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karrendamcpike
karrendamcpike Posts: 1 Member
in Health and Weight Loss

hello my fellow health junkies

I’ve decided to really lock in on my fitness and healthy lifestyle change . I will be starting the 75 hard challenge this week and I nervous but very excited !! Any suggestion ??

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  • ChadDresnick
    ChadDresnick Posts: 11 Member

    just take it one meal/snack/exercise at a time to start. That’s what I did.

  • cmriverside
    cmriverside Posts: 34,507 Member

    The 75 Hard Challenge sounds like a way I would definitely fail.

    I agree with Chad above, it doesn't have to be so extreme unless that's the way you enjoy living life! I would fall off that wagon on Day Two, good luck to you and I hope you get something out of it.

    Weight loss is a grind and it can happen with much less agony. I lost 80 pounds without a formal exercise or regimented food plan. Just logging food and taking long walks, mostly.

  • samgettingfit25
    samgettingfit25 Posts: 26 Member

    Wow @karrendamcpike I am curious to see how it goes. I just looked it up, my main concern (for me) is that is seems a little rigid like following a structured diet with no cheating. I guess it depends how strict the diet it, but what happens if there is a birthday part or celebration? I find challenges can be helpful, but one of two things tends to happen for me. I either just quit once I fall short of the target for one day or I get tired of it and move on once I complete the challenge.

    Also, be kind to yourself. Back in the day, I tried 100 pushup challenge and injured one of my wrists around the time when I got to 85. For months, I couldn't put any weight on that wrist in a flexed position so that there were a lot of exercises I had to modify. The twice-a-day 45-minute workouts give me concern, even though I have plenty of days weekly where I am active more than 90 minutes, so on the surface, splitting it isn't necessarily bad. Of course, it depends on the intensity of the workouts and your current fitness and activity level. Just remember, recovery is where the fitness gains happen and work in some gentle active recovery sessions into your daily workouts.

    Whatever you decide, I hope you're successful and I would like to hear how it went. The practices seem beneficial, I was just worried that it seemed a little rigid.

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