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get fit and lose my weight

hi well im 27 and had a baby 6 months ago and have started a healthy start to my body. i weighed myself at 15 half stone this was sep 13 due to weigh myself 13th of this month. i have been trying to eat 3 main meals aday healthy ones also snak fruit and veg also making sure i have my 5 a day also i have been trying to drink water as of before never drank any at all. also i have started to jog most night and every thursday a bums and tums class at local gym. i am tryin my hardest and the water drinking is hard as i never feel thursty but i no this is so inportent. as for the jogging i only jog walk jog walk for about half hour as i no got to build up very slowely as i will injure my self the bums and tums well finding it hard but i will stick to it as i no eventully it will show its benafits. so thats it really i will be very greatfull for any addvice.

Jogging: Weeks 7&8

This is a continuation of my other blog: Jogging: Weeks 5&6 This is the newest one that is going to be updated with the most recent stuff. This blog is going to be my updates for my seven and eighth week of jogging.

Week Seven:

Monday: Today I jogged Sunday's route. Warm up and cool down walk as per usual. Today's mission was to improve Sunday's running time of 46 minutes. Which I did and I got a time of 45 minutes. Today's overall goal achieved. Tomorrow's goal: Do a random/semi-same route and get a time total of 45 or above.
Tuesday: Today I jogged a semi-normal route. Warm up and cool walk like usual. Today's mission was to jog my whole entire route as I made it up and to jog for the same or more time as I did yesterday. Which I did and I got a time of 46 minutes. Today's overall goal achieved. Tomorrow's goal: Jog three minutes at the trail I'm going to.
Wednesday: Today I jogged three miles at the trail I went to on a reservoir. About the same or a little shorter warm up and cool down walk as usual. Today's mission was to jog three miles completely which I did didn't time myself though. Today's overall goal achieved. Tomorrow's goal: Add block to regular route.
Thursday: Today I added a block to Monday's route. Warm up and cool down walk like always. Today's mission was to jog the whole route, which I did. I got a time total of 48 minutes complete jogging. Today's overall goal achieved. Tomorrow's goal: Improvise jogging route to get same or more time then today.
Friday: Today I did a semi-normal improv route. Warm up and cool walk as per usual. Today's mission was to jog the whole route like usual as long as it may be, which I did do. I got a time of 51 minutes of complete jogging. Today's overall goal achieved. Tomorrow's goal: Add one block to old route.

Beyonce Diet

I'm off to Spain in 2 weeks and really wanted the "bikini body" for it. I researched and thought what better way to lose a lot of weight in 2 weeks than to do the Beyonce Maple/lemon diet. Writing this, I am only at mid way through day 1, the drink itself is not that nice but its copeable. I feel fine, my stomaches rumbling now and then, got a slight headache but in all, I'm OK! I tell myself, no pain, no gain. So i will continue this diet for a little longer than 2 weeks to get the body I want. My goal is to lose at least 1 stone. So good luck to me! :)

Jogging: Weeks 5&6

This is a continuation of my other blog: Jogging (Cont'd) This is the newest one that is going to be updated with the most recent stuff. This blog is going to be my updates for my fifth and sixth week of jogging. I have decided that I am going to start a new blog every two weeks so my blogs won't be too painfully long.

Week Five:

Monday: Today I jogged my route from Sunday plus my block addition. Warm up and cool down walk as per usual. In my jog today I was focused on jogging the whole thing without stopping or walking just nonstop jogging. I jogged for about 23-25 minutes today. Today's overall goal achieved. I did get kind of sick tonight though so I'll do what I can tomorrow. Tomorrow's goal just be out for a little bit more time jogging than today.
Tuesday: Today I jogged just a random route I jogged completely a block (all four sides) than added 3 three blocks to that plus my original route. Warm up and cool down walk same as always. Today's jog I was focused on completely jogging my random new route that I made. I jogged for 25 or 26 minutes completely. Today's overall goal achieved. Tomorrow's goal: Either jog the route that I was doing before or add to the route that I did today.
Wednesday: Today I basically jogged the route I did yesterday but I did add another half block and another long block. Warm up and cool down walk like usual. Today's jog I felt like I was going to DIE literally but I pushed through it. I did jog the whole thing. I jogged for 27-29 minutes total, so it was a good jog. Today's overall goal achieved. Tomorrow's goal: Add to route today or add two more blocks to old route.

Nuevas Opciones

Además de los complementos vitamínicos y proteicos, usados para reforzar los tratamientos de control de peso, existen muchas alternativas naturales que reúnen las mismas bondades. Por ejemplo, no hay nada mejor para conservar el tejido muscular que una cantidad adecuada de proteína de calidad: pechuga de pavo o pollo, carne de res, atún en agua, salmón y quesos bajos en grasa son excelentes opciones.

Jogging (Cont'd)

This is just a continuation of my other blog, I felt that the other one was getting a bit too long so I wanted to start a new one. Anyways here I go.

