Friday, February 04, 2022

Quest 2 Virtual Reality Fitness

 I have had a problem for a long time. I used to run and obviously that took care of my cardio workouts. I ran 10k races and a triathlon and biathlon and even a marathon. I wasn't competitive but I ran.

Knee problems and other issues with my legs and hips started making running less enjoyable and when my wife passed away, the motivation was gone.

I finally got back to weight training. I work out regularly with weights, kettlebells and bands. The problem has been getting in cardio workouts. I've tried. Elliptical and stationary bikes and rowing machines. Even walking. To no avail. Cardio was boring to me.

Until I bought a Quest 2 a couple weeks ago. 

If you're not familiar with virtual reality and the Quest 2, you can check it out here at Oculus.   I am not an affiliate.

Anyway, if there is interest, I'll dive deeper into how you can get shape using a Quest 2. Right now I have a boxing game, Thrill of the Fight, which sends my heart rate through the roof. 

I have programs such as Audio Trip that give you a workout as you move all around trying to hit flying triangle boxes and dodging fences by stepping to the side or ducking under mor leaning left or tight. I have a few more similar programs I loaded free as demos and will likely purchase in the future. I got Audio Trip because it went on sale.

If you've watched Youtube videos you have probably seen people running into and knocking over objects playing with one of these headsets on. No more. When you set up the game you draw an area virtually on the floor and it puts up a warning fence if you start to wander out of your safe space.

The result? I am getting an hour or more cardio a day!

If this interests you, please comment. I'll dive more into the fitness aspect of virtual reality.

 

Sunday, March 08, 2020

Stair Master for Weight Loss

When I do my three times a week at the gym, my exercises have always consisted of weight lifting. About an hour and a half each workout day.

Aerobics? Not so much.

But I came to the decision I should include some aerobic type exercise at the end of my workout. I started with the treadmill, did some on the elliptical, and just walked on the track. I used to be a runner but running and sports took it's toll on my knees.

I saw the stair master and had purposely walked past it every time but decided to give it a go.

Whew! If you want to lose weight and are capable of using this exercise equipment, this should help. I'm fine after 1 1/2 hours of weights but, as of now, I'm sweating and puffing after a total of 7 minutes on the stair master.

I have it on the low setting. I've watched people do 20 - 30 minutes on this at a higher setting.

My goal is 10 minutes because I don't want to do less with the weights, but 10 minutes on this is beating the stuffing out of 10 minutes on the treadmill.

Tuesday, March 03, 2020

Why Do We Crave Sugary Foods?

For many of us the sight of a freshly glazed doughnut can feel like falling in love and coming home to a pack of unopened cookies can feel like the adult version of Christmas morning. There’s something about sugar that hooks us and keeps reeling us in again and again. Whether we like it or not sugar has a major hold on us.

If you’re reading this it’s highly likely you understand, and have first-hand experience, of this allure. Sugar isn’t just confectionary, it’s compulsion; there is no such thing as stopping after “just one.” I mean, if one is good, more is better. At least that’s what it feels like with the sweet stuff.

We are given many reasons for our sugar cravings: pleasure-seeking brain circuits, intestinal parasites, mineral deficiencies, malnutrition, habitual behavior, unbalanced diets, too much salt, buried emotional issues, lack of sleep, stress.... and my favorite, lack of discipline. We are not at a loss for reasons for our addiction to sugar, yet knowing isn’t enough to change us or our behavior. If knowing was enough we would all be winning gold medals and gold stars in every area of our life. If anything, knowing just makes it feel worse... we know better so why aren’t we doing better? Knowing becomes just another reason for us to feel bad about ourselves.

The next step to knowing is to try and do something about it. We take matters into our own hands and attempt to turn our sugar-loving switch from on to off. This is not a painless process, and just when we feel we’re making ground something happens to throw us off and we’re on a mission to hunt down any sugar we can find and back at the start.

When we decide to target our sugar dependency, we attack the sugar itself, we clear the pantry, empty the house of all products and declare sugar the enemy. And this is fine... except it doesn’t work. When we create an action plan like this, we’re a few steps too far ahead and facing the wrong direction. We don’t address what’s really happening.

The key: target the true problem, not the side-effect of the problem. And sugar cravings are the side-effect, they’re the symptom of the real problem, and treating symptoms never makes the problem resolve. The only way to create true, long- standing change is to address the root cause.... otherwise you’re just wasting your time and prepping yourself for another future sugar-binge.

What is the root cause? Leptin resistance. One way to target leptin resistance is with a product called leptitox, a blend of 22 all natural ingredients which work with your body to reverse leptin resistance and it’s effects. When leptin resistance occurs in our body we have a malfunctioning system. This malfunction will produce troublesome symptoms. Not only does leptin resistance increase hunger but it creates cravings! That’s a recipe for disaster! Not only will you be hungry but you’ll be hankering after the worst foods imaginable...

We may have blamed everything else under the sun for our inability to stop reaching for the next cookie... everything but leptin resistance. If you want to see real movement and change you’ll need to target leptin resistance and do something to “fix” it.

Leptitox is just the way to address the growing problem of leptin resistance, since it has been created to target and address it. Leptitox is a blend of 22 carefully selected herbs, amino acids and vitamins with the ability to help your body address the real cause of leptin resistance. It will change everything you thought you knew about weight loss.

Thursday, August 01, 2019

Cinderella Solutions

Odd carb trick burns up to 1LB per DAY

If you’re like most folks… you diet, you count calories, you tear up the treadmill, and…

Nothing…

That’s how one overweight mother with prediabetes was feeling…

She did “everything right” and never lost an inch. Until…

She stumbled on this strange “carb trick” and burned away an unheard of 22lbs pounds in just 13 days…

And because of this one simple shift in her eating, she did it without starving herself…!

… and without a lick of exercise!

Now get this... with the same carb trick she dropped a total of 37lbs in the FIRST month!

… and shocked her doctor by completely reversing ANY pre diabetic symptoms!

You won’t even believe her final result so I won’t bother telling you. However you can see it for yourself on this page..

This might work for men, however it’s only been proven for women...

Monday, July 29, 2019

Fix Your Back Pain

I don't know anyone who doesn't have back pain. The problem is many people go to the gym or exercise at home and the exercise they do aggravates the back even more.

Do you still do sit-ups?

Or crunches?

Stop right now. See why these exercises are bad for you.

Fix My Back Pain!

Example of what you'll learn - - - Nerve damage is another potential consequence of too many crunches.