How do you stay healthy?
Adrian Cole
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Being a founder/builder is a lot of work and can take its toll on your health.
What's your strategy for staying healthy?
I'm a walker and can easily crank out 15+ miles a week, eat only plants and hit the gym 3-5x a week.
What's yours?
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Edmund Cinco@edmund5
eat healthy, sleep early (7-8 hours) and do regular exercise.
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exercise, healthy food, sleep
@manojsurya3110 The simple ones are the hardest huh
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This is something I struggle with sometimes. I've been getting into going on more walks, riding bikes, and yoga. For me, it feels like a constant effort. Does it ever get easier? haha
@jeffweisbein It does. It takes about 6 months to cross into what experts call the maintenance phase.
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Clean eating + good sleep + 10,000 steps a day. Have started following this regime recently and seeing good results. It's simple and easy to follow.
@chandru19902008 100% that's one of my 2023 new year's resolution!
@chandru19902008 Thats a solid baseline.
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I have a tested plan for that, so let me just share the steps:
1. an hour long morning routine with wimhof breathing, stretching and cold exposure
2. vegan diet
3. no alcohol
4. no caffeine
5. 100km running every month
6. strength training twice a week
and most of all keeping a positive attitude and low stress :)
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Healthy good food + sleep
I am also a walker. I try to hit 30-40 miles a week.
Doing repetitive rhythmic movements (e.g. walking) helps the nervous system relax as the blood circulates around the body at a constant pace.
@iliya_valchanov That will explain why I get my best ideas during my walks. My last walk was 4 hours and I solved 80% of my current problems in just one day.
@adriancole Oh, wow. Maybe I should try walking for longer haha
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Habits focused on the health of your mind and body are super important when it comes to performing at your peak. These are the basics that I stick to.
Healthy Body:
Intermittent fasting, eat clean (mostly plants), 8 hr sleep, high intensity resistance training 3x/week, drink 100oz water daily
Healthy Mind:
10 min daily meditation, time box social media consumption (brain candy time), read long form (feed the mind)
I built wombo.io to help me stick to my habit system.
Exercise : 12000 steps daily
Good diet : Veg + low fat & cholesterol
Meditation : mindfulness for half an hour a day
I would like to share lockdown story. I was highly overweight before a year. With proper diet and exercise reduced 17kg in 6 months. I feel more energetic and young then ever :)
I think it's important to find an activity that makes you move! My favorite is boxing and cycling. I do this in my lunch breaks or after work... (I wish I was hardcore enough to wake up at 5am to do this but I'm not there yet ¯\_(ツ)_/¯)
I also think it's important to keep your mind growing! I love the Headspace app for meditation and am trying to be good about journaling.. Just downloaded Justin Kan's new "Kin" app for developing healthy habits. I am also working on www.getdewwy.com which texts you personal growth/continuous learning articles/videos 3x a week.
3 x 6 to 9 km runs/week. 3 x Weight room sessions/week. 1 rest day.
At least 1 x plant-based meal a day. Intermittent fasting for 16 hrs.
I think that I'm in the best position on that topic. As a PM of health solution, I'm trying and implementing the health suggestion for myself. Meanwhile, I do kundalini yoga and meditation on daily basis, but you know when you're above the 30s, sometimes it isn't enough. So I check my health markers from time to time and, for example, the last time I defined that my hormone profile needs to be improved and my inflammation is a little bit higher than the norm. I added some natural ways to improve it (like superfood) and became happy not just because I saw the better numbers, but mostly that I get a lot of energy.
@adriancole It depends on the lab test results. Just for example, when I discovered that my HDL was too low, I added Flax seeds and Chia. But when my lipid levels became perfect I stopped using it often. Although I still add them and the Goji berries to the porridge from time to time because I like their taste. Goji berries help with my dry eye disease. I also took DHEA supplements when my DHEA level appeared low as well as my cortisol level became abnormal hight. When it became the norm, I stopped taking it. I used to walk for 30 minutes per day, but some of the tests showed that that isn't enough. So I increase my walking to 60 minutes per day and started to listen to audiobooks because it seemed to me too much time to waste. So in general, I think that my health approach is clear.
@anna_panchenko ohh what superfoods did you try.
Good natural home made food, 7hrs sleep everyday, early mornings, stretch everyday, light aerobics 4-5 days a week, positive thoughts, light hearted music, some time in the Sun, intermittent fasting, conversations with friends and family, reading - news n books, less than 10mins meditation, create a bit - tweet/write/draw, journal, write down daily tasks, be nice to a stranger, be nice to people you live with, practice boundaries.. Healthy mind, healthy body.
@gogloballakshmi If your'e doing all this then you're definitely up there with your health!
@between_team yes, it has definitely helped me... this routine was the lesson learnt from a previous routine which almost killed me..
@gogloballakshmi you're going to live to 200 with that schedule 📅
@adriancole I just realised I mentioned nothing about work 😂
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I lost over 60lbs in the last couple of years and the things that have made the biggest difference for me was experimenting with food programs (I've landed on a lowish carb + high protein) + strength training and cardio that works for me (skipping + peloton + cycling) + and journaling, daily walks and at least 7 hours.
exercise half hour a day + eat twice a day ( 1 healthy + 1 mix|free|enjoyable|beer/social ) + good sleep
Walk in the morning sun to switch on my brain, some yoga or back exercises, eating stuff that helps my brain: quality meat, animal fats, olive oil, fish, nuts, minimal sugar/carbs, minimal processed crap, not a lot of fiber after lunch to help sleep, a few fruits. Always seasonal. I find that not eating a full dinner is usually great for my sleep & energy next day.
But I've also made a conscious decision that for the next few months my health might take a toll. Stress brings bad habits & less energy for healthy activities.
Brisk walking daily, yoga, meditation, drinking lots of water, cutting caffeine and sugar out of my life and eating healthy as much as possible ✨
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Hired a trainer for myself and my wife, and we've instilled a culture of personal responsibility and healthy living in our company. Positive group accountability goes a long way!