily. I'm not particularly fat - in fact, I'm marginally underweight for someone my height; I'm 6ft, give or take a bit, and a little over 7 and a half stone. I suppose my problem is I don't eat enough, and I don't "eat right" as people like to say. I eat what I like, I'm just a little fussier than most people.

Still, I don't see the point in exercising and whatnot. Its not the sort of thing I take any enjoyment or personal satisfaction from, and...well, eat well, stay fit, die anyway. I might live a little longer if I stay fit, but then, I might not. I'll die when I die, and until I do, I'll do what I enjoy, and exercising is not on the list.
 
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I am horrendously unfit. I can't even run for about half a minute without getting out of breath, and climbing more than one flight of stairs is not something I particularly relish. Ironically, my walking speed is equivalent to the average person's jogging speed, and I can keep it up easily..
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That's exactly the same as me xD Running and climbing stairs, stairs in particular absolutely cripple me, I always feel like Im dying, yet I walk waaaay too fast with no problem at all, its people trying to walk with me that have issues with it :wacky:

I wish i could enjoy exercise and working out, but alas, Il just have to deal with being appallingly unfit and kidding myself that a night on the tiles is exercise enough :8F:
 
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I am horrendously unfit. I can't even run for about half a minute without getting out of breath, and climbing more than one flight of stairs is not something I particularly relish. Ironically, my walking speed is equivalent to the average person's jogging speed, and I can keep it up easily. I'm not particularly fat - in fact, I'm marginally underweight for someone my height; I'm 6ft, give or take a bit, and a little over 7 and a half stone. I suppose my problem is I don't eat enough, and I don't "eat right" as people like to say. I eat what I like, I'm just a little fussier than most people.

Still, I don't see the point in exercising and whatnot. Its not the sort of thing I take any enjoyment or personal satisfaction from, and...well, eat well, stay fit, die anyway. I might live a little longer if I stay fit, but then, I might not. I'll die when I die, and until I do, I'll do what I enjoy, and exercising is not on the list.
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You just perfectly described me in one post. Although I am in decent shape, I guess I could do better. I can keep up with normal people as far as excercises go but that's about it. However excercising is not exactly on my priority list since I am so lazy. However on a nice day occasionally I will jog around with my dog for a bit just because it is a nice day but overall I am far from fit but far from fat as well.
 
If someone mentions exercise to me, it's like they are cursing at me. I never do it, and I know it shows that I don't :D
 
I used to be in shape, but when school started last semester, I spent more and more time doing homework at the computer and I was so exhausted from 11 hour days that I would go home and either take a nap or veg on the couch. So right now I am out of shape. I try to take the dog for walks to get some exercise in and I try to do sit ups ever now and then. But I'm still unfit. After graduation I've decided that I am going to go back to the gym and work out more.

Still, I don't see the point in exercising and whatnot. Its not the sort of thing I take any enjoyment or personal satisfaction from, and...well, eat well, stay fit, die anyway. I might live a little longer if I stay fit, but then, I might not. I'll die when I die, and until I do, I'll do what I enjoy, and exercising is not on the list.
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Well there is some point to exercise. You have more enjoyment when you are older (20+ years) because you'll be more in shape. You decrease your chances of getting arthritis and you'll decrease your chances of having a stroke or heart attack, which are not fun to deal with and would not be a fun way to go. And people have been having these as young as 40 and 50. Also, you decrease your risk for type 2 diabetes which is not fun to deal with as it can lead to amputations, limited diet, blindness, peripheral neuropathy, and many other unpleasant complications. Your body can also reshape itself unpleasantly from not exercising. My kinesiology teacher said that how ever active you are now, will have a huge impact on your body 20 years from now.
 
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I'm not very keen on exercise especially if it involves long distance running. I do however, do a lot of walking. Occasionally I walk my neighbour's dog and at other times, I just leave the house to walk around the promenade to let things go. In my last school, I had to do a horrendous amount of walking. It would require about ten minutes just to walk from Biology class to Geography. Also I would reluctantly agree to do some cross-country. Since I left my high school, I just haven't been doing anything as physical since. I have a car now, so I'm starting to do less and less walking.

I won't say I'm really fit. I have a fast walking pace and stairwells don't tire me out that much - but when I'm running I do run out of breath after a short while. I would like to do some more exercise if I have more time - just not running though. Right now it isn't very high on my agenda because I don't really eat a lot and I'm still rather slim at the moment.
 
I'm quite healthy, actually. I eat small portions of healthy food and I work out every day. I don't overdo my workouts. If I do, I bloat and stay bloated for a long time, which is quite strange to me. All I need is 30 crouches and 20 lunges to keep up my toned self. That takes a little under 2 minutes. It's all I need.

