Exercise - what do you do for exercise - is it regular?

[vjorebiz]

I exercise 3 to 5 times a week in the morning, I feel I need to exercise I feel better & think better after a strenuous workout.

 

[BarelyBreathing]

Ideally: 2 miles on treadmill + 30 min aerobics with handweights or Yoga, 5 days per week.....
On bad days it gets cut in half.
On bad weeks the days get cut in half.
Sometimes I throw in Tai Chi or an abs workout as a bonus.
Sometimes I catch the flu and don't workout for two or three weeks.

 

[TheyCallMeDavid]

Exercise - what do you do for exercise - is it regular?


We are spiritual beings in a physical body. Having the energy to think is important and remaining physically capable is also pretty crucial.

So, unfortunately owing to my alternating day and night shift I have stopped my sprinting and no longer do any regular exercise as every part of the day or night now feels pretty much the same.

But I have lower back ache, so what sort of exercise should I be doing?

What sorts of exercise does everyone else take and what does it do for you?

I excersise for one hour at least every other day, and sometimes every day. I go to the Fitness Center, YMCA , and one day do upper body and the next time do lower body. I use the machines and do 40-50 reps for each machine. I especially like shoulder and neck excercises as it relaxes the muscles that I carry a lot of stress in .

 

[quietpraiyze]

my son used to be an excellent hula hooper . By watching him I finally got it, it's not a circular motion that is needed to keep it going but more of a side to side rhythm. I'm still not a pro at it, but I get the concept more since I watched him so much.

I used to hula hoop all the time as a kid. That's why I was so excited to hear it was a good way to burn calories. I just assumed I could do it. So I got all the info off the Net and made my own of various sizes. I was soooo excited...and well...nothing. I can do maybe 4 rotations if that. I was starting to get depressed, so I put it to the side until I can feel good about it again but I'll get there!

 

[bobross]

I used to hula hoop all the time as a kid. That's why I was so excited to hear it was a good way to burn calories. I just assumed I could do it. So I got all the info off the Net and made my own of various sizes. I was soooo excited...and well...nothing. I can do maybe 4 rotations if that. I was starting to get depressed, so I put it to the side until I can feel good about it again but I'll get there!

I think if I tried to hula hoop I'd break a hip! Oh, and I'd look extremely silly.

 

[memoriesbymichelle]

How to hula hoop tips for beginners - YouTube

 

[bobross]

How to hula hoop tips for beginners - YouTube

lol now I have to go get me a hula hoop and try it out

 

[sparkydave]

I usually bike ride, but some friends of mine are big into running. I used to do cross country in high school, so I thought I'd get back into it and start running with my friends. I ran a mile for the first time in a long time yesterday, and hoping to do a 5K this summer.

 

[memoriesbymichelle]

I used to love to walk. I would do the Jerry Lewis Walk-a-thons and walk 20 miles. Now my feet hurt after walking around at work for 4-5 hours so IDK if I can walk anymore and I never was into running. I don't think our bodies are built to pound our feet so much but that's just me.

 

[CajunQueen]

I used to love to walk. I would do the Jerry Lewis Walk-a-thons and walk 20 miles. Now my feet hurt after walking around at work for 4-5 hours so IDK if I can walk anymore and I never was into running. I don't think our bodies are built to pound our feet so much but that's just me.

Wow 20 miles?! That's probably more than I walk in an entire year. LOL. That's great. I think running is bad for the body, too. Or at least I'll keep using that as an excuse not to do it. I honestly do need to start doing some sort of exercise, though. I suppose walking would be a good start...

 

[Snow Bunny]

In the winter I go skiing and in the summer I swim.

 

[GQ Chris]

Yes, I run. Total about 70+ miles weekly.

 

[tchgrl]

I usually go for a walk almost every day. Infact I even walk to church, it is about 1.5 miles.

 

[dayhiker]

good for you, tchgrl ... and welcome to Mature singles.

 

[angeleyes56]

Ideally: 2 miles on treadmill + 30 min aerobics with handweights or Yoga, 5 days per week.....
On bad days it gets cut in half.
On bad weeks the days get cut in half.
Sometimes I throw in Tai Chi or an abs workout as a bonus.
Sometimes I catch the flu and don't workout for two or three weeks.

When you do the treadmill, are you doing intense Cardio such as Running? Or a brisk/slower steady walking?

I don't own a treadmill, but usually I run/walk in intervals. My warm up walk is usually at a pretty brisk pace, then I find myself slowing down towards the cooling down period haha!

Walk: 5 minutes warm up
Run: 15 minute
Walk: 10
Run: 20
Walk: 10

 

[quietpraiyze]

[FONT=Georgia, serif]Well Spring is finally here! After I broke my ankle every fall and winter my joints start to ache. By far this was the most painful winter I've ever had joint wise. Late January I heard a little bit about something called Classical Stretch on my public access station. Turns out it's been on PBS for like 15 years. I don't get PBS so I had never heard of it. From the little bit that I heard it made sense. I looked it up on line and thought okay but the season I needed was no longer available. I searched all over the net and couldn't find a copy. The next morning I went on Ebay and there was one Season 4 copy newly listed. So I ordered it. God is so good! As I was waiting for my order things got progressively worse joint wise. I don't think I had a joint that didn't hurt. At one point I could barely walk. I had to use the walker I had from when I broke my ankle. [/FONT]


[FONT=Georgia, serif]My order came on time but I was really in pain and I thought maybe I should wait on this but the instructor was encouraging you work out even if you were in pain. I wasn't sure that was quite right BUT I did it anyway and I was floored! The pain didn't go completely away but it significantly subsided to the point that I didn't need the walker. This happened after one workout. I was amazed. I didn't know what to expect but I didn't expect that. To be honest I was desperate to stop hurting and I wanted a good nights sleep but I didn't know it was going to happen so fast. I'm truly pleased. God heard my heart because I don't remember doing a lot of praying. I finally found something I enjoy doing as exercise and I immediately feel the results. It's the closes thing I've come to that gives my body that “ahhhh” I get from swimming. It is fantastic and I am enjoying it. [/FONT]


[FONT=Georgia, serif]I just wanted to share that. Maybe there's somebody out there who has some physical pain or hasn't exercised in a while. Classical Stretch might be something you want to look into. You can google it and it's also on YouTube. I think it's still on PBS too. It's been a blessing to me. Maybe it will be the same for someone else. [/FONT]​

 

[alistair clark]

I go cycling when I can and snowboarding when there is snow.