Where is the younger generation? Looking for the younger member conversation (25-35ish years old!)

Is this the MFP version of a Xanga survey? I kinda miss Xanga. 27y/o here.

1.) What motivates you to workout?
Obviously not much right now, I keep skipping workouts. Stupid injury that won't die. I think I'd be more motivated if deadlifts were the only exercise I ever had to do. ...But yeah, I wanna look hawt and not hate my body. Yay for residual issues from years of eating disorders, body dysmorphia, and general self-loathing.

2.) Do you go with a partner?
I used to run with my husband, but I'm too hurt to run right now. We're on totally different lifting plans, so we don't go together for that either. I hate working out with other people, honestly.

3.) What is your favorite day of the week to workout?
Friday evening. Everyone else is at a bar, the gym is wonderfully empty.

4.) Least favorite?
Monday. Weekend guilt means everyone shows up. Takes 30 minutes to get a squat rack. Eff that.

5.) Do you break down your workouts to body parts (IE Legs, Arms Back etc. )
I'm on a Push/Pull/Legs split right now. I don't love it. I think I'll be going back to Strong Curves in a month or so.

6.) do you just stick to cardio?
Cardio has stopped happening, which sucks because I can't eat as much, but it's better than feeling like I'm one step away from a broken ankle all the time.

7.) Eat clean or IIFYM?
Flexible dieting. I usually eat nutrient-dense food and strive to hit my protein and fat goals. After that, I eat whatever I like to hit my calorie goal. And sometimes I just eat a pizza.

8.) Do you take days off?
Days off from the gym? Days off from my calorie goal? Yes to both.

9.) Do fasting?
Nope.

10.) How do you stay motivated when you really just want junk?
I don't call anything junk. I work in the foods I want to eat.

11.) Have you gotten to know people from the gym?
I know the trainers, they're all cool but my favorites keep moving on. There's a couple of other people I have friendly sports banter with (happens when you're wearing Astros t-shirts in Rangers territory) but I don't know names and prefer to keep to myself.

I'm 30, in the best shape of my life, and I'm always looking to get better.

What motivates you to workout?
- Pushing myself, becoming better, training with my crew, training my troops, Obstacle Course Racing. Basically I want to be able to do cool stuff.

Do you go with a partner?
-I'm a Crossfitter, so I train with a pretty tight crew

What is your favorite day of the week to workout?
-Saturday, usually do partner workouts

Least favorite?
-Any day that involves Snatches, especially Squat Snatches

Do you break down your workouts to body parts (IE Legs, Arms Back etc. ) or do you just stick to cardio?
-Crossfit and Army PT usually alot of endurance and strength training no real splits

Eat clean or IIFYM?
-Cleanish, alot of fast food, but I know which restuarants yeild the better choices. I always keep protein bars/cookies in my room (keeps me from eating candy).

Do you take days off?
-Sundays for working out, whole weekends as far as dieting

Do fasting?
-Only for medical reasons, other than that absolutly not.

How do you stay motivated when you really just want junk?
-Most of my diet is calorie tracking so I can eat junk in moderation, other than that I find better options to deal with the craving.

Have you gotten to know people from the gym?
-The crew I train with is pretty tight, a few of us are hitting the Asheville Super and Carolina Beast this year. Trifecta in the first year of racing.

Almost 30. I'm a father first. I'm also a nerd, a dork, a perv, and a gentleman. I'm predictably chaotic. Andy out!

I'm 33, from Saint Paul, Minnesota. I've been on the MFP journey for a couple years now, since 2014, kinda off and on. But ever since this past winter, I've been logging and more committed to being active every day. I just started strength training in late June, so about a month ago. I'd been doing strictly cardio up to that point and lost most of my weight just walking and watching what I eat.

What motivates me is seeing how much easier exercises become as I continue to do them, the progress I've made.

I work out alone, except on days when I'm with my personal trainer. I'd say Wednesdays are my favorite; these are the days I'm with my trainer. His support and positivity are just what I need, and every other week, he gives me a new set of exercises to do. I'm always curious to see what he' ll throw at me. My least favorite is Monday, but I hate Mondays in general. My trainer's routines are total body (arms, legs, core & chest) with a cardio warm up. I do cardio on my own too; I usually walk a few miles per day, even at work. Thank God for the downtown Minneapolis skyway system!

