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I have been jogging since 2015. I have always been very bad at drinking enough water, generally speaking, and while jogging.

As the weather has begun to warm up, this year I decided I would make an effort to drink between 2 and 3 liters of water a day during working hours.

The difference it has made, has been remarkable. My runs feel much easier, I am sweating less and I am eating less.

Of course I have always known that it is important to stay hydrated, but never really put it into practice until now. Oh well, better late than never.
 
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lillatroll lillatroll
I have been jogging since 2015. I have always been very bad at drinking enough water, generally speaking, and while jogging.

As the weather has begun to warm up, this year I decided I would make an effort to drink between 2 and 3 liters of water a day during working hours.

The difference it has made, has been remarkable. My runs feel much easier, I am sweating less and I am eating less.

Of course I have always known that it is important to stay hydrated, but never really put it into practice until now. Oh well, better late than never.
Our bodies are barely able to distinguish between being thirsty, and hungry. Often, what we think is hunger is thirst. I am making this up, but I bet 98% of Americans drink too little water. Me too, though I'm working on it.
 
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Fitness is a pretty big part of my lifestyle. Pre-pandemic I was training to compete in a power lifting competition (all natural) plus played tennis regularly to keep nimble and cardio added.

Pandemic hit, gyms shut down, lost 25 lbs. Did what I could with the little we had at home, but it was mostly cardio/bands/calisthenics. Could not retain the muscle

Since life returned to normal, I have been slowly working my way back. Hit my goals on press/ohp/squat, work left on dl. Unsure if I will hit the dl goal. More disciplined on how I eat and watching the waist, it does make strength gain more difficult.

Also play basketball or swim 3-4 days/week and have started to add some short yoga routines in again recently
 
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I've been using exercise bikes a few times a week, and it makes a big difference, especially when the weather’s bad. I throw on some music or a podcast, and the time goes by pretty fast. It’s low impact, so easier on the knees than running, but still gets the heart rate up. Definitely helps keep things balanced alongside strength training.
You left out the best thing about exercise bikes............the bloody things aren't getting in everyone's way on the road! 🤣
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I've been using exercise bikes a few times a week, and it makes a big difference, especially when the weather’s bad. I throw on some music or a podcast, and the time goes by pretty fast. It’s low impact, so easier on the knees than running, but still gets the heart rate up. Definitely helps keep things balanced alongside strength training.

So much easier on the knees than many cardio alternatives!
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I'm still just lifting heavy 2-3 times a week, powerlifting style. My work also has me lugging moderately heavy stuff around 1-2 days a week on average. Add to that, a lot of time spent running around with my kid and some time on the rower.

I'm lifting at about 85-90% of my peak competition years, and I'm not sure I'll hit a true PR again, but I'm happy that I can still overhead press my bodyweight in my 40s.

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I'm still just lifting heavy 2-3 times a week, powerlifting style. My work also has me lugging moderately heavy stuff around 1-2 days a week on average. Add to that, a lot of time spent running around with my kid and some time on the rower.

I'm lifting at about 85-90% of my peak competition years, and I'm not sure I'll hit a true PR again, but I'm happy that I can still overhead press my bodyweight in my 40s.

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Overhead pressing your bodyweight is quite impressive.

I am a bit hampered (I tell myself) that my gym doesn’t have heavy weights; it’s a combined gym and physiotherapy. Their heaviest kettlebells and dumbells are 32 kg and they also don’t have more “advanced” stuff like sleds, battle ropes etc. but I really like it, very down to Earth and no people throwing weights or taking selfies (well a couple but not while flexing).

So lacking heavier weights, I have begun lifting a bit lighter but with way more reps and sets and more complex movements. And I am probably the fittest now that I have ever been, even compared to when I was 20 and in the army (I am 40 now).
 
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Overhead pressing your bodyweight is quite impressive.

I am a bit hampered (I tell myself) that my gym doesn’t have heavy weights; it’s a combined gym and physiotherapy. Their heaviest kettlebells and dumbells are 32 kg and they also don’t have more “advanced” stuff like sleds, battle ropes etc. but I really like it, very down to Earth and no people throwing weights or taking selfies (well a couple but not while flexing).

So lacking heavier weights, I have begun lifting a bit lighter but with way more reps and sets and more complex movements. And I am probably the fittest now that I have ever been, even compared to when I was 20 and in the army (I am 40 now).

You can get a good workout in with some dumbbells and kettlebells. That said, I'm surprised they don't have barbells for physiotherapy. It can be a very helpful modality.

My job can be physically demanding, and the only reason I think I can still outperform the younger team members is I've been lifting heavy things for almost 20 years now.
 
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You can get a good workout in with some dumbbells and kettlebells. That said, I'm surprised they don't have barbells for physiotherapy. It can be a very helpful modality.

My job can be physically demanding, and the only reason I think I can still outperform the younger team members is I've been lifting heavy things for almost 20 years now.
They do have barbells and weight plages, so I can squat, deadlift and press all I want but I get a little shoulder pain when bench pressing sometimes, so I would rather use dumbells for that.

Yeah, lifting as part of your everyday work really helps as well I guess. I am in front of a computer for 6-7 hours a day but at least I stand up at my desk all the time and not sitting down 😀
 
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I used to get in a good 20-30 mile bike ride around Central Park when I was living in NYC and then across the Golden Gate Bridge through the Marin County Headlands in San Francisco 1-2x times a week, plus a good gym routine. Then I had a kid, and another lol. Now I'm in Los Angeles squeezing in 30-40 minute gym days whenever I can between work and daycare pick up. Gotta do what you gotta do I guess!
 
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