What is your exercise regime?

[der_kluge]

I run a couple miles out in the woods behind my house every day. I've never been overweight or such, heck, I'm one of those thin people that everyone thinks never eats. Its just nice to get out in the woods with less people and a few alligators.

Yes, but IIRC, you're young, right? That won't last forever. I was super skinny in high school. Now I could stand to lose about 20 pounds.

 

[IronWolf]

12 oz. curls.......

No really, in the spring, summer and fall we do a fair amount of hiking and I carry the son around in a backpack which *really* adds to the fun!

 

[Ankh-Morpork Guard]

Yes, but IIRC, you're young, right? That won't last forever. I was super skinny in high school. Now I could stand to lose about 20 pounds.

True, but my family is mostly of smaller people with high metabolisms. Got a bit of genetics helping me out, but even that will slow down to a point. Either way, I think its good to get out an exercise even if you don't 'need' it.

 

[Pinotage]

My kids give me enough exercise most of the time, but I cycle the 4 miles to work and then back again every weekday. That's 8 miles of cycling a day, 40 miles a week. Not bad, all things considered. Going to work I average about 16 miles/hour, but coming back, the uphill part, it's closer to about 12 miles per hour.

Pinotage

 

[freebfrost]

My routine includes lifting weights 3 days a week. I do 3 sets of 15 reps for 10 major muscle groups (biceps, triceps, chest, shoulders, abs, upper back, lower back, thigh, hamstring, calves). I have a weight set at home so am able to work the sets in whilst doing other things around the house during the week.

I also cycle on an indoor recumbant bike (at least until the weather improves), about 3 times a week for an hour. In nice weather I supplement this with a 20-30 mile ride on the weekend.

And I also do a long form of Tai Chi - a full set once a week when I can, but work in portions of the set throughout the week.

I'd like to add some time hiking, but haven't found enough free time yet.

 

[Desdichado]

My exercise routine is to chase my two children and occasionally contemplate restarting an exercise routine.

Yeah, that's about me too (except I have twice as many kids.) I actually started again last night (we'll see if it sticks) with the treadmill, crunches, pushups and other stuff. Ouch! I'm more out of shape than I thought!

I don't actually look very pearlike, luckily, but I'm not in good shape either, as last night quite painfully reminded me.

 

[EricNoah]

I like variety. I have a few videos (non-dancy aerobics, ab workout, basic yoga), I have my bike on a trainer, and I have a few weights. I'm not really in a routine now, though, which is something I always struggle with.

In the spring/summer I do a lot of biking and hiking. Probably one or the other nearly every single day.

 

[BiggusGeekus]

After two years of completely neglecting my perfect body, I have restarted and wow is it ever slow going.

Diet is low carb. I got this high-fiber Scandinavian crisp bread that fills me up.

I am just getting to the point now where I am physically capeable of doing 8 pushups. I do weights three times a week, using 12-10-x reps, where x starts out at 8 and when it gets to 12 I use a higher weight for that exercise. Five days a week I hop on the treadmill. On weekends I take walks with my daughter.

I am 6'1" and 290lbs. My first goal is just to get to 250. I can do it. I will do it. But it's going to take a bit of time.

Oh, but just so we all understand each other: I'm still sexy!

 

[ForceUser]

Just curious, about how the nonstandard gamers are doing.
I am fighting against assuming the shape of a pear, and am curious how I stack up.

my normal routine is running 3 miles on a treadmill, and crunches about 3-4 times a week and either legs or arm weights (sometimes)

My usual 3 mile time is 31 min
my fastest is a mile in 8:30 (which by the way is how long it takes to do a mile at a double move)

I walk 2.5 miles to college, and 2.5 miles back, three to four times a week. I used to miss my car, and sometimes I still miss driving, but I must admit that it's healthier for me and the planet if I just walk to school.

 

[Old Fezziwig]

When I was in Chapel Hill (and before the blizzard last month), I was running around 3.5 miles daily. As I'm still waiting for there to be enough of a shoulder for me to run on (lots of snow on the backroads here), I've started doing some light lifting and crunches, neither of which I've done much of in the past two years. That, with a change in diet (lots more vegetables since I left grad school), has me feeling pretty good and I'm gradually losing some of the weight I put on at the end of my time in Chapel Thrill.

Nick