Your channel has been my biggest motivation and guide to get fitter. The lack of bullshit and abundance of clear thinking is incredibly helpful. I’m around the same age as you and just started out last year. I’m doing parkruns and just started longer trail runs. My speed and endurance are not very impressive but I’m so much better than I was a year ago. Sincere thanks for increasing the likelihood that I’ll get to meet my grandkids.
Your videos have probably been my biggest motivation to get healthier, down 15kg in 4 months, and all of your videos have been watched. Have a good one Mark, thanks.
@@ian_strachs Basically I'm just eating clean, removing all unnecessary fats like butter, cooking oil, and smaller portions. I can handle a big caloric deficit and I'm lucky with that, been around 1800 for those months. I also eat low calorie snacks (stuff like strawberries, low calorie icecream (think halo top, I LOVE icecream), icepops, sugarfree soft drinks), also with stuff that you cannot overeat on like most greens and fruits I just eat whenever I feel a bit hungry. And exercise naturally. The smallest and easiest change with the biggest effect was drinking a load of water with every meal to slow digestion and fill up the stomach. @CED99 Thanks mate! I hope you stay healthy too, truly.
"keep it simple, keep it consistant" as a 40 year old guy I found this simple line so helpful. I'm an all or nothing type of person and end up having a 1 week blast at working out like a madman only to crash and end up at maccies or the pub. Thanks Mark this is the best/most logical fitness channel on RU-vid.
Man I needed this. Late at night, 3 wines down, prepping lunch boxes for 4 kids, been over a year since I could run after a bad knee injury. I will do a park run before this year is out. Thank you
Look up knees over toes. Start walking backwards, then sled pulls backwards. Then walk forward on forefoot only, no heels. Very slow. You can do it. I just get 20 min a day to do things for my self. Running or lifting some weights. Or bands. or stretching. Anything, literally anything. Breath holds. Nose breathing for the whole day. Wim hoff sessions if you like. Or cold shower. Just mental exercise can be a great thing. I have 2 kids and workout once they are a sleep. Love me some wine, but more so beer.
Cleared to run now, which is a nice milestone. Been doing a couple hundred metres in 30m blocks. My ankles hate me after so long being inactive. Next goal is 500m. (appreciate I'm talking to myself here but this is a form of accountability)
@@eightyninerwh Light pole to light pole. Mark lewis style. Keep it up. Take a break when needed. Breathwork can keep you at a constant place. Nose breath only is one way. or nose in mouth out. zone 2. maybe get a heart rate monitor. keep it at max minus 40
"Not every hurdle is as high as you think it is" Followed by 'My life isn't great, do I want to compound it with poor health and fitness (to paraphrase slightly)' Mark, you've definitely given a great account of yourself and the problems a lot of people face. So cheers for the inspiration and entertainment 🙌
I used the “I don’t have time” excuse for over a decade and it led me to catastrophic health issues. Over the past year I’ve been working out early in the morning before everyone else is awake (4 am) and for me it has been the best way to start reversing my health problems. My reasoning for this approach is simple and irrefutable… if you make exercise the first thing you do every day you will miss 0% of your workouts. I know this isn’t for everyone, but I’ve found this is the best way to make sure that nothing gets in the way of my progress. Thanks for the motivation
I'd love to be like that but I'm not really a morning person! I was a rower for a few years which meant getting up about 5:45 most days of the week but if you join a club and commit to the training plan you have to as you can't let others down. But without that I prefer lunchtimes and evenings!
@@FlatToRentUK I wasn't a morning person for most of my life so far, even after being in the military for several years- soon as I was out the first two changes I made were not shaving and not getting out of bed before 7am. Now a few years on from that, my partner has a job they have to get up at 4:30am which I initially ignored but last year I joined in and find the 1.5 hours after they leave and I have to start work is my most productive time of day. 45 minute work-out or a solid hour of getting all those small chores done that weigh your mood down if you wait til the weekend or when you are tired after a day's work, traffic, and errands. That still leaves 30-45 minutes to take a long shower, have a nice tea, read the news, scroll some social media, etc and not be running late or ignoring higher priorities.
Mark, Since starting to watch your videos in January I decided I was going to train for triathlons and be an above average Olympic triathlete by the end of 2023. I did it! Today I placed 32nd out of 152 participants. Thank you for your achievable perspective.
