October 26, 2010

Banish that fat

I decided to go running with my kid round a lake, in a park in Moscow yesterday. I drove down there with the push chair in the car boot. I got him out the car, wrapped him up, put mittens on him, strapped him in tightly and bribed him with a biscuit. I ran round the lake pushing him along the path. He quietly munched his biscuit and all seemed well in the world, as I puffed and panted behind him. Then as if by magic, on the third lap of the lake, he began to gently sob, the sob then reached a scream by the forth lap. Russian women who were walking along the path, gave me dark judging looks that burnt into my inner soul. Junior screamed louder but I continued to run and push him along as my nervous twitch began twitching on my right eye. I tried to ignore him, I ran they looked, I ran they looked. I felt the worst father in the world, evil and nasty. He gave the performance of his life, Shakespeare would have been impressed by his acting abilities. I gave into the screams on the fifth lap and went to the play area to calm him down. He could win an Oscar.The screaming magically stopped when he went on the slide.

Today, I went to my usual gym, rising before the cockerel at 5.00 am, to get some fat burnt and to get back home before my wife goes to work. There is always the same couple in there every morning. A fat husband and wife team that would not look out of place in that well known British comedy show "Little Brittan". The woman is fat and so is her man. They go straight into the gym without doing any running. They have a personal trainer. She looks like a pink Blancmange or giant shrimp in her pink lycra top, he looks like a giant orange in his orange exercise outfit. They puff and pant in an orgasm of exercise, as their triple chins dance and wobble. I can't understand why they don't do any running before they go to lift weights? They never look any thinner but go every day. I admire them for trying but they should at least sweat a bit before they tone and shape.

10 comments:

  1. actually, training with weights is one of the best ways to loose weight. increased muscle mass makes you metabolism run at a faster sitting rate. also, the old metabolism runs at a much higher rate for hours after a good weight session (you cant just 'pussy it' so to speak) leading to more calories being burned for more hours after training, as opposed to straight cardio.
    it wouldnt hurt them to throw in a 10 minute run to warm up tho. or better yet, skipping!

    just a tip from another expat

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  2. Lt Colombo, I'm not so sure. I think you should start with a min of 30 mins running then hit the gym. Those two don't even break a sweat. Running burns cals weights tone up. You sound a bit like a fitness instructor :-)

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  3. Maybe they fall into the category of folks who fool themselves into thinking a little exercise goes a long way. If they exercise, they figure they can continue to eat as much as they want or anything they want. Maybe their goal isn't to lose weight because some personal trainers have a philosophy of "fit at any size." I'm not buying that idea. The ones who baffle me are the people who show up at the fitness center and stand outside long enough to finish their cigarette before going inside to "work out." Why do they bother?

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  4. I agree RJ, you should see those two they are big and have been going for at least 6 months they are there early every morning. They are the same size as before.

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  5. They were staring because you were RUNNING while pushing a baby, also you are man doing it which makes it even more abnormal.

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  6. He is not a baby but almost two and people pushing kids while running is not so unusual but maybe it is in Russia?!?

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  7. Tim (tsarpodcast) is right. Russians are prone to think you can overturn a stroller or a baby carriage, if you are moving too fast (in their opinion). The roads in this country are in a sorry state and joggers are rare to see. Especially, SAHDs.

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  8. Yes but I was on a flat path going round a park in a lake.

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  9. I am afraid stereotypes work faster than brains. Negative thinking is king in Russia

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  10. Kadabr6 do you have a blog? where are you? In Russia?

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