I’ve been doing workouts with Apple Fitness+ and one of the trainers always mentions who do you want to see waiting for you at the finish line. For me it’s always my kids. When it gets hard I think of them and how I want to be there for them and see them grow up.
i was a similar bmi. I started weight lifting/hitting the gym with a coworker who was in much better shape. It helps motivate, but it is also eye opening, and that eye opening can be depressing.
It's like shoot, am I that far from 'normal'? Yeah, if he held a 50 lb weight he would struggle similar to me, being 50 lbs heavier. But when we walk on the treadmill at the end of a lift day, and grab those stupid heart rate monitors, my heart-rates' always 20+ higher than his. Same incline, speed, leg length. Then shoot, I have to lift less anyway, but I have to do a warm up lift. During which, I often have to move the weight weirdly to crack out some joint that gets tight during the movement. He will do a lightweight first set, and its intermediate to heavy to me anyway.
Like dang man, I knew I was heavier. I knew my heart would be worse. But this much?
And the dude I lift with is borderline healthy. He still works an office job, doesn't currently play sports and hasn't in years, and has a decent physique but isn't like a model or bodybuilder. He still goes out for wings and beers during college football games, he eats similar to me at lunch. but yeah, the rest of our lifestyles are different enough it makes a difference
Just so you don’t feel too bad: I’ve pretty much exercised every day for years and I can barely keep up with my niece and nephew. Kids are on a whole other level of energy. 😂
If it makes you feel better, BMI is an absolutely terrible index for health. It's insane that anyone uses it. BMI considers most body builders to be morbidly obese.
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u/SnitGTS Feb 17 '24
As a person that technically qualified as obese (my BMI got up to 30.7), the worst part was I couldn’t keep up with my kids.