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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago
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How do you keep yourself fit? Do you do any sports and do you do them regularly?
Do you wish to add more to your schedule? And how many times a week do you work out?
Personally I find the GYM insanely boring (sorry Gym junkies) so I just can’t do it. Also my self discipline is CRAP.
Same with running - I can’t run for shit and the only time I actually wanna run is if I’m chased by a bear 
So I do lots of yoga (been doing it for years now) with vinyasa and yin classes to focus on core strength and flexibility.
I recently started taking Pole dancing classes because I wanted to add more dynamic to my routines and have fun while working out. And I’m loving it!! I’m proudly getting bruises on my legs so I must be doing something right
So I do yoga classes twice a week (about 60-70 mins long) and one Pole a week
And I try stretch everyday for flexibility
I’d love to add a little something something, like roller skates but we will see  
I love swimming but I don’t think I’d have the energy to also add that to what I do already  |
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I’m at the gym 4-5 times a week, for between 60-90 minutes, dependant on the program of the day. I used to find it a real chore when I first began. I knew it had to be done, but struggles with self discipline.
A year or so down the line and I now find that it’s a habit that I enjoy. It’s a part of my daily routine of looking after myself.
Going makes me feel good. I’ve got a great coach who does my programming around what I actually like to do and makes sure not to put exercise I hate in it. I’ve also recently got into basic stretching, and yoga. Overall, I can honestly say that it’s saved my life, I was on a self destructive path, which could have lead over the abyss. |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"I’m at the gym 4-5 times a week, for between 60-90 minutes, dependant on the program of the day. I used to find it a real chore when I first began. I knew it had to be done, but struggles with self discipline.
A year or so down the line and I now find that it’s a habit that I enjoy. It’s a part of my daily routine of looking after myself.
Going makes me feel good. I’ve got a great coach who does my programming around what I actually like to do and makes sure not to put exercise I hate in it. I’ve also recently got into basic stretching, and yoga. Overall, I can honestly say that it’s saved my life, I was on a self destructive path, which could have lead over the abyss."
Im glad to hear that working out and having that routine helped you improve your life x it does feel great once you finish and are kinda tired but well satisfied  |
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I train in the gym 5 times a week and walk a couple of miles everyday.
I split my body parts up and train them on separate days, along with cardio usually the stair-master (100 floors) or 30 minutes on the stationary bike
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"I teach dancing which I love, yoga once a week from home and I walk 10k steps a day
Xx"
Amazing routine! Do you also find gym work a bit tedious, as you are a dancer? X |
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I’ve not been to a gym since before Covid and am going to cancel my membership this week as I’ve been paying since we came out of lockdown. I train in grappling and submission wrestling 2/3x a week and play football.
I’ll pick up running and kettlebells again in the coming weeks to add a bit of variation to it all. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I’m at the gym 4-5 times a week, for between 60-90 minutes, dependant on the program of the day. I used to find it a real chore when I first began. I knew it had to be done, but struggles with self discipline.
A year or so down the line and I now find that it’s a habit that I enjoy. It’s a part of my daily routine of looking after myself.
Going makes me feel good. I’ve got a great coach who does my programming around what I actually like to do and makes sure not to put exercise I hate in it. I’ve also recently got into basic stretching, and yoga. Overall, I can honestly say that it’s saved my life, I was on a self destructive path, which could have lead over the abyss.
Im glad to hear that working out and having that routine helped you improve your life x it does feel great once you finish and are kinda tired but well satisfied "
I love that knackered feeling when I walk/crawl out of there. I enjoy the soreness that comes with progression. I’m constantly excited to feel the improvement in myself, and the compliments I get from people that notice the improvements too. |
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You can incorporate bodyweight exercises into your yoga sessions at home and you dont need any equipment
I only do bodyweight exercises as i cant afford to go to the gym and dont have any weight training equipment, and ill often throw in some yoga before, during and after a workout to limber up and stretch out the muscles too
Various types of push ups, pull ups, bench presses, sit ups and crunches, some glute exercises, theyre mostly what i do, running is a bit harder for me to do as i was a smoker for 10 years before quitting and been super unfit. I ran last year for about half a mile before i felt like i was having a heart attack so my stamina is gonna take a long time to work on |
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I am a runner and run 5 days a week. I average 40 miles a week at the moment.