Week Three:
Monday: Today I jogged my route plus block addition. Warm up and cool down walk as usual. Distance and jogging the whole thing was more important than time in this jog. Today's overall goal achieved. Tomorrow's goal: Completely jog the whole route (plus addition).
Tuesday: Same jog/route as yesterday. Warm up and cool down as walk always. Getting my body used to this route and jogging the whole thing were were the most important part of today's jog. I fell during my jog today twisted my knee and my ankle a little bit, looks like I have a slight sprain in my ankle and just pain in my knee. Hopefully my knee or/and ankle get better so I can jog tomorrow. Today's goal pretty much achieved, I did stop after I fell and waited the pain in my knee and ankle to go away. Tomorrow's goal:(If I'm able to jog)Same as yesterday except don't fall.
Wednesday: Same route as yesterday I was able to jog today my ankle didn't hurt too badly. I jogged the whole route. Warm up and cool down walk as per usual. Wasn't focused on time really at all, just seeing if I could run the whole thing with my ankle and all. Today's goal achieved. Tomorrow's goal: Improve overall time a little bit and jog/run the whole thing.
Thursday: I fell again while walking to the bus and hurt my foot slightly. Gosh I am such a klutz lately! Anyways that was a few hours before my jog, so I was good. I still kept it lighter though, just seeing if I was able to run my whole new route. Today's goal pretty much achieved. Tomorrow's goal: Jog/run the whole new route.
Friday: I didn't fall today! Alright so I ran my whole new route. Plus warm up and cool down walk. I did focus on improving my time more this time since I wasn't hurt or anything. Today's goal achieved. Tomorrow's goal: Add a new block to route and try to jog the whole thing.

What is Fitness? What Does Being Physically Fit Mean?

What is fitness and what does it mean to be physically "fit?" Physical fitness is defined as "a set of attributes that people have or achieve that relates to the ability to perform physical activity" (USDHHS, 1996).

In other words, it is more than being able to run a long distance or lift a lot of weight at the gym. Being fit is not defined only by what kind of activity you do, how long you do it, or at what level of intensity.

While these are important measures of fitness, they only address single areas. Overall fitness is made up of five main components:

    * Cardiorespiratory endurance
    * Muscular strength
    * Muscular endurance
    * Body composition
    * Flexibility

In order to assess your level of fitness, look at all five components together.

What is "cardiorespiratory endurance (cardiorespiratory fitness)?"

Cardiorespiratory endurance is the ability of the body's circulatory and respiratory systems to supply fuel during sustained physical activity (USDHHS, 1996 as adapted from Corbin & Lindsey, 1994). To improve your cardiorespiratory endurance, try activities that keep your heart rate elevated at a safe level for a sustained length of time such as walking, swimming, or bicycling. The activity you choose does not have to be strenuous to improve your cardiorespiratory endurance. Start slowly with an activity you enjoy, and gradually work up to a more intense pace.

What is "muscular strength?"

Jogging

Today I started up my jogging program again (I did it last summer)During the year I had to jog, run, walk for P.E. class two to three days a week, so jogging wasn't as difficult this time around. I want to do this for weight loss mainly, but to also improve my overall being.

Week One:
Monday: Jogged one mile completely around neighborhood. Walked at first for sometime and walked at end due to tiredness. I was out for 15 minutes total. Goal for tomorrow: Jog one or two more blocks than previous day.
Tuesday: Jogged a little over one mile completely stopped for 10-15 seconds. Warm up and cool down walk like yesterday. Was out for less time than yesterday like 12 minutes because I ran more of the route. Today's goal achieved. Goal for tomorrow: Jog the entire thing without stopping once.
Wednesday: Jogged a little more than the same amount as yesterday. Warm up and cool down walk again as always. Basically was out for same amount of time as yesterday take a minute ran the whole entire thing. Today's goal achieved. Tomorrow's goal run the entire thing again and improve overall running time a tiny bit. Smaller goals are key and easier to achieve for me.
Thursday: Jogged the whole route again this time a little bit faster. Was out for slightly less time to about the same time today. Warm up and cool down jog as usual. Today's goal achieved. Tomorrow's goal is to run the whole route a little faster.
Friday: Jogged/ran/sprint(the last part of it) the whole route again. Warm up and cool down walk like usual. Very windy and a little hotter today so it was a little bit tougher. Today's goal achieved a tiny bit faster than yesterday, so I was out for a little less time than yesterday due to that. Tomorrow's goal: Improve today's time a little bit and run the whole thing again.

New start

Ok so yesterday I went to visit my 4 year old neice and she wanted me to chase her round the garden. I did as she asked and within minutes I was out of breath, sweaty and my face turned a beetroot red. I'm 31 and this just should not be.

I joined Weight Watchers a couple of weeks ago and have lost 7lbs so far. I joined because I'm trying to get pregnant but struggling and my doctor suggested losing weight might help my chances. This coupled with my experience yesterday made me think about starting to exercise and I browsed the web for inspiration and found motley health. I feel like I need look no further as everything is here. To get to a BMI figure of 25 I need to lose 2 1/2 stone and would really prefer to lose 3 1/2.

I have never blogged before so sorry if this is a bit boring and naff. I'll work on it as I feel like blogging might help me with all my issues. So my blog will be about weight loss and my brand new attempt at fitness but also my battle with my hormones. Let's see if diet and exercise can get my body doing what it's meant to do and get me a baby!

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