Hello Guys! I have been following Nerd Fitness emails for a while and I decided to give it a go and write here on the Forum! I am a reasonably healthy and slim individual, however, I have a very sedentary job (office-based) and after more than a year of pretty much no exercising I have started to feel as if I am deteriorating. I have started cycling to work every day about 2 months ago (3 miles each way, up hill back home!) and day on day I can start feeling the improvements to how easy it is to cycle. However, despite having this form of exercise very regularly (I now cycle instead of using public transport), I have been battling with lack of energy and complete lack of strength! I feel reasonably fit when I exercise but both my legs, core and arms feel really week. So... I have two questions really, and I hope that some of you could share your experience and suggestions: 1) What sort of exercise program/sport would help me to develop much more strength and endurance without necessarily making me gain a lot of muscles (a little bit of fat loss would be always welcome)? 2) What sort of dietary/exercise improvements would you suggest to feel more energetic every day? I feel sluggish and it really irritates me as I'm only 25 and feel that really would like to be full of energy! I sleep OK most of the nights (7-7 1/2 hours), I don't use any caffeine but I do eat sugary foods most of the days. Your share of wisdom would be much appreciated :-)
