Running: the old soft shoe(s)
Self-tutoring about running: the tutor mentions an experiment that turned out.
Category: exercise and fitness
Exercise and fitness: thin vs fit, part 1
Self-tutoring about body composition: the tutor mentions an observation. When I was a kid, our school had a PE teacher who also taught other subjects. As it turned out, I didn’t have him for PE, but for a business research …
Exercise and fitness: weight loss and pull-ups
Self-tutoring about exercise and fitness: the tutor mentions a development during weight loss. One might like to believe that, as one gains weight, the body’s muscles will compensate, so long as one keeps exercising them. Yet, perhaps it doesn’t always …
Exercise and fitness: energy burn upstairs vs downstairs
Self-tutoring about a standby workout: the tutor checks the comparison between ascending and descending stairs. Climbing stairs is one of my favourite workouts. It takes no set-up or equipment, so one can just start it spontaneously. One seems usually to …
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Exercise and fitness: targeting visceral fat: keto diet?
Self-tutoring about how to reduce visceral fat: the tutor mentions keto. In my post from yesterday I mention visceral fat, which seems stubborn against reduction. Notwithstanding the questions surrounding the ketogenic diet, a couple of sources seem to suggest it …
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Exercise and fitness: targeting visceral fat with hiit?
Self-tutoring about exercise and weight loss: the tutor mentions an idea about hiit. Visceral fat, it seems, is known to be bad. On a low-fat vegan diet, I’ve lost about 11 pounds, but the visceral fat seems stubborn. How might …
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Exercise and fitness: effect of diet
Self-tutoring about exercise and fitness: the tutor reflects about diet vs exercise. I started hearing decades ago that between diet and exercise, diet was the more powerful for keeping slim. One needs both good diet and exercise, of course, to …
Exercise and fitness: how much to stay fit?
Self-tutoring about exercise and fitness: the tutor discusses an idea he often contemplates. Over the years I’ve followed various exercise regimens. Sometimes I’ve had lots of time to do exercise, while others I’ve had to fit it in. The question …
Exercise and fitness: in shape, but fat
Self-tutoring about fitness: the tutor mentions an interesting phenomenon. I’ve had a lifestyle change lately which involves walking, 15min each way, to an assignment. I could get a ride each way, but I don’t, for fear of getting even fatter. …
Exercise and fitness: Radio Taiso, part 1
Self-tutoring about health and fitness: the tutor mentions Radio Taiso. A colleague of mine mentioned Radio Taiso. Numerous other people knew what he was talking about, but I didn’t. Radio Taiso, as I know it now, is a brief set …