What software were you running while exercising?
Asking for a friend who could stand to lose 40 lbs.
Before I give you the direct answer, I want to say this: Doing
anything is infinitely better than nothing. And don't do it "just" to lose weight; I was very mental at one point because despite being very strict with my diet and working out twice a day, my weight didn't change at all for a couple of months. The most important thing is to keep going
simply because it's the right thing to do!
Six days a week, I do the following (and I never exercise on Sundays) before lunch, on alternating days
• 20-30 mins of "
Fitness Boxing 2" on the Switch.....with jumping jacks during transitions just to keep the heart rate up. The "instructors" are largely inane and I've turned off all the voice-overs....but one of them resembles my wife and I like that! :-)
• 20-30 minutes of "
Your Shape: Fitness Evolved" on the Xbox. It's a really ancient Kinect title, but even after all this time I still enjoy "wall-breaking" and the more intricate jump-rope routines…
Those games work for me because they're just fun enough, they're low-impact, low-risk, etc. And they have almost zero set-up time!
When I was losing weight or now when I'm trying to stay a bit more active, I add in a second exercise before dinner:
• during the winter months, about 30 mins of bodylastics; love those bands and could say a lot more about them!
• otherwise, about 15-20 minutes of ad hoc stuff….usually some combo of push-ups and some cardio / ab stuff. Sometimes I'll use my Steel Bow, so it really varies just to keep my interest up and for so-called "muscle confusion".
Again, do anything and never stop doing something.
