Fishing shape. a health discussion.

[Darth-Baiter]

gah.  i am getting older.  i am not fat, but i could really benefit from losing some weight.  simply put, i might eat too much.

 

fishing.  i am pedal kayak fishing, so i do get some cardio.  my legs are sore at the end of the day, and my HR monitor on my wrist tells me i am getting my HR up on long distance "get to that spot" runs.   i think jogging would really help.  cooler weather is coming, so time to strap on the running shoes.  

 

even on a boat deck, standing all day really tires out my back.   i think it is the extra weight i have "cantilievered" out in front of me (slight belly, and not my pe...nevermind) . i'll do back stretches on the back deck and just suffer thru my friends jokes.  they feel good and save me from back soreness later. 

 

arms.  i find after casting a lot my elbows and forearms get sore.  punching a big weight..i switch hands throughout.  i could do some dumbells i suppose.  do kettlebell swings. 

 

being on a kayak, being out of shape enough to not be able to slip back on board after falling out is probably a very bad thing.  i practice each early summer.  this last session i felt the Covid-weight while i did my best walrus moves to get back on board.  

 

i need to thin up a bit.  for fishing.  you boat guys.  can you climb back into a bass boat if you go over?  i remember using the motor and climbing back on as a kid.  is that still a thing?  i am gonna start working out.  my "thing" used to be bowhunting elk.  backcountry pack in events.  i stayed in very good shape throughout the year so i could climb mountains every fall.  now?  i have let myself fall out of mountain shape.  grrrr.

[TnRiver46]

4 minutes ago, Darth-Baiter said:

gah.  i am getting older.  i am not fat, but i could really benefit from losing some weight.  simply put, i might eat too much.

 

fishing.  i am pedal kayak fishing, so i do get some cardio.  my legs are sore at the end of the day, and my HR monitor on my wrist tells me i am getting my HR up on long distance "get to that spot" runs.   i think jogging would really help.  cooler weather is coming, so time to strap on the running shoes.  

 

even on a boat deck, standing all day really tires out my back.   i think it is the extra weight i have "cantilievered" out in front of me (slight belly, and not my pe...nevermind) . i'll do back stretches on the back deck and just suffer thru my friends jokes.  they feel good and save me from back soreness later. 

 

arms.  i find after casting a lot my elbows and forearms get sore.  punching a big weight..i switch hands throughout.  i could do some dumbells i suppose.  do kettlebell swings. 

 

being on a kayak, being out of shape enough to not be able to slip back on board after falling out is probably a very bad thing.  i practice each early summer.  this last session i felt the Covid-weight while i did my best walrus moves to get back on board.  

 

i need to thin up a bit.  for fishing.  you boat guys.  can you climb back into a bass boat if you go over?  i remember using the motor and climbing back on as a kid.  is that still a thing?  i am gonna start working out.  

I climbed into mine the other day after swimming around for a long time. 
 

I don’t kayak or canoe far from shore if the water is cold enough to kill me

[roadwarrior]

"I wouldn't be considered fat if I were 6'6" tall."

 

                                 

[A-Jay]

7 hours ago, Darth-Baiter said:

  i am getting older.  i am not fat, but i could really benefit from losing some weight.  simply put, i might eat too much.

 

What you see in the mirror is a reflection of your life style.

If you don't like it, the Life Style is what you'll need to change. 

IME, Losing Body fat ALWAYS comes down to eating less.

As I've gotten 'older' I need WAY LESS FOOD, PERIOD. 

And I'm talking surprisingly little.

4 Small balanced meals a day works for me 

I still can workout, go fishing & live my life.

Getting older is hard enough, just no need to carry around

an extra 20-30 pound or more while doing it.

Good Luck.

A-Jay

 

 

[Bankc]

Lots of research has been done recently on weight gain.  For years they thought it had something to do with calories consumed vs. calories burned.  And this makes logical sense, so no one really questioned it for 70 years.  Then finally, someone started to test it and the new data suggests that what causes weight gain isn't calories, but hormones.  And there's a bunch of hormones that effect weight gain in different ways.  But the big one is insulin.  Insulin triggers the body to convert calories into fat, and insulin production is stimulated by sugar intake.  And this makes sense looking at historical weight trends.  As sugar, and more specifically high fructose corn syrup, consumption has increased dramatically since the 1980's, so have waste lines.  

 

Another thing they've discovered is that fat cells live for around ten years.  So once you've created a new fat cell, it takes about ten years for it to die off.  It can shrink and swell during that time, making you gain or lose weight.  But it'll still be there.  So you'll be at a high risk for weight gain for about ten years after first losing a bunch of weight.  

 

 

[gim]

2 hours ago, Darth-Baiter said:

can you climb back into a bass boat if you go over? 

Yes, I could.  If I went over board and the water was bitter cold, maybe not.  Just the weight of all my clothes being soaked might be enough to prevent that.  I wear my PFD while I'm using the main outboard, but I take it off when I fish.

[GRiver]

2 hours ago, Darth-Baiter said:

can you climb back into a bass boat if you go over?

Yes but, I have to use the motor to get back in.

 

18 minutes ago, gimruis said:

I wear my PFD while I'm using the main outboard, but I take it off when I fish.

I wear my PDF , from the time I push off the dock until I get back. My left side isn’t as strong as it once was. 

 

2 hours ago, Darth-Baiter said:

i could really benefit from losing some weight.