After each major point you made, my reflex was to reach for the thumbs-up button, forgetting that I had already clicked on it. Thanks for the ongoing motivation and entertainment.
People love to put hurdles in place because it then gives them justification to not do something. You’ve given people the answer to their questions and solutions to these hurdles, put people will still find ways to self sabotage.
While your videos are chock-full of that English dry humour and wit (which a 58 y.o. Canadian is honour-bound to enjoy 😉 ), they're also chock-full of common sense. Keep it up, i'm not in that group of 1800 whiners. You inspire, without having to resort to yelling, being clumsy, or any other gimmicks! Refreshing! 👍👍
@Mark, I think you underestimate the positive impact you are making out their in the world. I for one have been inspired by you to go from couch potato to my first Hyrox in January. Thank you my inspiration, guide and roll model.
So true. When life out of control sometimes the only thing I feel I can control is fitness and nutrition. Having that handhold then gives me the foundation to recreate the rest of my life.
Wish this was me. When life feels out of my control (usually feel trapped in some way - job, relationship, etc) the thing I feel I can control is that I can eat what I want - i.e. unhealthy crap - & then who knows how many days, weeks, or months the 'bender' will last and any fitness I may have had goes with it! Then I'm back to starting again at some point - normally when I start feeling ill.
@@MrWibbledo you really decide to eat that crap? Sounds more like dealing with strong emotions by eating. Binge eating is the most common eating disorder, it is a kind of addiction mechanism. RU-vid offers a lot of helpful content about it. Face bad feelings, just let them be there in stillness for 5 minutes, sitting down. That heals them better than 45 minutes of eating. Good luck! You can learn and heal! ❤
I Can honestly say that your channel has changed my life. It's by far the best fitness inspirational channel out here in my humble opinion. Iv'e gone from broken gym bro to aspiring 54 year old athlete. First 5km OCR booked for end of the month, Hyrox Birmingham next year and looking to my first ultra. I am loving the journey again. keep up the great work.
As you know people only want to hear what they want to know. They clearly do not hear what you are truly saying. I am like you there are times food just keep calling me. Gained 10 pounds back. Above average people just try again. So I am back at it. Thanks for your hilarious messages.
Always found your videos motivating Mark, and I love your light hearted sense of humour. You’ve been an inspiration to me for a while. One thing I learned in my journey from flab to fit in my early 40s is - focus on small daily wins to win big 👍 Thanks for all the great advice you give.
This is such an important message. We all have those voices in our head and the excuses feel so real. We've just got to keep on ignoring them. Thanks for another great video, Mark 🙏
This is probably the best chat you have done ✅ the biggest thing I did was start bushwalking or Rucking. I grab my phone, pack earbuds water and 10kg weight. I never got into running but I can walk 10 km twice a week I started with just trainers and a few uni textbooks in my pack now I have a set of all tech boots and some poles. The idea is just find a green lane and go until the end of the iron maiden album rest and walk back to the car
Thank you! This has hit close to home! I have been making myself better for the last 15 years! With being a fat lard and being single, meeting my current wife and now a father I hear all the time ‘your fit! It’s easy for you!’ It’s taken a lot of time effort and sacrifices to be the way I am! They don’t see what we have to do! Yes I have problems controlling what I eat and drink but I train hard and I’m above average! Keep it up mate! Thank you!
Mark Lewis and Chris Broad (yes the abroad in Japan brit) and their fitness journeys have inspired me to get my gear in in my mid 30s. Obese atm, and want to get fitter by the time I'm in my 40s.
I found your channel earlier this year and I binged your content like a rabid dog. I still repeat watch some videos again now and then for more inspiration. You keep it real, and I pounce to your videos whenever I see a notification. Some of the points you make hit the nail on the head for me and give me a wake up call - such a my excuses for 'not having time'... Thank you very much for helping me turn a corner and begin to make solid, positive changes in my life. *From a 2+2=4 viewer*
Just sat and watched this on the TV at 3 am after the dogs deciding I didn't need sleep tonight (neurotic rescues lol) and I had to come on here and just say thank you . Not just for this video, but for your channel . My fitness has taken a huge knock back and my weight a big jump up over the past couple of years and I'm in the process of reclaiming them . I have a new supportive partner and as well as training together we both get so much from watching your videos. Thank you for working so hard as a creator to provide both meaningful , humorous, insightful and fantastically put together content . Very much appreciated by so many .
