BlogHide Resteemsnormie.fitness (76)in pickleball • 2 days ago2 hours of pickleball and good lord, the burn!It's been quite some time since I have done a team sport for exercise and even longer since I have done one that I genuinely enjoyed as well. I have heard of pickleball for quite some time but I…normie.fitness (76)in fitness • 6 days agoWhat can a relaxed 2 hour walk do for you?I have mentioned in the past that I have a close friend who is severely overweight and had bypass surgery to deal with it. Me and my group of friends who are athletically inclined are banding…normie.fitness (76)in running • 10 days agoThe people I know that complain about injuries don't actually exerciseI am no stranger to the bars / pubs. I regularly go to them in order to get some social time but I have to really keep my wits about me because one of the things I have a difficult time…normie.fitness (76)in running • 15 days agoGoing 10km has become my new 'normal'My fitness regime changes a lot but lately I have been adjusting it for reasons related to my age and also a concern about sagging skin because I spent a lot of my life bulking and lifting as well…normie.fitness (76)in running • 18 days agoStill going after the 10k... am I improving? Kind ofRunning is a sport that I have a love/hate relationship with. I love the fact that the only person you are truly competing against is yourself and it is just a question of getting your body in the…normie.fitness (76)in fitness • 24 days agoA relaxed and long walk with some jogging mixed in can be great for youSince my minor foot injury, I have been really trying to take it easy as far as the jarring of of my ankles are concerned and this means that I am mostly just walking or doing short jogs to keep my…normie.fitness (76)in exercise • 27 days agoMore proof of the effectiveness of walking as exerciseI don't know how many people I have spoken to that have either made New Year New Me resolutions or said "I'm going to lose 10 pounds" or something vague along those lines. These people always go…normie.fitness (76)in fitness • 29 days agoCheck out some David Goggins if you need inspirationPerhaps this is old news to a lot of you out there but a friend of mine recently said something along the lines of "just like David Goggins would do!" and I didn't know what the heck he was talking…normie.fitness (76)in fitness • last monthThe little things add up! Garmin showing my short walks burn more than I thought!When I got to my worst weight and level of health in my life, I hate to admit that I had gone so far down the road of unhealthy that I was actually incapable of doing any sort of vigorous…normie.fitness (76)in fitness • last monthRegular, relaxing cycling. Is it "worth it?"That's a silly thing to say. I am aware of that. But the point that I am trying to make here is that the other day we had some unusually warm weather and a friend asked me if I would like to go…normie.fitness (76)in diet • 2 months agoYou're doing it wrong! Trying to help a friend with dietThere are a lot of theories as well as a lot of bad information out there in the the fitness world, which is a multi-billion dollar a year industry. When there is this much money at stake there are…normie.fitness (76)in running • 2 months agoTaking things easy after an injuryIt wasn't really an injury but just some sort of overuse weirdness that started to happen in my right knee as I was pushing it perhaps a bit too much during my runs. It was this strange almost…normie.fitness (76)in exercise • 3 months agoLog those walks! You might be burning more than you think!I realize that the results from a smartwatch are not going to be perfectly accurate but I did a bit of research and the results are based on thousands of case studies for people across all age…normie.fitness (76)in fitness • 3 months ago"Spot reduction" is perhaps the biggest lie in the fitness industryI was perusing various areas dedicated to diet and fitness on the internet the other day and came across some of the usual fitness advertising that is just so common in those circles and the promise…normie.fitness (76)in fitness • 3 months agoThis New Year, my gym bros and I have a new plan for the rush of "New Year, New Me" peopleIt happens every single year like clockwork. All the people that have lived irresponsibly for I can only presume their entire lives show up about the 3rd of January with a new gym membership and…normie.fitness (76)in running • 4 months agoMy first foray into treadmill running with Garmin tracking my statsI haven't talked about it in a while so I am going to mention my Garmin Vivo-Active 4 again. It's expensive and to a lot of people it is too expensive for a smart-watch, which is a type of things I…normie.fitness (76)in beer • 4 months agoI'm surprised to find out the nutritional information on GuinnessI am one of those guys that is pretty dedicated to fitness but I absolutely refuse to give up certain things in my life. One of my great loves is beer, and I will exercise more in order to be able…normie.fitness (76)in age • 4 months agoI'm experiencing increased injury potential as I get olderThe funny thing is that these injuries are not coming from intentional physical activity like you might expect and since I have not pursued any sort of medical intervention because I am American and…normie.fitness (76)in fitness • 5 months agoA friend of a mine has gastric bypass surgeryWithout being too mean, I find that when a person gets to the point of obesity that they can barely move that I can't help but look down at them a bit. I get that there are certain disorders that…normie.fitness (76)in fitness • 5 months agoWhat is a "good" resting heart rate?The other day when I took a hike with a friend I was kind of alarmed at how quickly my heart rate shot up to around 140, which is the aerobic zone that I aim for when I am cycling or running in my…
