I am a 20 year old college sophomore student. I have always been not entirely tiny but petite, I used to weight 122, people started comp-laing how thin I was, and this and that, it got a little bit on me, and I started eating unhealthy. but now , I weight 138 (NOT IN A GOOD WAY), I gained some arm, thigh (which I don't mind) and belly fat (which I don't like). Now I am a little bit experienced, I know what is good for my body, I know I own my body and nobody else.I don't want to be this girl who just do the "You Only Live Once" thing going around and sit back while I keep adding pounds, I want to be fit, I want to be in control of my body. So, I was about to start the "Insanity Work Out" but I am concerned that will take alot from my body. I dont want to be tiny, I just want the arms and stomach fat to go. What should I do? I have tried to do these monthly challenge but it's not working for me because I don't have any motivation to. So enough ranting, my question is, should I do the Insanity? do you think it would take too much from me? What others do you suggest?
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If you want to be in charge of your own body, why would you put it in the hands of some moron on an Insanity DVD? You're a college student so you must realize the value of an education. And, there are probably few things in your life that are more important to you than your health and well being. Yet, you want to watch a DVD to get fit?Your body has no choice but to follow your brain. So, you should feed your brain a steady diet of good information if you want to be all you can be. It's YOUR body and it has to last a lifetime so it's worth the investment. Don't ask questions of random strangers with no credibility in this or other online forums. Use high quality resources for information instead. The basic principles of health, fitness, and nutrition are not that difficult or hard to understand. Avoid the internet unless you're using trusted sites in dot gov or dot edu domains. The dot coms are usually driven by profit motive and you'll find bad information in most websties including WebMD, Livestrong, Bobybuilding.com, etc. and especially in this forum and others like it. And, avoid magazine and other cheap commercial informational products about fitness, glamour, muscle building, fashion and fads. Don't be part of the "herd" unless you want to look, feel, and perform like the "herd".Use books, especially late edition text books on subjects such as nutrition, anatomy, kinesiology, and physiology...especially exercise physiology. You can find excellent information resources at your local public or Uni library or for sale cheap online at Amazon.com and Ebay.com. Always follow the science. Use critical thinking. Be skeptical and do not believe anything without cross checking it with trusted sources. Grow your personal knowledge base and everything else will follow with relative ease. You have one body and it has to last a lifetime. It's worth the investment to learn how to care for it properly. To find out how the best minds in nutrition in the world (at the US NIH) have recommended for decades we lose fat, read my answer about how to lose fat --> http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=As615QJM4X_3ID9_05qmmlXty6IX;_ylv=3?qid=20111028185603AAVcP4D If you want to get fit and exercise, then you'll need to treat that endeavor as a college minor and start learning about fitness. Just don't try to use dot com websites and magazines as your text books. Get real text books on exercise physiology. The focus of your exercise should be building muscle. It only requires about two hours per week of training but you will need some equipment. Here's what you'll get.• Stronger bones & increased mineral density (osteoporosis protection)• Stronger body & musculature (improved protection from injury)• More robust organic and systemic fitness (more survivable in crisis) • Improved cardio-vascular function (better than "cardio")• Higher basal metabolic rate (~5-50 cal/day/pound of muscle)• Easier fat loss (more efficient lipid consumption)• Greater calorie consumption (prolonged afterburn)• Supports body sculpting (hypertrophy)• Slows natural loss of muscle mass (sarcopenia) over age 30• Minimal wear & tear (low risk)You don't get all that from aerobics (cardio). For your cardio, walk, don't run. Or you can swim or do any other exercise the is low risk, low impact, and offers a wide variety of biomechanical motion. Good luck and good health!!♠
