What is your favorite workout?

[Girl81]

What is your favorite workout?

I love long walks outside when the weather permits. 

[Dustparticle]

Eating chocolate is my favorite workout.

[Sheep]

10 hours ago, Michelle81 said:

What is your favorite workout?

I love long walks outside when the weather permits. 

Me too. I started doing that at the beginning of the pandemic, figuring I wasn't going to get much exercise isolating at home. So I just made a point to stay away from fellow humans (who might be contaminated with the virus), and walk. I never run though, or jog. But a good, brisk walk; moving along as fast as I can without breaking in to a gallop. That's enough to get the heart pumping faster than it normally would, and strengthen the legs and everything else.

 

However, I'm not so sure that eating chocolate is a good way to work off some pounds...

Edited October 27, 2021 by Sheep

[Tortuga]

I like to work out in the yard, and I like to work out in the shop in my garage. I also work out in the storage shed in the back yard. I work outside a lot so it's probably my favorite place to work.

[Lee49]

40 minutes ago, Tortuga said:

I work outside a lot so it's probably my favorite place to work.

Are we talking about "working out" or working, as I could say that I have worked out for over 40 years in my employment! Still working out with all the yard work!

 

[daydream]

 

Spoiler

https://www.ted.com/talks/matt_walker_sleep_is_your_superpower?rid=ZtDHXYuKmNG2

 

At my age, getting 6 hours of sleep at night is a gargantuan exercise in futility. That is unless I go to a nearby recreation spot where I do a bit of incline walking. It helps to bring down my blood sugar as well as my cholesterol. I can't climb stairs on account of my bad knees so my doctor advised me to use a treadmill.

 

https://www.veincenteratiowaheart.com/blog/5-benefits-to-incline-walking/

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1. Cardiovascular Fitness
   To get the most out of your cardio workouts, your heart rate should be about 60 to 80 percent of your maximum heart rate

Incline walking provides a stretch to the Achilles tendons and calves, which can benefit people with foot problems like plantar fasciitis. Walking at an incline can also aggravate lower back pain. People who are experiencing pain in this area should reduce the incline and build up their workout slowly as the back muscles begin to strengthen. 

[Amygdala]

For me weight lifting, pilates, going up and down 4 flights of stairs several times wearing headsets listening to music, HIIT workouts and am a fan of bike riding. Stretching is important too! I don’t mind going for a walk, but not on rainy days, and have to wear my hiking shoes.

[New World Explorer]

19 hours ago, Michelle81 said:

What is your favorite workout?

I like Arnold  Schwarzenegger's workout. 

Looking and contemplating at the Bench press for 5 min ... then slowly turning away saying "I'll be back"  (Just add Austrian accent) 

[Loopy]

Walking Bandit.

[Mzbarb]

Walking, Pilates

 

[Girl81]

16 hours ago, Lieblingskind said:

For me weight lifting, pilates, going up and down 4 flights of stairs several times wearing headsets listening to music, HIIT workouts and am a fan of bike riding. Stretching is important too! I don’t mind going for a walk, but not on rainy days, and have to wear my hiking shoes.

I enjoy weight lifting and HIIT also Brittany.  I've never tried pilates.  I ran for years and recently quit.  I think it's bad for joint health long term so I've been doing a lot more cross-training.

Edited October 28, 2021 by Michelle81

[Beyond the Sky]

I used to be super into lifting weights. My favorite was curls, its the easiest and most fun since it focuses on the biceps.

[Cushi]

I don’t like to work out but I prefer weight lifting over any type of exercise and used to be heavily involved in weight lifting/body building. I prefer the type of shape it gets me in verses the shape running or other types of cardio gets me in. I think resistance training is best for my body type, at least aesthetically.

[vern]

I work out at work....  Maintenance at a 4 story appartment complex on a hill.... Stairs stairs stairs....

[Abdiel_art]

On 10/27/2021 at 7:33 AM, Dustparticle said:

Eating chocolate is my favorite workout.

mine toooo 

[Pabo]

I usually start my exercise by doing some of these reps.

 

 

Then proceed to do some walking

 

 

Followed by some bicep curls

 

[fix it shop]

On 2/9/2024 at 8:49 AM, Abdiel_art said:

mine toooo 

I second the motion ! With peanut butter all over the chocolate  !

[fix it shop]

On 10/30/2021 at 8:28 PM, Beyond the Sky said:

I used to be super into lifting weights. My favorite was curls, its the easiest and most fun since it focuses on the biceps.

Swimming and walking 

[fix it shop]

On 11/21/2021 at 5:20 PM, vern said:

I work out at work....  Maintenance at a 4 story appartment complex on a hill.... Stairs stairs stairs....

Need to put a work order to get the escalators  fixed along with the elevators and the waterside 

Hehe !

[Tortuga]

On 10/27/2021 at 3:21 AM, Girl81 said:

What is your favorite workout?

I love long walks outside when the weather permits. 

I get out of bed every morning. Isn't that enough? 

[New World Explorer]

Those donuts do not show up on my plate by miracle!, I need to walk to buy them ... 

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So I walk to grab my phone and press order delivery ... 

 

[fix it shop]

Just now, New World Explorer said:

Those donuts do not show up on my plate by miracle!, I need to walk to buy them ... 

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So I walk to grab my phone and press order delivery ... 

 

You could just let em roll  

like a wheel !

[JWT]

Walking and mountain biking for me. The longer rides and longer walking distances is what I prefer the most.

[fix it shop]

Walking and some swiming

[BLEmom]

I used to get outside and garden a lot but not so much now that I work full time. 
I love hiking in the woods and mountains but I don’t get there often.  
I’m working on my resistance training/weight lifting routine. Ive realized I should have started earlier in life but better late than never!  
Pilates 

Walking outside. 
Interested in trying Essentrics

Rebounding

 

I honestly hate to sweat though. 😂

In service yesterday we were all sweating so much. It look a non dairy gelato, a cold drink and 30 minutes in air conditioning before I finally stopped sweating!  That’s my sacrifice. 🫠