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Post by movieliker on Aug 7, 2020 16:09:02 GMT
Do you exercise?
I lift weights, run, do calistenics and I have a physical labor job. I used to play sports. But at 62, I don't anymore.
If you don't exercise, why?
I can imagine health problems or afflictions could limit what one could do.
Do you exercise?
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Post by Feologild Oakes on Aug 7, 2020 16:14:02 GMT
I walk a lot
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Post by lenlenlen1 on Aug 7, 2020 16:41:59 GMT
Not enough. But I'm within my body weight mass index thingy.
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Post by enigma72 on Aug 7, 2020 16:52:33 GMT
I have walked daily for 40 years.
Sometimes it is not too far but unless I am sick I walk.
My constitutional!
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Post by Jokers_Wilde on Aug 7, 2020 17:05:45 GMT
About the only exercise I do is walking.
When I was at the office, I would be active - whether it would be to go to the warehouse to check on a product, or to the staging area to check on a machine. Now that I've been working from home, I haven't been as active. As such, I've been doing a lot more walking around town.
After work, I sometimes do a quick walk around the subdivision if I need to cool off some energy (seems to be quite a bit these days. )
On Sunday afternoon, I do like to go for an extended walk around town. And, dependent on the week that I've had, I may go out on Saturdays, too.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 7, 2020 19:37:54 GMT
I used to 😔😔 there was a really nice gym we got free access to in the office building i worked at. Since wfh havent much. Meh
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Post by Sandman on Aug 7, 2020 23:01:21 GMT
Do you exercise? I lift weights, run, do calistenics and I have a physical labor job. I used to play sports. But at 62, I don't anymore. If you don't exercise, why? I can imagine health problems or afflictions could limit what one could do. Do you exercise? I ride one of my bikes anywhere between 10 and 50 miles a day. Best exercise there is IMO. Fresh air, great scenery and fantastic exercise. I eat what I want and as much as I want. Plus I drink a ton of beer and never gain a pound!
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Post by avocadojoe on Aug 7, 2020 23:26:15 GMT
I try to get in about 20-25 minutes of stretching every morning. It feels really good. Plus I do sit ups as the stomach is at the core and I think strengthening the stomach muscles has to be a good thing.
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Post by movieliker on Aug 7, 2020 23:30:17 GMT
I try to get in about 20-25 minutes every morning. It feels really good. Plus I do sit ups as the stomach is at the core and I think strengthening the stomach muscles has to be a good thing. Situps are great. And your stomach is your core. But situps only work the front of your midsection. You ought to do arches or windmills. They work the back of your midsection. (Crunches are good for the front of your midsection too.)
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Post by avocadojoe on Aug 7, 2020 23:45:20 GMT
I try to get in about 20-25 minutes every morning. It feels really good. Plus I do sit ups as the stomach is at the core and I think strengthening the stomach muscles has to be a good thing. Situps are great. And your stomach is your core. But situps only work the front of your midsection. You ought to do arches or windmills. They work the back of your midsection. (Crunches are good for the front of your midsection too.) I don't know if I know what arches are. Are they when you lay on your back and push yourself up with hands and feet and get yourself in sort of this arching position?
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Post by avocadojoe on Aug 7, 2020 23:50:35 GMT
Do you exercise? I lift weights, run, do calistenics and I have a physical labor job. I used to play sports. But at 62, I don't anymore. If you don't exercise, why? I can imagine health problems or afflictions could limit what one could do.Do you exercise? Of all the strange things, the thing that recently made me start exercising again, particularly situps and pushups, was after viewing "The Poseidon Adventure" again. I just pictured myself having to navigate all those physical obstacles and whether or not I would have the strength to endure. It kind of goes along with what you said. I turned 50 last birthday and I am feeling very self conscious about my physical state. I want to be able to walk two miles and not be out of breath!