I was well over 250lbs for more than 20 years. Got to 315 started getting majorly sick. Changed my diet, started working out, and have lost 95lbs 10 months in. Eat better get up and move you can do it.
Mark you deserve 10 million subscribers man!! Thank you for what you do! I’m back on the journey to becoming healthy. This video is what I needed to stay the course.
I love this. I must be so naive though, because I can’t believe that you have to explain yourself because of those kind of comments. I can so relate though. At the end of the day the only one who is truly going to help you, is yourself. I’m a mother of 7 and chose to get off the couch rather than become the one the put on a stone a baby. Because 7st extra would have made my life so miserable. But I would be rich if I got a dollar for every time someone said “it’s alright for you, you’re already slim”. No. I was slim and healthy because I did something about it and it wasn’t easy. It’s still not easy , but my health is s priority. I didn’t get the support either, but that’s more because family and friends didn’t understand. I had to motivate myself, still do. And that can be a mission in itself. But , again, like you I see the effect on my kids (now years down the road) also taking health seriously Keep up the good work and fight the good fight 😂
I was running and doing mainly bodyweight resistance training for years before I ever entered a gym. Even now, some times I can afford gym, some times I can't. But my personal commitment to fitness, fwiw, is not predicated on gym membership alone. I have running shoes, and a bike as well. Truly I am blessed. 😊
Positive self talk is important. Big yourself up, minimise barriers. Doesn't matter what it is, we are all more likely to start, and then complete a task, if we feel bigger than our chores, tasks, obsticals or anything that we want or have to do.
I have realised that I am only watching this now. And I am experiencing a large amount of change. Only two days before this video went up. I was two day in a new job, a position of authority and not about to realise just how hard my mental state was about to go down. By October I was in a state of depression which lasted until the end of November. During which I’d id not want to do anything em simply sit on the sofa and waiting to go to work. I bring this up because of what you’d said about “not having time” and yet the thought came to me. In between my depressed state, I was happily wasting any time I had, watching stuff that was simply a distraction which could have been better used to do something about it. Instead, a consequence of allowing my depressed state to exist was this. I did not do a lot of hobbies, i was unsocial and declined all easy opportunity that came my way that was an easy clause for me to get off the sofa. Upon seeing this video. I am going to make use of my time and opportunities. Regardless of what the previous day was. I am showing an example that mental attitude is a driving force which if sustained. Can make a lasting improvement. If I remover. I will update this and say how it’s going. To you mark. Thank you for your brilliant life shearing experience. And the jokes. 😏👌🤩
I keep running on an off, just because I like running and exploring but eventually get frustrated that I want to run further but my mileage progresses slowly and I get bored of the area I can venture into before I get better and can go further. I usually miss running though, and your videos have consistently been the little push to make me put on my shoes again and go for a new run. Today I went the furthest I've ever been at 12k, my first 10k too, and I walked a good bit of it. But man it was cool to venture into uncharted territories. Thanks for helping :)
Great video Mark. It's always good to listen to your straight talking to wake us up to the reality that it's up to us how we function. Good to laugh at ourselves too.
That was brutally honest and open-hearted. If this doesn't get one from the couch, nothing will. I'm watching this on the couch, but after a modest training on my rowing machine trying to find a fitness routine rhythm. Thanks for the inspiration 😂
Hello, I'm 57, 6 children, 3 grand children. Full Time ( very interesting) job. 10 months ago, i was 1m 72, 96 Kg. I've Always been an active dilettante. Now AT this point i am 82 kg ( still 1m72 😅) and i go the gym 3 Times a week, and run 30 mn each other day.and i like it even if each time i struggle with what my grandmother called HBL syndrom "the heavy lead bottom syndrom" ( Cul de plomb, the one that sticks you to the sofa). I love your vidéos as you look like an humble Spartan. And i love this quote by the way " if you want to become Someone, be yourself. All the other ones are already taken" O.Wilde) Thanks a lot.
