Are You Doing Any Exercise for Fitness?

Yesterday I did an exercise dance class Pachanga, although I was told they had since changed the name. I participated in one on Sunday too. Fun workout to music, I liked it very much. I like Zumba a bit better, but the time isn't convenient for me. You're lucky Lois, I was that weight too, but gained around a pound a year since then. I'm far from a health nut or fitness freak, but I want to fit into my pants comfortably, and ward off type 2 diabetes in my old age.
 

We get exercise..........it's called the Wii Game! We love it and can build up a sweat playing the different games. Wife and I get somewhat competitive as well.
My hip and RC surgeons warned me about going into a fitness center, so we don't do that. But, do swim, walk some and get exercise on our boat. We have used the treadmills in our apartment complex fitness center, but now for awhile. It was pretty cool walking on the treadmill while watching The Rifleman on the tv that was part of the treadmill. Now, THAT is the way to walk for exercise!
 
I never knew anyone with a Wii game, so I never played, but I imagine it could be good exercise if you need to move around to play. I like to swim in the ocean (if I lived near the beach), but I'm turned off by public pools. There was a recent case of Legionnaires' Disease at the Bally fitness center, luckily I wasn't using the pool or hot tub facilities there. :shark:

But boating, walking and swimming are all great exercises. I agree, I wouldn't step on a treadmill or elliptical machine if there wasn't a TV there to watch, lol. Never had large equipment like that in my home, no desire or space for it. Hubby does have a weight bench and some weights in the basement though.
 

Had the Wii for a year now. Before getting it, I read that a lot of Senior Centers had bought it for their members. One lady said "if it weren't for the Wii Game, I'd still have my a** Super Glued to the chair in the Recreation Room!" Found out that many Senior Village Rec. Centers bought it as well. It was originally for kids/teens and the games appear that way, but if it gets the older generation up out of their rockers, it's a good thing. We don't swim in the ocean, but do walk along the beach at times. We swim in our apt complex pool........when the water is warm enough, that is. I have two 2 pound weights that I use for rehab on my right RC surgery back in '07. I've never been the "weight lifting" type and neither is my wife.

SeaBreeze said:
I never knew anyone with a Wii game, so I never played, but I imagine it could be good exercise if you need to move around to play. I like to swim in the ocean (if I lived near the beach), but I'm turned off by public pools. There was a recent case of Legionnaires' Disease at the Bally fitness center, luckily I wasn't using the pool or hot tub facilities there. :shark:

But boating, walking and swimming are all great exercises. I agree, I wouldn't step on a treadmill or elliptical machine if there wasn't a TV there to watch, lol. Never had large equipment like that in my home, no desire or space for it. Hubby does have a weight bench and some weights in the basement though.
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SeaBreeze;123242 said:
I like to swim in the ocean (if I lived near the beach), but I'm turned off by public pools. :shark:
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A friend of mine said he would never swim in the ocean because on land he is the head of the food chain in the ocean your part of the food chain.
But me I love living dangerously. When I lived on my boat for 6 years I spent two or more hours a day in the water [ocean]
 
im an aerobics teacher, but since hubbys illness, i dont teach....
but i have to exercise, or i feel awful,
i walk alot still, pushing hubby in his wheelchair, ..its hard work, but good exercise,
plus ive made my spare bedroom into a-small gym
i have a small leg rest , which i use as a step up.....
i have an exercise bike,
a-core
sit down pedal bike which i get hubby to use,
and tins of beans lol, i use as weights.....
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My fitness consists of walking up/down the stairs as much as possible,try not to take the elevator.My apt is on the 3rd floor
As a life long walker,I take 3 walks a day,weather permitting
 
When in my 30's and 40's I was a runner and did all the local 10k races. Also biked a lot. Now in the summer I get my workouts doing yard work. I have a walk behind mower, self propelled, to do my yard which is a double lot. It's about a one and a half hour workout done every 5 to 7 days. In between is recovery time. You need it to rebuild what you tore down excersizing. You can over excersize and get over use injuries. In the winter I walk depending on weather.
 
I try to walk 2 miles every morning. But I occasionally miss due to weather or some other circumstance. So far during 2019 I have walked 176 out of 201 days. That's an average of slightly over 6 times a week. I bought a weighted vest back in April and I walk with that about 3 times a week. The vest will hold up to 45 lbs of weight, but I only put 25 in it.

I also do Bench Presses and Dead Lifts with free weights. I Bench Press 6 times in a four week period and Dead Lift 3 times. So that's a total of 9 workouts every 4 weeks. Dead Lifts take longer to recover from. I very seldom miss these workouts.
 
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We usually do 4 miles a day...lift weights every 2 or 3 days.

Its easy though, as we can do it on our property...no barking dogs or cars to worry about. Or excuses not for doing it.
 
Me .. 3 times a day

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Self resistance training, 55-60 min/workout, 4-6 workouts/week, stepper 5-7 min after self resistance. It is enough for me to keep muscle strength, endurance, and flexibility without injuries.
 
Trade said:
I try to walk 2 miles every morning. But I occasionally miss due to weather or some other circumstance. So far during 2019 I have walked 176 out of 201 days. That's an average of slightly over 6 times a week. I bought a weighted vest back in April and I walk with that about 3 times a week. The vest will hold up to 45 lbs of weight, but I only put 25 in it.

I also do Bench Presses and Dead Lifts with free weights. I Bench Press 6 times in a four week period and Dead Lift 3 times. So that's a total of 9 workouts every 4 weeks. Dead Lifts take longer to recover from. I very seldom miss these workouts.
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Just curious .... You do a bench press routine? 6 times p/month ? And you do a D/L routine three times in that same period ?

What is your routine ? sets/reps/weight ?
 
I’m blessed to have a pool and I swim everyday. I also love to ride my bike when the weather is good. Right now in Florida it’s been very humid and stagnant so I haven’t been able to do it as much.
 
rgp said:
you seemed so happy there. But hey, be happy & stay healthy wherever you are
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I was very happy there

But, it all got a bit redundant
Getting thru winter and preparing for the next winter ate up a lota time....a.....lota time

I do miss the meaningful exercise, but town has it's perks
 
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hypochondriac said:
neck stretches every night before i go to bed. otherwise i wake up with a sore neck
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What kid of stretches do you do? I have sore neck issues as well. I also have a 2 pound weight I use to strengthen my arms and shoulders. I have several leg lifts I do, that I learned back when I had my hip replaced

For me, I walk a lot around my neighborhood. It is private, so not a lot of traffic. I have several neighbors with dogs, so I often have walking partners.
It may sound odd, but if I am not up to walking, I will walk up and down our ramp in front of the house. It has a good pitch to it, to give a little resistance, and I walk up and down several times. We had the ramp put up a couple years back, it looks a bit like this one.

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hold for 30 seconds after stretching neck to the left as far as I can
then same for right, backwards and forwards.
it works well actually
 

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