Goodlife in my experience is to avoided. Unpleasantly crowded. Anytime Fitness has an interesting concept. Inexpensive. Rarely (never?) crowded. Complete flexibility as to hours. You might want to look into it if there is one close to you.
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The GoodLife I go to is busy but not crowded, it's big. Newly renovated, and nice pool, hot tub & steam room.
I usually Go late, very peacefull.
I go to several Goodlifes including Yonge/Dundas, they are never crowded*
*before 7:00 am.
I'm confused. Are you looking for advice or excuses? If you're self-motivated you don't need a trainer, but if you're motivated and know your way around the free weights, then just go and work out - you don't need to post on an Escort Review Board about it.
*before 7:00 am.
I'm confused. Are you looking for advice or excuses? If you're self-motivated you don't need a trainer, but if you're motivated and know your way around the free weights, then just go and work out - you don't need to post on an Escort Review Board about it.
P90X is Xtreme but it does work .. The guy is also hylarious .. I love him ..
On one of our out-of-town ski trips, my ATF would bring her P90X programs and ask to have a couple of hours of workout to herself each morning before heading out to the ski slopes. After seeing how she was enjoying these workout programs, I decided to join in and tried at least two programs with her. Let me tell you, they were fun but strenuous, providing a good warm up before going to the ski slopes! What sweet memories!
I have tried goodlife but lack self discipline and their trainers are too expensive. While they do have group classes I am looking for all ideas. Maybe someone has an idea I have not thought of. P90X seems too self motivated as you do it alone
The only one who can motivate you is you.
If the trainer was cheap you could book and then blow off the session and not give a shit. Last week I saw a really hefty guy with a trainer. He was working hard - and smiling. That was good to see, he might reach whatever goals he set.
It's not easy. But often the times you don't feel it and have to drag yourself in, turn out being really good workouts and you leave feeling better. And take Kathleen's advice, she's very knowledgable and fitter than any of us.
Just go. Get in there, stretch, push some barbells around and figure it out as you go.
I find it's often good to have a specific goal to work towards, Whether your aim is to lose 20 lbs or to bench 200 lbs, get a specific goal in your head and work towards it. Might be good to keep a log too and take a "Before" picture with the plan to have an improved "After" in 4 months, that can help to stay focused.
That's about right. Goodlife is Probably not crowded between 9 pm and 6 am.
In my experience, the one by Union Station was very crowded at times a normal person might want to go, like after work or at lunch. I remember waiting for machines... But the worst was lining up and waiting unil a shower became available. Corporate rate be damned. No thanks.
Jogging has been mostly working for me. No costs, other then shoes and weather gear. No schedule issues. One hour a few times a week has made a good difference. Cardiovascular work really does a lot.
You talking weight loss or physical fitness?
I found weight loss easy- eat less.
I started a 3/4 diet and lost 26lbs in 6 weeks.
Just eat 3/4 of everything in in front of you.
No change to rituals.
In fact I had to put weight back on as I went too low.
I found weight loss easy- eat less.
I started a 3/4 diet and lost 26lbs in 6 weeks.
Just eat 3/4 of everything in in front of you.
No change to rituals.
In fact I had to put weight back on as I went too low.
If I follow BadKat's steps, I sure hope I wind up with a body like hers! It would be so worth it.
Assuming someone is overweight, losing lbs and getting into shape are different things really. One person may just care about losing weight, while someone else cares about gaining muscle and toning up or getting a 6-pack.
Easiest way to lose weight is cut back on carbs. Cut back just half the carbs/sugary food you eat every day (doesn't matter solid food or drinks) and replace it with meat or veggies or a glass of water and you should lose 1 lb a week no problem. People are overweight because they are eating too much. Carbs have an absurdly high calories per gram. Veggies are roughly 1 calorie per gram, carbs 5 calories per gram and meat is probably somewhere in the middle.
If you can't lose that weight by cutting down on carbs, you're doing something wrong..... such as snacking while in denial, or eating way too much greasy meat overcompensating for any loss of carbs.
As for training at a gym, I'd skip the trainer and just ask friends/family what to do, or just find something that is manageable online. It'll save yourself some money. Only get a trainer if you have no will power and need someone to be there to force you to do it.
The most fit friends I have are guys who do their own training without any trainers. The key though is they have willpower to exercise on their own. Once you have that, trainers are worthless.
As for picking a gym, Goodlifes seem to be all over the place. A membership gets you into any of them. If you are starting out, it's a good choice. When I was part of it, the monthly fee was $60, but my company subsidized it so we were down to $30/mth. Anyone starting out doesn't need to go to those fancier places charging $100/mth. Those places are more for privacy (Goodlifes can be jam packed) or pretentious people.
Easiest way to lose weight is cut back on carbs. Cut back just half the carbs/sugary food you eat every day (doesn't matter solid food or drinks) and replace it with meat or veggies or a glass of water and you should lose 1 lb a week no problem. People are overweight because they are eating too much. Carbs have an absurdly high calories per gram. Veggies are roughly 1 calorie per gram, carbs 5 calories per gram and meat is probably somewhere in the middle.
If you can't lose that weight by cutting down on carbs, you're doing something wrong..... such as snacking while in denial, or eating way too much greasy meat overcompensating for any loss of carbs.
