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I'm 45 and have tried a number of different things. Here's what's made the most difference for me: - Sitting desk but use TimeOut to remind myself to stand eve

I'm 45 and have tried a number of different things. Here's what's made the most difference for me: - Sitting desk but use TimeOut to remind myself to stand every 30 minutes. I tried standing and treadmill desks but they didn't work for me. - Paleo/keto diet. I have much more energy and my bloodwork's improved. - 5x5 Strong Lifts - 16/8 intermittent fasting - Get enough sleep. This and diet are ridiculously important. - Fun hobby! I get up at 4:30am to write and I love it (most mornings). Try things and see what works for you. Experiment. It always sucks in the beginning, but it's hugely worth the effort.

agumonkey 11y ago
Going meta from your conclusion, cultivate the desire for new. I'll second feeling the benefits of physical activity. The 7 minute workout is a great things to try for people that were never into sport. I was a runner for long time and never tried upper body / core training[1], and it's incredibly valuable. I really popped out of bed after that. [1] crunches, dips, pushups, eagle, squats. Slowly but surely, especially the last two ones because they strengthened and opened hips and shoulders, and for a reason you just feel better after that.
oafitupa 11y ago
What's 16/8? And how can you get up at 4:30 and also "get enough sleep"?
- ihsw 11y ago
  Intermittent fasting means that you limit the hours of the day that you eat -- in this case he's fasting for 16 hours of the day and allowing food intake for 8 hours. I presume this means he has two meals -- a late dinner and an early breakfast. There are other models too, for example 20/4.
  - oafitupa 11y ago
    And why is that good?
    - bitL 11y ago
      Human growth hormone seems to be raised considerably after fasting for 16-24h which in turn supports strength training right after this period as the muscles grow naturally faster without any kind of "funny" supplements intake. Basically a body hack.
- danthewireman 11y ago
  16/8 is eating as much as you usually would, but cramming it into an 8-hour period. I generally do all my eating from 11am - 7pm. It helps a little, and I'll take all the help I can get. As for the sleeping, I'm usually zonked out by 9:30-10.
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- sheepmullet 11y ago
  You can go to sleep earlier. I go to bed at 9pm (except Friday+Saturday) and don't set an alarm. Moving my side project work to first thing in the morning instead of late at night has more than doubled my productivity.
plongeur 11y ago
+1 for intermittent fasting. Practicing it now for more than three months - also 16/8 and its great. - It's simple as a method - It's simplifying my daily routine - It's simply good for my body and mind I also reduced carbonhydrate-based food and instead focus on more protein. Energy from CH is depleted fast while energy from proteins gives me enough energy for the 16 hours of only water.
mikeytown2 11y ago
I strongly recommend Keto. I started Keto 4 months ago and a couple of my coworkers have joined in as well. Not a lot of research has been done, but you can find some interesting information over at http://www.reddit.com/r/ketoscience http://www.reddit.com/r/ketoscience Current research being done with the Keto diet: ALS, multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer's, and just about anything else that involves the brain like brain cancer. It's been proven to help type 1 & 2 diabetics, certain types of seizures and it's a great weight loss diet for most people.
- streblo 11y ago
  Counterpoint: I've heard from a lot of people that ketogenic diets have made their LDL and apo B shoot through the roof. This is how you get atherosclerosis (aka clogged arteries) and eventually heart disease/heart attack/stroke. A lot of these people look great and say that they feel great.
  - mikeytown2 11y ago
    Thanks for bringing up this important point. Getting blood work done before & after is important when doing a diet change. Rob Rhinehart from soylent fame gets his blood drawn fairly regularly if I remember correctly. The community over on /r/keto is pretty good with helping out, see http://www.reddit.com/r/keto/comments/1j5yi8/help_me_rketo_high_ldl_total_cholesterol_normal/ http://www.reddit.com/r/keto/comments/1j5yi8/help_me_rketo_h.... Due to genetics keto can be a bad idea for certain people.
  - mendelsd 11y ago
    You may be putting the cart before the horse there. Cholesterol is a complex subject, and mainstream wisdom is under threat [1]. The lipid hypothesis holds that cholesterol promotes heart disease, but cholesterol could also be something the body uses to combat atherosclerosis caused by infection say. Regarding LDL elevation on keto diets, this is true but not necessarily a reason to abandon the diet [2]. I recall listening to a podcast interview with keto researcher Dominic D'Agostino (I can't find it anymore) in which he expressed the following opinion on this: so many biomarkers improve on these diets, so if LDL gets elevated don't sweat it, because cholesterol is so poorly understood anyway. [1] http://wapo.st/1vh4cc3 http://wapo.st/1vh4cc3 [2] http://bit.ly/1IAPAyz http://bit.ly/1IAPAyz
millermp12 11y ago
About to try intermittent 3 day fasts as the science seems promising. http://www.cell.com/cell-stem-cell/abstract/S1934-5909(14)00151-9 http://www.cell.com/cell-stem-cell/abstract/S1934-5909(14)00...
kleer001 11y ago
> I get up at 4:30am Are you single by chance?
- sheepmullet 11y ago
  I'm not and I wake up early. More to the point plenty of people with much weirder sleeping patterns like shift work etc are in happy relationships. In fact a lot of people in my office work 7am-3pm.
  - kleer001 11y ago
    It's quite interesting hearing from people with experiences and life habits very different from mine. Thanks for sharing.

