Healthy Lifestyle Websites

[acceleratoraccelerator is verified member.]

Hi Guys

Do you regularly read any websites related to healthy lifestyle? If so, which ones, and what recommendations do you have?

Thanks

 

[bensdbensd is verified member.]

I don't read any myself.

Do you have any recommendations?

 

[spiderspider]

Have you heard about this new thingy thats out?

Its amazingly brilliant and fast, and can tell you loads about almost anything! Who'd of thought it?! All you have to do is ask it questions, and it gives answers! You then need to spend a little bit of time looking at its answers, and choosing the best ones.

The link is below, but beware, I think it may be related witchcraft the way how it answers!

link

 

[EdwinEdwin is verified member.]

Have you heard about this new thingy thats out?

Its amazingly brilliant and fast, and can tell you loads about almost anything! Who'd of thought it?! All you have to do is ask it questions, and it gives answers! You then need to spend a little bit of time looking at its answers, and choosing the best ones.

Encarta? That loads up pretty quick on a 2x CD-ROM...

 

[ian]

Encarta? That loads up pretty quick on a 2x CD-ROM...

Geez Edwin, you just took me back in time!!!

 

[scottmccloud]

Geez Edwin, you just took me back in time!!!

Me too! A proper blast from the past that one!

 

[nick-harper]

Encarta? That loads up pretty quick on a 2x CD-ROM...

Jeez, I remember using that for my homework. Then typing in naughty words when nobody was looking.

Imagine if the internet was about then.

 

[EdwinEdwin is verified member.]

Here, we can all wallow a little longer...

Some more nostalgia for the old hats: Veronica, Jughead, Gopher, Lynx, Telnet. If you've no idea what I'm talking about, you obviously never experienced the pre-browser Internet.

Perhaps this will be more up your street? winsock.dll

Or did you get excited because ISDN broke the 33.6k barrier?

 

[EdwinEdwin is verified member.]

£99 for 4mb upgrade those were the times.

Whereas now it's £62.24 for 16GB i.e. about 6,500 times cheaper. Thank you, Moore's law!
http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00J8E8ZOC/?tag=acorn06-21

 

[Itchen]

Hi Guys

Do you regularly read any websites related to healthy lifestyle? If so, which ones, and what recommendations do you have?

Thanks

No, but I shall be looking in the new year!

Incredibly unfit. Stairs are an effort.

 

[acceleratoraccelerator is verified member.]

No, but I shall be looking in the new year!

Incredibly unfit. Stairs are an effort.

Here's one for you, Ameer Rosic:

http://www.ameerrosic.com/the-best-kettlebell-workout-for-weight-loss/

I find he knows what he's talking about and is very motivational.

Rgds

 

[nick-harper]

Trying to get fit, I'd probably ignore anything that puts a time on it.

"Get fit with just 10 minutes a day"
"Lose weight within 5 days"
"Get shredded now"

Anything you want to try and rush, probably won't work. Do you want to join a gym or do something at home? The best way is to start gently and keep it varied so you don't get bored.

Usually you will find they are just trying to sell you something. Others will want your email address to sell you something.

I have found trial and error much better with diet / experience, there are also decent forums for that sort of thing where opinions / experience isn't biased.

I don't tend to follow this "life coach / motivational" trend.

 

[scottmccloud]

http://fitnessontoast.com/ is a fantastic example of how to do a fitness blog (although it does help if you're a photogenic blonde Swedish personal trainer).

 

[OhNoNotHim]

No, but I shall be looking in the new year!

Incredibly unfit. Stairs are an effort.

If you are just getting started then a lot of websites will be hugely overkill - most are anyway, whatever your goal.

For most beginners I would recommend:

Replacing soft drinks/sugary drinks with water
Cutting out takeaways/sweets/crisps/cakes
Walking 45 minutes a day

Give it 30 days and you will see a huge difference.

Most people start by completely changing their diet, cooking completely new things and embarking on daunting exercise routines. It not surprising most people fall off the wagon within a few days. With the above it's not a huge change or shock to the system but you are consistently consuming fewer calories while burning off more - you can't really sell it as a course or ebook though so there are not many websites offering it as a solution.

 

[nick-harper]

If you are just getting started then a lot of websites will be hugely overkill - most are anyway, whatever your goal.

For most beginners I would recommend:

Replacing soft drinks/sugary drinks with water
Cutting out takeaways/sweets/crisps/cakes
Walking 45 minutes a day

Give it 30 days and you will see a huge difference.

Most people start by completely changing their diet, cooking completely new things and embarking on daunting exercise routines. It not surprising most people fall off the wagon within a few days. With the above it's not a huge change or shock to the system but you are consistently consuming fewer calories while burning off more - you can't really sell it as a course or ebook though so there are not many websites offering it as a solution.

You also aren't trying to sell him magic formulas.

Just simple things really can help a lot, if you work in an office invest in a filtered water bottle and make sure you have a set amount every day instead of a can of fizzy drinks. You will feel better for it.

Once thing that really helped me was a Nutribullet and just Protein Powder drinks. I used to get random cravings for chocolate / sweet things so I just had a protein drink that was sweet instead that would curb the craving, fill me up and not be so bad for me. (A lot of exercise too, so not just downing protein drinks for the sake of it)

 

[matmat is verified member.]

I started putting on a bit of weight in my late teens - early twenties. Felt pretty unhealthy and was 14 and half stone.

I dropped down to just over 11 stone and am now around 12 stone (But getting into building some muscle and workout most days)

For me it was just changing my mind set.

I found that if I hadn't lost weight in a week I thought "F**k it" and just went back to stuffing my face and stopped the exercising.

For me it clicked when I made it a lifestyle change rather than looking at the scales. I went out for walks/rides, stopped eating after 9pm and as said above cut out the sweets/crisps/cakes that really are not needed.

Before I knew it I was feeling healthier without even knowing how much weight I had lost. That all just came as part and parcel of the lifestyle change.

I love my food. I am seriously addicted to sweets/chocolate and general stuffing my face. The hardest part is cutting down, but you soon find that you lose your sweet tooth and physically can’t eat as much. At one point I was going out for a 3 course meal with wine and then down to McDonalds afterwards as I still felt hungry. Now I feel full!!!

I still treat myself every other weekend to sweets/chocolate and regularly go out for big meals, but its in far better proportion now and I feel in control of my weight.

 

[martin-s]

http://fitnessontoast.com/ is a fantastic example of how to do a fitness blog (although it does help if you're a photogenic blonde Swedish personal trainer).

The effort put into photography for her blog makes a huge difference. It's very professional.

 

[scottmccloud]

The effort put into photography for her blog makes a huge difference. It's very professional.

It does. There's a lot of investment in it but I imagine she makes a good return from the brands she seems to work with. It would be not much different from a hundred other blogs if it had the the usual stock photography.

 

[EdwinEdwin is verified member.]

I've found that cold herbal teas make a wonderful alternative to water (which can quickly get boring if you're trying to cut out the fizzy drinks). Make a teapotful just before bed, fish out the teabag in the morning and stick the teapot in the fridge if you want it chilled.

Chamomile, peppermint, fennel etc work great that way - and they're caffeine-free usually as well... Ginger is a more acquired taste, but can be very refreshing.

PS because you're leaving it overnight, a single teabag should be enough even for a very large teapot. So it's super-cheap too!

 

[martin-s]

As a developer, diet coke remains my fuel. I do wonder how much better I'd feel if I didn't drink a couple of cans most days though.