NikuHime

Of course! My meme page is https://www.facebook.com/AnimeFitnessGo/ Before I had my gym membership, I used to get up every morning before work, get on my exercise bike and watch anime. Whatever series I picked I wouldn't let myself watch it except if I was on the bike! Trying to harness the power of "just one more episode" haha I often picked a magical girl anime like Tokoyo Mew Mew because it was so uplifting in the morning and helped adjust my mindset for the day. Plus I could make it interactive! I liked to pretend that they needed my peddling energy to help power up their lengthy transformation sequences.It seems silly but it made it more fun! I tried doing something similar by cranking up the resistance during villain monologues in One Punch Man so it was like I was trudging through their hype the way Saitama seems to do with such perfect deadpan flair. If you're a fan of Danberu Nan Kiro Moteru, you'll find alot of the workouts shared on the meme page! Lately I've been into Hinomaru Zumou for my daily dose of manga inspiration. It's about sumo

Hey! Haha, let me just say I think you're intro is pretty cool! You have a really neat sense of humor. I'm a long time gym goer, an anxiety/depression person in remission, and totally new to these forums! I'm came here looking for other people who approached going to the gym with an appreciation for modern science instead of decades of bad gym advice. Good luck on your journey and I hope to see you around the forums! P.S. I think your wide range of interests will give you a great place to start and help you find success in your quest for fitness! Kick butt dude!

Hi and welcome friend, let me say that I'm impressed with your intial post. It's not always easy to lay bare the parts of ourselves that we aren't proud of. It may make some people feel better to say that they love their bodies the way they are, but it seemed like those thoughts always went away when I was alone and faced with the reality that my weight was shredding my knees and I could be looking at surgery before I was 40. For me, when that deep down darkness tried to swallow me up, there was no feeling of uplifting or getting psyched up in the morning that would make things fun and easy. What did it for me was realizing that if I was going to feel utterly awful, then I might as well feel awful and be productive. There's a spot on my wall that I remember staring at every morning when my alarm went off and telling myself "someday you aren't going to feel like this anymore". Looking at that spot now still makes me want to cry, but I feel so much further away from that person I was back then. Now when I feel like none of it matters, or feel like I don't have it in me to accomplish anything, I have a part of my brain that starts screaming out everything I've accomplished that is objectively impressive. It's important its objective so I can't find a way to doubt myself. I've lost 60 lbs, I've thrown a 270lb man over my shoulder to the ground, I've been to 3 countries outside the U.S. and most importantly, I show up every freaking day. I may not win everyday, but I'm persistent in a world of people looking for easy outs. Get up, get moving, and be brave. Fight hard and you'll always have something to be proud of.

Hello All! A year and a half ago I took a journey to Thailand that kick started my health goals. I lost 20lbs in 3 months. Now a year and a half later, I've lost 60lbs altogether! I've went from 197lbs down to 137lbs I'm in the best shape of my life and I even was a featured speaker at an anime convention to teach other people how they can use anime to help them meet their fitness goals. I did it all through portion control and lots of exercise, no fads, tricks, pills, or gimmicks here! I even run a little facebook page for anime fitness memes I'm also a freelance writer with a few fitness articles under my belt. Now I'm looking to go a step further and really increase my muscle mass, lifting power, and cardio-respiratory endurance. Like most people though, I want to find a way to balance it all with work and play. I'm hoping that by coming to this forum I can tap a new wealth of ideas and maybe help out a few people along the way on their quest for success! I love anime, am a huge rpg fan, and I also nerd out about outdoorsy stuff and travel. I hope we can all push each other to new heights and break the bad health stereotype for nerds everywhere! Let's do this! Hello and welcome all!