How much exercise do you get and what are you going to do about It?

Member 96

Ennis Ray Lynch, Jr. wrote:

When I just have access to a treadmill I will use the treadmill every day for about one to two hours.

I used to really think long endurance style workouts were the way to go and did them a *lot* but after reading a diverse amount on exercise and physiology lately I've come across some pretty consistent stuff that discouraged me from it on two fronts: it's been pretty conclusively proven that high intensity interval training gives the same results indistinguishable from having done the long endurance workout but in only a few minutes and long endurance exercise is *very* hard on the body leading to all sorts of nasty conditions(at least in extreme forms of that type of exercise such as bicycle racers that do 4 or more hour endurance rides regularly throughout the week).

"Creating your own blog is about as easy as creating your own urine, and you're about as likely to find someone else interested in it." -- Lore Sjöberg

Member 96

Hey cool, I just posted before I read your post, I've been dipping my toe in the crossfit waters lately doing the high intensity interval stuff and kettlebells etc. I don't currently have a pull up bar but I'm going to build a freestanding one after coming across some plans on the crossfit message board. I couldn't physically do all the crossfit stuff at the moment but I like everything I've been doing and have stuck with it for a few months now and will add more and more as I'm able. No crossfit gyms around here but that's probably for the best anyway, cheaper to do it yourself as long as you have a convenient wife also willing and you can check each other's form.

"Creating your own blog is about as easy as creating your own urine, and you're about as likely to find someone else interested in it." -- Lore Sjöberg

Member 96

Sissy: http://runningbarefoot.org/[^] Actually in all seriousness you should read up before you buy a pair because a lot of people find that the more heavily padded the shoes the more likely you are to get injured. I'd buy a pair of these [^]if they sold them around here.

"Creating your own blog is about as easy as creating your own urine, and you're about as likely to find someone else interested in it." -- Lore Sjöberg

Johann Gerell

I run about 5 times per week.

3 mornings to work, 9 km each.
3 afternoons from work, 9 km each (doh!).
1 long Saturday run, somewhere between 16 and 28 km.
1 Sunday interval exercise, 6x1 km or 10x400m, of course with 2 km warmup and 2 km cooldown.

So, I'm running on average 70-90 km per week.

keencomputer asked:

what are you going to do about It?

Hmmm... a tough one. I'd like to do more intervals, but not more training days per week. What a dilemma, huh? :cool:

-- Time you enjoy wasting is not wasted time - Bertrand Russel

SteWooHoo

you must have left your sense of humour in the gym.

Steve0 You can't polish a turd.

Snorri Kristjansson

I go riding my motocross bike three times a week for 2-3 hours. It's a great workout and fun :) Also clears my mind.

Vaso Elias

Daily 1-4 hours: yoga, gym, swimming, volleyball, ..I know madness :-) I would strongly recommend to everyone doing some workout and make it a priority ONE so you can enjoy happy and healhty life and spend other thousounds hours behind the PC :-) Vaso.

Russell Jones

I play squash and badminton and go indoor climbing / bouldering once a week. I'm currently getting ready for a marathon in October so I'm also running about 30 miles a week with some stretching to cool down. At weekends I try to do something interesting outdoors like sailing, climbing or skydiving. What am I going to do about it? Try to find a contract job that allows me to get away for a decent length of time once a year and do some exiting stuff without wasting my life away at a desk?

Gary Wheeler

Monday: Run 4-5 miles. Tuesday: Lift weights. Wednesday: Bike to work, 12 miles. Run 6 miles. Bike home, 12 miles. Thursday: Lift weights. Friday: Run 5-7 miles. Saturday/Sunday: Bike (varies). What am I going to do about it? Never stop, I hope.

Software Zen: delete this;

destynova

I cycle in and out of work (only 15 mins, and I take it easy) and do weight training once or twice a week (more often would be counterproductive due to recovery time anyway, unless you're really well-built already which I'm not). Also trying to get into swimming on my non-gym days, since the whole complex is about a 4 minute walk from my desk - otherwise I don't do much cardio in the gym... swimming is much more fun. Having a ridiculously conveniently located gym makes it easier to overcome my natural laziness :)

Stefan_Lang

Wow, using an actual boat? I resort to a rowing machine. Less fresh air, but also less weather dependent ;) Also I get myself instant rewards for doing this by watching an episode of some series, 40-45 minutes each. Worked my way through all seasons of Babylon 5 and almost one season of Stargate by now. Ok, now I only need to up my frequency to more than once a week ... :-D

Searril

I play an hour of basketball 6-7 days a week.

Richard Jones

I sure hope so. If that was before breakfast I'd see a doctor. :laugh:

"The activity of 'debugging', or removing bugs from a program, ends when people get tired of doing it, not when the bugs are removed." - "Datamation", January 15, 1984

fly904

Stefan63 wrote:

using an actual boat?

Indeed. I own my own boat and I toddle up and down the Thames in it. Me in my boat :) [^]

Stefan63 wrote:

I resort to a rowing machine. Less fresh air, but also less weather dependent Wink Also I get myself instant rewards for doing this by watching an episode of some series, 40-45 minutes each. Worked my way through all seasons of Babylon 5 and almost one season of Stargate by now.

I do the same as well, I've got my rowing machine less than 2m away. Although I do it for 2 episodes. It's a bit of a pain having to change it over sometimes, but it gives me a break. It's even more annoying when I'm watching 20min episodes.

If at first you don't succeed, you're not Chuck Norris.

David Veeneman

I run 4.5 mi. every day. I eat smart--a Big Mac a month, and a milkshake a month, but other than that, very little red meat. Lots of fish and veggies. Depressing? Far from it. Once I got used to it, I found that I actually prefer it. I skipped the Big Mac last month. Oh yes--the payoff: I lost fifty pounds in six months (please, no Brit jokes about doing that in a night of cards), and I'm in my best shape in thirty years. I hike the Grand Canyon rim-to-rim twice a year. And I feel great. Not bad for pushing sixty.

David Veeneman www.veeneman.com

Chris Losinger

i'm actually planning on getting a pair of 5fingers - because i am trying to find a way to avoid the constant knee/foot/hip pain running normally causes. i just didn't want to get into the whole explanation of them :)

image processing toolkits | batch image processing

ludemade

I go up and down the stairs twice a day. 100 feet at a time (12 flights of about 8 feet). It is enough to notice, but not enough to smell bad after I am done.

Fabio Franco

Does walking from parking lot/garage to office/classroom/home counts?

TaeKwonDonut

I take Muay Thai Kickboxing twice a week and sparring on Fridays. I also use an exercise ball to sit on at my desk. It keeps the abs engaged during the day and really does help.

DiscoJimmy

I've recently tried doing something about this. We all sit in front of a screen/whiteboard for 8-10hrs a day right? So I've tried to find some things I can do for that block of time. So far I've come up with: A) Balancing on a yoga balance ball instead of an office chair - works the abs, side abs, and lower back B) Keep a hand weight near the desk - compiling, building, waiting for unit tests = curling time it's too soon to tell how well its working, but I figure if I was working out even at a low tempo for 8-10hrs EVERY DAY, i'd be pretty toned up. anyone else trying this sort of thing?