So, normally this time of year, the gym's are packed with "New Year, New Me" folks. These are the folks who made their new year's resolution to get back in shape and go to the gym for a few weeks.
Anyway, I'm sure most if not all gyms are currently shut down due to the ongoing pandemic. Anyone planning on doing any home fitness?
What really sparked this thread for me is that growing up, I was always the tall-ish, skinny kid. My metabolism was insane and it was difficult for me to gain weight. By the time I was 13, I started working out. Now, when you have almost no body fat, it's easy to get that 6-pack and have shredded looking arms. Into high school, I started gaining noticeable mass. I went from 145 lbs in 8th/9th grade, up to 165-170 of pure muscle.
Years had passed and I was less active while also having an office job. My metabolism slowed down by my late 20's and the pounds started packing on. I'm now in my late 30's and it's really showing. My face is pudgier and I have the ole beer belly. I'm what they are calling skinny-fat: look skinny in clothes, but when you take them off...yeah. I had recently stepped on the scale and saw that I was up to 208 lbs, the most I've ever weighed in my life.
With that said, I'm not trying to be a "new year, new me" person...but I need to do something. What makes matters worse is the pain I have in my neck and shoulders. It makes working out very difficult and very painful. There may be some pinched nerves or other issues. I just don't know. I did 2 months of physical therapy a couple years back, but it didn't really help. It only removed some pain for maybe an hour and then it was back. Acupuncture actually lasted a whole day.
Anyone else trying to get back into it? General fitness thread here.