I enjoy walking and hiking up mountains and paddleboarding but my main activity is running.
NBVN x |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"You can incorporate bodyweight exercises into your yoga sessions at home and you dont need any equipment
I only do bodyweight exercises as i cant afford to go to the gym and dont have any weight training equipment, and ill often throw in some yoga before, during and after a workout to limber up and stretch out the muscles too
Various types of push ups, pull ups, bench presses, sit ups and crunches, some glute exercises, theyre mostly what i do, running is a bit harder for me to do as i was a smoker for 10 years before quitting and been super unfit. I ran last year for about half a mile before i felt like i was having a heart attack so my stamina is gonna take a long time to work on"
My teacher always includes a lot of Chaturangas (like a low plank positions) which I freaking hate because my upper strength isn’t that good but it is good to use the body to improve upper strength
And that is coming handy for Pole dancing  |
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By *ancer36Woman
over a year ago
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"I teach dancing which I love, yoga once a week from home and I walk 10k steps a day
Xx
Amazing routine! Do you also find gym work a bit tedious, as you are a dancer? X "
I used to go to the gym but yeah like you I didn’t find it very motivating, loved a spin class but found everything else a bore xx |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"I teach dancing which I love, yoga once a week from home and I walk 10k steps a day
Xx
Amazing routine! Do you also find gym work a bit tedious, as you are a dancer? X
I used to go to the gym but yeah like you I didn’t find it very motivating, loved a spin class but found everything else a bore xx"
I found like there was no element of fun involved.
Not that yoga is particularly fun but it still involves position and transition between them so a sort of fun element to make sure that everything is in the correct position while half looking pretty x
Well obviously dance is fun so there’s no need to say anymore
Also I love learning new things and tricks as it keeps me entertained
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Guys (and girls), if you are cheating … don’t wear Apple watches who are connected with your partner devices , because I heard someone got caught cos her Apple Watch suddenly started racking a LOT of burnt calories at like 2am
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By (user no longer on site)
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I'm surprised no-one has mentioned Pilates yet. I have been going to a class for ten years and I am fitter now than I was before I started. The flexibility and core muscles strength it gives helps improve your sex life too! |
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I can't stand the gym.
I enjoy the rowing and cycling machines, but the entire atmosphere in every gym I've been in is ruined by self loving posers. It's just really off putting.
I used to swim loads, but stopped for about 10 years as I was just playing in them with the kids and now when I try I look like I'm drowning, I seem to have lost all my technique.
So, now I stick to Yoga and running. I hate running, but it works. Could hardly run at all to begin with, but doing Couch to 5k, I noticed each week I was doing better, and now I'm up to running for 20mins without a break which I'm really proud of.
I will get the 5k, and I will do a WolfRun! |
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"I'm surprised no-one has mentioned Pilates yet. I have been going to a class for ten years and I am fitter now than I was before I started. The flexibility and core muscles strength it gives helps improve your sex life too!"
