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Do you have time to keep fit?

Posted by footiam • 1/23/08 • Subscribe to this Discussion [RSS] • Report This Topic
Topics: exercise, health

Do you have time to keep fit? And what do you do to keep fit?

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1/23/08

RobertDi

We all have time to keep fit anyone and I dont care who you are can set aside a hour a day.. If not your doing something wrong

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1. 2/29/08
  
  footiam
  
  Yeah. It's our health we are talking about.
1/23/08

tarius007

yes i have! i only do it on saturday and sunday but i think it can help me to make fit!

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1. 3/20/08
  
  footiam
  
  Better than nothing!
1/23/08

bloggernoob

yup. im age 22 on nintendo wii fitness. i'm awesome lol

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1. 1/23/08
  
  offendedblogger
  
  lol I love our Wii!!
1/23/08

RobertDi

Nooob! I have a video for you Mahhaa random-thoughts-from-here.blogspot.com/2008/01/first-wii-sporting-accident-...

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1. 1/23/08
  
  bloggernoob
  
  hahah. i had tennis elbow before. but that's very funny. thanks
1/23/08

Daldianus

Yes! 3x a week for one hour

bloggingthent.blogspot.com

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1/23/08

kab625

Yes, regular Yoga and walking as needed.

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1/23/08

KiraMarie

Dance Dance Revolution (for the Wii) is the best! I didn't do anything until I got this game. Now I can't stop. An hour goes by ridiculously fast!

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1/23/08

mtchick

No, I don't have time to keep fit. I used to and was good about it.

I do have time to play on the net, however.

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1/23/08

genopianist54

One hour walking every morning...

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1/23/08

DOUGGOFFdotCOM

Cutting the grass every week and sex regularly kind of works as I am not getting any fatter.

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1/23/08

drunkonlife

Recently, just having a kid, my time management skills have been pushed to the brink. My "5-a-week" workouts have now been reduced to "3-a-week" ones. However, I have managed to still build muscle and keep the weight off. Here is what I have done...

1. Increased my intensity- Before the baby, I had one long, leisurely three hour run. Now, that isn't possible. My gym workout has to be condensed but just as effective. Solution? High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT).

2. Watch what I eat more closely- If you workout daily, you don't have to spend as much time watching what you eat. When the baby came, my workouts decreased but my food intake stayed the same. The result was I gained 5 extra pounds within a month.

Now I watch what I eat. I stay away from the carbs that I used to load up on for my long runs and started eating more vegetables (like broccoli and spinach) and more protein (like eggs, fish and beans).

As a result, I have lost the weight I initially put on AND can eat as much as my tummy can hold.

3. Replaced my isolated weightlifting routine with multi-muscle workouts- I haven't done a bicep curl in months. Instead, I opt to get the most bang for my buck. Squats (like single leg body weight squats and overhead squats), Burpees, incline bench press with dumbells all supply me with a grueling workout that workouts a wide range of muscles. I also do them in a circuit.

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1. 1/24/08
  
  footiam
  
  This is great! Many people would thank you for these!
1/23/08

ghostytwofish

I have ZERO time for fitness, which truly sucks. I'm in the market for a treadmill even now because of it - between 11-hour days, after work obligations and living in a bad neighborhood, I need my cardio indoors, thanks.

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1/24/08

witewood

I've almost completed a course in the gym..But with only one visit left, I have not the time to complete it at present! But I hope to be back soon. I enjoy the atmosphere there, it's a good workout.

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1/24/08

acousticguitarist

I'm waiting for the software.

My son's trying to get me on his motor bike, but I'm thinking hospital

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1/24/08

JoyChaser

I just made a post about this, actually...how my laptop and blogging helps me lose weight.

joychaser.com/2008/01/24/how-my-laptop-is-helping-me-lose-weight/

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1/24/08

drutopia

when I was married I worked out 2 times a day for a total of 3 hours. 6 days a week. Now that I am back into the single parent thing again, I am down to after kids are in bed, dishes are done, laudry put away, toilet scrubbed, dinner put away, driveway shoveled, etc... I think I am down to about 3 hours a week.

