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General Discussion => Sport => General Discussion Boards => Fitness => Topic started by: A+study on January 12, 2013, 07:31:52 pm
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As studious year 12s tend to be rather sedentary, how would you recommend keeping fit during the year? I don't have time to partake in organised sport and am not really into running. Any ideas?
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Wake up at 6 in the morning and go to local gym/school gym.
Shouldn't be much of problem.
Otherwise, wake up at 6 in the morning and do 50-100 push-ups, get some dumbbells, ankle weights and some kettle bells and devise a work out plan. Some mornings do cardio, some do weights day, and ensure that you have plenty of rest in between, you don't want cramps, fatigue during sacs, so don't perform heavy intensity training on mornings with sacs.
A plan for the weekend would be go for a 20-25km cycle around town, or wherever there is a bike path. There are plenty around Melbourne.
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You could walk to and from school. That's what i did some of the time.
Lost a heap of weight doing that. 1.8k each way.
You could try just walking for about 30 minutes, and if you ever gain interest, you can run for a few minutes, walk for a few, run, walk and so on. You actually burn calories after you workout too, that's your body repairing you so the run, walk exercise is great and generally takes less time :)
This year, my plan is to wake up at 5:15, walk the dog for 20-30 minutes, then go for an 10k bike ride across the beach bike path. That's every weekday. On Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Some good weight training with dumbbells! On Tuesday and Thursday an 8k jog across the beach.
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Do you guys think it is a good idea to play sport at a club level in Year 12? Or would that take up too much time?
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Do you guys think it is a good idea to play sport at a club level in Year 12? Or would that take up too much time?
I made a thread about this a very long time ago! I believe most of the people said that they regret not doing club sport.
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I made a thread about this a very long time ago! I believe most of the people said that they regret not doing club sport.
yes do sport
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dancing ! :) a lot of my friends (even my guy friends ) are taking up jazz or zumba! :) i think its a great way to keep fit! :)
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dancing ! :) a lot of my friends (even my guy friends ) are taking up jazz or zumba! :) i think its a great way to keep fit! :)
Yeah, sounds great :) but I guess the problem is you have to commit to classes at least once a week
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My mum goes whenever she wants to Zumba classes ! :) The people organising it are pretty flexible.
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I regret doing 20+ hours of training a week. Not something I can take back either :(
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dancing ! :) a lot of my friends (even my guy friends ) are taking up jazz or zumba! :) i think its a great way to keep fit! :)
Going to the first class is going to be the hardest IMO. I can just feel it being so embarrassing!
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OMG so true ! :) :) especially curry dancing , people look at you like your from another planet ! :)
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I don't have time to partake in organised sport
There's always time, it's just hard to keep the commitment throughout the year. You have to develop a good organization system.
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Haha, good luck to all those planning to get up at 5 and 6am.
I had a plan to do that and well, let's just say the "snooze" and "dismiss" buttons got a better workout than me!
After 10.30-11pm nights I just couldn't do it!
But that's just me! Seriously, good luck guys. I'm back into running now and am regretting giving up my exercise last year so do your best to keep it up guys and girls!
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Haha, good luck to all those planning to get up at 5 and 6am.
I had a plan to do that and well, let's just say the "snooze" and "dismiss" buttons got a better workout than me!
After 10.30-11pm nights I just couldn't do it!
But that's just me! Seriously, good luck guys. I'm back into running now and am regretting giving up my exercise last year so do your best to keep it up guys and girls!
I've been doing it for 6 months or so :P Don't need it bro :P haha
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Haha, good work! I love my warm bed too much!
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Haha, good work! I love my warm bed too much!
True but I hated it when I looked at myself in the mirror so I just had to go :D
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Haha it'll probs be fine for summer, but I shudder to think how you'll be able to even try waking up so early during the freezing cold winter mornings when it won't even be bright outside... :o
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Yep! I lasted until the end of first term and that was it! When it's still pitch black outside when you wake it's bloody tough, but kudos for your work so far! Keep it up!