I could too, I really need to get off my butt and do it too. If I put as much effort in losing weight as I do fishing, I’d look like Arnold…. Not that I’m that good at catching fish, but I do put a lot of effort in to it. LOL

[FryDog62]

Not sure how old you are Darth, but yeah you can get into decent shape. Doesn't require a gym membership and a trainer. The key is finding something moderately strenuous that you will stick with vs. High impact/stress = burnout/injury.  If most people walked a half hour a day and added in some resistance training (doesn't need to be heavy free weights - exercise bands work fine for most. Check out bodylastics.com).  The whole deal is most people don't commit to something they will stay with. 

 

The other thing to consider is intermittent fasting vs. several small meals all day. It works and is healthier when done correctly.  I eat first at 10 AM and am done by 6 PM. No snacking afterwards works.

 

I'm a senior citizen by some people's definition, but I can still get back into my boat and kayak. Especially fast if a cell phone is in my pocket... don't ask me how I know... 

[Basser2021]

3 hours ago, Darth-Baiter said:

gah.  i am getting older.  i am not fat, but i could really benefit from losing some weight.  simply put, i might eat too much.

 

fishing.  i am pedal kayak fishing, so i do get some cardio.  my legs are sore at the end of the day, and my HR monitor on my wrist tells me i am getting my HR up on long distance "get to that spot" runs.   i think jogging would really help.  cooler weather is coming, so time to strap on the running shoes.  

 

even on a boat deck, standing all day really tires out my back.   i think it is the extra weight i have "cantilievered" out in front of me (slight belly, and not my pe...nevermind) . i'll do back stretches on the back deck and just suffer thru my friends jokes.  they feel good and save me from back soreness later. 

 

arms.  i find after casting a lot my elbows and forearms get sore.  punching a big weight..i switch hands throughout.  i could do some dumbells i suppose.  do kettlebell swings. 

 

being on a kayak, being out of shape enough to not be able to slip back on board after falling out is probably a very bad thing.  i practice each early summer.  this last session i felt the Covid-weight while i did my best walrus moves to get back on board.  

 

i need to thin up a bit.  for fishing.  you boat guys.  can you climb back into a bass boat if you go over?  i remember using the motor and climbing back on as a kid.  is that still a thing?  i am gonna start working out.  my "thing" used to be bowhunting elk.  backcountry pack in events.  i stayed in very good shape throughout the year so i could climb mountains every fall.  now?  i have let myself fall out of mountain shape.  grrrr.

I've climbed back in on my papa's boat after swimming. I used the motor and got one leg up over the side. I'm only 19 but one way I have kept in good shape is by wade fishing. You don't realize it, but walking against current all day in a creek is great exercise and helps improve your balance as well.

[WRB]

90+% of back pain is caused from weak core strength. 

Strengthen your core muscles doing crunches, legs lifts, planks and sit ups. Take 20 minutes everyday when you get out of bed to stretch and work on core exercises will keep you in shape, that and push offs (pushing away from the hamburger counter).

Bass Fishing from a boat may seem relaxing without strain. Standing in the bow operating the TM while keeping your balance in waves is tiring. Todays Spot Lock TM’s help a lot!

When I wore a younger mans cloths my fishing started at O dark 30 and ended in time for dinner, about 15 hours. Did that  days in a row without much effort. Now I am push 80, getting out of bed and stretching is a lot of work. What use to take 5 minutes now takes 25 minutes, you slow with age.

I was still in decent shape 10 years ago, this last decade hasn’t been easy.

Enjoy it while you can and take care of yourself.

Tom

[Woody B]

45 minutes ago, WRB said:

R90+% of back pain is caused from weak core strength. 

Strengthen your core muscles doing crunches, legs lifts, planks and sit ups. Take 20 minutes everyday when you get out of bed to stretch and work on core exercises will keep you in shape, that and push offs (pushing away from the hamburger counter).

 

 

Exactly.  My Dad, Grandfather and Uncles all had back problems.  When I was a teenager I done odd jobs for a man that was an orthopedic surgeon.  I talked to him in depth about back problems.   He said the same thing about core strength.   I'm a 58 year old automotive technician.  I've had a little bit of trouble with my neck (caused by bending my head back to far to look through my bifocals when working under a car) but I've never had any back trouble.   

 

I don't do well with the push offs, but do all the other things mentioned, as well as a bunch of walking to keep my back in shape.   

[Deleted account]

2 hours ago, Bankc said:

Lots of research has been done recently on weight gain.  For years they thought it had something to do with calories consumed vs. calories burned.  And this makes logical sense, so no one really questioned it for 70 years.  Then finally, someone started to test it and the new data suggests that what causes weight gain isn't calories, but hormones.  And there's a bunch of hormones that effect weight gain in different ways.  But the big one is insulin.  Insulin triggers the body to convert calories into fat, and insulin production is stimulated by sugar intake.  And this makes sense looking at historical weight trends.  As sugar, and more specifically high fructose corn syrup, consumption has increased dramatically since the 1980's, so have waste lines.  

 

Another thing they've discovered is that fat cells live for around ten years.  So once you've created a new fat cell, it takes about ten years for it to die off.  It can shrink and swell during that time, making you gain or lose weight.  But it'll still be there.  So you'll be at a high risk for weight gain for about ten years after first losing a bunch of weight.  

 

 

Hormones don't make you fat, and they can't violate the laws of conservation of energy. Sure they regulate how food is processed and absorbed, but if you eat excess calories, and you don't burn them or expel them, you are going to turn them into fat. It is true that attempting to burn off calories to loose weight is a waist (pun intended) of time, but a sedentary life style will cause your body to accelerate converting and storing excess calories.