agumonkey 11y ago

Going meta from your conclusion, cultivate the desire for new. I'll second feeling the benefits of physical activity. The 7 minute workout is a great things to try for people that were never into sport. I was a runner for long time and never tried upper body / core training[1], and it's incredibly valuable. I really popped out of bed after that. [1] crunches, dips, pushups, eagle, squats. Slowly but surely, especially the last two ones because they strengthened and opened hips and shoulders, and for a reason you just feel better after that.

oafitupa 11y ago

What's 16/8? And how can you get up at 4:30 and also "get enough sleep"?

ihsw 11y ago
Intermittent fasting means that you limit the hours of the day that you eat -- in this case he's fasting for 16 hours of the day and allowing food intake for 8 hours. I presume this means he has two meals -- a late dinner and an early breakfast. There are other models too, for example 20/4.
- oafitupa 11y ago
  And why is that good?
  - bitL 11y ago
    Human growth hormone seems to be raised considerably after fasting for 16-24h which in turn supports strength training right after this period as the muscles grow naturally faster without any kind of "funny" supplements intake. Basically a body hack.
danthewireman 11y ago
16/8 is eating as much as you usually would, but cramming it into an 8-hour period. I generally do all my eating from 11am - 7pm. It helps a little, and I'll take all the help I can get. As for the sleeping, I'm usually zonked out by 9:30-10.
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sheepmullet 11y ago
You can go to sleep earlier. I go to bed at 9pm (except Friday+Saturday) and don't set an alarm. Moving my side project work to first thing in the morning instead of late at night has more than doubled my productivity.

plongeur 11y ago

+1 for intermittent fasting. Practicing it now for more than three months - also 16/8 and its great. - It's simple as a method - It's simplifying my daily routine - It's simply good for my body and mind I also reduced carbonhydrate-based food and instead focus on more protein. Energy from CH is depleted fast while energy from proteins gives me enough energy for the 16 hours of only water.

mikeytown2 11y ago

I strongly recommend Keto. I started Keto 4 months ago and a couple of my coworkers have joined in as well. Not a lot of research has been done, but you can find some interesting information over at http://www.reddit.com/r/ketoscience http://www.reddit.com/r/ketoscience Current research being done with the Keto diet: ALS, multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer's, and just about anything else that involves the brain like brain cancer. It's been proven to help type 1 & 2 diabetics, certain types of seizures and it's a great weight loss diet for most people.

streblo 11y ago
Counterpoint: I've heard from a lot of people that ketogenic diets have made their LDL and apo B shoot through the roof. This is how you get atherosclerosis (aka clogged arteries) and eventually heart disease/heart attack/stroke. A lot of these people look great and say that they feel great.
- mikeytown2 11y ago
  Thanks for bringing up this important point. Getting blood work done before & after is important when doing a diet change. Rob Rhinehart from soylent fame gets his blood drawn fairly regularly if I remember correctly. The community over on /r/keto is pretty good with helping out, see http://www.reddit.com/r/keto/comments/1j5yi8/help_me_rketo_high_ldl_total_cholesterol_normal/ http://www.reddit.com/r/keto/comments/1j5yi8/help_me_rketo_h.... Due to genetics keto can be a bad idea for certain people.
- mendelsd 11y ago
  You may be putting the cart before the horse there. Cholesterol is a complex subject, and mainstream wisdom is under threat [1]. The lipid hypothesis holds that cholesterol promotes heart disease, but cholesterol could also be something the body uses to combat atherosclerosis caused by infection say. Regarding LDL elevation on keto diets, this is true but not necessarily a reason to abandon the diet [2]. I recall listening to a podcast interview with keto researcher Dominic D'Agostino (I can't find it anymore) in which he expressed the following opinion on this: so many biomarkers improve on these diets, so if LDL gets elevated don't sweat it, because cholesterol is so poorly understood anyway. [1] http://wapo.st/1vh4cc3 http://wapo.st/1vh4cc3 [2] http://bit.ly/1IAPAyz http://bit.ly/1IAPAyz

millermp12 11y ago

About to try intermittent 3 day fasts as the science seems promising. http://www.cell.com/cell-stem-cell/abstract/S1934-5909(14)00151-9 http://www.cell.com/cell-stem-cell/abstract/S1934-5909(14)00...

kleer001 11y ago

> I get up at 4:30am Are you single by chance?

sheepmullet 11y ago
I'm not and I wake up early. More to the point plenty of people with much weirder sleeping patterns like shift work etc are in happy relationships. In fact a lot of people in my office work 7am-3pm.
- kleer001 11y ago
  It's quite interesting hearing from people with experiences and life habits very different from mine. Thanks for sharing.