Tag Archives: “exercise”
Plan to Get Back in Shape
I had a wake up call last weekend: I am alarmingly out of shape. Not that I’m getting fat or anything but 10 minutes into a basketball game I was getting very winded. Contrast this with a year ago when I was in the best shape of my life after hitting the gym regularly for a year. I attribute my current state to the sedentary nature of my work and general laziness. But no more neglecting my body! Battle stations!
Quiet Friday Night
I overslept this morning and accidentally skipped the only class I have today. I went to bed too late last night and had trouble getting up this morning. I unwittingly turned off my alarm clock in my morning stupor (instead of hitting snooze). I am definitely not a morning person. I’m very groggy for about 10 minutes after getting up.
Anyway, I hit the gym shortly afterward with 2 friends. Was in there for about 2 hours. Doesn’t sound as intense as it seems - we were taking longer breaks between sets and chatting. Then we had lunch for another 2 hours, just basically chatting about various things. We then wanted to play basketball, called up a bunch of people, but found out there was no place available to play.
Bad Low Carb Food
What’s up with this stupid low carb craze? My biology professor said fad diets are never good - most of them are not even healthy. The Atkins diet actually isn’t good. And this is true with all fad diets: once you stop, you regain the weight you lost very fast.
Back to Normal
Well after two months of wasting away, I’m starting to get back into shape. I’ve been playing two hours of basketball everyday since Tuesday, when the doctor gave me the a-okay for my arm. I can resume most normal activities but I shouldn’t be doing strenuous activities for another month. That’s good because once the semester starts I can start lifting again.