You’re speaking truth…thank you for this. Your willingness to be transparent and open about your life experiences really has helped shape where I am now.
Yours is one of the first channels I started following when I began my own fitness journey last year. I’m still here watching 👍. Good luck on Saturday. I should’ve been there with you but injury post Leeds marathon meant I’ve deferred till next year. Looking forward to seeing how you both get on!
Lost 15kg i 5 months now. I started working on my mind first. 1. Sleep 7 hours everyday. NEVER SKIP YOUR SLEEP ROUTINE 2. Make your bed. 3. Sort socks. 4. Hold your breath for 1.5 min everyday. 2min once you can hold it for 2min. 5. No alcohol. 6. 45 min Morning walk everyday. That's the fundamentals.
Mark, you are spot on, Im 57 and getting back into my running and some cross-training, most people just need to get their arse of the sofa 4/5 times a week to change their life, your message is clear, and best of all its funny, your crack is good. Keep it up
Picking up on your advice bit - been watching your stuff for a couple of years now, and the only over arching advice I've ever noticed has been 'get up, move about a bit'. I'm blessed with time (now the kids have grown up), space in my garage, and the money to buy some reasonable quality gym kit to go in it. My primary hurdle is my interest plateaus after a few months so I have to find something new to do. Kinda envious of people who can find challenge from doing the same thing forever.
Sweet Jesus I’m confused, listen mate, your videos are hilarious & hugely entertaining. Keep on trucking & don’t listen to the moaners, keep up the great work 🤙😬
Only recently found your channel Mark, as I’m sure you will see via the analytics. Anyway, absolute gold. Love the motivation dispersed between the humour. Love watching and not feeling as if I’m being preached to. During lockdown I started to really jump back into running after a 9 year hiatus. At 40 I’m doing 5k around 22 minutes and 10k around 47. Being 5’ 8 and 72kg helps of course. It’s not greased weasel pace but not slow either. I’ve been pretty inconsistent the last year and a bit. After watching a few of your videos it’s make me want to double down and really get fit again.
Welcome 🙏 some nice times already! Sub 20 5km within reach!
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my biggest motivation from you is how you looked like before you started getting fit I was 142kg at the start of this year, now around 124 and starting getting fit, not just "less fat" it's incredibly cool to see someone who went from overweight to properly fit handing out motivation, because even if you don't want to give advice in many videos, it's the motivation for others that you hand out everywhere
Mark YOU ARE SPOT ON HERE! Many who lose and keep off a large amount of weight end up with an eating disorder in a sense.. not in the "needs to see a doctor" way but its a definite issue that plagues you. Especially if like me you comfort eat. Thise hurdles never go away they just get managed. The worst being the time one! I lost 9 stone in 2 years. Started at 23 stone and 36 years of age. I Went from out of breath up the stairs to running a half marathon every weekend. But I still have binges followed by massive guilt a touch too often..😂 i still have a fight almost every cold morning as to whether i need to run today... and some days im afraid the duvet still wins. I've a long way to go. But if i can do it honestly ANYONE can. Your videos were a massive inspiration for me so thankyou too.
40" jeans me too. I'm back in 34" most days. Love your channel. The practical jokes are staggering. Keep it up. How about a fittness standup routine. or motivational talks around the country side. Or "marks better than average race" Make it a mud run. Or hyrox competitor. Or farm yard challenge. Anything. Donut lap for 3 miles.
I find you very entertaining and enjoy watching your videos. Can I suggest that you don't let the hoards of negative people out there sway your content, it seems like that's what happening.
Sound, logical information delivered by a person who has been there. Thanks Mark. Your explanation ticks similar boxes in my world, and adds another nod of recognition that I'm doing something right.
Just to add for anyone just starting their journey. It takes time. It is easier to start off making small changes that are not hardships, eg drop from 5 biscuits to 2 with your evening cuppa and jog 1-2 times a week is likely to get you a better start than telling yourself you are only going to eat lettuce and do 2 hours of cardio daily. Make it a pleasurable lifestyle change rather than an extreme diet and exercise fad. Don’t expect to lose half a stone in the first week. When I’m in a making progress kinda mood I’ll either judge myself by performance and how I look in the mirror rather than jumping on the scales daily. Even when tracking my weight I’ll only weigh in every month or so to allow time for progress to be seen.