I don't do a specific diet, just make sure I come in at a deficit. No days off at the gym; I go 3 days/week and an additional class once in a while. Eating? Sometimes. If it's a ball game or a special occasion, then yes. But I don't like to take days off from watching what I eat. I don't fast, except on Good Friday & Ash Wednesday.

Since I do so much walking, I do have some calories left over if I feel like eating junk. In fact, when I get home from work, that's kinda what I do; no dinner, just snacking.

I've gotten to know a few people by sight; always the same group at the same time I go. And I've of course gotten to know my trainer. But we're all so focused getting out sets/reps done that people don't really talk much.

Feel free to add me if you'd like.

Hey im 26, i started working out after a wedding i attended last year with my 3 friends, in which one of these 'friends' kept mentioning that her and myself were the 'fat friends' compared to the other two. I was over weight but not by much. At my heaviest and at the time of the wedding i was 11stone 7lbs. I wanted to get down to 10 stone and prove to that bi*ch i could do it.... (we are no longer friends). I got rid of her and a stone and a half since then. She wasnt the only reason. I work with the public and MEN.. yes MEN always felt the need to mention i was putting on weight and i also had zero confidence compared to the old me. First step i did was buy a fitbit, aimed for 10,000 steps a day, logged my meals and taught myself how to eat right. The process was very slow and i think it took a year to lose it all but i was in no rush and loved slowly getting my confidence back.

I'm 31 and live in New Mexico.

1) What motivates you to workout?
Part of it is wanting to be stronger/have better endurance in general. Part of it is wanting to look better. My crazy dog and exercise-loving husband also motivate me.

2) Do you go with a partner?
I walk/run/hike with the dog daily. Sometimes my husband and I go together. When I was going to gym, I went alone, but my husband and I are planning a home gym and will probably do at least some strength training together.

3) What is your favorite day of the week to workout?
For some reason I'm usually in a great mood for exercise on Tuesdays.

4) Least favorite?
Friday. It's the end of the work week, I'm tired my husband usually has the day off and is supposed to exercise the dog, and I just want to go out to dinner or be a couch potato.

5) Do you break down your workouts to body parts (IE Legs, Arms Back etc. )
When I do strength training, yes.

6) Do you just stick to cardio?
Lately cardio is pretty much all I have done with a little yoga and pilates mixed in when I'm not being too lazy.

7) Eat clean or IIFYM?
Eat everything. Certain foods fuel me better before and during hikes, but otherwise I focus more on what fits within my calories while also keeping me feeling sufficiently full.

8) Do you take days off?
I wish. Can someone please talk to dog about this? He adamantly refuses to comprehend the concept of a day off.

9) Do fasting?
I would probably pass out from hunger. So, no.

10) How do you stay motivated when you really just want junk?
Sometimes I remember my goal and how hard I have to work for it. Sometimes I make it fit. Sometimes I say screw it, indulge, and then work to recover the next day(s). Lately I have been struggling with this a lot more and maintaining rather than losing. I think I am finally getting back on track just the last two weeks.

11) Have you gotten to know people from the gym?
No, but I'm getting to know quite a few people in my neighborhood from walking the dog every night.

I'm 28, I'm sure we can talk about my member...

I'm 24 working out with my partner was a nightmare! We'd both give each other a look at the gym that was like "I'm going to die, please tell me you want to leave aswell" and end up giving up haha. Now I workout at home because I still have gym anxiety, fortunately there's only room for one of us to workout in the living room so we just laugh at each other for how uncoordinated we are surprisingly laughing at how silly we look is quite motivating because at least you're laughing rather than withholding internal screaming yeah I'm not a fan of exercise haha!

31year old here I couldn't think of anything worse than working out with my OH! Here's my weight loss story....I was always one of those annoying girls who could what the hell I wanted a stay a size 6 (uk size) but then I had babies and it got a little harder to live on burgers and cake and stay slim Then I got promoted at work (woohoo) but it meant sitting all day rather than running around like I was used to. Long hours meant poor eating habits too. I woke up one day and hated what i saw in the mirror. Not just physically but, without getting too deep, I hated my life, who I was as a mother, friend, partner, everything! So I left my job and vowed to sort it out. Just so happened that a week later, a good friend of mine became a Powerwave personal trainer. I became one of her 1st clients 5 weeks on and I'm 12lbs lighter, much happier and healthier and I get to see my family and friends more my workouts are as mentioned Powerwave workouts and I swim twice a week. My favourite day to work out is a Monday...sets you up for the week. I don't think I have a least favourite day. Sometimes I don't resist the binges-I give in to them but only on workout days, I won't go over my calorie allowance and never more than once or twice a week. I find I can't binge like I used to anyway. I get full to quickly now

I feel offended ...damn youngins lol

Thought I qualified, then realized I no longer do.

