Sports, working out etc...

[William T. Misegades]

On December 27th 2010, my wife and I decided it was time to do something about our health, specially after all that food ingested during Christmas (and the soon to be ingested for New Years). She bore both our kids and we were wondering when I was going to have mine...
Because of the weird schedule home inspectors can have, I needed something I could do at the house with minimal equipment.
So, we came up with a plan, with a workout program and stuck to it.
It was hard work between changing eating habits (by far the hardest) and working out on a regular basis. In my case, it was everyday between 40-60 mins.
I am in better shape now than when I was 20. I don't get out of breath when I have to go up and down 3 story houses/condos because the GFCI reset button for the 2nd and 3rd floor bathrooms is on the 1st floor.
The flexibility I gained allows me to get into corners/areas of the crawl space or attic that I wasn't able to before.
All in all, my healthier, my general appearance is better, my home inspection service is improved and most of all, my wife is happier
Do you guys do anything (when you have the time) to stay healthy?

[Russell J. Hensel]

Is Taco Bell considered healthy? If so call me a HEALTH fanatic!

I need to do something to release the stress and ease the mind. I play golf, but am so damn competitive that it not relaxing at all....

Patro'n relaxes me....ask Ben Gromicko and Big Mack...

[Ben L. Garrison]

It's amazing what you can acheive with your mind and body when you incorporate healthy eating and exercise. I participated in an exercise/nutrition program for 3 months, dropped 28lbs, and am in the best shape of my life. I think one of the biggest things I changed was that I stopped drinking alcohol which was very tough. Going to a Phillies game (I live in SD but would only go to games if the Phillies were in town)and drinking water and eating trail mix is a MUCH different experience than drinking about 10 beers and crushing sweaty hot dogs and pizza. Flying from city to city without the obligatory cocktail in the airport was flat out weird. Going to a bar to watch sports and ordering water made me look/feel like an outcast. My plan was only to not drink while in this program but once I saw how good it felt to be consistently sober, I decided to stick with it. Granted, I'm 33 years old and live the life of a 73 year old, I'm much better off.

[Douglas Cossar]

Great to hear about your success. Keep it up.
Me............... I play golf at least once per week also ride my bicycle about 100K (60 miles) 2-3 times a week.

I have an inside trainer for riding during the winter months

Cheers

[William T. Misegades]

[QUOTE=bgarrison;837307]It's amazing what you can acheive with your mind and body when you incorporate healthy eating and exercise. I participated in an exercise/nutrition program for 3 months, dropped 28lbs, and am in the best shape of my life.[ /QUOTE]
Congrats! Same here, the program I used was 2 months and I was amazed at the results. Now I do hybrids of that workout with others. I need change or I get bored easily.

[William T. Misegades]

Originally Posted by rhensel

Is Taco Bell considered healthy? If so call me a HEALTH fanatic!

I think so

[Joe Funderburk, CMI]

Some chicks dig fat guys!

[Joe Funderburk, CMI]

Originally Posted by wmisegades

On December 27th 2010, my wife and I decided it was time to do something about our health, specially after all that food ingested during Christmas (and the soon to be ingested for New Years). She bore both our kids and we were wondering when I was going to have mine...
Because of the weird schedule home inspectors can have, I needed something I could do at the house with minimal equipment.
So, we came up with a plan, with a workout program and stuck to it.
It was hard work between changing eating habits (by far the hardest) and working out on a regular basis. In my case, it was everyday between 40-60 mins.
I am in better shape now than when I was 20. I don't get out of breath when I have to go up and down 3 story houses/condos because the GFCI reset button for the 2nd and 3rd floor bathrooms is on the 1st floor.
The flexibility I gained allows me to get into corners/areas of the crawl space or attic that I wasn't able to before.
All in all, my healthier, my general appearance is better, my home inspection service is improved and most of all, my wife is happier
Do you guys do anything (when you have the time) to stay healthy?

I'm 52 and lost about 20 lbs this year by watching what I eat and walking a lot. (Went from 210 to about 190). You are right, it does make you feel so much better.

Here's a great website, much like Weight watchers but free, to help you track your calorie intake. I find that it's shocking to see how many calories are in the foods you eat. http://www.myfitnesspal.com/

[William T. Misegades]

Originally Posted by jfunderburk

Some chicks dig fat guys!

I knew you were going to post something like that and it works both ways...

[ROBERT W. NEWLAND, JR.]

Originally Posted by wmisegades

On December 27th 2010, my wife and I decided it was time to do something about our health, specially after all that food ingested during Christmas (and the soon to be ingested for New Years). She bore both our kids and we were wondering when I was going to have mine...
Because of the weird schedule home inspectors can have, I needed something I could do at the house with minimal equipment.
So, we came up with a plan, with a workout program and stuck to it.
It was hard work between changing eating habits (by far the hardest) and working out on a regular basis. In my case, it was everyday between 40-60 mins.
I am in better shape now than when I was 20. I don't get out of breath when I have to go up and down 3 story houses/condos because the GFCI reset button for the 2nd and 3rd floor bathrooms is on the 1st floor.
The flexibility I gained allows me to get into corners/areas of the crawl space or attic that I wasn't able to before.
All in all, my healthier, my general appearance is better, my home inspection service is improved and most of all, my wife is happier
Do you guys do anything (when you have the time) to stay healthy?

Congrats Will! Keep it up. I had to laugh at your GFCI reset comment. I consider that one routine as my fitness program.

[Greg Keene, CPI]

I do alot of running and jumping - running off at the mouth and jumping to conclusions - seriously, at my age I play golf once a week and masterbate a lot - keeps me in shape for something, I guess.

[Vince Santos]

I've always been fairly thin and active. There have been times while under a house or in a tight attic I thought about how hard this must be for someone out of shape. The fact is you feel better and look better when you take care of yourself.

Now where's that Halloween candy my kids are hiding?

[William T. Misegades]

Originally Posted by rnewland

Congrats Will! Keep it up. I had to laugh at your GFCI reset comment. I consider that one routine as my fitness program.

Thanks Robert! You are correct, running up and and down is definitely a fitness program in itself. I think I'll wear my heart rate monitor to see how many calories I burn during my next 3 story house inspection and compare it to one of my workouts.

[William T. Misegades]

Originally Posted by vsantos

The fact is you feel better and look better when you take care of yourself.

Agreed!

[Ben L. Garrison]

[QUOTE=wmisegades;837320]

Originally Posted by bgarrison

It's amazing what you can acheive with your mind and body when you incorporate healthy eating and exercise. I participated in an exercise/nutrition program for 3 months, dropped 28lbs, and am in the best shape of my life.[ /QUOTE]
Congrats! Same here, the program I used was 2 months and I was amazed at the results. Now I do hybrids of that workout with others. I need change or I get bored easily.

Will - was it a P90X type program? Any workout you do that incorporates high intensity interval training is great. I was part of a test group that used The Rack which is a device that looks like a walker for an old person. But it's a multifunctional exercise apparatus that you can work out every muscle in your body. The trainers did bi-weekly measurements of weight, body fat, lean muscle mass, etc., etc. They also did progress photos.

You might have seen commercials for the rack on t.v, ESPN in particular. I will likely be in those commercials once the producers get all footage ready to air. I dropped from 185 to 156. Nick says I look like I have an incurable immunodeficiency virus but I'll take that as a compliment.