Fallow Fields: Diet & exercise

Tuesday, April 7, 2020

Diet & exercise

Finally cancelled my gym membership, first time since I was age 12. Expires 6/5/2020.

At this point, I'm actually wanting to stretch more, reduce size and ease joint strain, and I'm actually getting in good shape doing these exercises, exercising more frequently, and saving a lot of time and a little money. For now, I can also use the treadmill for cardio at my apartment if I want to but I don't want to rely on it.

Obviously there's a social presence factor at the gym, but i think i might look for that elsewhere which is probably better for actually being social.

I've thought about cancelling before but with this covid, I've been doing the following at home:

STRENGHTH / FLEXIBILITY EXERCISES

Stretch
Chest: pushups with 'perfect pushups', dumbbell fly
Stomach (leg raises, core motions): Medicine ball
Shoulder/biceps/triceps/back: kettle bell, dumbbells
Legs: squats/lunges with clubs and kettle bell
Back: kettle bell rows

CARDIO - biking/hiking

DIET

As for diet, I'm currently doing the following (and occasionally eating garbage, but not much):

Fruit/vegetables: Squash, steamed

Fruit/vegetables: Blender with spinach/water/juice/frozen pineapple/banana

Secondary: Broccoli slaw + tomatoes, northern beans, beets, black olives, italian dressing

Carbs: Soba noodles, real butter

Secondary: Purple rice (steamer)

Protein: Boiled salmon

Secondary: seafood/beef/chicken - no eggs*

Tertiary: Cocoa flavored whey protein + bottled water

Fat: Avocado

Gut health: probiotic, Miralax, occasional digestive enzyme (Digest Gold)

* I cut out eggs because of overwhelming evidence that choline in egg whites contributes significantly to prostate cancer.