Anyone here workout or do anything active to try and stay in shape? I try to lift weights at least 3 to 4 times a week and I do some cardio. I thought it would be nice if there was a topic that went over some of our workout routines. Lets try to help each other out with new ways to stay in shape.

ds

I get my workout from work. Seriously. Before I was going to the Y about 6 days a week but now I don't. I should go for the cardio though...

Its great that you get a good workout at work. It saves u a lot of time haveing to go to the gym.

Yeah it does.

I do a lot of lifting, walking, etc. at work. I like it.

I do some heavy lifting every time I stand up.

Longneck, I have my own exercise regime!
Know what I mean?!!!!!

Masturbation doesn't count, otherwise Geoff would be like Arnold Schwarzenegger in the 70's.

LOL LOL LOL LOL

But its fun though!

Weights alone help little, health-wise, though they might, if you're diet's right, help you look good a little.

You gotta work the heart, man. Breaking out into sweat during any exercise regime is a good sign. And keeping fluids (water) in your body helps, too.

Gyms are expensive; so are public swimming pools. There's no surprise why a healthy routine is, despite being a general concern, quite hard to keep up: the easiest way to do it (in terms of equipment) is the least financially feasible.

You've got to be pretty disciplined to stay healthy without gym partners, or personal trainers, or the "obligation" of going to the gym (because the membership fee you paid a few months ago really ought to give its money's worth).

It's doable, though. You don't need to spend anything to walk a few miles a day, or go running, or even some sustained dancing to music you love.

Right now I'm shadow sparring in front of a mirror, and other boxing training (without the in-ring stuff; I've not done that since my nose was broken): skipping (with ropes), bag-punching, simple routines like burpies and squats, jogging. Even star jumps help to work your heart.

Diet helps too. Today I had two lumps of mackarel with sliced cucumber and feta cheese, gulped down with water and apple juice.

There's no better feelings than exercise-induced sweating; it's not only physically healthy, but mentally, too.

I have always been active and fall in and out of exercise routines. For the past 9 months I have gotten back into a routine and more so in the last 3 months. Mainly because I have the genetic cholesterol problem. Exercise helps to increase the HDL (good), which on me is low. I have been jogging 2-3 miles, three times a week. The days I don't jog, I ride my bike; usually 5-10 miles three days a week. Jogging hurts my knees, but aerobically I can probably handle more. At my age (58), I should do more weights. It keeps the bones strong. One of the things that starts to fail as you get older. Now if I could just cut out a few martinis....nah.

I've been walking 2-4 miles everyday. I really enjoy walking.

Walking's definitely underrated.

I pump iron almost every day and job and stair climb at least three days a week. This is the time of year when I enjoy jogging the most. I eat up the Texas sun. My wife expects that I'll die jogging in the heat, but I'd rather go that way then just typing on the Board.

I lift and run 4 days a week. It's more about diet than anything.

I cycle to and from work.

Thats a good work out!

I also walk the dog and spend every free moment running around after my kids so i am fit as a fiddle

As some of you who read a previous thread, I just ran a marathon. So needless to say, I enjoy running for my cardio. Obviously, I'm not logging the miles I needed to train for the marathon, but I'm trying to average between 19-24 miles per week. I also lift weights at our community rec center about three times per week. Now that the weather is nice and gas prices are terrible, I'm riding my bike more and more. I also chase my two toddlers, who have endless energy. Of all the exercises, the kid chasing is the one that leaves me more tired than the rest.



Spoken by someone who is definitely not 30 years old. Check back when you're 33 and see if you still agree with that statement.

Smitty, there are two bedrock principles for getting in shape:

Do something (fast walking, running, bike riding) that gets your heart rate up and keeps it up for at least a half hour, and do it at least four times a week;

Keep at it religiously. Don't let anything get in the way of your daily (or four times weekly) routine. It's more important than having lunch with your friends, watching a movie, etc. Remember: you're doing it for you.

Most people agree that swimming is the best all-around exercise because it's cardio intensive, works all the large muscle groups, and isn't at all stressful on the frame or joints. Problem is: if you don't have your own pool, you'll have to swim at times and places not of your choosing. The most efficient and repeatable cardio exercise is indoor cycling: not expensive, under your own roof, you can do it day or night.

I run about 25-30 miles per week and work out with free weights 3 times per week.

I drive about 150-200 miles per week and work out with free spoons and pints of Ben & Jerry's.

I lift 220 pounds a few times a day.

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I stand up.

My elbows are in great shape.

You guys are convincing me. Because of my work, I drive over a thousand miles a week. If I'm not driving, I'm planted in an office or sitting in some court room. When I get home, a steady exercise regiment isn't exacly on my mind. I used to do a stairmaster 90 minutes a day before I had kids, and that was the period that I felt the best.

With three active kids, I get around and am on the go, but I've realized that there's more i should do.

TB's swimming suggestion is a good one. I hopped into the pool yesterday to cool off and swam a few laps, and surprised myslf with how much I still enjoyed it. Tonight I'm going to start when the rest of the family's in bed. I'm going to swim a bunch of laps, and try to increase it each week...unless something good's on tv, in which case I'll grab a bag of chips and sit on the couch (just kidding).

I go for regular bike rides for cardio, but that's it. I'm not really into lifting or anything, mainly because I do not want muscle mass... I kind of think those guys that walk around with big muscles look like tools. Besides, from a Darwinian stand-point, if we were meant to look like that, we would naturally come out with muscles once puberty kicks in, but we don't. The standard pubescent boy is lean.

I'm all for staying in shape though, as long as I don't look like I wandered out of a douche-bag convention.

From a darwinian stand point, every other person is not supposed to be holding those coveted properties. The muscular guys make themselves distinct from the average pubescent boys and get the girls.

Not necessarily. You could just as easily argue that humans mutate and adapt overtime, which they do, and if muscular-dudes were truly eons more fit for life, we would either mutate or simply die out... And it seems there are more health issues with being huge which could lead to a premature death than that of someone with an average build.

I could also tie in an argument pertaining to the handicapped, but who cares about them anyways?

just got back from the gym. did 45 minutes on the stair climber.

Have you lost much weight, DS??

"Good health -- the most important thing in the world. More than success, more than money -- more than power." - words of wisdom from Hyman Roth

It's also good to be able to take a piss without it hurting.