Well, I decided to just jump in and go train Muay Thai boxing in an effort to seriously jump start the weight loss which has, to be honest, been on and off.
I'm on a 1-way ticket and plan to spend between 3 and 6 months there, depending on a few things - finances, progress and how it works out for me.
I am knocking on the thicker end of 19st now and have not really set a target and just plan do do what I can, but ideally I would like to be much much closer to normal proportions.
Why Thailand and why Muay Thai boxing? "You could do it in a gym back home" I could try (and I have), but the distractions are plenty and the motivation to stick to it is tough. I had good results in the past doing high intensity boxing related fitness, plus I get to pickup a new skill which I can hopefully put towards a hobby in the future to keep losing weight, training fitness and keeping it off - bit of fun/variance that a typical gym routine lacks. I have always wanted to pick up a form of martial arts and the whole ordeal is getting a fair few birds in 1-stone. Weight loss, Fitness, Picking up Muay Thai, seeing Thailand and surrounding areas, a break from the rock of Jersey.
So, being "stuck" out there with a large part of the day towards training will keep me on-track, as well as trainers/other people to help push along. I certainly find it hard to push hard enough on my own. The costs are reasonable and less than what I am paying rent monthly back home, so why not!
I leave next week and suffice to say I am both excited and nervous to the same tune.
Once I get settled in and started I may start a progress thing off but I aint committing to that till I see how it starts to pan out
Might well poll opinion/information on some eating and weight based work for the out-of training hours times, not being very savvy myself and aware there are many knowledgeable folk on the subject here!
I'm on a 1-way ticket and plan to spend between 3 and 6 months there, depending on a few things - finances, progress and how it works out for me.
I am knocking on the thicker end of 19st now and have not really set a target and just plan do do what I can, but ideally I would like to be much much closer to normal proportions.
Why Thailand and why Muay Thai boxing? "You could do it in a gym back home" I could try (and I have), but the distractions are plenty and the motivation to stick to it is tough. I had good results in the past doing high intensity boxing related fitness, plus I get to pickup a new skill which I can hopefully put towards a hobby in the future to keep losing weight, training fitness and keeping it off - bit of fun/variance that a typical gym routine lacks. I have always wanted to pick up a form of martial arts and the whole ordeal is getting a fair few birds in 1-stone. Weight loss, Fitness, Picking up Muay Thai, seeing Thailand and surrounding areas, a break from the rock of Jersey.
So, being "stuck" out there with a large part of the day towards training will keep me on-track, as well as trainers/other people to help push along. I certainly find it hard to push hard enough on my own. The costs are reasonable and less than what I am paying rent monthly back home, so why not!
I leave next week and suffice to say I am both excited and nervous to the same tune.
Once I get settled in and started I may start a progress thing off but I aint committing to that till I see how it starts to pan out
Might well poll opinion/information on some eating and weight based work for the out-of training hours times, not being very savvy myself and aware there are many knowledgeable folk on the subject here!
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