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Post by movieliker on Aug 8, 2020 0:15:59 GMT
Situps are great. And your stomach is your core. But situps only work the front of your midsection. You ought to do arches or windmills. They work the back of your midsection. (Crunches are good for the front of your midsection too.) I don't know if I know what arches are. Are they when you lay on your back and push yourself up with hands and feet and get yourself in sort of this arching position? Arches are what babies do. They lay on their stomach, and arch their backs so only their stomaches are touching the ground (or table or bed with babies). They usually put their arms out. Adults do them switching their head left and right, laying back down inbetween reps. Most adults point their toes.
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Post by avocadojoe on Aug 8, 2020 0:16:42 GMT
Of all the strange things, the thing that recently made me start exercising again, particularly situps and pushups, was after viewing "The Poseidon Adventure" again. I just pictured myself having to navigate all those physical obstacles and whether or not I would have the strength to endure. It kind of goes along with what you said. I turned 50 last birthday and I am feeling very self conscious about my physical state. I want to be able to walk two miles and not be out of breath! I would still die anyway. Regardless of how fit I may feel, I just wouldn't be able to hold my breath as long as they did underwater. I would drown and just be another body count. Yes, that's the other part! When I was in junior high school I was fascinated with this movie. And I used to hold my breath right along with them, but I only could hold my breath for 20 seconds. I was very upset about this, mind you! As if I were actually planning on being on a cruise ship that flipped over! Me and my gay imagination. Nonnie could have kicked my butt!
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Post by movieliker on Aug 8, 2020 0:20:22 GMT
Do you exercise? I lift weights, run, do calistenics and I have a physical labor job. I used to play sports. But at 62, I don't anymore. If you don't exercise, why? I can imagine health problems or afflictions could limit what one could do.Do you exercise? Of all the strange things, the thing that recently made me start exercising again, particularly situps and pushups, was after viewing "The Poseidon Adventure" again. I just pictured myself having to navigate all those physical obstacles and whether or not I would have the strength to endure. It kind of goes along with what you said. I turned 50 last birthday and I am feeling very self conscious about my physical state. I want to be able to walk two miles and not be out of breath! Situps and pushups are great. But they only work your front. You ought to do arches or windmills --- and rows, for your backside. Otherwise you risk having bad posture, and having your shoulders roll forward. (I like standing rows the best.)
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Post by avocadojoe on Aug 8, 2020 0:31:00 GMT
Of all the strange things, the thing that recently made me start exercising again, particularly situps and pushups, was after viewing "The Poseidon Adventure" again. I just pictured myself having to navigate all those physical obstacles and whether or not I would have the strength to endure. It kind of goes along with what you said. I turned 50 last birthday and I am feeling very self conscious about my physical state. I want to be able to walk two miles and not be out of breath! Situps and pushups are great. But they only work your front. You ought to do arches or windmills --- and rows, for your backside. Otherwise you risk having bad posture, and having your shoulders roll forward. (I like standing rows the best.) I do worry about posture, so thank you for the tips!
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Post by movieliker on Aug 8, 2020 4:01:49 GMT
Situps and pushups are great. But they only work your front. You ought to do arches or windmills --- and rows, for your backside. Otherwise you risk having bad posture, and having your shoulders roll forward. (I like standing rows the best.) I do worry about posture, so thank you for the tips! You're welcome !!!
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Post by Raimo47 on Aug 8, 2020 11:18:58 GMT
I lift weights, run and ride bicycle. I used to train boxing and MMA when I was younger, but nowadays I only do heavy bag workouts at home.
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Post by sjg on Aug 8, 2020 12:09:12 GMT
I recently started exercising regularly. I've tried to in the past but i've never enjoyed running or cycling outdoors, the weather is too inconsistent here and the roads too dangerous to listen to music so i never stuck to it. In my youth i played lots of sports so i was a fairly trim 10.5 stone but then work got in the way and i gradually put on about 3 stone and lost all the fitness.
So to combat that I bought a decent exercise bike in February and love it. Through lock down i did as much as i could on it six days a week and the extra weight has dropped off. I've done over 3000 miles steadily increasing the speed and resistance and i'm 90% of the way towards my first weight target. I started doing push ups a few months ago before each ride and i'm up to 40 at a time. I plan to start some pull ups soon.
