Hello there, beautiful people! I'm amazed by the feedback I got for my first post, didn't expect anything like that :D Thank you all for your support!

As I've mentioned in my introduction, I want to help people to feel better about themselves, through exercising both body and mind on a regular basis. Paired with a solid diet, you've got a ticket to success.

On top of all that, I want to show you that living a healthy life should be easier, not harder to handle. I know this sounds like I'm saying that you'll actually WANT to eat broccoli and squat, run and meditate daily, but that only happens to the most dedicated of us(I'm getting there, I still like my hamburgers. I'm only human after all).

Also, I want you all to know that I'm far from being a role model of any kind. I have bad habits. A lot of bad habits. But still, I think I'm doing great keeping myself healthy. And so does my doctor. She says that, according to her book, I'm qualified as a professional athlete(lol), for having a blood pressure of 154/45, normal being at or bellow 120/80. Which basically means my heart beats less and pumps more.

When exercising, heart rate elevates to pump blood(nutrients) through the body. The faster it beats, the faster you get tired. So it makes sense for the heart to beat as slow as possible.
It also makes sense for the heart to be able to pump a decent amount blood with every beat. You don't want your heart to skyrocket every time you walk up the stairs, pumping blood all the way up into your head, making your face red like a lobster.

So having a slow heart rate is good. Helps you not to sweat up a monsoon while doing everyday things. Had to end today's workout earlier because of that.

This was the moment I realized I probably shouldn't be taking photos anymore. Well I was pushing it...

Anyways, back to me.

I'm 24 years old and I've been training(more or less) daily, since the beginning of my college years. I can't say that I've achieved what some people achieve in a 4 year time span, but I can safely say that I've been making progress constantly.

I'm not a seasonal athlete. I train all year round with the purpose of self-improvement. I don't bulk during the winter and cut during the summer. I'm not training for a specific sport. I have many goals but these goals aren't time related. I do thrive for the best possible results but the world ain't all sunshine and rainbows so I get off track sometimes.

And the best possible results require a different approach. Starting with the diet. Hippocrates had it all figured out ages ago:

"Everyone has a doctor in him or her; we just have to help it in it's
work. The natural healing force within each one of us is
the greatest force in getting well. Our food should be our
medicine. Our medicine should be our food. But to eat when
you are sick is to feed your sickness."

I'll try to explain what Hippocrates meant with that. And how it transfers to everyday life. I'll try to make a whole in depth view of how food can really be our medicine. Or at least how I made my late night hamburgers be my medicine.

But that's a story for another day. Requires a fresh page. Don't want to jam too much into one post.

It's been raining all day here in Izola, Slovenia. The good thing is that the weather cooled down a bit. This summer has been scorching hot.

I think I'll make a another follow up to my first post, before going into specifics of my training routine and eating habits, since the weather has postponed today's photo session, or at least, made the session more about the weather, and less about me. I hope I'll get the rest of the introductory things covered in the next post.

I wish you all a great Sunday. Sunday-funday!