What Do You Do For Exercise?

Staceyy · #1 (**permalink**) 08-26-2007, 07:29 AM

For exercise, I generalliy will walk the malls or turn my cable tv to the disco station and will step to the music. I'm curious as to how the rest of you exercise.

notme · #2 (**permalink**) 08-26-2007, 09:27 AM

I do a lot of different things Staceyy to keep it new. I walk my dogs 2.5 miles a night. I also have a trailer for my bike and take my little dogs on a bike ride. We do hills which is tough when you are dragging 40 pounds behind you. I like to rollerblade, kayak and I also watch stupid tv while riding my recumbant bike. I geocache (haven't gone in awhile) which requires hiking. (high tech treasure hunting with a GPS).

I like to have fun when I exercise.

shockme · #3 (**permalink**) 08-26-2007, 09:34 AM

hi staceyy! i'm still dealing with fatigue-tho it's better...when i'm back to 100%.i'll use my treadmill or walk outside...i used to put on my dance music cassettes and just dance like you do...it's fun and i never tought of it as "exercise"...for now-typing-and retyping cuz i can't type worth a darn-is pretty much it...trish

JaxTerri · #4 (**permalink**) 08-26-2007, 04:54 PM

I think that anything that gets you up and moving is exercise. I go to the gym 3 days a week and walk on the treadmill for anywhere from 30 minutes to an hour. Then I have 5 weight machines that I use and have gradually increased the weights over the past few months. I can really tell the difference when I increase those weights. I also take a Zumba class once a week as I love it......I laugh the whole hour as my body just doesnt move that way but it sure is fun to try (www.zumba.com). When I can't get to the gym I have a recumbent bike and a small treadmill at my house so I'll use them. I also walk my dog, walk around my building at lunch, take stairs instead of elevators, etc. Anything to move my body, lower my BGs, and burn some calories.

Good luck with whatever you do! Have fun!

p.s. When I really don't feel like hitting the gym I remind myself that my mother had her first stroke at age 49 and she's been disable every since. She'd GIVE ANYTHING to be able to walk or run or climb stairs like I can do now. If I don't want the same thing to happen to me I have to keep moving. That usually overrides whatever lazy excuse I can come up with. You see....I'm 46 now and strokes run in my family. I'm fighting hard to prevent that and I really believe exercise is the key to doing that

Alice · #5 (**permalink**) 08-26-2007, 04:55 PM

I try to walk 3 miles a day. I hate running and my knees hat running even more. If the weather is bad, I walk on the treadmill at the health club.

Jill-O · #6 (**permalink**) 08-27-2007, 05:36 AM

I walk for 30 minutes almost every day, and have 17 or so horses which keep me busy. Some of them are worked (by me) for shows and that is work for me as well as them...

Scratch · #7 (**permalink**) 08-27-2007, 07:18 AM

I run 3 or 4 times week right now as I'm preparing to run the half-marathon in November.

Being down with a broken leg at the start of the year, that got me working on improving my upper body strength. Most of that is done with pull ups, chin ups, and push ups. I have a few dumbbells along with a couple of sledgehammers, and some old freeweights that I can stick in a backpack to add weight to the various types of pull ups, chin ups and push ups.

I've made some fairly significant gains in strength over the past 8 months and spread out over the day on Friday was able to do 100 pull ups with no significant fatigue the next day.

Being as physically active as I've become has made for generally better control and a lot more enjoyment of this thing called life.

deb wardle · #8 (**permalink**) 08-27-2007, 10:45 AM

Hi stacy

I have a walk each day and keep active around the house. I used to go to a gym but I've been so ill the last two years I don't have the energy for that at the moment. But as long as you keep active I don't think it matters to much what type of excersise you do.

Deb

rzrbks · #9 (**permalink**) 08-27-2007, 11:39 AM

Walking to the fridge to get more iced-tea, walking to the tv to switch the box from tv to dvd, or back to tv.

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Actually, tore up knee back in late May and DR. has had me sitting on my posterior since then, I'm about to go nuts.

HiImDan · #10 (**permalink**) 08-27-2007, 01:43 PM

pcaos · #11 (**permalink**) 09-01-2007, 05:01 PM

Start work early weekdays and the meal break is at 9:45am for half an hour so I get up and walk around the streets for that half hour - amazing how invigorated you feel when you get back to your office.

Go to the gym for weight training 3 day a week (benched 145 kilos earlier this year) plus have a fitball at home that I sit on and do stuff with small dumbells at the computer. Ride a pushbike a few days a week to do stuff like go to the video store or get some milk from the shop.

Have 3 or 4 grandchildren come around at weekends so taking them to the park and going for little walks with them also adds to the exercise. And now spring is here nearly time to head back to the beach swimming.

Just trying to stay active and variety helps break it up a bit

Dawn · #12 (**permalink**) 09-01-2007, 09:24 PM

Hi Staceyy...exercise was a struggle for me initially so I got a personal trainer so then I knew I would exercise. I would see her twice a week and then either swim laps or do water aerobics. I now attend a 'pump' class at the YWCA which is strength training and toning and I still have my trainer typically once a week. I really like that little bit of extra motivation she provides. I however continue to be the gym dork as it takes me a few tries to get the exercise right

. Seems my mind-body connection disconnects from time to time.

grace girl · #13 (**permalink**) 09-01-2007, 09:29 PM

I take my dog for a really long walk every evening after supper...but I had to shorten it a bit over the last few weeks as the heat was too much for her. I also do an aerobic workout at least 3x a week for 30 minutes...working towards doing it 5x a week, and increasing it to an hour.

I think the important thing is finding what works for you, what you will like doing, and won't mind sticking with it. It took me a while to find what was right for me, but once I did I found sticking to it to be fairly easy.

CaptDave4499 · #14 (**permalink**) 09-03-2007, 04:15 PM

I stress out alot does that count?

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Actually, tore up knee back in late May and DR. has had me sitting on my posterior since then, I'm about to go nuts.

I know what you mean I sit around all day and hate it!

mho357 · #15 (**permalink**) 09-03-2007, 04:56 PM

Staceyy,

I spend 30 minutes on the treadmill each morning before breakfast (6 days/week - I take Saturday off to do chores). Also, I alternate days either free weights or doing some situps and pushups.

It doesn't sound like much but it seems like plenty to me. My 50 YO legs don't recover like they did 30 years ago.

M