Pilates is also great!! |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"You can incorporate bodyweight exercises into your yoga sessions at home and you dont need any equipment
I only do bodyweight exercises as i cant afford to go to the gym and dont have any weight training equipment, and ill often throw in some yoga before, during and after a workout to limber up and stretch out the muscles too
Various types of push ups, pull ups, bench presses, sit ups and crunches, some glute exercises, theyre mostly what i do, running is a bit harder for me to do as i was a smoker for 10 years before quitting and been super unfit. I ran last year for about half a mile before i felt like i was having a heart attack so my stamina is gonna take a long time to work on
My teacher always includes a lot of Chaturangas (like a low plank positions) which I freaking hate because my upper strength isn’t that good but it is good to use the body to improve upper strength
And that is coming handy for Pole dancing "
Planks are generally not good for you at all, lots of the articles youll read online and often taught by personal trainers is complete bullshit. Theyll say how its good for your glutes, your lower back and posture but really its the complete opposite, a plank requires hip flextion and extension of the scapula (or shoulder blades), so hip flextion doesnt involve the glutes and the glutes arent under load, same with the scapula. Its also why you dont have the upper body strength to perform the plank cos its not helping you in the areas its supposed to
If you do a plank, do a reverse plank where you lay on your back, arms at 45* with your palms facing out, and lift your hips up along with your back. You should be digging those heels into the ground and pushing your chest out with your arms which makes your scapulas contract which does help improve your posture |
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"Guys (and girls), if you are cheating … don’t wear Apple watches who are connected with your partner devices , because I heard someone got caught cos her Apple Watch suddenly started racking a LOT of burnt calories at like 2am
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Omg that’s crazy |
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"Guys (and girls), if you are cheating … don’t wear Apple watches who are connected with your partner devices , because I heard someone got caught cos her Apple Watch suddenly started racking a LOT of burnt calories at like 2am
Omg that’s crazy "
Obviously it wasn’t PROOF but cmon. Who has a spin class at 2am
Suspicious to say the least and she ended up fessing up and then breaking up |
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"Guys (and girls), if you are cheating … don’t wear Apple watches who are connected with your partner devices , because I heard someone got caught cos her Apple Watch suddenly started racking a LOT of burnt calories at like 2am
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could have been nightmares??  |
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By (user no longer on site)
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I’ve never been in a gym since high school, I drink and smoke but work a very physical job. It’s kinda just kept me in this shape. Although I guarantee my cardio is nowhere near as good as my strength |
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By (user no longer on site)
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I only like walking. That's the only form of exercise I'm happy doing. Short home workouts are manageable too but I have to have the motivation for that.
If you told me I had 10 minutes to get ready for a walk (I sound like a dog), I'd be ready and waiting in 2
During the summer I'd go out most evenings and walk for about 3 hours up and along the top of the coastline.
Being outside and alone is where my happy place is. So not only is it great to keep physically fit it keeps me mentally fit too |
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By (user no longer on site)
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I go to the gym and do weights mixed in with lots of squats.
I absolutely detest any kind of gym cardio such as treadmill, rowing and my personal hell which is burpees
So after weights I swim 40 laps and have a routine so I do different strokes & paces (always finish on a timed sprint)
I then sit in the hot tub & sauna (that’s the motivation for actually going) |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Very lucky to have lots of mates in the health and fitness sector who help with plans and diet.
Plus i swear by boxing... Toughest endurance sport I know!! |
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"Guys (and girls), if you are cheating … don’t wear Apple watches who are connected with your partner devices , because I heard someone got caught cos her Apple Watch suddenly started racking a LOT of burnt calories at like 2am
could have been nightmares?? "
Demon time |
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"Guys (and girls), if you are cheating … don’t wear Apple watches who are connected with your partner devices , because I heard someone got caught cos her Apple Watch suddenly started racking a LOT of burnt calories at like 2am
could have been nightmares??
Demon time "
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I’ve never been in a gym since high school, I drink and smoke but work a very physical job. It’s kinda just kept me in this shape. Although I guarantee my cardio is nowhere near as good as my strength "
The thought of all those toxins from smoming being carried by your blood as its being pumped to the muscles as your working   |
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By (user no longer on site)
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Sex also keeps us fit.
Husband does crossfit too when he can fit it around work and the kids.
