Hi Toni. Wow, you are writing this amazing blog with a newborn and a young kid - go you!
I'm currently on a career break living in Germany and am taking this time off to get as healthy as I can. First goal was losing a couple of extra kilos which I thought was age related - turns out not! They just slid off when I improved my lifestyle. I'm working on my fitness - particularly weight training as I have a lot of cardio in my day anyway. Your post has pushed me into getting a skipping rope for interval training. I've researched diet before but what was new to me this time was the importance of insulin and glucose spikes, including intermittent fasting. The glucose goddess and Dr Chatterjee have both been really helpful. Interested to see your diet post when it comes.
Do you recommend the Apple watch for fitness? I've been on the fence as I try to avoid too many gadgets.
Hi Melody. Great to hear from you. That’s fantastic that you have decided to prioritise your health.
Yes I do like the Apple Watch for fitness and also to monitor my sleep. It has a really wide range of health monitoring functions and I think the accuracy is quite good. Regardless of the device, I think that being able to monitor your heart rate is very valuable to optimise training and to keep an eye on your resting heart rate.
Yes it will be cool to get into the nutrition material. I have found glucose monitoring very valuable. Gave me a much more accurate picture of what is happening. Ha ha I wrote this while eating a cookie - the irony. I’ve tried various forms of fasting … not so much these days.
Really appreciate your messages and I am glad you got something from reading.
Hi Toni. Wow, you are writing this amazing blog with a newborn and a young kid - go you!
I'm currently on a career break living in Germany and am taking this time off to get as healthy as I can. First goal was losing a couple of extra kilos which I thought was age related - turns out not! They just slid off when I improved my lifestyle. I'm working on my fitness - particularly weight training as I have a lot of cardio in my day anyway. Your post has pushed me into getting a skipping rope for interval training. I've researched diet before but what was new to me this time was the importance of insulin and glucose spikes, including intermittent fasting. The glucose goddess and Dr Chatterjee have both been really helpful. Interested to see your diet post when it comes.
Do you recommend the Apple watch for fitness? I've been on the fence as I try to avoid too many gadgets.
Melody
Hi Melody. Great to hear from you. That’s fantastic that you have decided to prioritise your health.
Yes I do like the Apple Watch for fitness and also to monitor my sleep. It has a really wide range of health monitoring functions and I think the accuracy is quite good. Regardless of the device, I think that being able to monitor your heart rate is very valuable to optimise training and to keep an eye on your resting heart rate.
Yes it will be cool to get into the nutrition material. I have found glucose monitoring very valuable. Gave me a much more accurate picture of what is happening. Ha ha I wrote this while eating a cookie - the irony. I’ve tried various forms of fasting … not so much these days.
Really appreciate your messages and I am glad you got something from reading.
Thanks mate! Have been wanting to track and you’ve made this way more accessible.