To be honest, I don't care too much about being healthy. I keep this up for appearance. Not to attract others, but for myself. I like looking good because I feel good. I don't need a compliment or anything, since what other people think of me doesn't really affect me too much. So I just want to feel good, really.
 
I'm in pretty good shape actually. I walk for at least an hour a day to/from work, and part of my journey home involves walking up a massive hill. I don't get red/out of breath doing that, which I'm pleased about.

I am pretty tall, and until being about 18 I was pretty skinny and slight built, so I started lifting weights. I took it more and more seriously as time went by until now, where I work out 5 days a week. My nutrition isn't perfect; I don't get enough veg, but I have smaller meals six times a day which is great for keeping your metabolism high, and I always make sure I get my protein.
 
I go up and down. I'll get into a zone and get myself into shape - but then end up de-railed by a vacation, busy stretch at work, etc.

The hardest part is the first 2 weeks and it's all a mental challenge. After that point you start to see results and suddenly exercise becomes a priority becuase you don't want to lose what you've gained.

I don't eat all that healthy anymore but it's not that I eat a lot of awful things. I just struggle with portion control or picking at stuff at night. It's frustrating sometimes because I figure if I'm going to eat enough to gain weight - why not just eat something bad that I really like.

I'm on my way back into a zone because I had bloodwork done and my triglycerides/cholesterol came back too high.
 
I was running about a month back, but stopped that and started doing a lot of core work outs. The thing I'm doing mostly as of today is elevated push ups, where I put my feet at a 45 degree angle against something and then push. I also am doing quite a bit of ball exercises for my stomach.

I have a week and a half till I get to go to Jamaica, so I'm really trying to cut down on going out to eat and what not.
 
Growing up, I was always in shape cause I was always in sports or another. Tbh, i'm quite lazy and believe me, its hard to do it on a day-to-day thing (at least for me) But, I push myself and I make it through. I usually go to the gym after work on the weekdays and then weekends I run etc. I'd say that im currently in shape. I mean, I dun wanna be fat D: tis a scary thought-so I guess thats what pushes me.

In order for me to not get bored of the same routine I switch it up so it makes it a lot easier.

I'm not on a diet or anything nor will I ever be on one. I like food too much XD. Just balance it out is what I do and cut back on the more fatty things.
 
Running and stairs = PAIN for me lol. I do walk alot though. But because Im small, Ive been told Im voerweight for my height. Im 5 something lol. But Im a size 14 tops and 16 pants. I dont have the whole 2,000 cals a woman can have daily, I get nowhere near that! So Im not over eating, its just I dont exercise. I walk everywhere I can.
 
I exercise at least once a week, but compared to the average person, I lack severely in endurance. I daresay that I'm a brute force kind of girl. Quite fast in sprinting but awful in long distance marathon. I usually come in second or third (compared to other girls) for my class' 100 metre sprint, but I always come in second to last for the long distance run (the girl who came in last is always my plump friend who always have had too much to eat before the sprint).

I try to eat the healthiest options available at the school's cafetaria, but I think they're still not healthy at all. I long for the day I graduate high school.
 
I don't exercise. I hate it. It's lame. It requires effort. I have no effort. Thank God my metabolism is high.
 
I actually love exercise. I work out 4-5 times a week in the weight room and do cardio on those same days or on the weekends. A lot of my friends are NCAA athletes so it's fun to try to measure up to them. Being 142.5 lbs, I can already sprint 40 yards in 4.4-4.5 seconds, bench 225 lbs, run a 5:21 mile, and my goal for this summer is to learn how to dunk (I'm only 5'10"). Eating healthy is important to me since my family has a history of heart problems. Definitely wanna be part of the few exceptions from that :(
 
I'm in horrible shape. As a child I've had dislocatable kneecaps which has made me paranoid about doing sports (did volleyball until my knees kept going out). I eventually stopped trying, and having one leg be a lot worse than the other, it actually made it difficult for me to run properly, kiiiinda retardedly...

I've had surgery on one leg about a year and a half ago and I've gone to the gym to help strengthen it up so that I can has surgery on the other. The gym was also a must considering I threw on near 25 lbs being confined to a bed for 3 months.

Looking here reading how everybody wants to be able to bench press this, and run that in an amount of time.. feck, when I'm all said and done, I just want to be able to run properly again.
 
I'd say I'm in the middle of being healthy and unhealthy. I actually just started eating alot better recently. Cutting out all pop and junk for, and eating a more balanced diet in smaller portions.

Only thing is with my current lifestyle, I dont have much time to exercise. In the summer Im going to kick it back into gear. My biggest problem is that I have asthma so I cant sustain running. I just walk and jog here and there. Im not really into weight lifting since I dont want to be huge, but I will use small weights to just tone what I have. I dont have alot of fat on me, so it's sufficient enough for me.
 
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