I estimate i should be around 10.5 stone by the end of the year.
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Post by movieliker on Aug 8, 2020 17:06:27 GMT
I recently started exercising regularly. I've tried to in the past but i've never enjoyed running or cycling outdoors, the weather is too inconsistent here and the roads too dangerous to listen to music so i never stuck to it. In my youth i played lots of sports so i was a fairly trim 10.5 stone but then work got in the way and i gradually put on about 3 stone and lost all the fitness. So to combat that I bought a decent exercise bike in February and love it. Through lock down i did as much as i could on it six days a week and the extra weight has dropped off. I've done over 3000 miles steadily increasing the speed and resistance and i'm 90% of the way towards my first weight target. I started doing push ups a few months ago before each ride and i'm up to 40 at a time. I plan to start some pull ups soon. I estimate i should be around 10.5 stone by the end of the year. Pullups are great exercises. But standing rows better offset the results of pushups. Arches and/or windmills offset situps. Pushups and situps only work your front. If you don't work your back, you stand the risk of bad posture and your shoulders rolling forward. Either way, situps and pushups are better than nothing.
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Post by autumn on Aug 9, 2020 2:32:48 GMT
I recently started exercising regularly. I've tried to in the past but i've never enjoyed running or cycling outdoors, the weather is too inconsistent here and the roads too dangerous to listen to music so i never stuck to it. In my youth i played lots of sports so i was a fairly trim 10.5 stone but then work got in the way and i gradually put on about 3 stone and lost all the fitness. So to combat that I bought a decent exercise bike in February and love it. Through lock down i did as much as i could on it six days a week and the extra weight has dropped off. I've done over 3000 miles steadily increasing the speed and resistance and i'm 90% of the way towards my first weight target. I started doing push ups a few months ago before each ride and i'm up to 40 at a time. I plan to start some pull ups soon. I estimate i should be around 10.5 stone by the end of the year. Pullups are great exercises. But standing rows better offset the results of pushups. Arches and/or windmills offset situps. Pushups and situps only work your front. If you don't work your back, you stand the risk of bad posture and your shoulders rolling forward. Either way, situps and pushups are better than nothing. The thing is, none of those exercises you mentioned have anything to do with each other, and some are actually high risk, depending on your age, your health, and your bone density. Pullups are great, but difficult, but have no correlation to "standing rows" or "pushups". "Arches" (I assume you're talking about things like cat stretches and the reverse of stretching your back and rounding it?) - the arching it must be done gently and carefully because it can pull a muscle or herniate a disc. Sit-ups are dreadful, wouldn't recommend them for anyone, as they stress the spine in horrible ways, and that's whether your feet are anchored beneath something, or not and just resting on the floor or even just held up in the air (but that's the least dangerous way, as those amount to "crunches" and not so much "sit-ups"). Rolling forward can cause kyphosis or that "hunched over" turtle shell posture you often see in older people, usually who have long, weak back muscles or short, weak chest muscles, or osteopenia or osteoporosis or other osseous problems. I agree that pushups are wonderful exercises because they're compound exercises and in one movement, use most of the muscles in your body. Chair squats or ball squats with arms out to the front are excellent, same thing, utilizing all the muscles in your body. Planks are great because they build your core, front and back, do them not only face down, but on each side with your arm elevated up on each side. Calisthenics are wonderful, if you have the space are great AFTER you've done your strength training. Do some yoga and stretching, some breath work and meditation at night. Mix it up. Kegals for men and women often for a strong pelvic floor can be done any time.. Avoid jumping and high impact. Protect your joints. Hint: I'm also speaking in terms of protecting the older population. They can do plyometrics of course, but safely of course. But in my book, the back and neck must always be protected, the core must always be protected and saved above everything else one attempts with exercises... One can use anything, such as rubber bands, even bottles of bleach or cans of soup or towels. It's all about creativity!
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