Fitness and exercise!

[Reyoru]

So you tainted fellows, what kind of exercises/sports/workouts do people follow? Do you have a workout? How frequently do you do it? What kind of targets are you running?

 

I'll start with mine. I'm a swimmer mostly, and train 7 hours a week in the pool. Everyday I also do 100 press-ups, 100 bicep-curls, and 300 squats with weights. I do long sets of 20 to build endurance slow-twitch muscle. Also go on a 45 minute run down the seafront, and stretch everything I can everyday.

 

Diet is a problem. There are so many sweets and cakes and high-calorie junk lying around in the kitchen, and sometime I find myself fighting very hard to stay away from them  ;D It'd be easier if they didn't come into the house in the first place.

 

Aside from the swimming, I also go once a week to the karate dojo for a couple of hours, and play tennis with my mates whenever I can  8)

 

So what about you then? What's your thing?  :D

[Al Jenn Mael]

Diet is a problem. There are so many sweets and cakes and high-calorie junk lying around in the kitchen, and sometime I find myself fighting very hard to stay away from them  It'd be easier if they didn't come into the house in the first place.

 

Diet is a problem for me to, just the opposite of yours. I have to work at intaking enough calories to maintain weight. I've loss 20lbs these past 6 months. Should come back quickly, but still...

 

How much weight do you use?

 

I do Crossfit 5-6 days a week when I'm back and run 3 days. Usually I'm active enough outside of working out to help matters: Skiing (Water and snow), Wake boarding, Kite boarding, kyacking, mountain biking, etc.

 

These past six months have been... challenging.

[Reyoru]

When doing bicep curls, I do 5 sets of 20, the weight is use 11kg on each arm. When doing the squats, do 3 sets of 100, with 20kg on the back. Not huge, but it will build over time  ;)

 

You?

[Al Jenn Mael]

I hate squats... my form sucks.

 

Whatever this site tells me...

 

http://crossfit.com/

 

When I get into it I do the full set, but when I get back I'll probably have to scale it in halfish. They are amazing workouts.

[Reyoru]

Cool stuff, will check it out  :)

[Tynaal Consen]

Sports <3

 

That site looks interesting...

 

I run for about 30min- 1h everyday. Then i have gymnastics and judo on monday, volleyball and athletics on tuesday, judo and riding on wednesday, basketball and riding on thursday and judo and gymnastics on friday again.

 

Weekends i run or ride or do nothing ;D

 

Diet is my problem too. I eat SO much unhealthy stuff. Its unbelievable. I've got a bet atm though, so i'm eating very green

[WWWwombat]

I'm lazy.

[Tynaal Consen]

I'm lazy.

Like 5secs ago i was considering making a lazy thread

[WWWwombat]

Being lazy isn't as fun as one would think :(

[dapianoplay3r]

I dont exercise at all...

Im increadable skinny  ;D

[Tynaal Consen]

I dont exercise at all...

Im increadable skinny  ;D

 

*pokes dapi's skinny arms*

Come on boy.. Get at it!

 

I've never been lazy so i wouldn't know.. But i've heard from friends... Just have the self discipline.. Afterwards you feel amazing.

[dapianoplay3r]

I have stopped swiming (i used to train all the time)  and have gained a little weight (1-2kg's over a year (for me thats huge)) and its mainly on my stomach so you cant see my abs

Well that sucks so I have started doing sit ups

[Reyoru]

Ah good good, people are moving out there!

 

I totally agree you need a bit of dedication and self-discipline. There are days you wake up and just think "I can't be bothered", and just want to slob about, but it definetely pays off. There's no feeling like a runner's high  :D

[Al Jenn Mael]

I like running in a fun manner here to there, but running not so much. Thankfully I have good genes and my dad is a big runner so it isn't to difficult. 'runners high...' I've ran quite a bit including two marathons, both at Okinawa, and can't say I felt high... *Laughs*

 

The feeling you get when your racing through the forest on a bike going to fast and you cut back and forth almost smashing yourself on a tree... now that is a high! *Smiles* I haven't broken a bone... yet *Knocks on wood* *Winks* but I have scraped and bruised almost every inch...

[Talya]

WOW you are all too fit for me, lol.

 

I did used to go to the gym nearly every day for 2hours at a time, aerobics, step aerobics, cross country running, orienteering, hockey, volleyball. since having my daughter I don't seem to have the time, epecially since I had problems with the pregnancy which has left me with a weakness in my back and hips. I try to do Pilates (for the inner core strengthening for this). But ;life has over taken me the last year or so, and my fitness gone down and my weight up.

 

Saying that I have just started jogging at lunchtimes with work colleagues. I have an exercise bike and my own weight, i also was give the Wii sports active (which is much better then the wii fit) for Christmas and I have started on this.

 

Unfortunately my back problem has reoccured and so I'm in a lot of pain at the moment. Plus I've been so tired, but a very wiery tired that I'm having blood tests done, just to check things out.

 

I do have a weakness for chocolate (there's a surprise) and if I'm feeling down I tend to reach for it! Otherwise I eat healthy food.

 

But I have to say I do love doing exercise. I can pick up an aerobics class in no time at all (the dance background helps). I just need more time to fit it in...now to win the lottery, not having to work and spending everhy morning in the gym. :D

[Reyoru]

Haha nice touch Talya  - I have the chocolate issue too  :D

 

Hope the tests come back ok for you  :-*