Question of the week: do you take the time to exercise?

[Parm]

Exercise is known to prevent life-threatening ailments such as heart disease. Despite knowing its value, are you doing the exercise required?

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[arthurleung]

My exercise per day includes a return trip to college which is 25 minutes of power walking (8.5kph) each way with about 5kg of laptop/batteries/notes in my backpack

Wonder if that is considered proper exercise though.

[Funkstar]

I don't dedicate any regular time to exercise, but i'm fairly active anyway. I walk a lot, I have a job which is physically demanding at times, and I go hill walking from time to time.

Would like to have more time to do rock climbing, skiing and snow boarding, but you can't do everything.

[tiggerai]

I go to the gym when I can, but finding time is the most difficult thing.

I do walk through london every day though and Bowl once a week.

If i "dedicated" time to exercise, I wouldn't do it!

[GoNz0]

the community poll links borked on the main page,

im getting a gut back due to none physicals job now, keep saying were going to go swimming, been saying that for about a year now

infact i look about 6 months pregnant, not good considering im male :|

[shadowmaster]

Normally its football for me twice a week (1h30min) + the occasional trip to the gym when I can find time.

However during exam time that all goes through the roof.

[Project freon]

Pffft i'm a cyber athlete

[dave87]

I'll exercise in my sleep.



That works, doesn't it?

[Funkstar]

However during exam time that all goes through the roof.

You mean out the door don't you.

[dave87]

You mean out the door don't you.

Isn't it a window?

[Funkstar]

I know

[explicitlyrics]

Excluding bedtime activity Id say I get 45minutes per day, though it does take a lot of effort sometimes! Trick is to keep changing the sport/exercise so it doesnt get boring.

[tigerboyce]

Does exercising fingers on keyboards and controllers count?


lol, i do walk everywhere most of the time, apart from that im fine.

[Steven W]

No exercise at all for me, apart from in the bedroom.

[Tomahawk]

I try and make it down to the gym at least three times a week.. depends what I've got on though!

[Tarinder]

I try to go a couple of times a week, maintaining basic aerobic fitness. It needs to be done once you get to the wrong side of 30 :|

I usually ride a bike for 30 minutes, at a heart-rate of around 150bpm - translating to a 200W workload - that keeps it interesting but doesn't push me to a level that I feel I cannot keep for the duration.

For me, though, it's more about keeping my weight in check than becoming the next Lance Armstrong or Miguel Indurain.