Such a great video, when I started my fitness journey at 50 I was 124kg and now at 57 I’m 80kg and go up and down a kg or so. For me getting fitter was all about structure and portion control for food, but the real struggle is keeping the weight off
Excellent video Mark, it hits all the right notes. My journey was a bit of motivation from friends and colleagues and then all the rest was from me, focussing on enhancing the good in my life, family, divorce, diet, belief and that helps to remove the bad. As you infer, perfect is an excuse or target that people use to explain to themselves what they see as a failing, remmebering where you started makes where you are all the better and more rewarding. Keep it up, one thing I have done each year I enter a new decade is reset all PBs and then use that as a motivator of how good can I get in this decade versus why can't I keep up with how I was in my 30s. Simple answer is you are a totally different person each month/each year so embrace that.
I work from home. I set a pomodoro time so every 30 minutes I do and do 20 press ups then go for a lunch time run. Other than that I work my hours, take my kids to clubs and do the school run. Fitting in fitness is simple if you do some basic planning.
Nice view point Mark and thanks for sharing the darker side of your journey. I still have not lost a pound in 5 months!! but my VO2 MAX has gone from 31 to 37, i can now run up a flight of stairs 2 at a time again (Did you know your body will forget how to do that? I had to re-train myself) and i am out on my MTB 3 - 4 times a week covering between 40 - 60 miles. I eat so much better than i used too, so i just look like a bloater now i do not feel like one!!
Realistic and honest. Thank you. I have had toys to "do my sports better" and they got in the way. Keeping it simple. Got away from working out, and back on the "long course" of reclaiming my healthy body. I am being patient when I follow the plan, and forgiving of myself when I break from it knowing I am going back on it immediately. I am 65 suffering from "trying too hard and injuring myself" syndrome. I am impatient to get back to long walks and my knee tells me no. Similarly, my sprained wrist tells me to go slowly with weight lifting (a cement parking block jumped up and attacked me, throwing me to the ground and spraining my wrist) (Reality: I was putting a receipt in my wallet and didn't see it). I will be back to long walks and hikes, and full body workouts with weights....in time. Your video helps me be patient. ....and watch out for cement parking blocks, they are vicious!
In a world where the extreme is quite literally In front of our faces thanks to social media it's refreshing to see someone in the online fitness world with a message that's actually attainable for people living in the real world and not the world of online fitness influencers on more juice than caprisun selling BCAA's........and their is never a bad time to hear the rocky IV soundtrack
The people that complain are the ones that are just trying to rationalize their current situation. It’s not easy it’s never going to be easy. It’s the hardest thing you’re gonna do.
Following you for the last year or so but still incredibly motivating. Starting new training cycle to try my sub 20’ parkrun meaning that I’ll be watching your videos like crazy
Awesome shoot of motivation here ! About crazy choices that you can make, as soon as I started to work, I noticed that I hated comuting in bus or train... So, I ride my bike everyday of the year whatever the weather and I beleive it's part of me being quite fit for someone who works in an office or home. Anyway, I love your aproach and how you can review your history honestly. Thanks !
I have "Crazy Disordered Eating Syndrome" too. I'm in the middle of an epic battle right now. I feel like I'm going to lose. But I'm trying to stay strong. Thanks for being honest. xx
I can relate to those five examples, to get to being fitter than you were. Twenty two years I’ve been experiencing the same negative internal thoughts and comments from work colleagues. At fifty four It’s a struggle, working in construction since I was seventeen. That hasn’t helped.
Great video Mark! I agree time is the biggest thing. Trying to balance everything and fitting training in to 5am or 9pm windows affects sleep mostly and that then affects everything else, chiefly discipline around food and neglegence of the mobility and recovery care you need from training as an older "athelete".
This video not only applies to fitness but life in general, I was a overweight unhappy person with a dead end job. Finding fitness and after many years training I managed to reach some lofty fitness goals of winning an age group at ironman, getting an FTP of 406w at 77kg and now running ultras, also I took a uni degree full time while working full time and changed my career around. I've done all this with kids, wife, paying bills and buying a house etc. Depends on how bad you want it, I want it, next stop UTMB (one day hopefully!)
