Reflections - how do we all keep fit ?

[Gerryjo]

I average between 12k and 15k in steps at work over 4 12hr shifts which is between 5.5/7.0 miles a day and a few hours walking when I can on my days off.
Still managing a 32" waist though times it feels tight so a change of diet at work helps though for £2.50 a full fry with chips at times is hard to pass at times never mind cream buns then homebrew so only drink a few bottles two or three nights at most and certainly not on a school day....

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[BeerisGOD]

My lad keeps me fairly active as he's always on the go being only 1 half years old
Apart from that I try to eat well (mostly in the week) and keep my drinking till the weekend
Luckily my job is fairly physical so this keeps the double chin to one fold

 

[divrack]

most people die in bed so I sleep in the cupboard

 

[Graz]

After my two kids came along I didn't have a lot of time for the form of exercise I most enjoyed which is cycling. Wasn't doing much at all and then about three years ago got diagnosed with Sarcoidosis (Google it) in my lymph glands and lungs after getting a persistent cough, got put on steroids to treat it and really piled on the weight. I peaked around 17st4 and had to buy 40" waist jeans (I'm 6ft3 for perspective).

Decided I needed to do something so despite the fact I'd never got on with it in the past I decided to take up running just under two years ago. Did the Couch to 5k program and then stuck with it doing three 30 minute runs a week, completed my first 10k event in September last year and have done several more since then, now trying to convince myself to do a half marathon. I now run for 30 minutes two evenings during the week and also run down to my local Parkrun and back on a Saturday morning as well as doing the Parkrun itself totalling around 11k. Will be doing more 10k events too. Beer tastes even better the evening after a long run!

Now 14st11 so lost 2.5 stone and can squeeze into 36" jeans. Hope to lose more. Also off the steroids but unsure if the Sarcoid has completely gone.

 

[MyQul]

up hill both ways...... luxury.....
I had to cycle inside out and everytime the front wheel turned round I was sliced into meaty chunks...

You had a front wheel to slice you into meaty chunks?......luxury.........

I had to use a wooden spoon to slice myself into meaty chunks, and borrow it at that. I was too poor to afford me own

 

[Cwrw666]

Well I used to cycle about 100 miles per week but prostatitis put a stop to that.
I also used to do Morris dancing and long hill walks, but totally wrecked knees and ankles has put a stop to that as well.
Still recovering from my heart attack.
Think I'll have another pint - at least my right arm is still getting some exercise...

 

[pvt_ak]

Well I used to cycle about 100 miles per week but prostatitis put a stop to that.
I also used to do Morris dancing and long hill walks, but totally wrecked knees and ankles has put a stop to that as well.
Still recovering from my heart attack.
Think I'll have another pint - at least my right arm is still getting some exercise...

Morris Dancing needs to carry a health warning !

I’d say don’t worry about the right arm , there is always straws but I suspect by 2020 they’ll be completely banned !


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[MyQul]

Well I used to cycle about 100 miles per week but prostatitis put a stop to that.
I also used to do Morris dancing and long hill walks, but totally wrecked knees and ankles has put a stop to that as well.
Still recovering from my heart attack.
Think I'll have another pint - at least my right arm is still getting some exercise...

You need a recumbent - If you can sit in a chair comfortably, you can ride a 'bent

 

[pvt_ak]

Now 14st11 so lost 2.5 stone and can squeeze into 36" jeans. Hope to lose more. Also off the steroids but unsure if the Sarcoid has completely gone.

Great Effort !
I was looking for a similar couch to 5k thing for biking as only been making the effort for a few weeks and it’s a good motivator .


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[Lord Lucan]

Plus all the fire burning curries Gunge ! That’s got to be giving you an immune system like a Ninja [emoji106]


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I had a really hot curry once... Next day I had the burns and told the wife...
She said 'ringsting'?

I said 'how the hell is he going to help'?



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[photek1000]

Used to cycle to work until distance and timing became an issue with a new job, so after a couple of years of a fairly sedentary life style I challenged myself with some running this year.

Started the Couch to 5K program in January and now run a minimum of 17K a week, working towards 10K now.

Still a bit of a lard ass weight wise but much better than I was and a hell of a lot fitter.

Occasionally I still get an opportunity to get out on the bike for a ride.

 

[strange-steve]

I did pretty much nothing physical my whole life until recently when I took up some strength training. I was always the tall skinny one, but I've put on almost 3st and currently my squat is 5 x 120kg and still going up. It's fantastic when you can actually see the results of your efforts, and when others notice too.

 

[RichK]

I commute by bicycle too.

 

[Clint]

Strange Steve...hulk brewer ..

 

[dad_of_jon]

You had a front wheel to slice you into meaty chunks?......luxury.........

I had to use a wooden spoon to slice myself into meaty chunks, and borrow it at that. I was too poor to afford me own

Well, when I say I had a wheel..... it was my leg that had been beaten into a wheel shape by my father who soundly killed me every evening with ..........
cant stop laughing

 

[MyQul]

You had a father?............LUXURY!!!!!......

I had to create myself from mud from a puddle, and I didnt even get my own puddle. I had to share it.

 

[svenito]

I've actually just started resistance training 3 times a week and I walk the dog. Going to add some running to the mix with the dog now too though.

 

[MyQul]

I've actually just started resistance training 3 times a week and I walk the dog. Going to add some running to the mix with the dog now too though.

Does the dog know it's going running? I hope it's not a daschund

 

[svenito]

Does the dog know it's going running? I hope it's not a daschund

Oh, it's a dachshund alright. Standard size. He generally is ahead of me in walk anyways, and I don't plan on being that fast yet.

 

[MyQul]

Oh, it's a dachshund alright. Standard size. He generally is ahead of me in walk anyways, and I don't plan on being that fast yet.

Daschund's have never really struck me as being built for speed. Either he's some sort of micro-whippet or you need a bit more practice at running