I've been moving away from running for the reasons mentioned above. It provides too little cardio benefit compared with the constant pounding and impact on the feet, ankles, and knees. Instead I just walk about 1-2 miles a day, plus push ups, squats, and some lifting.
It's enough to stay fit as long as I maintain a high protein / high veggie diet with medium fats and low carbs. I'd argue that this is more important than what you do for cardio or lifting. As soon as I move away from veggies and eat more carbs like bread, my belly seems to swell in proportion. Cut the bread and carbs, replace with veggies and grilled chicken, I look fit again after a week or so.
70% diet, 30% exercise.
It's enough to stay fit as long as I maintain a high protein / high veggie diet with medium fats and low carbs. I'd argue that this is more important than what you do for cardio or lifting. As soon as I move away from veggies and eat more carbs like bread, my belly seems to swell in proportion. Cut the bread and carbs, replace with veggies and grilled chicken, I look fit again after a week or so.
70% diet, 30% exercise.