NothinToLose
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Hi, I am trying to increase my current exercise/activity level and it is proving very hard to do. I was hoping I could get some advice on the best approach. I am also trying to loose fat long term, but my main primary immediate goal is to get on exercise program without tiring myself out and still being able to do house chores.
-Stats (age, height, weight, Body fat %)
30 yo, female, 5'2", 135 lbs, 33% fat
-Diet (in detail meal to meal, overall daily caloric intake, ratios)
My diet varies from day to day. I track my calories, and last week I averaged just under 1400. I eat many snacks/meals throughout the day. I try to eat protein with every meal, although does not always work for snacks.
-Exercise routine in detail (cardio/weight training)
I ride a horse 3-4 times per week (walk/trot/canter), sometimes jump. I've been doing that consistantly for several years now, but I still get very fatigued when I get off my horse, and fatigue usually lasts through the next day. If I try to exercise the next day, I feel really tired and can't reach optimum performance. If I do any physically demanding chores at home (like washing a car, or scrubbing deck and floors), it also usually makes me tired for several days.
-Clear reason and question for the post
I want to increase my activity level - I want to do some strength training, some cardio (walk/jog/jump rope), and I also want to be able to do home chores after I come home from riding and the next day without feeling tired or exhausted. I need advice on how I can achieve that. I need help to figure out how to speed up recovery of my body/muscles from exercise or any streneous activity. Obvious thing to do is to start doing more activity, but that seems wrong when my body is already tired and can't perform well.
I also tend to get sick everytime I over train or start a new activity, which forces me to give up.
-How long you have been doing what you are doing in diet and routine
I've been on a weight-loss diet since 12/2005. I've lost 15 lbs since then by august 2006, then I went on "maintenance". Jan 07 though now I gained 5 lbs back by eating about 1800-2000 cals/day (est). Starting a week back I cut down to 1400 calories/day, because I want to loose those 5 I gained, and 5 more.
-If you have any medical problems or injuries we should be aware ofI've had mono couple of years back, and even though I recovered, my body is still very easily gets tired. I'm not aware of any other medical problems that would cause unusual fatigue, and medical tests for anemia, & thyroid always come back negative.
I am trying to increase exercise very slowly(15 min walk during lunch break and 10-15 min calisthenics in the morning), and so far I can handle the little "extra" i'm doing, but it does not seem to help in increasing my stamina and recovery time from streneous activities. I just don't know what to do! Please help!
-Stats (age, height, weight, Body fat %)
30 yo, female, 5'2", 135 lbs, 33% fat
-Diet (in detail meal to meal, overall daily caloric intake, ratios)
My diet varies from day to day. I track my calories, and last week I averaged just under 1400. I eat many snacks/meals throughout the day. I try to eat protein with every meal, although does not always work for snacks.
-Exercise routine in detail (cardio/weight training)
I ride a horse 3-4 times per week (walk/trot/canter), sometimes jump. I've been doing that consistantly for several years now, but I still get very fatigued when I get off my horse, and fatigue usually lasts through the next day. If I try to exercise the next day, I feel really tired and can't reach optimum performance. If I do any physically demanding chores at home (like washing a car, or scrubbing deck and floors), it also usually makes me tired for several days.
-Clear reason and question for the post
I want to increase my activity level - I want to do some strength training, some cardio (walk/jog/jump rope), and I also want to be able to do home chores after I come home from riding and the next day without feeling tired or exhausted. I need advice on how I can achieve that. I need help to figure out how to speed up recovery of my body/muscles from exercise or any streneous activity. Obvious thing to do is to start doing more activity, but that seems wrong when my body is already tired and can't perform well.
I also tend to get sick everytime I over train or start a new activity, which forces me to give up.
-How long you have been doing what you are doing in diet and routine
I've been on a weight-loss diet since 12/2005. I've lost 15 lbs since then by august 2006, then I went on "maintenance". Jan 07 though now I gained 5 lbs back by eating about 1800-2000 cals/day (est). Starting a week back I cut down to 1400 calories/day, because I want to loose those 5 I gained, and 5 more.
-If you have any medical problems or injuries we should be aware ofI've had mono couple of years back, and even though I recovered, my body is still very easily gets tired. I'm not aware of any other medical problems that would cause unusual fatigue, and medical tests for anemia, & thyroid always come back negative.
I am trying to increase exercise very slowly(15 min walk during lunch break and 10-15 min calisthenics in the morning), and so far I can handle the little "extra" i'm doing, but it does not seem to help in increasing my stamina and recovery time from streneous activities. I just don't know what to do! Please help!
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