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Do you regularly work out?

Do you regularly work out?

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Maximus Zeebra

Maximus Zeebra

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Just out of curiosity... Do you work out regularly, and I do not mean life popcorn in the TV chair, but organized sport or private work out schedules and strict training programs etc.
 
Yes, I do. Not rigorously, but daily.
I skate for 45 minutes to an hour every night between March and November (the warm months).
In December, January, and February, I use the exercise equipment at a nearby apartment complex, which is owned by the same company as my apartment complex. The managers gave me a key to their weight room, since my complex doesn't have one.

Occasionally (although not daily) I do stuff like ride my bike, swim, and water ski.
 
In the summer, I cycle, play tennis, hike, swim, walk, and go to the gym. I admit I'm less active in the winter months, but I still go to the gym regularly, as well as play tennis about once a week (of course, in a bubble).
 
Dance, jog, swim and generally try to eat healthy.
During the winter, i tend to go back to lazing around.
 
1069 said:
Yes, I do. Not rigorously, but daily.
I skate for 45 minutes to an hour every night between March and November (the warm months).
In December, January, and February, I use the exercise equipment at a nearby apartment complex, which is owned by the same company as my apartment complex. The managers gave me a key to their weight room, since my complex doesn't have one.

Occasionally (although not daily) I do stuff like ride my bike, swim, and water ski.
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Nice.

I do exercise 30 minutes twice a day usually(hand stands(ups-downs), pull-ups, push ups, sit ups. I run about 5 km several times a week down to the beach where I do a small swim. I do capoeira, but not at the moment, several times a week usually.

I love biking, swimming, hiking, or just walking for hours and do these things for hours when I have a day available.

I do however not use the gym.. For some reason I find it tiring and heavy. :lol:
 
Middleground said:
In the summer, I cycle, play tennis, hike, swim, walk, and go to the gym. I admit I'm less active in the winter months, but I still go to the gym regularly, as well as play tennis about once a week (of course, in a bubble).
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I wish I could get into tennis.. How do you start with tennis anyways, if you suck at it but know the rules? I don't know anyone who plays tennis. :(
 
Maximus Zeebra said:
I wish I could get into tennis.. How do you start with tennis anyways, if you suck at it but know the rules? I don't know anyone who plays tennis. :(
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I tried playing tennis in my early teens; a lot of my friends played, and some even had private courts.
I found that the racquets were too heavy and tiring for my little arms back then.
But I did love badminton very much, and was good at it.
I'd like to try tennis again sometime, since I'm bigger and stronger now, and I'm sure I could manage a racquet at this point in my life.
Of course now I'd have to use the public courts, which are always crowded.
But it's something I've been considering. It might be fun.
 
1069 said:
I tried playing tennis in my early teens; a lot of my friends played, and some even had private courts.
I found that the racquets were too heavy and tiring for my little arms back then.
But I did love badminton very much, and was good at it.
I'd like to try tennis again sometime, since I'm bigger and stronger now, and I'm sure I could manage a racquet at this point in my life.
Of course now I'd have to use the public courts, which are always crowded.
But it's something I've been considering. It might be fun.
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I used to love badminton years ago. I was very good at it and played for my schools team alot.
Tennis for some reason, i never got into.
 
Maximus Zeebra said:
I wish I could get into tennis.. How do you start with tennis anyways, if you suck at it but know the rules? I don't know anyone who plays tennis. :(
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I think the key is finding someone at your level. Otherwise, the fun gets sucked out of it. I used to play at a club where a father and son duo would play once a week for hours. They only played each other, and were so close in ability. Because of that, they never improved, but that was fine with them. They'd play for a bit, chat, and then go back to playing, and chat some more. It was just as much as a social bonding thing as a way to get exercise. I always thought that was so cool.

Me, I have been playing for many years, and have just recently started taking it seriously once again. I used to play tournaments, but I only play a few select now days. There are many good juniors around here who hit the ball a ton, and play without fear. If I elected to compete in the same open tourneys, I'd so get my ass kicked. That would suck the interest for me-- so I avoid them--and keep tennis interesting and fun.

The best thing about the game, though, is that there is always room for improvement. The game is complex, and even the #1 player in the world has weaknesses.
 
1069 said:
I tried playing tennis in my early teens; a lot of my friends played, and some even had private courts.
I found that the racquets were too heavy and tiring for my little arms back then.
But I did love badminton very much, and was good at it.
I'd like to try tennis again sometime, since I'm bigger and stronger now, and I'm sure I could manage a racquet at this point in my life.
Of course now I'd have to use the public courts, which are always crowded.
But it's something I've been considering. It might be fun.
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Badminton is an excellent sport for fitness. So is squash. Because I'm fairly serious about tennis, I avoid other racquet sports because it would screw up my tennis game, though both interest me a great deal.

Get a few second hand racquets, and take your husband or kids to the public courts. Besides getting some exercise, it could be fun, too.
 
I cycle on and off strength training with cardio focused training every 6 weeks. I adjust my diet according to what my workouts are focused on. I eat "cleaner" during the cardio phase, which includes low-weight/hi rep weight lifting, and I usually eat more and less clean when I am working on building power/strength(high weight/low reps). Focused more on getting alot of animal protein and carbs in to fuel the muscle repair process. During cardio phases, I tend to try and get those thingsas well, but make a concious effort to limit sodium and fat intake.
 
I do some form of excercise virtually every day. I have physical fitness equipment at my homes and switch stations every day. I have a daily stretching routine to maintain body manipulation. Dance class year round. In summer I engage in jogging, biking, swimming, blading, tennis, and sand/beach volleyball. During the winter months it's indoor volleyball, wall climbing, and kickboxing. I also hike sometimes.
 
