Life Changes. We have decided to move to the coast. Away from our children and grand-children. We got rid of everything and took just the things with us that we could fit in our Jeep and trailer and it included our two Rhodesian Ridgebacks. When you make a change like that, it brings you back to the essential things in life. What do I really need and what is just clutter. Some things just didn’t fit, no matter what I…
The benefits of a heart-rate monitor. Using a heart-rate monitor brings a whole new dimension to your training. The biggest benefit is that you get a continuous readout that you can use for interval training or pacing. It also tells you when you should back off and it can provide you with early warnings of health related issues. My brother for instance picks up that he’s got the flu coming on and then takes precautionary medicine that prevents the flu…
Interval training. The after burn effect. When you exercise you can do it the traditional way or you can be clever about it. Interval training to burn fat has been proven to be very effective in weight loss programs with an afterburn effect that will burn fat for between 10 and 72 hours after starting the exercise. Calculating your heart rate. The most accurate measure of your Maximum Heart Rate (MHR) is to have a stress test performed by a…
The rules for achieving success. It doesn’t matter what you aim to achieve, there are some simple rules that you must follow. For the purpose of this article, I will use weight-loss and cycling as examples. Choose your goal, plan it and document it. I want to lose 10 kilos, or I want to ride 50 kilometers regularly on a bicycle at an average speed of 21 kilometers/hour. Choose the tools that you need to achieve that goal. To lose…
The sweet smell of success. When we do anything in life, the one thing that drives us to continue and improve is the sweet smell of success. This morning I had feedback from a person that decided that he is motivated enough to start the weight loss journey, and he is starting to show amazing results. Measuring success. The way that we get our motivation boosted is to set some measurements in place where we can see the progress and…
How to use groups for motivation. My definition of a group. My definition of a group in the context of motivation is “A network of people that you build around yourself to help you achieve your goals and objectives through sharing and giving.” There are two kinds of groups – Virtual and physical. Virtual groups are where you don’t physically see the people and may never meet them in real life. Typically these groups live in the social network space….
Essential components. In order to lose weigh successfully you need at least the following: A good electronic scale. Depending on the activity that you will perform as your exercise component, you will need the necessary equipment and importantly safety equipment. A means to document your goal and progress towards the goal. Recommendations. Although this is not essential, it is really recommended: A heart rate monitor and/or activity tracker. Cautions. When you start your weight loss journey you are at risk…
Aan al die mense wat vir my eposse gestuur het na aanleiding van die RSG praatjie wil ek net graag sê baie dankie vir julle vrae. Ek het probeer om elkeen persoonlik en in soveel detail as moontlik te antwoord. Aan die einde van die dag is die blog egter die mees effektiewe manier om die boodskap aan soveel mense as moontlik uit te dra. Waar daar persoonlike vrae is sal dit persoonlik hanteer word en sekere van die versoeke…
Losing weight is a war. Choose your weapons, because losing weight is a war and when you go to war you go prepared and you go with an objective to win. Exercise as a weight loss tool. On previous blogs I discussed how you need to have your tools in place. Exercise is an essential part of the process to lose weight and is one of the tools you will use on your weight loss journey. In choosing our preferred…
Whatever your thoughts on banting, there is sufficient evidence that it works and that it improves people’s quality of life. There is however also some justified criticism. So let me give my opinion based on my own experience. Banting is expensive and this is probably due to the hype generated around it. Also because of the special recipes that have been created. These recipes include ingredients that are sometimes almost impossible to get your hands on. In my personal experience…