your age
your body fat percentage
your maximum allowed heart rate during exercise
your body measurements
total calories burned by your body on a normal day
And an xray scan ability of food calories.
Wednesday, February 3, 2021
Taking care of yourself
Wherever you are, your next step is the big step.
I am using Withings app to watch my weight trend. For the past couple of months, my body fat percentage was increasing causing me a concern. I was doing Sydney Cummings strength workouts. Few months everything seemed in control in terms of muscle gains and measurements going down.
Now my body fat percentage has started decreasing. I have started using the FoodPrint app which is making a big difference in the number of calories consumed on even special party food days. On the exercise side too, calories burned is improving. The gap is widening and the outcome is showing each day. Feeling so positive. Let me know if you would like to know more or talk about geeting things under control.
While last week most research was on 11 minutes exercise with a high intensity burst adding up to a minute was good enough. If you chose aerobic activity, it was shown to be good for increasing metabolism. This week the research is more on walking benefits from gratitude, productivity, creativity.
I realised something about walking. Recently heard that someone in the community was not doing well. Thats when I recalled that we used to see them walking before. Walking can let you keep connected with your community, building ties with the members. While one disadvantage of walking is that you cant get far, the positive side of it is you know everything close up close. Its the magnifier not telescope.
We have a rock beach in our community. it builds on the concept of rock river. While walking, I bent to look at something white, expecting a small seashell, tiny thin conch type. It turned out to be a small piece of cotton but simulacrum enough to jog my imagination of a peaceful walk on the beach. This made up for a nice poetry prompt.
Tuesday, February 2, 2021
Hold your weight reins
I have my 30 min jumprope chosen for tomorrow.
Wow, didnt know what I signed up for.
Amazing but tough. You can see why Brandon and Dan jumps in this one. Usually they do their own talking. Never looked forward more for those 10 sec rest.
Some takes that others have found helpful.
How to lose weight think like a thin person. This article mainly focuses on not being afraid of hunger.
If these work for you, thats great. What works for me is knowing how much calories are in the food I am consuming and how many calories I am burning through my "active" lifestyle.
I heard of Cronometer today. Didnt realise the UI decision of Foodprint in not showing the total calories until you press Reload button and that too its at the bottom and not on the top.
loseit is another.
Dont underestimate the power of a walk We go for afternoon walk, a bonus way to get brisk walks.
I am happy to move into the face where now Wihtings is convinced that I am living an active lifestyle and that I wouldnt have to make big changes to reach my goal.
Contrast this with the days, when I was doing everything possible and it would say - 'your weight is stable and if you are not making a special effort to gain or lose weight, it means that your lifestyle is adapted to your metabolism. So you can keep going!"
Somehow technology seems more sentient. Wish it can be this bold when weight creeps up.
These days the smartwatches can track every movement, making it very convenient to log your activity. Small steps count too.
Monday, February 1, 2021
Exercise today
Another 28 min jumprope and jumping jacks. He's right, jumping jacks can get exhausting in a while.
Another food app win with a party food.
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