Keeping Fit (1 Viewer)

[Paul.]

How do fellow members keep fit and active. Especially this time of year when the weather is so wet and cold

Paul

 

[Landy Andy]

Weight training bootcamp outside, all weathers, at least three times a week , one run a week, and a couple of gym visits.

 

[Paul.]

A round of golf a couple of times a week or a good walk is the most I can manage

 

[AndyPK]

Walking the dogs!!!

 

[BouncyBoatFolk]

Cycling outdoors + indoor exercise bike. Borrow a dog sometimes. Kayaking every weekend, + pool time once a week.
General busyness most days.
Mike.

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[The Old Man]

Gym/Pool almost everyday. An exercise routine in the pool keeps me supple, controls weight, without too much stress on knees and hips.

 

[Vanman]

A round of golf a couple of times a week or a good walk is the most I can manage

You're lucky, our golf course is flooded and closed most days. I try to keep active around the house / garage but it's hard when the weather is poor.

 

[stevewagner]

Indoor exercise and stretch regime every morning and cycling when dry

 

[Roby2008]

20/30 mins daily on the rowing machine and general pottering around, I average 8000 steps per day just doing 'nothing' and 10/12,000 when out and about ...

 

[Bern8]

Where I live in the North West it’s been the worst, wet winter I have know. I usually get a couple of rounds of golf in per week but course has been closed more than it’s been open. So walking my dog & then my daughters dog is my only exercise.

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[Paul.]

Where I live in the North West it’s been the worst, wet winter I have know. I usually get a couple of rounds of golf in per week but course has been closed more than it’s been open. So walking my dog & then my daughters dog is my only exercise.

Our course has good drainage but it's closed today therefore a good walk around the neighbourhood.
I have lived in the local area all my life but a lot of housing development has happened over the last few years and I'm discovering places I didn't know existed.

Paul

 

[Bern8]

Our course has good drainage but it's closed today therefore a good walk around the neighbourhood.
I have lived in the local area all my life but a lot of housing development has happened over the last few years and I'm discovering places I didn't know existed.

Paul

Ours drains well with it being on a hillside, but that presents the problem of golfers slipping on the course, so it gets closed

 

[cliffanger]

30 minutes keep fit with Handsome Julio every day! I’ve been doing it for four years now!

 

[dunnah01]

Refurbishing the house. 25kg bags of cement, plaster and sheets of 8x4 plasterboard up and down stairs and ladders all day. Mixing concrete, render, mortar and plaster all day is plenty exercise for me. Pooped after a full shift

 

[SpeedyDux]

3 times a week I do Zumba Gold workouts, 45 minutes each. With hand dumbells for muscle toning. Once a week I do the Jane Fonda Prime Time "Fit and Strong" workout, also with weights. These workouts that include stretches and balance exercises are all designed for over-50s, men and women, any starting fitness level. They are on DVD so I can exercise indoors and I don't need to pay a subscription. It began as my own structured programme to deal with Long Covid cardio complications, during lockdowns, and it worked. I am probably fitter and stronger today than at age 60.

I also go to dance classes and events 3 or 4 times a week. Good exercise for body and mind.

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[hja]

All very impressive. I do an hour chair yoga each week. Can’t get down or up for normal yoga. Pottering round the house, bit of gardening. Used to like swimming but since covid our municipal pool is bookable sessions only. 45 miinutes either very early in the morning or lunch time. So no good at all. Nearest “private” pool needs monthly subscription that I don’t think would be cost effective.

 

[Guigsy]

Most weekends I go out on the bike regardless. I just have be dressed to get wet and muddy. Sealskinz socks with chemical toe warmers keeps my piggies from getting painfully cold. Thermal tights with trail shorts over the top, several layers. Good gloves that work when they're wet. And sometimes a cap under the helmet and a neck tube. Just have to keep moving. And break my teeth on my energy bars that have gone rock hard.

In the week, or weekends when the weather is really blowy, I'll put the bike on the smart trainer and do virtual rides in Zwift. Between the real world and virtual, I've been clocking 100km a week most of the way through winter.

