Getting fit & healthy in this situation!

Gloomendoom

gemmajenkins0208 wrote: »

Very interesting Glomendoom...

I tried doing a chin up once when I was about 12 and I was just dangling there from the bar :rotfl:

We currently have a chin up bar hanging from a beam in our sitting room. It's quite a talking point with visitors. My wife does a couple whenever she goes into the room. I'm not sure it is actually doing her any good though as her head looks like it is going to explode when she is doing the second one.

gemmajenkins0208

Oh wow Gloomendoom! that made me :rotfl: !

cbrown372

gemmajenkins0208 wrote: »

Yeah i was thinking about that barbarawright, there is a decent "track" around the block where i live with good uphills and downhills.

I think i might wait to see what shift pattern i get put on at the end of May(if they change it at all) as if i get put on mornings then i can run in the evenings or if i get put on afternoons then i can run in the mornings(personally a middle of the day or afternoon shift pattern would suit me better really but i don't want to push my luck too much! I should be grateful if they change it at all! :rotfl: )

No point in waiting to the end of May if you are really serious about this. As you only work 3 days a week get out walking the track now on your days off with a comfortable pair of shoes as again no point in buying new trainers and clothing if you decide walking/running is not for you.

gemmajenkins0208

That's a good point cbrown.

I will start getting out next week, just walking to begin with so i can formulate the route properly, then as my 3 weeks off starts not this weekend but next, I'll start jogging and work my way up to running to build up my strength without work getting in the way

Gloomendoom

When I lived I lived in a city, I started out running/jogging to one lamp post and walking to the next, then running to the next one etc. As I got fitter, I would run two lamp posts and walk one, gradually increasing the number of lamp posts run between walks until I managed to run the whole route without stopping.

Angry_Bear

As for the food thing, why don't you ask your mum to give you a budget for a week and you do the shop and cooking?

UKTigerlily

Gloomendoom wrote: »

Bodyweight exercises are good as you can do them anywhere, even at work. You can get various phone apps that can help with motivation too. 100 push-up challenge etc.

Incidentally, chin ups are not just for males.

They're not, but i've yet to meet a female who can do any when totally untrained, i'm sure some can but at my gym none at all do them, even trained females. They are pretty darn hard even for the guys, hence saying if male, and that even some males struggle. But i'm sure a few untrained females can do some. Thing is, as the OP was asking about what they can do, and seems IMO to not be into the gym (as in already going etc), I am assuming untrained and so didn't want them thinking it was something they should be able to do when really most won't. But still, if female and if she can, that's awesome but i'm stronger than most females & can't do any at all!

cazs

UKTigerlily wrote: »

They're not, but i've yet to meet a female who can do any when totally untrained, i'm sure some can but at my gym none at all do them, even trained females. They are pretty darn hard even for the guys, hence saying if male, and that even some males struggle. But i'm sure a few untrained females can do some. Thing is, as the OP was asking about what they can do, and seems IMO to not be into the gym (as in already going etc), I am assuming untrained and so didn't want them thinking it was something they should be able to do when really most won't. But still, if female and if she can, that's awesome but i'm stronger than most females & can't do any at all!

I have an occasional session with a PT when in the gym and she told me that pullups/chinups are the hardest thing anyone of either gender can do in the gym. As soon as she told me that I was like that's it, one day I'm going to do that, just for the challenge. But they are super super difficult. My gym has an assisted platform that carries some of your weight for you. Best I've got so far is machine carrying 15kg of my weight and me the rest. It's taking a loooong time to get even to there.
I have been told that using the ropes are good for developing the required upper body strength as are tricep dips (?) but still I find it difficult. My female PT can do them no problem though.

FBaby

Two suggestions:
- cut down on the portion size of the meal your mother cooks (it will be more for the others, so she can't complain) and buy cheap fruits/veg yourself as snacks if not enough in the main meals.
- Take on running/cycling as although your walking to work and back is good, it really isn't enough. You could start with walking as fast as you can though and then build it up.

Gloomendoom

UKTigerlily wrote: »

They're not, but i've yet to meet a female who can do any when totally untrained, i'm sure some can but at my gym none at all do them, even trained females. They are pretty darn hard even for the guys, hence saying if male, and that even some males struggle. But i'm sure a few untrained females can do some. Thing is, as the OP was asking about what they can do, and seems IMO to not be into the gym (as in already going etc), I am assuming untrained and so didn't want them thinking it was something they should be able to do when really most won't. But still, if female and if she can, that's awesome but i'm stronger than most females & can't do any at all!

Ah, I see what you mean. As far as I am aware, she (my wife) has had no specific training in chin-ups. Fitness and strength wise though, I suspect that she may be a bit above average.