School runs. Dog walking. Housework. If I have to drive somewhere, I'll park a little further away to walk abit more. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I’ve never been in a gym since high school, I drink and smoke but work a very physical job. It’s kinda just kept me in this shape. Although I guarantee my cardio is nowhere near as good as my strength
The thought of all those toxins from smoming being carried by your blood as its being pumped to the muscles as your working "
And yet still I can still lift more than most gym fit lads
We all land in the same place eventually |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"Guys (and girls), if you are cheating … don’t wear Apple watches who are connected with your partner devices , because I heard someone got caught cos her Apple Watch suddenly started racking a LOT of burnt calories at like 2am
Omg that’s crazy
Obviously it wasn’t PROOF but cmon. Who has a spin class at 2am
Suspicious to say the least and she ended up fessing up and then breaking up "
Shaggy needs to write an updated song on “It wasn’t me” with forgetting he connected his Apple watch |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"Guys (and girls), if you are cheating … don’t wear Apple watches who are connected with your partner devices , because I heard someone got caught cos her Apple Watch suddenly started racking a LOT of burnt calories at like 2am
Omg that’s crazy
Obviously it wasn’t PROOF but cmon. Who has a spin class at 2am
Suspicious to say the least and she ended up fessing up and then breaking up
Shaggy needs to write an updated song on “It wasn’t me” with forgetting he connected his Apple watch "
A 2021 re-release version |
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By (user no longer on site)
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Running for me. At the moment that's around 75 - 80k/week, 2/3 off road with 2500 meters of ascent and an 8 kilo bag as I'm training for a winter race with a massive list of mandatory kit. By mid December my weekly distance should be around 110k
I would like to have more time to train climbing and ought to make more effort with yoga as it massively helps injury prevention for the running but my discipline is crap.
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I’ve never been in a gym since high school, I drink and smoke but work a very physical job. It’s kinda just kept me in this shape. Although I guarantee my cardio is nowhere near as good as my strength
The thought of all those toxins from smoming being carried by your blood as its being pumped to the muscles as your working
And yet still I can still lift more than most gym fit lads
We all land in the same place eventually "
Id say its the functional muscle youve built but also cos a lot of the gym lads are complete dumbasses and dont know how to lift properly. Its astonishing how much ppl get wrong with their workouts, they copy what someone else does but dont understand the mechanics with each workout and they get it wrong. Even a scary amount of "personal trainers" teaching the wrong shit |
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When at work I average walking 8 miles in a 10 hour shift.
When I’m off work I start with a 4 mile walk, then a 40 minute swim and an hour in the gym with 30 minutes weights and 30 minutes cardio.
I have only been doing it a couple of months so you wouldn’t know by looking at me |
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I do 2 dance classes a week, more when I can. I use to do aerial hoop (lyra) until my knee ops. Hoping to start again next year as knees are just not strong enough yet. I should get back to the exercise bike at lunch times again but need my self discipline to engage again for that
Alice x |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"I do 2 dance classes a week, more when I can. I use to do aerial hoop (lyra) until my knee ops. Hoping to start again next year as knees are just not strong enough yet. I should get back to the exercise bike at lunch times again but need my self discipline to engage again for that
Alice x"
I did try Lyra but I didn’t enjoy it as much as Pole! Hope you will be able to start again tho  |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"At the mo I’m doing two pool sessions a week, 2/3 bike rides 2 being around 60-75k and a easy run a week
You just made me feel like a lazy bitch  "
Great reply |
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By (user no longer on site)
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I work out at home 5 days a week for an hour at a time. Its cardio _ased with body weight and kettlebells. Good calorie burn and it definitely makes me sweat profusely! |
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By *hagTonightMan
over a year ago
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I do weights at home 3 times a week and I am following flexible dieting. I eat at maintenance, which allows me to stay lean year round. I also do yoga and for cardio I like to walk. I aim to walk about 10k steps a day, but sometimes I do 15k steps, it varies how much I walk |
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"I workout at gym classes 4 days a week - body conditioning/hiit/yoga/Pilates and Zumba classes some days do 2hrs definitely love them "
Nice!
What’s hiit? |
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By *ad NannaWoman
over a year ago
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I walk to my shop and back a few times a week, walk upstairs to bed once a day, and occasionally have a dance around my living room.
Last time I had sex I held my weight up off the bed for a few minutes.
That's and epic achievement for me at the moment. |
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By (user no longer on site)
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"I workout at gym classes 4 days a week - body conditioning/hiit/yoga/Pilates and Zumba classes some days do 2hrs definitely love them
Nice!
What’s hiit?"
High intensive interval training lol follow by hour stretch class this eases my muscles definitely burns calories!!  |
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"Working in scaffolding,it’s like a gym workout everyday "
I done scaffolding, only for a few months but that longer than others a lot bigger lasted
Definitely one of the most physical jobs I had and never again |
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"Working in scaffolding,it’s like a gym workout everyday
I done scaffolding, only for a few months but that longer than others a lot bigger lasted
Definitely one of the most physical jobs I had and never again "
Do you do that in crocs? x |
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By *lairekTV/TS
over a year ago
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I've replaced long distance running with cardio routines, following YouTube channels.