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1. 1/25/08
  
  footiam
  
  Make working an exercise.
1/24/08

monkeytale

Time? Yes. Inclination? No.

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1. 1/24/08
  
  Manictastic
  
  You fatty!
1/25/08

wandadog13

tricky.... I know i should be making time for a bit of keep fit but my daily routine is up at 6.30am, shower, shave work by 7.45am, don't move much from desk till home time of 6 - 6.60pm. Get home, sit and catch up with partner for 10 mins then eat evening meal, do dishes, switch on laptop and do Fabulous Photo Gifts web amends etc - then bed (and sleep like a baby).

When do i fit in keep fit?????? the odd night i don't open the laptop and we sit on acomfy sofa and watch a hour telly i'm just too knackered anyway.

Weekends is catching up on a weeks worth of housework, more fab photo's and some time with the kids... not to mention shopping for food and taxi-ing teenagers all over the county.

Inclicnation yes - time no!

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1/25/08

Puffmatty

I hired someone to work out for me....

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1. 1/25/08
  
  wandadog13
  
  nice one!
  
  A bit like housework - the closest i get is sweeping the room.... with a gaze lol.
2. 3/13/08
  
  footiam
  
  Oh! You have to pay!
1/25/08

askax

at least 30 min work out every morning is a MUST

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1. 1/25/08
  
  footiam
  
  You are very disciplined!
3/20/08

Rumourman

For me it's no problem to make time at least 4 times a week for an hour, as I need to de-stress, and hitting a punch bag or shadow boxing works for me.

But I find combat conditioning / power yoga / bodyweight exercises give me an all round fitness and help repair the bits I damage through more brutal exercise. As there is no equipment needed, can do it anywhere you have enough floor to lie down on.

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3/20/08

marcxtg248

i wished i had -_-

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3/20/08

nplbjirel

I used to give about an hour a day for me to keep fit doing dofferent excercises to keep myself fit. But, I am not able to maintain the habit these days due to my morning class.

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3/20/08

DeadRooster

I go for a nature hike just about every day, but it's more for my mind than my body. I get decent exercise with all the climbing though.

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1. 3/20/08
  
  footiam
  
  That's a nice way of getting fit! It will benefit both mind and body!
3/20/08

jeremylong

just a little bit of time - a 1.5 hr swim twice a week - gives that invigorating refreshing feeling ! got to have discipline though, cheers !!

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3/20/08

Aprilfreelance

I do a half-hour of stretching and light exercise everyday, and resistance band exercises every other day. I find I am much more likely to stick with exercising if I can do it at home rather than going to a gym.

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3/20/08

filmasia

I walk in my free time as part of my exercise routine

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3/20/08

Theresa111

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3/20/08

TheMrs

I used to think I didn't have time.

Funny, that's back when I was a rail with boobs.

Now... I make time. I go work out almost every day for at least an hour. I don't want to wind up with Richard Simmons paying me a visit on national tv as they bring in a bobcat to tear down my wall to pull my rotund ass out.

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3/20/08

cooper

running almost daily and Pilates, only one class a week, which I don't always make but half hour a night with a Pilates band...really it works well.

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3/20/08

sakuro204

Different things work for different people. Different people need different things to work for them. Just don't make excuses for yourself. Any sort of excuse.

Nike really had it right: "Just Do It."

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3/21/08

Rumourman

If anyone is looking for short duration high intensity ideas -

Skipping = all round body exercise, great for toning and cardio. It's a killer and there are many different variations of movement to make it challenging.

Hill sprints = running for 15 minutes, doing hill sprints (sprint up like an insane person, jog down) will enable production of human growth hormone and increase overall fitness, and not damage you like running long distances - start gently and work up to it.

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3/21/08

sarahspy

i live in nyc so i do a ton of walking from place to place (and love it) so i never have to do any formal gym membership.

sarah
sarahspy.blogspot.com

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3/21/08

gosmelltheflowers

YUP! Have to make time....

