How much exercise do you get?

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Posted: Sun May 09, 2010 2:19 pm

Hey all,

This question has been lurking in the back of my mind for awhile now, so I thought I'd post it here:

How much exercise do you get per week and of what variety?

Baiting is about as sedentary as it gets, and many of our jobs are equally so. That said, when the time comes to put down the junk food and the beer (or is it just me?) and unchain yourself from the computer, what do y'all do to stay fit?

Here's what I do:

Weight training/circuit training 4 days/week

Posted: Sun May 09, 2010 3:04 pm

Baiting Guru Joined: 19 Apr 2007 Posts: 3123

I do absolutely nothing, and I'm not joking.

I'd rather be happy and die early than miserable but tack on another few years.

Posted: Sun May 09, 2010 3:41 pm

I play hockey. One training and one match a week, when it's not summer or winter break. During summer break I try to go running every so often (but usually don't) and during winter break I go speed skating (on ice that is, not on wheels) and/or take part in a indoor hockey competition.

Posted: Sun May 09, 2010 3:45 pm

I walk twice a day, but not that far. Get 30 minutes a day at least.

Master of Master Baiters Joined: 06 Feb 2008 Posts: 720

Walking at least an hour a day

Posted: Sun May 09, 2010 5:01 pm

Same as Craig, plus I love to cook and eat a good piece of meat. Last year's health check said my heart's fine and my back & abs muscles are about 170% of the average for my age. Eat your hearts out, salad-munching health nuts!

Posted: Sun May 09, 2010 5:36 pm

Let's see.. Weekdays I use my bycicle to go to uni which is about 22km (about 13 miles) - single way. So that's 220km/130 miles a week on the bike, with an average of 25 km/h (15,5 mph) with a basic bike. Walking the dog 3 times a week, 5km (3 miles). Playing tennis 2x2hrs/week, at least.

That's the average week for me Smile

Posted: Sun May 09, 2010 6:27 pm

I go out on my bike a couple times a week, mainly to clear my head. On average I think I get about 60 miles a week done. Smile

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Gives me time to listen to Bluth's show on my iPod too. Razz

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Posted: Sun May 09, 2010 6:45 pm

I walk - an hour in the morning, 4-5 times a week, plus an hour in the evening (weather permitting!) 3-4 times a week (not necessarily the same days).

In the past year, I am down from 200 pounds to 175!

Bruin

Posted: Sun May 09, 2010 7:20 pm

@Bruin - Nice work, keep it up!

@Caligula - You must do a lot of core work as well to maintain those rock-hard abs. Wink

Wifey ridicules me everytime she sees me on the computer. She shames me into exercising. Ya see, she's an uber-athlete and could tear my legs off at will. She races bicycles and rides ~400 miles per week. Shocked

She keeps telling me:

"You need to get fit. You should start racing bikes because you would look good in spandex if you were fit." Sad

Can't you just feel the shame?

*sigh*

Posted: Sun May 09, 2010 8:11 pm

^ They're rock-hard, but covered under a soft layer of beerbelly-fat Laughing

Hoping to get rid of that this summer though, last step in my 7-year program.

Posted: Sun May 09, 2010 8:57 pm

Up until about this time last year, I used to do weight training about 5 - 7 times a week. These days, if I get around to it once a week, I consider it an achievement. Embarassed

As for running and walking, tragically, my current schedule has me (involuntarily) doing that for large portions of my workdays. But I suppose I should be thankful for that. It gets to burn away all of the flab that my muscle melted to. Smile

Posted: Sun May 09, 2010 9:12 pm

Whenever I feel the urge to exercise I lie down until it goes away.

(No, Mark Twain never really said that. But it's a great line and it suits me. Wink

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Posted: Sun May 09, 2010 10:15 pm

Sycamore wrote:

Gives me time to listen to Bluth's show on my iPod too. Razz

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I do far less than I should, but I play roller hockey at least once a week. That on its own is a pretty good workout, but since I've been playing with 18-22 year-olds I really have to kick it into overdrive to keep pace. Laughing

Posted: Mon May 10, 2010 1:30 am

Let's just say that the only exercise I get is either from working outside where I got badly sunburned on my arms or when having porno music/comment time. Laughing

Posted: Mon May 10, 2010 3:49 am

for me my job is exercise enough. You try dragging a 150kg drunk of his bar stool and out into the street. Also have to do physical/submission training with the staff. And every Wednesday we hit the gym. Me and all/most of my guards. Which is enough to fill the gym so we have a standing booking and they open to public 2 hours later on Wednesday since no one else can fit in.

Also I drink alot..... that's exercise to right?

Posted: Mon May 10, 2010 4:26 am

I ride 50 miles on the bike every Saturday.

Posted: Mon May 10, 2010 7:05 am

ex-er- WHAT? Laughing

EDIT: Well.. I DO need to get my legs back in shape after my left one's strength took a small dive. Confused

Not quite a Newb Joined: 24 Jan 2010 Posts: 51

I cycle 6 miles a day to and from work, and my job gives me plenty of exercise, walking round the car park collecting all the trolleys soon adds up the miles each day, I once worked out in an average day I do at least 5-6 miles walking!!

Posted: Mon May 10, 2010 9:13 am

Walk the school run with my daughter, 2.5 miles there and back = 5 miles a day walking for me. Most weekends involve a walk through the woods/countryside or along the beach at some point too. Other than that it's just generally being active, plus swimming & dancing. Found going to the gym boring so when things start to sag/get flabby in the future, will embrace being saggy and flabby Very Happy

Posted: Mon May 10, 2010 6:20 pm

I put in at least 4 hours per week on the elliptical and the treadmill. About five years ago I dropped about 40 pounds and I don't want them back. Issues with the tendons and muscles in my shoulders require me to work with free weights about three times a week, but I'm not looking bulk up. I like it at 180-85 lbs.

@Juan Freizwidatt: that quote is attributed to Robert Maynard Hutchins, president of University of Chicago during the '30s and '40s. He lived to be 78, so maybe you have the right idea. Wink

Baiting Guru Joined: 03 Mar 2006 Posts: 7103 Location: Yes

3-4x/week:

This is my club (I'm the guy with all the medals):

Posted: Mon May 10, 2010 9:45 pm

I play basketball 6 hours a week.
I also started hell's own exercise program this morning (P90X).
Everybody said it was a really healthy program, but now I want to die as a result, so how good could it possibly be for me?

Posted: Tue May 11, 2010 12:43 am

I drink a few beers. Then walk to the bathroom and take a leak. Then I do that again a few more times.

In all seriousness--I don't do anything, and I know I should do something. Sad

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