I think there is a YouTube fitness type out there for most of us. It just takes time to find the right ones.
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"Coastal walking and of course energetic sex seem to do it for me  "
I love walking, even fast walking. But I can’t run at all . That’s my Achilles’ heel and personal hell
I used to be so bad in PE I’d always try to cut corners and the teacher would make me run extra … |
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"Working in scaffolding,it’s like a gym workout everyday
I done scaffolding, only for a few months but that longer than others a lot bigger lasted
Definitely one of the most physical jobs I had and never again
Do you do that in crocs? x "
Only on Sunday |
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"Working in scaffolding,it’s like a gym workout everyday
I done scaffolding, only for a few months but that longer than others a lot bigger lasted
Definitely one of the most physical jobs I had and never again
Do you do that in crocs? x
Only on Sunday "
U know those holes? Been told that’s where the dignity leaks out x |
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"Working in scaffolding,it’s like a gym workout everyday
I done scaffolding, only for a few months but that longer than others a lot bigger lasted
Definitely one of the most physical jobs I had and never again
Do you do that in crocs? x
Only on Sunday
U know those holes? Been told that’s where the dignity leaks out x "
I think that's gone as soon as you decide to wear them |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"Working in scaffolding,it’s like a gym workout everyday
I done scaffolding, only for a few months but that longer than others a lot bigger lasted
Definitely one of the most physical jobs I had and never again
Do you do that in crocs? x
Only on Sunday
U know those holes? Been told that’s where the dignity leaks out x
I think that's gone as soon as you decide to wear them "
U won’t see me DEAD in them |
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I try to go the gym 4-5 times a week, I play football twice a week and try to fit swimming in with some of those gym sessions. I've been threatening to start doing yoga because my body is old and not a flexible as it used to be but just keep putting it off |
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By (user no longer on site)
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I joined a CrossFit gym a few months back and now that I’m back in work I go at 6am 4-5 times a week. It’s the hardest thing I have ever done exercise wise. They push me to my absolute limit which is good as if I went to a regular gym I would give up as soon as it felt tough lol |
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"I joined a CrossFit gym a few months back and now that I’m back in work I go at 6am 4-5 times a week. It’s the hardest thing I have ever done exercise wise. They push me to my absolute limit which is good as if I went to a regular gym I would give up as soon as it felt tough lol "
The crossfit gym definitely explains why you have a such a nice peachy bum |
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"I joined a CrossFit gym a few months back and now that I’m back in work I go at 6am 4-5 times a week. It’s the hardest thing I have ever done exercise wise. They push me to my absolute limit which is good as if I went to a regular gym I would give up as soon as it felt tough lol
The crossfit gym definitely explains why you have a such a nice peachy bum "
It’s definitely helped firm it up that’s for sure |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I power walk the dog, 4/5/6k every day.
I do yoga, sometimes hiit yoga, ab workouts and booty resistance band workouts. Some days I’ll do all four, some days I’ll do 2 or 3 |
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"I power walk the dog, 4/5/6k every day.
I do yoga, sometimes hiit yoga, ab workouts and booty resistance band workouts. Some days I’ll do all four, some days I’ll do 2 or 3"
Nice |
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Just starting to get back into the gym and trying to get stronger and feel fitter.
At my fittest I was working with a PT and was deadlifting 105kg (when I weighed about 90kg) I loved feeling that strong and it gave me such a sense of accomplishment.
I'll get back there eventually! |
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From being a couch potato i sort of slipped into Triathlon
Started by sprint race then worked my way up to hopefully a full ironman distance.
Swimming between 2k and 4k 3 times a week
Biking about 160km a week
Running, and being honest with some walking 30km a week
I hate running by the way lol
Feel so much better for it |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I literally watch a handful of beginner exercise videos on YouTube, unable to decide which one I want to do, so I don't do any.
