Exercise Habits

[Keunert]

everything works quite well so far in that departement.
or do you refer to weight loss?

[Bison]

I'm saying you might think you got some mojo right now, but give it a few months after some serious excersise.  Trust me. 

[Keunert]

if running sports give mojo,
then Barry White and Rick Ross
are just pretending to have some?

[Bison]

Do you have a sultry, silky smooth voice to singing wooing music?

[Keunert]

Mötorhead songs are about all i can sing.

[Bison]

Yeah.  I'd get busy with developing a six pack instead of an inflatable tire around the ol' midsection then buddy.

[Gusington]

I hate to do this but Barry White, while definitely sexy, is dead...likely because he never exercised other than being on bottom, you know.

[hammersby]

I'm training right now for a half-marathon in honor of my sister.  I am so out of shape that my dog hurts.

[Bison]

That's awesome!  Keep us informed of your progress.

[Gusington]

Nice hammersby. My sister did an Ironman last month...a marathon run, a 140 mile bike trip and a 2 mile swim in the Hudson. She finished and survived. One guy actually died while doing it. So...be careful.

One of my best friends is training right now to do the NYC marathon in November.

[Keunert]

how about biking instead of running? is it a lot less effective if you do it for half an hour?

[Silent Disapproval Robot]

I'm three weeks into the Body-For-Life programme.  I have had to modify the regimen in order to accommodate my shift schedule and its been mostly successful.  The hardest part has been night shifts.  I'm using a nutrition/calorie counter app called Lose It! which has been very useful.  I definitely eat a lot more when I work night shifts.  I suspect it's because I usually only sleep 4-5 hours on those days.  Exercise is harder in those days as well.  I just don't have the same energy and run out if gas a lot sooner than when u work days.

Oh we'll, 4.5 kilos down so far and they're putting in a gym at work this week, so that might help night shifts.

[Bison]

Biking is a good cardio too.  I'm not a biker so I'm not sure how much you have to do in comparison to running.

[Silent Disapproval Robot]

You have to do a lot more.  Basically you have to work longer/harder (steep hills are good) to overcome the mechanical advantage that the bike provides you.

[besilarius]

Asked my doctor about that, as my ankle is getting arthritic and biking puts less stress there.
As a rule of thumb, if you run one mile, you need to bike three to have the same effect and benefits.