 

[TheAleMan]

Very fast 6 & 4 mile walks and eating relatively healthy.

 

[Lenny HB]

Always working around the house, walking daughter's dog, go Lyndy Hop dancing that's very energetic.
Today I got the bike out for the first time in ages did 14 miles, took a very hilly road over the downs to Seyning, good job it's an e-bike I wouldn't have made on an ordinary one.

 

[Guigsy]

Very fast 6 & 4 mile walks and eating relatively healthy.

I don't think many people realise how much exercise it takes. An hour on the bike trainer of hard breathing effort, leaving sweat on the floor despite running two fans, only burns 500kcal. It's easier to just not eat that cheeky pudding at lunch time.

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[Mike001]

40 min aerobic walk every morning.
Get the heart rate up to over 120 / 130 for at least 30 mins.
Usuaully fast walk around 4 km's
Helps to keep blood pressure down as well as lose a "bit" of that tummy that seems to just pop up!

I'm also on my feet all day with work. Average around 13,000 steps a day.

 

[SpeedyDux]

Always working around the house, walking daughter's dog, go Lyndy Hop dancing that's very energetic.
Today I got the bike out for the first time in ages did 14 miles, took a very hilly road over the downs to Seyning, good job it's an e-bike I wouldn't have made on an ordinary one.

Lyndy Hop - impressive!

 

[Nirvanauk]

Most weekends I go out on the bike regardless. I just have be dressed to get wet and muddy. Sealskinz socks with chemical toe warmers keeps my piggies from getting painfully cold. Thermal tights with trail shorts over the top, several layers. Good gloves that work when they're wet. And sometimes a cap under the helmet and a neck tube. Just have to keep moving. And break my teeth on my energy bars that have gone rock hard.

In the week, or weekends when the weather is really blowy, I'll put the bike on the smart trainer and do virtual rides in Zwift. Between the real world and virtual, I've been clocking 100km a week most of the way through winter.

With all that Lycra on I bet you look absolutely divine daaahling!

 

[Guigsy]

With all that Lycra on I bet you look absolutely divine daaahling!

In the winter, it's not too bad. I've got enough layers to cover it up. But when it's warmer, I go full MAMIL.

 

[gus-lopez]

I don't think many people realise how much exercise it takes. An hour on the bike trainer of hard breathing effort, leaving sweat on the floor despite running two fans, only burns 500kcal. It's easier to just not eat that cheeky pudding at lunch time.

Yes ,I read that the average 2,500 calorie intake daily for a person needs a 26 mile walk just to burn that off. As you say better not to eat the stuff.

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[Mixyblob]

I do an online cross fit class 3 times a week, row 2km daily on my Concept2 and cycle 2-3 times a week depending on weather.

 

[Cozz nd Keith]

Most weekends I go out on the bike regardless. I just have be dressed to get wet and muddy. Sealskinz socks with chemical toe warmers keeps my piggies from getting painfully cold. Thermal tights with trail shorts over the top, several layers. Good gloves that work when they're wet. And sometimes a cap under the helmet and a neck tube. Just have to keep moving. And break my teeth on my energy bars that have gone rock hard.

In the week, or weekends when the weather is really blowy, I'll put the bike on the smart trainer and do virtual rides in Zwift. Between the real world and virtual, I've been clocking 100km a week most of the way through winter.

Same here, I Zwift twice a week in winter but go out for a proper ride either on the mtb or road bike with the local tri club at the weekend

 

[carolyn]

5 Les Mills gym classes per week, sometimes 6. It’s a mix of Spin, step, bodypump, bodycombat and legs, bums and tums classes. Each one is a hour.

 

[wolfie2]

Targeted 1000 miles walking this year...specific walks, not including wandering around shops garden house etc. Did it 3 yrs ago and felt so much better at the end of the year.

 

[Miggs]

I do the dishes instead of using the dishwasher...........phew, exhausted!

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