I used to visit the leisure centre 6 times a week a few years ago and loved it, 3 classes, 2 gym and 1 swim. Can't afford it now and got mobility problems  |
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By (user no longer on site) OP
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"From being a couch potato i sort of slipped into Triathlon
Started by sprint race then worked my way up to hopefully a full ironman distance.
Swimming between 2k and 4k 3 times a week
Biking about 160km a week
Running, and being honest with some walking 30km a week
I hate running by the way lol
Feel so much better for it"
Thanks for making me feel like a sack of potato (that swirls around a pole ) |
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By *tooveMan
over a year ago
belfast |
"Very lucky to have lots of mates in the health and fitness sector who help with plans and diet.
Plus i swear by boxing... Toughest endurance sport I know!! "
Yeah I run a boxing club. It's very good for fitness and for mental health. |
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We both do triathlon. Had a bit of a lull after doing our first full distance Ironman this season but will be starting back a winter routine to tick over again before next season which will start around March at Club La Santa training camp. |
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"From being a couch potato i sort of slipped into Triathlon
Started by sprint race then worked my way up to hopefully a full ironman distance.
Swimming between 2k and 4k 3 times a week
Biking about 160km a week
Running, and being honest with some walking 30km a week
I hate running by the way lol
Feel so much better for it
Thanks for making me feel like a sack of potato (that swirls around a pole )"
Never judge yourself by others
Some of the people in my club make me look like benny Hill
It's about what makes you happy and feeling good  |
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By *aiseiMan
over a year ago
Birmingham |
I need to get my arse back in gear, I’m turning into a bit of a pasty.
In my 20s I was at the gym four times a week on top of four 1hr martial arts sessions.
I’d got back into a gym routine for about six months until the first lockdowns hit last year and then it was all over. |
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We both cycle, I do generally around 50+ miles a week, and the odd game of squash. Job keeps me relatively fit too, hannah also runs, probably 20k weekly, and walks most lunch hour. And plenty of sexercise thrown in..  |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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There are 2 places not too far from me that I drive to, to do all day hikes. The walks are about 14 mile circular routes, that usually take all day.
I, like you, find the gym boring and prefer outdoor activities in nature, with mountains, lakes, trees etc.
At home I do isolation exercises sometimes and bodyweight exercises. (I very rarely use external weights these days to due to back problems). |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Former university boxer and amateur bodybuilder. Since living here, my fitness has definitely taken a dive. Same caloric intake but Covid restrictions and the shock of being in a new country have taken their toll.
The easiest way is to remove your barriers to exercise. When I don’t wanna hit the gym, I’ve got my home weight kit and stationary bike.
During times when I notice myself watching TV or mindlessly on my phone, I plug in my VR headset and ride through the woods from the comfort of my home. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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Find something you like to do. I’m training my back at the moment just so I can play rugby again. I also like climbing so I do that too.
….actually I’m glad you asked. I used to do Judo as a kid. I might take that up again. Nothing makes you burn calories like sparing. Well apart from running but then that’s how I buggered my back! |
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I used to run every other day. Two weeks ago I changed to brisk walking every day because I cover more ground and do more steps and sustain longer distances.
I haven't packed in running - I'm just taking a break.
I do aerobics indoors to my fave you tubes.
I do Qi Gong for suppleness.
I do the garden. ( I won't mention cleaning, painting, paper stripping ) etc...
I'd like some kind of upper body stuff that I could do in front of the t.v. |
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By *lex46TV/TS
over a year ago
Near Wells |
I swim twice a week usually about 3/4, mile and yoga one a week. I enjoy both, and I find them relaxing and exhausting at the same time.
I also go out on my enduro bike about one every two weeks, that totally takes it out of me. My work in the summer is quite physical so don't do so much then. |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I love training, it's my time to switch off and just be. I've always trained regularly since I was 18...Adapted my training as I've got older. Now less emphasis on heavy weights, more on body weight training and fitness.
Currently do gym training 3 times, cycle three times a week ...twice a week in Winter. But just got hit by a car last week so having to rethink, recuperate and repair! |
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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago
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I swim and do alot of walking, lots of sexcercise, dancing and eat a well balanced diet. Gyms just bore me so if I'm looking for a good workout I go for zumba |
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