Welcome!
Posted 5 months ago by jdrothWelcome to the Get Fit Slowly group. I'm J.D. Roth of getrichslowly.org and getfitslowly.org.
This group is for people who want to get back into shape slowly and methodically, taking baby steps instead of huge leaps.
For myself, I started at 207 pounds on January 1st and no real exercise. I've changed my diet to be more sensible (smaller portions are key), and I began to exercise in mid-February. Right now, I'm taking shortish bicycle rides whenever I get the chance. There's a *possibility* that I'll try to train for a marathon on Sept 30...
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Thanks for starting this group, JD.
Its always been difficult for me to find people to exercise with -- having the same schedule, interests, and exercising commitment issues as I do -- so I thought I'd give the exercise flavor of social networking a shot.
Hopefully my bad habit of sporadic fitness will turn into a more long term one.
I'm likewise trying to turn my sedentary lifestyle around into something a bit more healthy, and in the process lose some weight and be able to run around the block without losing my breath.
Having some like-minded people to share progress with and receive/provide a little extra support seems like a great idea.
Best wishes to all.
Big thanks for starting the group to work with the blog. I've been working at loosing weight and getting in shape as best I can. I've dropped 8-10 pounds since January and beat my fitness goal in a recent fitness test.
I give much credit to my success to the blog as the support and motivation helps a great deal.
Hi there
I've read your blog for a while and when I decided to start the whole couch-to-5k program, I thought it might be fun to join this too. Plus it gives me something else... accountability. I'm never too good with that.
Thanks for starting this and I look forward to running/cycling/etc with all of you.