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

[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.

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[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 :)

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[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?

[Battlehammer]

I play drums every day for about an hour (Heavy Rock -n- Roll) and go to the gym twice a week for weight lifting.

[Andy Brummer]

I've worn through my first pair, and I wouldn't want to run in anything else.

I can imagine the sinking feeling one would have after ordering my book, only to find a laughably ridiculous theory with demented logic once the book arrives - Mark McCutcheon

[Member 96]

Cool! I bought running shoes from a running store where they properly fit them and choose the right style etc about 5 years ago and they are still going strong. They have very thin soles and almost no padding in the heel and I've never had any injuries, but I've been interested in trying the 5fingers unfortunately I'd have to buy them online and I don't know how I'd end up with a pair that fit properly that way. Let me know how it goes please. I've always been a natural flat to forefoot striker when running anyway so it wasn't a big adjustment. Probably because as a kid I used to run around all the time in bare feet and there's no way you can strike heel first in bare feet, at least you sure wouldn't want to after the first couple of strides. :) I can't understand how anyone could run striking heel first but apparently there are a *lot* of people who do.

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[onemorechance]

I have been following the workouts from this site: http://www.crossfit.com/[^] Challenging, fun, and works great.

[Andy Brummer]

It is astounding to me how much of difference in effectiveness there is between the high intensity stuff and everything I had done before that. My wife is an avid cross-fitter, and I can see how having the schedule and the coach have really helped her. I like working out in my backyard and don't want to give that up, but I realize that I'd be making more progress at one of the gyms. Another change which was almost as big was cutting out gluten from my diet, and eating far fewer grains. scientific american article on gluten[^]. I'm not eating fully paleo, but much closer then I had in the past and it's really helped my body composition and energy levels.

I can imagine the sinking feeling one would have after ordering my book, only to find a laughably ridiculous theory with demented logic once the book arrives - Mark McCutcheon

[Andy Brummer]

That's phenomenal.

I can imagine the sinking feeling one would have after ordering my book, only to find a laughably ridiculous theory with demented logic once the book arrives - Mark McCutcheon

[ndoran]

I bike to work twice a week (19 miles each way). That's summer only, though, as I won't have enough light within a few weeks.