My workout plan!

In my previous post, I have stated that am exercising after 2 and half decades of inactivity. Whew! man that is a long time. Wonder what sicknesses are in store?

Doctors have confirmed that I have high blood pressure. Lately I have been having bouts of vertigo! Man, I hate this vertigo. It makes the whole room spin, heart rate pump faster, perspiration and sense of vomitting. Damn! I got to grab something to be steady. However, it is only a momentary sensation but I hate it. After 4 days of been hospitalised, doctors adviced me to change my lifestyle. They told me to do some workout. Now, it had been 2 weeks, all in 8 days of workout. Feeling a bit better than usual.

So, what is my workout plan? It is an outdoor activity. Walk, jog and stretching exercises. Total time spent is an hour. The first few days was hell. I couldn't run continuously for more than 30 seconds. Well, with some self discipline and datermination, now I am able to complete 5 km by walking and jogging. Now I am able to run a minute non stop.

My next target is to run 2 minutes non-stop. World class athlete could complete 800 metres under 1:45 seconds. But I am not an athlete, so I guess I completed 500 to 600 metres in 2 minutes. Compared to my younger days, I could run 40 minutes non stop and complete 10k races under 40 minutes. Now even 100 metres seem impossible. I have gone down badly, health wise.

Though not following any diet, I have felt a drop in appetite. I guess a cut of 500 calories in food and 500 calories burnt through workout have reduced the weight. Recent workout have reduced my waistline by an inch. That's good result in a short span of time.

Well, that all for now!

Getting rid of the FAT..

It had been nearly 25 years since I last exercised. At 45 now, after looking at myself, in the mirror, I decided it's time to get rid of the extra kilos. I hate to see the bulge in the stomach. Maaan! I can't even see my dick! Imagine that.

A great deal of my youth years was spent doing shift work, long hours too. It didn't provide a reasonable time for exercising. Oh! okay..been tired out of work, dread of the pain of exercising and being plain lazy contributed to being overweight.

Reminiscent of my younger days, I was an active person. Often participating in 10km races, playing football, hockey, badminton and other sporting events. But all came to an abrupt stop during work life. I dislike working on shift but didn't had much choice. I am an average guy and not too bright to secure a professional job. Reality sucks!

Now after some self-improvement, I have bettered my life. With a new perspective of life, I am looking forward to enjoy my remaining years. First I need to shed the weight and get fit. With some time management, I have included time for exercising. I am going to get back into shape.

In fact, I have started to jog. Though not overweight, I have an embarassing tummy. My waist is 36 inches but the bulge is an extra 3 inches (39 in). It's already 6 days of exercise and I have lost quarter of an inch of the bulge.

Well, some improvement is being felt. I can walk a bit faster, I don't pant much, don't fear of bending down to take dropped items (you will know what is this about once being inactive). My strategy of getting into shape is by adopting the old method, the hard way. No pain no gain. It's simply going to be walk, jog, run and various strecthing exercises. No gym, no dieting and no products. It's only willpower, endurance and time spent, all at no cost!

My objective is to be able to see my dick without being blocked by the tummy. Then, before year end, participate in one of those running event. When was the last you exercised? If you haven't, it's time to lift your lazy ass from the couch and start moving around.