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altyfc Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Location: Aardvarkland Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2005 10:31 am	Post subject: Exercise - how often? How many times a week do you exercise? And I don't count things like walking to the shops... I mean going for a run, going swimming (and at least pushing yourself a little), playing football, etc. Aaron


iRuleThisForum Joined: 23 Jul 2004 Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2005 8:01 pm	Post subject: I haven't done those for some time. To be honest. Since walking to me is like 1 hour+, I believe I do ok exercise, but what do you think?

altyfc Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Location: Aardvarkland Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2005 9:12 pm	Post subject: Sure... if you're walking for that kind of length of time, it's exercise, but I suspect it's not very aerobic exercise unless you're walking briskly. Aaron

iRuleThisForum Joined: 23 Jul 2004 Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2005 9:14 pm	Post subject: That's true. Do you think that it's important to have aerobic exercise? If so, how much should you exercise?

altyfc Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Location: Aardvarkland Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2005 9:17 pm	Post subject: I think it's important to have something that cardio-vascular. I usually do something at least once a week in that line, but prefer to do something about three times a week. Aaron

iRuleThisForum Joined: 23 Jul 2004 Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2005 9:20 pm	Post subject: I haven't done those for some time now, and I can't be proud of it. I should start jogging or something.

altyfc Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Location: Aardvarkland Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2005 9:21 pm	Post subject: Yeah, you should. Why not start your exercise blog thread to document your progress? Aaron

iRuleThisForum Joined: 23 Jul 2004 Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2005 9:24 pm	Post subject: altyfc wrote: Yeah, you should. Why not start your exercise blog thread to document your progress? Aaron Let me think about it (lack of commitment already ...)

altyfc Joined: 27 Jul 2004 Location: Aardvarkland Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2005 9:28 pm	Post subject: LOL... you clearly need some motivation. I wonder if Monica would agree to be your running partner? Aaron

iRuleThisForum Joined: 23 Jul 2004 Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2005 10:02 pm	Post subject: altyfc wrote: LOL... you clearly need some motivation. I wonder if Monica would agree to be your running partner? Aaron I don't know if she'd be, but if she agrees to become my running partner, then it will surely motivate me .

bbott Joined: 23 Feb 2005 Location: New Jersey Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2005 4:31 am	Post subject: I work out 4-5 days a week. I've been lifting for about 5 years. I"m 6'4 and weigh 253 lbs

adigaskell Joined: 04 Nov 2004 Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2005 10:57 am	Post subject: They say you should do 30 minutes of cardio 3 times a week. I don't think I really do this at the moment since I stopped swimming and most of my exercise now is gym work.

iRuleThisForum Joined: 23 Jul 2004 Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2005 2:47 am	Post subject: bbott wrote: I work out 4-5 days a week. I've been lifting for about 5 years. I"m 6'4 and weigh 253 lbs I imagine you lift some weight .

adigaskell Joined: 04 Nov 2004 Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2005 6:51 am	Post subject: Sometimes the bigger you are the less you can lift, due to your longer levers. I'm only 5'5" but can lift twice my body weight quite easily.

iRuleThisForum Joined: 23 Jul 2004 Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2005 7:56 am	Post subject: adigaskell wrote: I'm only 5'5" but can lift twice my body weight quite easily. Wow, that's very very impressive. You've been doing weight lifing for some time along with swimming?

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altyfc

Joined: 27 Jul 2004

Location: Aardvarkland

Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2005 10:31 am

Post subject: Exercise - how often?

How many times a week do you exercise?

And I don't count things like walking to the shops... I mean going for a run, going swimming (and at least pushing yourself a little), playing football, etc.

Aaron

iRuleThisForum

Joined: 23 Jul 2004

Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2005 8:01 pm

Post subject:

I haven't done those for some time. To be honest. Since walking to me is like 1 hour+, I believe I do ok exercise, but what do you think?

altyfc

Joined: 27 Jul 2004

Location: Aardvarkland

Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2005 9:12 pm

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Sure... if you're walking for that kind of length of time, it's exercise, but I suspect it's not very aerobic exercise unless you're walking briskly.

Aaron

iRuleThisForum

Joined: 23 Jul 2004

Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2005 9:14 pm

Post subject:

That's true. Do you think that it's important to have aerobic exercise? If so, how much should you exercise?

altyfc

Joined: 27 Jul 2004

Location: Aardvarkland

Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2005 9:17 pm

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I think it's important to have something that cardio-vascular. I usually do something at least once a week in that line, but prefer to do something about three times a week.

Aaron

iRuleThisForum

Joined: 23 Jul 2004

Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2005 9:20 pm

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I haven't done those for some time now, and I can't be proud of it. I should start jogging or something.

altyfc

Joined: 27 Jul 2004

Location: Aardvarkland

Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2005 9:21 pm

Post subject:

Yeah, you should. Why not start your exercise blog thread to document your progress? Smile

Aaron

iRuleThisForum

Joined: 23 Jul 2004

Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2005 9:24 pm

Post subject:

altyfc wrote:

Yeah, you should. Why not start your exercise blog thread to document your progress? Smile

Aaron

Let me think about it (lack of commitment already ...)

altyfc

Joined: 27 Jul 2004

Location: Aardvarkland

Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2005 9:28 pm

Post subject:

LOL... you clearly need some motivation. I wonder if Monica would agree to be your running partner?

Aaron

iRuleThisForum

Joined: 23 Jul 2004

Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2005 10:02 pm

Post subject:

altyfc wrote:

LOL... you clearly need some motivation. I wonder if Monica would agree to be your running partner?

Aaron

I don't know if she'd be, but if she agrees to become my running partner, then it will surely motivate me Wink

bbott

Joined: 23 Feb 2005

Location: New Jersey

Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2005 4:31 am

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I work out 4-5 days a week. I've been lifting for about 5 years. I"m 6'4 and weigh 253 lbs Razz

adigaskell

Joined: 04 Nov 2004

Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2005 10:57 am

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They say you should do 30 minutes of cardio 3 times a week. I don't think I really do this at the moment since I stopped swimming and most of my exercise now is gym work.

iRuleThisForum

Joined: 23 Jul 2004

Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2005 2:47 am

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bbott wrote:

I work out 4-5 days a week. I've been lifting for about 5 years. I"m 6'4 and weigh 253 lbs Razz

I imagine you lift some weight Rolling Eyes

adigaskell

Joined: 04 Nov 2004

Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2005 6:51 am

Post subject:

Sometimes the bigger you are the less you can lift, due to your longer levers. I'm only 5'5" but can lift twice my body weight quite easily.

iRuleThisForum

Joined: 23 Jul 2004

Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2005 7:56 am

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adigaskell wrote:

I'm only 5'5" but can lift twice my body weight quite easily.

Wow, that's very very impressive. You've been doing weight lifing for some time along with swimming?

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