Hey guys! This post is coming right from the heart of a very competitive athlete. I have been a full time athlete since the seventh grade, but I have never had the physique of a full time athlete. From the time I began playing sports year round I became obsessed with becoming faster and stronger and over the years my abilities in both those areas has fluctuated... drastically. But what has not changed is my drive to push myself. As you know I have been trying to lose weight for YEARS! Anytime I decided to turn to a diet or a fitness routine I went hard. When it came to fitness I would go super hard whether it was when I was following the Insanity program, Boxing, training for the half-marathon, or even in the workouts I created for myself. As I am entering "phase 2" of my current weight loss journey I have not only set out to change the number on the scale, but also my overall mentality. As part of this I am determined to stop torturing myself. That is in the kitchen and the gym. I am no newbie to the weight loss industry so I know what the basics are for losing weight. I have found that some weight loss advice applies to people who have been active, and people who are working to become active. And the number one advice for the latter category is to get up and walk. For the longest time I considered myself to be in the first category because I was an athlete. But as my phase 2 is slowly writing itself I am finding that the two categories are not that different, for both the goals are to lose weight. This is why I have begun to incorporate walking as a workout. Here's What I've Found...1. I really enjoy not trying to kill myself with a workout. 2. I feel so refreshed after the workout 3. I burned 569 calories in one hour!!! 4. I lose more calories overall walking than my HIIT workouts because I can walk for longer. 5. I can study while walking! I Didn't Expect Results From WalkingI assumed, since I was already an athlete walking would not impact my fitness at all. But I have experienced quite the opposite. Walking has allowed me to still workout even when I'm exhausted and don't feel like doing anything at all. But ultimately walking has helped me to clear my mind and focus on my goals.
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MegI am an 18 year old premed student. I am on my journey of losing 80 lbs! You can follow my progress on my blog and my YouTube channel Journey With Meg. Archives
February 2018
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