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how fit are you
Posted: 07 Jun 2009, 17:17
by jonny2mad
how fit are you , do you smoke are you over weight do you exercise on a regular basis are you doing anything to get fitter, whats your diet like.
I think Im in pretty good shape except for some old injurys one of my knees is worrying me but apart from that I exercise I do press ups and dips pretty much every day, Im 44 but seem to be fitter than most people half my age
what sort of shape are you in
Re: how fit are you
Posted: 07 Jun 2009, 21:45
by Ludwig
jonny2mad wrote:how fit are you , do you smoke are you over weight do you exercise on a regular basis are you doing anything to get fitter, whats your diet like.
I think Im in pretty good shape except for some old injurys one of my knees is worrying me but apart from that I exercise I do press ups and dips pretty much every day, Im 44 but seem to be fitter than most people half my age
what sort of shape are you in
I'm 40 and swim 4 or 5 times a week, usually (though I say so myself
) faster than most of the muscle-bound 20somethings in the pool.
My diet is reasonable-ish. I was smoking moderately for three years until about Christmas, owing to stress, although (touch wood) I've been almost totally off cigarettes since then.
There's no doubt that exercise keeps you feeling energetic and alert - I think a lot of people who say they "feel older" than they did have just got out of the habit of exercise. Though of course, the ultimate decline is inevitable.
Posted: 08 Jun 2009, 10:45
by Andy_K
I can leap tall buildings in a single bound.
Posted: 08 Jun 2009, 10:50
by PS_RalphW
I'm 47 and about 5kilos overweight, but I cycle vigorously 8 miles most days.
I'm healthy and a veggie diet, but too much sugar and not enough fresh fruit and veg.
I come from a long lived family so I hop to be still running around at 90!
(before I heard about PO a expected to see 100)
Never smoked and drink only a little (one or at most two beers,
at most twice a week)
The key to long life is an active mind. My grandmother was sharp as a bell at 100.
Posted: 08 Jun 2009, 11:41
by Ludwig
RalphW wrote:
The key to long life is an active mind. My grandmother was sharp as a bell at 100.
I think it depends in what way your mind is active. People whose minds are active with worry often don't live that long.
It's been shown that chronic anxiety accelerates the ageing process.
From what I remember, many studies suggest a link between long life and a positive, outward-looking attitude. Not sure where that leaves me
Posted: 08 Jun 2009, 12:12
by Nicko
I really can't be doing with all those exercises like dips and press ups, a real waste of energy in my opinion. Much better I think to do physical exercise and be productive at the same time. So I have just been scything down the orchard grass. I am doing a bit every day and hopefully building the relevant muscle groups up as well as increasing general stamina. I did the same with cutting firewood in the winter.
Some things are really bad for you physically, like digging using a stupid british pattern spade(with a short handle). Digging in general is bad for you and the soil, but if it has to be done, then use a long handles spade, you won't need to bend your back and will be able to dig for a lot longer.
OK so not everyone has an orchard or firewood to cut - what could you do which would increase your physical fitness and also be productive?
Posted: 08 Jun 2009, 13:59
by snow hope
Hmmm, considerably over weight here, but pretty active, do lots of productive cardio-vascular work such as cutting wood and taking pallets apart. 48 years young from a long-lived family.
Just started my second lean-too for wood storage which is about 3.6mx3.6cm.
Stopped smoking 9 years ago (best thing I ever did) but put 2 stone on and have never got rid of it. Main problem is I like my beer - about 16-20 tins/week - hence the beer belly.
Not thinking of giving it up either......
Toying with taking up jogging again, but probably won't...... May get a decent bike instead.
Oh, and the Veg garden.
Posted: 08 Jun 2009, 15:38
by RenewableCandy
Biking's better than jogging, it's less pounding on the knees. I saw up firewood, and we haven't got an Orchard so I go and do stuff on our soon-to-be community orchard. The trouble is some idiot wants to build a Tescos on it!
Posted: 08 Jun 2009, 21:35
by woodburner
Ludwig wrote:RalphW wrote:
From what I remember, many studies suggest a link between long life and a positive, outward-looking attitude.
My friend had one of those, he was always looking at new things and sorting solutions for people. Would always work diligently until until the problem was sorted. Always cheerful. Died at 64
Posted: 09 Jun 2009, 12:04
by clv101
I'm 31... no medical conditions, regularly run half marathons and over the summer I'm competing three triathlons (super-sprint, sprint and olympic distance).
...zombies won't catch me!
Posted: 09 Jun 2009, 12:42
by Nicko
clv101 wrote:I'm 31... no medical conditions, regularly run half marathons and over the summer I'm competing three triathlons (super-sprint, sprint and olympic distance).
...zombies won't catch me!
Surely there is something more productive you could put all that energy into?? Endorphine junkies can justify any amount of exercise though. Or are you trying to wear your knees out just so you have a valid excuse to spend even more time infront of the computer?
Much better to do what you are than to get the same buzz from watching football/boxing/war films/flying helicopters/taking drugs/fighting/badger baiting/shop lifting/etc
Posted: 12 Jun 2009, 08:21
by contadino
I turned 40 a couple of weeks ago, and am 6 inches narrower and in far better shape than when I was 30.
I do no exercise as such, but being a farmer it's not difficult to burn off any excess flab.
Posted: 13 Jun 2009, 10:59
by careful_eugene
The majority of people reading this thread will work in an office at a desk on a computer (I include myself in this group) so daily work life offers little opportunity for keeping fit. I'm 41 and in the best shape i've been in since leaving school at 16, the reason for this is the 3-4 visits to the gym each week. A mixture of weights and spin classes has worked very well for me.
Posted: 13 Jun 2009, 11:13
by biffvernon
But if the office workers had allotments or cultivated their own backyards they would not have to go to the gym. This would be a Good Thing for loads of reasons.
Posted: 13 Jun 2009, 12:09
by clv101
careful_eugene wrote:The majority of people reading this thread will work in an office at a desk on a computer (I include myself in this group) so daily work life offers little opportunity for keeping fit.
I don't buy it when people say they don't have time. A good level of fitness can be achieved with just 3 or 4, 30-40 minute sessions a week. If one's life is so hectic to prevent that degree of excise then something's wrong.