Hey everyone!
Yesterday I was just doing what I normally do, browsing YouTube and playing a Sudoku puzzle at the same time, and then suddenly had a realisation - “didn’t I say that I wanted to be fit before I turn 20?” followed immediately by the thought, “oh, geez...I have just under seven months to make that happen...”
Yeah, I promised myself, while in high school (a few years ago), that I would be fit before 20. I’m not overweight now but I was overweight at one point in my life. Lost most of that weight but I still have a ways to go.
Plus, my fitness is basically zero. I realised just how bad it was when I ran a Parkrun a couple of months ago and I was basically last, being passed by old people, young kids. I was left at the back with all the mothers pushing their prams! Nobody was judgemental but I was embarrassed of myself. I mean, I knew I was bad - I just didn’t know I was
that bad.
I’ll be honest, I don’t really know what my goals are. I don’t know if I’ll be too ambitious or too light handed with any goals I choose, so I’ll just make it simple - I’d like to see physical results as a result of working out. A friend called me fat yesterday and I just thought, “stuff this, I’m just going to prove them all wrong.”
I worked out quite a bit earlier this year and lost about 5 kilos! So I was really proud of that. Now I’m going to focus less on the weight, and instead focus on how I feel and how I look and how tired/not tired I get after performing certain activities (I’ll still track my weight though).
I’ll mainly use HIIT as my form of weight loss and fitness-building, as that’s what seems to work best for me (and it’s what helped me get rid of the 5 kilos). No gym membership so I just work out in the living room.
I’m sick right now so as soon as I’m feeling better I’ll start my workouts. This is what I’m planning for my daily workout:
- 30 minutes HIIT
- (Optional) An extra short workout targeting arms/legs/core etc. (I’ve seen some on Youtube that run for 6 minutes)
If anyone more well-versed in fitness has any advice then I’m all ears! This is the plan that helped me lose my initial amount earlier this year but I’m unsure as to whether it’s enough to help me get fit by February next year (Will it make me look fit? Will my endurance improve?). And I don’t want it to be too long of a workout either, because I have uni and work as well. I have 8am lectures on Monday and Tuesday so they’ll basically be my rest days for working out (I can’t wake up, workout, and get to uni by 8am!).
Hopefully this thread keeps me accountable and helps me achieve my goal!
- geminii