As for training at a gym, I'd skip the trainer and just ask friends/family what to do, or just find something that is manageable online. It'll save yourself some money. Only get a trainer if you have no will power and need someone to be there to force you to do it.
The most fit friends I have are guys who do their own training without any trainers. The key though is they have willpower to exercise on their own. Once you have that, trainers are worthless.
As for picking a gym, Goodlifes seem to be all over the place. A membership gets you into any of them. If you are starting out, it's a good choice. When I was part of it, the monthly fee was $60, but my company subsidized it so we were down to $30/mth. Anyone starting out doesn't need to go to those fancier places charging $100/mth. Those places are more for privacy (Goodlifes can be jam packed) or pretentious people.
I like places where people just leave me to do my business and don't try to up sell me on any products. I go to the local YMCA here and I love it. I kind of have to find out all of the information I need myself and the staff aren't up in my face, they're not trying to sell me a personal trainer or a fitness test or something. They're not sales people. I hate sales people so much.
Eliminate all carbs and alcohol and lose 2-3 pounds per week. The only carbs you should allow yourself is leafy greens as they are full of the nutrition you will need and they have very few carbs. There are low carb stores.
Even though alcohol has no carbs , unfortunately your body will burn it for energy instead of the fat (stored energy) you are trying to get your body to burn
At least 70%, which sucks but there it is. I lost 40 lbs three years ago and have kept it off, mostly through some truly difficult dietary changes. This consisted almost entirely of replacing bad food with good. It took a lot of pleasure out of my life, but it was a good deal overall.
One of the nice benefits is that once I started eating healthier the exercise became much easier. I didn't feel like I was sweating Doritos out my pores everyday
KK
If someone has no will power to exercise or go on diets, the most simple way to cut back calories and lose weight is just to keep doing what you're doing, but cut back or skip all of the salad dressing, creamy/fatty sauces, ketchup/mayo in burgers, that weird oily sauce they may put in subs, etc....
I'd ballpark that for every burger or entree that has sauce, the sauce itself is probably about 20% of the calories alone.
It makes the food more boring, but if you can skip creamy sauces, croutons, have less cheese, and cut back on all the cheap carb fillers (dinner rolls with butter, big baked potato, fries etc...), you could probably save yourself a solid 500 calories a day. It takes willpower. It really all comes down to that. Everyone knows losing weight is a combo of eating better and exercising, but only some people can follow a regimen.
A soft drink is about 150 calories. Just drink one less of them a day, and that will probably equate to a few lbs a month. Of course at some point it will level off, but if you are overweight and drink lots of juice, beer or pop, each of these have a very similar 150-200 calories per glass (regular stuff, not diet pop or low calorie beers). Drink one fewer per day and you'll probably lose at least 10 lbs in a year.... probably even more.
You just got to be realistic. No matter what, few people have the time or effort to eat right, go to the gym and become a ripped lean guy. So best thing to do if you know that is to just be reasonable and do baby steps. I'm in that boat. I'll never be a gym nut earning a 6-pack, so for me the best I can do to help me maintain weight is just to cut back on some greasy/fatty stuff here and there and be happy with that.
One good thing to do is set a weight limit. If you are let's say 200 lbs and know you are overweight. Your weight fluctuates probably +/- 2-3 lbs every few days. A way to keep yourself in check is to have mental note that if you ever reach..... let's say 210 lb, it's time to get your ass in gear and get back to 200 lbs (or less). And be realistic. If you are already 200 lbs, very few people can put in the effort to get down to 160 to 170 lbs your height should be at. So a realistic goal knowing you aren't going to be a gym guy or eat like a rabbit might be 180-185 lbs and maintain that. You may still be classified as overweight by weight/height metrics, but got to be reasonable what is achieveable in your state of mind and willpower.
Diet is the biggie here. Couple your diet with some exercise and the weight will come off, but be realistic as to how much you will lose, as age plays a big part in that as well.
Others have stated this, but drop creamy salad dressings and mayonnaise on sandwiches. Go with good oil and vinegar or neat veggies, skip the sandwich too and go for veggies, fruit and the protein that would be in your sandwich. Cut out most of your carbs and starches. Have your carbs at breakfast, with fruit and protein. No bread, potatoes, rice or pastas at lunch or dinner. Add any exercise in and you'll drop weight.
Others have stated this, but drop creamy salad dressings and mayonnaise on sandwiches. Go with good oil and vinegar or neat veggies, skip the sandwich too and go for veggies, fruit and the protein that would be in your sandwich. Cut out most of your carbs and starches. Have your carbs at breakfast, with fruit and protein. No bread, potatoes, rice or pastas at lunch or dinner. Add any exercise in and you'll drop weight.
So true. Like everyone, when you're young you eat like a pig and somehow never gain any weight. At 30 it didn't seem bad as well. Then you hit 40 and suddenly your weight starts creeping up a lb here and there despite thinking you are eating no worse than before. But a aging body I guess can't burn it off as fast like when you're 24.
And yeah, all the fit guys I know say the same thing about meals. Eat heavier earlier in the day, since you have more time rest of day to burn it off. Don't pig out at dinner or before bed. For me, that's such a counterintuitive way of eating as growing up as a kid, our dinners were the biggest meal of the day. Get home, starved from school (and dad is hungry coming home from work) and mom makes a big dinner by 6 pm. And then snack like crazy while watching hockey at night. All fit guys will say never do this way of eating.
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