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Why don't you have time to partake in organise sport. It is the greatest misconception that you have to give up things you love during VCE. I played competitive sport year round, went out with mates etc and still found time to study and do work.
My advice is do what you love and work out a routine where you can maximize your study. Honestly, after 6-7 hours at school, doing an extra 4 hours every night-you are going to understand shit all of what you have done and you will be tired and lackluster the following morning. Break it up, enjoy life, enjoy Year 12, all the 18ths etc. and you will find success will come with balance and hard work.
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just do a complete body workout saturday / sunday
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ym7hcEL-msQ
u will put on crazy muscle just do this twice a week and 3 rules when eating
eat everything except 1) junk food 2) sugar e.g. soft drink 3) limit your drinking if you drink
brb increasing bench from 30 to 70 through year 12
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Haha it'll probs be fine for summer, but I shudder to think how you'll be able to even try waking up so early during the freezing cold winter mornings when it won't even be bright outside... :o
I started around June, trust me, I'd walk in the pitch dark! Scary but fun, weirdly
Yep! I lasted until the end of first term and that was it! When it's still pitch black outside when you wake it's bloody tough, but kudos for your work so far! Keep it up!
Thanks buddy, no regrets :)
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Lol I gymmed 3-4 times a week during the first term, then when mid year exams started creeping up I started going less and less and by the time mid years came along I stopped going and ended up cancelling my membership.
... Havn't gymmed since so its been like 8 months but once I grab my P's and turn 18 I guess I'll have more motivation to go :p
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Yeah club sport is a great idea. Certainly wouldn't recommend 5am starts if you aren't already in that routine lol. Keeping fit is just about making time, really. Race Thushan every time you see him. Get a deck of cards during a homework break, take face cards as a ten value and normal cards as normal value. Take black as push-ups, red as sit-ups. Throw down cards and don't stop until the deck is done. Time efficient, intensity efficient, variation efficient. Walking to school is also a good idea. And yeah, I'd stray from masses of junk food and ice-cream and, my personal bane, Skittles. Treat your body as a temple so your mind can work best!
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and, my personal bane, Skittles.
I grab 10 Skittles, crunch them in my mouth and try to make a brain like figure. Look at my creation, then eat it up again. :)
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Wow now I feel really bad about how I'll keep fit next year.
Legit all I'll do is walk back from school only, it might be a brisk jog if I don't have much in my bag. Then when I get home 40+ push ups, but in sets. So 10-12 push ups, rest for 60 seconds then repeat.
After that I'd do same amount of sit ups. If i don't feel tired yet, a couple of small weights eg: 3 kg.
That's all I'll probably do each day. Also some days I might walk to school.
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Wow now I feel really bad about how I'll keep fit next year.
Legit all I'll do is walk back from school only, it might be a brisk jog if I don't have much in my bag. Then when I get home 40+ push ups, but in sets. So 10-12 push ups, rest for 60 seconds then repeat.
After that I'd do same amount of sit ups. If i don't feel tired yet, a couple of small weights eg: 3 kg.
That's all I'll probably do each day. Also some days I might walk to school.
I can't do the same amount of push ups if I rest! I can only do like 15, then 13 then 10 haha.
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An effective, but kind of odd, means of maintaining fitness this year that I took up was walking on the treadmill for an hour each day after school whilst reading notes, textbooks, texts for English/Lit, etc. It turned out to be quite beneficial and somehow I found it easier to rote learn difficult concepts whilst walking. Though my parent's power bill may have taken a hit...
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An effective, but kind of odd, means of maintaining fitness this year that I took up was walking on the treadmill for an hour each day after school whilst reading notes, textbooks, texts for English/Lit, etc. It turned out to be quite beneficial and somehow I found it easier to rote learn difficult concepts whilst walking. Though my parent's power bill may have taken a hit...
That's interesting, I think about the themes of the books I read while I walk. It may even be music evoking certain thought!
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Planning to go gym in year 12, hope i pull it through :/
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You could apply for leadership. You end up running around the school doing all the teachers pointless errands.