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Thanksgiving resolution – year 4
1 Nov2009
Success!! My resolution last year led to a year of exercise – The Thanksgiving Resolution – year 3.
Last year I started on November 1. In the past 12 months I exercised 194 days. I believe my cardiovascular fitness is a B+ to A-. What pleases me the most is that I had consistency.
So this year I am aiming for >200 days working out. That is actually difficult given that I travel quite a bit. However, I had 2 periods of no working out due to illness, giving me an opportunity to get in more days.
As I say each year, this is the right time to get serious about exercise. The heavy eating period looms, so we must exercise so that we can eat. We could eat more intelligently, but I am a realist. Nonetheless, I have lost weight every December since starting this resolution.
Do not wait until January. The gym is too crowded then. Get a head start, and when January comes you will look like you belong.
If you prefer walking, running or cycling, get out of the house and do it. Just get off your duff. The resolution starts today, and I will be at the gym in a few hours. (I have already worked out 5 days this week!)
Do it for your health.
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4 Responses to Thanksgiving resolution – year 4
#1 Dinosaur
November 1st, 2009 at 10:22 am
Oh dear. Exercise to promote weight loss: another idea the evidence has shown to be false. (Link) I’m surprised to see you, of all people, promoting such a discredited notion.
The fallacy, of course, is believing that if exercise doesn’t lead to weight loss then there’s no reason to do it. There are many excellent, scientifically documented benefits of exercise, including decreased mortality from cardiovascular fitness, enhanced well-being, and so on. Unfortunately, weight loss by itself is not a direct result of exercise alone.
Kind of like the flawed premise that preventive care saves money. The fact that it does not still doesn’t mean it is not a good idea. Just don’t expect it to save money. Likewise, encouraging exercise is a worthy endeavor, but don’t expect it to result in weight loss by itself.
It turns out what I’ve been telling my patients for years is probably right: The only way to lose weight is to eat less, but the only way to keep it off is to exercise.
rcentor
November 1st, 2009 at 1:11 pm
Oh Dino. I know that exercise without dietary discretion does not work. I also know that a strong exercise program is part of my successful weight loss programs.
If you exercise vigorously and do not increase calorie intake, you will lose weight. Many people exercise and then eat more.
But my post was mostly about exercise and not about weight loss. At least you gave me a chance to rant some more.
AnnR
November 2nd, 2009 at 6:13 am
Got a new playlist for the new resolution year?
Happy Hospitalist
November 4th, 2009 at 12:58 pm
Congratulations on using exercise to help you lose weight. It takes a life long devotion and dedication. As for the traveling. Did you know the Westin brand hotels are now offering an upgrade option with in room treadmills.
Now you have no excuse when you travel.