Hello! 26, I will be 27 at the end of the month! I'm obviously from Seattle, I'm a full time ER nurse and mother of 3.

My kids motivate me to work out. We go on family hiking trips a lot. I want t inspire them to lead healthy active lifestyles.

I workout both alone and with my husband. Sometimes my friends will go running with me. I'm the most active out of all my friends.

My favorite day of the week to workout is the weekends. The gym is gloriously empty. I greatly dislike Mondays. The gym is packed.

I do a minimum of 30 minutes of cardio a day either HIIT or steady state cardio. I also do a minimum of 30 minutes of Heavy weights. I train Booty and Legs 2-3 times a week. Back and Biceps and Shoulders and Triceps are trained at least once a week.

I follow IIFYM and intuitive eating. If I'm hungry I'll eat more. I stay between 1800-2100 calories a day. I eat 35% Protein and Carbs and 30% Fats.

I work out 7 days a week. Either gym, hiking, outdoor run or home workout video. I generally don't take a rest day. I listen to my body, if I need one I will take one.

Something is different this time with my weight loss. I'm doing IIFYM for the first
Time and it just "clicked." I still indulge in "bad" foods and adjust my other meals that day to hit my macros. I have found that finding healthy alternatives helps, I'm a huge fan of Halo Top ice cream.

I'm competitive and driven by goals. I booked a vacation to the Caribbean next June and I'm determined to get to my goal before then.

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RebeccaNaegle wrote: »

I am 33, just looking to see some conversation from people around my age. (The fun crowd LOL) What motivates you to workout? Do you go with a partner? What is your favorite day of the week to workout? Least favorite? Do you break down your workouts to body parts (IE Legs, Arms Back etc. ) or do you just stick to cardio? Eat clean or IIFYM? Do you take days off? Do fasting? How do you stay motivated when you really just want junk? Have you gotten to know people from the gym? Talk to me people!

i'm 27 going on 28. i'm in the gym 5-6 days/week lifting heavy by body part, plus HIIT/SS cardio depending on the day. i also do Orange Theory once a week to switch things up. i follow IIFYM and work with a coach for my nutrition. the gym is my happy place

[*] [*] What motivates you to workout?

I'm 27, and I don't believe in motivation. I believe in making a decision and keeping to it, no matter what. If I waited to be "motivated" to work out I'd never do it and eat pie forever (at least until the diabetes hits)... I have noticed that as exercise has become a habit, I get crabby if I skip a workout.

[*] [*] Do you go with a partner?

Nope. I do work out in a group setting 2 time a week at my karate dojo, but I'm totally alone in this.

[*] [*] What is your favorite day of the week to workout? Least favorite?

Every day is a workout day. (Yes, even Christmas. *Especially* Christmas.) I don't take rest days, just high-impact and low-impact days. The week before menses causes my hormone levels to drop like a stone, making my muscles more vulnerable to injury, so I book a full-body massage and focus on low-impact work (walking, not running, and no jumping-in kicks) during that week.

[*] [*] Do you break down your workouts to body parts (IE Legs, Arms Back etc. ) or do you just stick to cardio?

A typical day looks like this: (1) Hacker Diet (in the morning), which is 15 minutes of mixed strength and cardio that you can scale to suit your own physical abilities. It's my mandatory, must-do workout, even if I'm sick. (2) 2-3 mile walk at lunch, usually with my mother if she can get free; we work in the same office complex. (3) (3 times a week) One 3-5 mile run after work. (4) (2 times a week) Karate practice. I don't always do all of these, but when I do it's easy to break 25k steps, or beyond.

[*] [*] Eat clean or IIFYM?

IIFYM, with a focus on protein because I'm pescatarian and trying to build muscle without much help from meat.


[*] [*] Do you take days off?

Unless I'm actually injured, no.


[*] [*] Do fasting?

I am non-diabetic reactive hypoglycemic. If I don't eat every 2-3 hours, I'll start shaking. It's a problem. I'm dealing with it.



[*] [*] How do you stay motivated when you really just want junk?

Junk is okay sometimes. Do not knock the junk. The junk is tasty. Just work it in, log it and move on.



[*] [*] Have you gotten to know people from the gym?

I know a few from my karate dojo, but I'm a total introvert and feel limited need for companionship.