What Exercise Did You Do Today

[osiris]

10k run

 

[parrotthepolly]

So that's today! Every little start to exercise is a form of harm reduction, like one less cookie, beer or cigarette. If you are starting out I would recommend a 15 mins stroll in nature, enjoy the trees and count the birds. Then gradually increase on a daily basis - 20 mins, 30 mins etc. Then when that gets boring maybe try a slow jog, no matter how slow at the start. If you can do that daily, get back to me in a few weeks and let me know how it makes you feel, am pretty sure it will bring just a little bit of joy

Cigarettes actually speeds up everytime and burn more calories, many people gain weight when they quit. I hardly drink but when I do it's usually whiskey & diet soda, only had beer 3-4 times this year, can't deal with the carbs. The nutrition facts are on every label and it's hard to ignore.

I can actually walk for a couple of hours a day but need to do more, losing too much muscle. My body fat percentage is apparently 13-14% but I look more like 20% in some places.

 

[osiris]

8k run

 

[Mach123]

I’m not telling anybody what to do or what not to do? I found out something really shocking about exercise though. I stopped doing it and I feel about 1000 times better.

I want to say that I’m severely arthritic.

But I exercise my whole adult life pretty much and I got really serious about it. A couple different times. My crowning achievement IMO was jiu-jitsu for six years when my kids were little and when the coach told me that I was an athlete for someone my age, I knew what he meant. He meant a real athlete. At that time I could wrestle (that’s what we called rolling) 5 5 minute matches back to back full out no go jiu jitsu with guys half my age.

Then lots of life happened and I ended up walking the beach daily with my daughters about 2.5 mi every day. In a year one of them lost almost 100 lbs just from that . Walking an hour and 15 min a day. Not hard, but we did it regardless of weather (which is what happens with exercise like everything else it becomes a pain in the ass we had to).

Then I stopped . I felt really guilty about this till I realized Almost all my body aches and pain went away. It took me a year I think to realize this . I was always complaining about my pain you don’t believe me ask my wife lol. I said one day I haven’t been complaining about my body aches and pains. She agreed. lol.

My daughter and I do a very light routine still like what I would’ve referred to as old fogie exercises.

 

[Lost in the Woods]

I am in recovery mode from my travels so no real exercise today. I did do yoga with my trainer. I also played around with the new to me BMW motorcycle. I am just getting it dialed in so I rode about 2 hours today. I think I am figuring it out. It is 50% heavier than any of my other bikes so it is a bit of a workout. I can feel it in my arms. It is really fun.

 

[Lost in the Woods]

I have an old girlfriend visiting from California so I am not doing my regular exercise. We have been doing lots of walking and lots of sex so I guess that counts, I mean I do get my heart rate up.

 

[Applecore]

I have an old girlfriend visiting from California so I am not doing my regular exercise. We have been doing lots of walking and lots of sex so I guess that counts, I mean I do get my heart rate up.

Good for you. For what it's worth, I haven't had sex (with anyone else) for years. Strangely enough, contrary to popular wisdom it feels okay (possibly even preferable) like this - and even part of my mental health recovery. Maybe it's partly because I am 49, and already had many, many sexual adventures in my 20s and 30s.

Am in a long-term celibate relationship, an extremely deep friendship, which is very intense emotionally and mentally and includes a lot of hugs, physicality and lying in each others' arms. A lot of laughter and shared enjoyment also. We have even taken to living apart, though close, just to reduce that intensity.

Exercise is vital - usually I attend the gym 3-4 times per week. But am travelling away from usual location now so yesterday was a solo, one-hour hike, the day before that a solo five-hour hike. Plenty of birds and bees out there; flowers, squirrels, rabbits, foxes, hawks. Four or five steep climbs up hills. Smiles and nods from fellow hikers. Views of a big valley. Sunshine. Happiness. A call back to my dear friend later the same day after sharing photos.

 

[ms spock]

5,000 steps

 

[Lost in the Woods]

I did a short bike ride and I was feeling really weak. It hit 100 today so heat could have been part of it. I did yoga with my trainer, she took it easy on me today. Once it cooled down some I took the BMW out for a ride and grabbed a bite to eat. Now that it is cooling down a bit I am doing better.

 

[Teasel]

Long walk, weights

 

[Lost in the Woods]

Short bike ride, half hour, and yoga with my trainer.

 

[Lost in the Woods]

1 1/2 hr bicycle ride.