[Jenny]

Well I rotate betwen the treadmill and pilates cardio/toning which really seems to keep the boredom away. But every once in awhile I still get bored so I try to find an exersice buddy. Hope you find somethig that works!

[TAutry]

I've been considering this question for a few days. While housework or walking the dog may be activities, I'm not really sure they qualify as exercise in most cases.

In my opinion an activity becomes exercise when it challenges the body in some way. If the activity causes the heart rate and breathing rate to increase significantly, thereby challenging the cardio-pulmonary system, it is exercise. If an activity challenges the muscles and encourages them to grow or become more toned, then it is exercise.

So if you find an activiy physically challenging, then you might consider it exercise. Just as with diabetes management, what constitutes effective exercise is an individual decision.

Travis

[bassplayer]

I do one hour Krav-Maga classes on Monday & Wednesday evenings. This class kicks my butt!! We start with some stretching, then it's 30 minutes of intense calisthenics & sprinting. For example, run in place for 30 seconds, then do 30 seconds of pushups then do 30 more seconds running in place then 30 seconds of jumping jacks, running, then crunches, etc. We do this like boxing rounds; 3 minutes of exercise with a 1 minute break between rounds.

Then we move on to the actual sparring and training portion of the class. This class wipes me out but I feel great for doing it! Learning self defense isn't bad either.

To try and get myself into better shape for this class I ride my stationary bike on Tuesdays, Thursdays and possibly Sundays as well. Friday nights I do some pushups & crunches, but I plan on hitting the gym instead on Friday nights and doing some light weight training at home on Saturdays as well.

Since I've enrolled in the Krav-Maga classes for 7 months I have to go. There's no way out of it. The other stuff I'm doing to try and get into better shape and try to reduce my gut size and lower the strain on the bathroom scale.