Middleground said:
I think the key is finding someone at your level. Otherwise, the fun gets sucked out of it. I used to play at a club where a father and son duo would play once a week for hours. They only played each other, and were so close in ability. Because of that, they never improved, but that was fine with them. They'd play for a bit, chat, and then go back to playing, and chat some more. It was just as much as a social bonding thing as a way to get exercise. I always thought that was so cool.

Me, I have been playing for many years, and have just recently started taking it seriously once again. I used to play tournaments, but I only play a few select now days. There are many good juniors around here who hit the ball a ton, and play without fear. If I elected to compete in the same open tourneys, I'd so get my ass kicked. That would suck the interest for me-- so I avoid them--and keep tennis interesting and fun.

The best thing about the game, though, is that there is always room for improvement. The game is complex, and even the #1 player in the world has weaknesses.
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I am a dangerously fast learner, I would hate to play with some other beginner, he couldn't teach me anything.. Playing with someone good would be emerressing at first, but eventually turn out far better. But I guess none of the good players at a tennis club want to swing with a rookie, thus my problem.:doh
 
WI Crippler said:
I cycle on and off strength training with cardio focused training every 6 weeks. I adjust my diet according to what my workouts are focused on. I eat "cleaner" during the cardio phase, which includes low-weight/hi rep weight lifting, and I usually eat more and less clean when I am working on building power/strength(high weight/low reps). Focused more on getting alot of animal protein and carbs in to fuel the muscle repair process. During cardio phases, I tend to try and get those thingsas well, but make a concious effort to limit sodium and fat intake.
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Wow, pretty serious work-outer?

I eat lots of rice, meat and massive amounts of salad and fruit and avoid refined sugar products and all soda drinks, but I do not mind eating fat.. Isn't fat good for you?

I love different sauces for example.
 
Tashah said:
I have a daily stretching routine to maintain body manipulation.
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Yeah, me to(usually in evening), I find this essential alongside my 10 minute manipulation and warm up of every part of the body in the morning(using a lot of small muscles).

Trying to get into more balance and coordination training.. I ought to take some dance classes of some sort, any suggestion?
 
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I detest the whole notion (for myself only, I have no strong opinion about the practice in others.)

I hate doing work that serves little purpose. If I feel the need to exercise, I'd rather chop firewood, build something or perform some other kind of strenuous task.
 
Nope, I'm a lazy bum. Playing online poker is just so much more fun (and hurts less) than doing push-ups or lifting weights.

I would like to get into tennis and/or golf though. Unfortunately I don't know anyone who plays on a regular basis, and it's cold for 6 months out of the year here.
 
Oftencold said:
I detest the whole notion (for myself only, I have no strong opinion about the practice in others.)

I hate doing work that serves little purpose. If I feel the need to exercise, I'd rather chop firewood, build something or perform some other kind of strenuous task.
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Well, for yourself, you will most likely live longer and have less health problems if you work out. isn't that a purpose?
 
Maximus Zeebra said:
Well, for yourself, you will most likely live longer and have less health problems if you work out. isn't that a purpose?
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Well, if you're an outdoorsperson and live semi-indigenously and do a lot of rough, purposeful manual labor, you probably don't need to actually work out on top of that.
 
I run 3-6 miles a day every weekday. Weekends are for drinking.
 
For many years I've exercised nearly every two days - when I was younger it was far more frequent and way more intense as I was in various competitions.

I stopped exercising every day when I was about 31 as I stopped competing and just concentrated on keeping trim - however I dropped my road work from hard 120 miles a week to an intense 30 miles a week but my knees couldn't take all the road work anymore after my 41st birthday.

Now, I've tended to do low impact cardio work in the gym but much more intense muscle building. As this is for me now I've allowed myself more muscle than was previously necessary. I've not done anything for about 5 months now since an illness wore me down so I've been on the web more.

In the new year I'm allowed back in the gym so I won't be around here or other websites as much.
 
For many years I've exercised nearly every two days - when I was younger it was far more frequent and way more intense as I was in various competitions.

I stopped exercising every day when I was about 31 as I stopped competing and just concentrated on keeping trim - however I dropped my road work from hard 120 miles a week to an intense 30 miles a week but my knees couldn't take all the road work anymore after my 41st birthday.
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Inline skating is a good alternative, if you're interested.
It's almost exactly comparable to running, as far as the number of calories burned, but its virtually no-impact.
I can't tolerate a lot of impact either, for one reason and another.
Getting old sucks.
 
1069 said:
Inline skating is a good alternative, if you're interested.
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Used to be a skateboarder as a kid so that sounds good. I've never skated before on roller skate type skates though so I'm a bit wary.

Is it difficult? Sounds a great idea though......

1069 said:
--Getting old sucks.
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I don't mind at all, injury sucks though whatever your age. It takes a lot longer to recover when you're older and I enjoy the pace of life just as much even though it's different.

In line skating...... am going to go look at skates and skate training courses now. Thanks for the idea!
 
Used to be a skateboarder as a kid so that sounds good. I've never skated before on roller skate type skates though so I'm a bit wary.
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Me, too!

Is it difficult? Sounds a great idea though......
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No, but you might want to start on a smooth surface; concrete, as opposed to asphalt. Just until you get the hang of it.
And never skate when it's wet. You won't find any traction on wet concrete; your feet will go out from under you and you'll fall right down.
But no. It's not hard. It's a lot of fun.
I make it as simple as I can for myself: no pads, no helmet. Just go.

In line skating...... am going to go look at skates and skate training courses now. Thanks for the idea!
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Yeah! Good luck. Let me know how it goes. :2wave:
 
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