I'm a 22 year old male who's spent the last three years ill, so at the moment I'm obese, I weigh 223 pounds, my height is 6'2 but as I've had no exercise in such a long time I have no stamina and am very unfit. My diet over the past three years hasn't helped neither.
Since I became ill I always thought about what I could have done with my life if I hadn't became ill, there was a strong possibility that I wouldn't be able to walk again but in March of last year I had part of my spine removed, only a small bit of it so I'm as good as new now and it won't put any restrictions in the way of me wanting to become a boxer but for the entire year I was waiting for the all clear from my doctor to take on heavy training, I got that wonderful news last week. Yesterday I went for my first run where I took on about two miles, I of course had to stop a great load of times because my stamina is terrible but the point is that I did it and didn't give up.
I'm wanting to make this a five day a week routine and my goal is to eventually be able to do it without stopping and increase my distance to five miles. I'm not considering becoming an amateur boxer before either of those goals are achieved. I also have the goal of doing 120 sit ups (this will increase eventually) a day in sets of 40 at a time, 100 lunges every two days, 100 squats daily and I also want to go swimming twice a week. I am also working on my flexibility as of yesterday where I do a number of stretches three times a day for around half an hour to an hour.
I've been looking at boxing gyms to join, but this will be later on in the year when I'm a lot fitter, I don't want to go there and embarrass myself. I've found one where it also has a gym to it, I could use that but I think I'll stick to self at home fitness and running for now as it costs nothing. Some of you may think that I've left it too late at 22 but for me I haven't. I really want to do this. Of course my exercises and fitness will increase as I get fitter to be more extreme but if I take on too much at once, I could easily have a heart attack. I also spend my free time looking at punching techniques and moving techniques so I have a general idea of how to punch before I join a club. I've begun practicing in shadow boxing after watching videos on Youtube and I feel more comfortable in throwing jabs then before, I also know how to guard properly and I know how to do a correct stance.
I'm posting this for advice, I've had a new diet since the all clear from my doctor and I've been replacing meals with slimming protein shakes so that I can lose weight and go back to my natural size. But what else can I do? I won't be able to take on too much straight away so if any of you have any beginner ideas, I'd be really grateful to hear them.
Since I became ill I always thought about what I could have done with my life if I hadn't became ill, there was a strong possibility that I wouldn't be able to walk again but in March of last year I had part of my spine removed, only a small bit of it so I'm as good as new now and it won't put any restrictions in the way of me wanting to become a boxer but for the entire year I was waiting for the all clear from my doctor to take on heavy training, I got that wonderful news last week. Yesterday I went for my first run where I took on about two miles, I of course had to stop a great load of times because my stamina is terrible but the point is that I did it and didn't give up.
I'm wanting to make this a five day a week routine and my goal is to eventually be able to do it without stopping and increase my distance to five miles. I'm not considering becoming an amateur boxer before either of those goals are achieved. I also have the goal of doing 120 sit ups (this will increase eventually) a day in sets of 40 at a time, 100 lunges every two days, 100 squats daily and I also want to go swimming twice a week. I am also working on my flexibility as of yesterday where I do a number of stretches three times a day for around half an hour to an hour.
I've been looking at boxing gyms to join, but this will be later on in the year when I'm a lot fitter, I don't want to go there and embarrass myself. I've found one where it also has a gym to it, I could use that but I think I'll stick to self at home fitness and running for now as it costs nothing. Some of you may think that I've left it too late at 22 but for me I haven't. I really want to do this. Of course my exercises and fitness will increase as I get fitter to be more extreme but if I take on too much at once, I could easily have a heart attack. I also spend my free time looking at punching techniques and moving techniques so I have a general idea of how to punch before I join a club. I've begun practicing in shadow boxing after watching videos on Youtube and I feel more comfortable in throwing jabs then before, I also know how to guard properly and I know how to do a correct stance.
I'm posting this for advice, I've had a new diet since the all clear from my doctor and I've been replacing meals with slimming protein shakes so that I can lose weight and go back to my natural size. But what else can I do? I won't be able to take on too much straight away so if any of you have any beginner ideas, I'd be really grateful to hear them.
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