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3/26/08

witewood

I did a gym course recently! I need to do another, but I'm getting busier at work, so we'll see...

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1. 4/01/08
  
  footiam
  
  That's great, witewood. I always think of going to gym but never!
4/01/08

speedyeoh

I can say everyone actually have to time. The only problem is do they really take the time to keep fit. I really don't have time, after working back home feel tired. The only time is on week end.

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1. 4/01/08
  
  Rumourman
  
  You should find if you do some exercise - even low impact, like yoga, or a good stretch - that you will oxygenate your blood and you will gradually feel more alive and more energetic each evening / morning.
  
  It's getting over that impulse to sit down when you get home and doing at least 10 minutes of something before hand.....
2. 4/21/08
  
  calais50
  
  Rumourman,
  
  You are so right. If I sit down when I get home, that is it for me. I will be ready for bed. But if I am active when I get home, I will be energetic for the rest of the evening.
4/01/08

kdawg68

Nah, I'm too lazy.

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1. 1/22/09
  
  footiam
  
  I am too sometimes!
4/01/08

sindoo20

Since I work 9-5 and 6 days a week, I don't have much time separately to spend on exercises. Rather, I include exercise in my day-to-day work. I walk the distance that is walkable, fetch water, bend and stretch as much as possible when doing any work in the house or sitting before the pc.

Cheers!

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4/01/08

Valeriideas

Yes, I go to gym every morning.

The only time that is really free for exercise is early in the morning. Every other part of the day there is a reason not to go: too tired or there is something else to do. In the early morning there is only one thing: I want to sleep. If you can't beat it (like my girlfriend) - tough.

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1. 4/21/08
  
  footiam
  
  At least you have the morning. Some people have to work in the morning! You lucky!
4/21/08

robinj

exercise is highly overrated :0)

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4/21/08

calais50

I walk/run 5 miles a day 4 days a week. Half of that walking is done during my 1 hour lunch break at the hospital track near my workplace. I just started a belly dancing class once a week and a yoga class once a week.

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4/21/08

jadeflower

I have more than enought time but I don't exercise. What's wrong with me?

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1. 5/01/08
  
  Rumourman
  
  Nothing wrong with you at all, unless it is that you want to exercise but can't get motivated? No one has to do it, apart from those instructed by a doctor...
  
  but if you want to but can't get started, try doing small things that require no real effort (like trekking to a gym or changing clothes or booking a class) when you feel energetic. Like a brisk walk, or a few sit-ups and pressups. Or put some records on and dance like a lunatic or play air guitar (when no ones watching)... or have strenuous s.e.x....as that is exercise too! Shadow boxing after watching a boxing match is good fun for a few minutes. Skipping rocks. Even deep breathing can be a great workout when done right.
  
  That activity will oxygenate your blood and hopefully give you an endorphin rush that should help programme yourself to be more receptive to more exercise. Doing it alone, may help you if you feel self conscious with others watching. But also someone cheering you on - like a training partner - may help if you need geeing up.
  
  Just don't set yourself unrealistic goals or try too much too soon, as that will put you off or cause an injury. A few minutes here and there, at first should do it.
2. 9/04/09
  
  footiam
  
  Lack of motivation?
4/21/08

asithi

I am in two competitions to loss some weight. One with my husband to see who can drop 10 pounds first. The second is at work which will start next week. I am pretty good about working out, 45-60 minutes 5x week. But it is my eating that is the issue. I need to clean up my eating in order to really see results. That is why my blog seems to focus so much on eating.

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1. 5/01/08
  
  footiam
  
  Great!Watch your diet! No starchy food, I suppose!
5/01/08

kimlevin

Up until recently I've been working out only late afternoons, alternating days with weights and HIIT, but wanting to introduce another daily session, and not finding the time. So I worked the afternoon sessions a bit harder, started going to bed an hour earlier, woke up an hour earlier, and now I fit in a nice run in the morning also... This early morning run is what is putting me miles ahead now, for the rest of the day's doings... :-)

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1. 5/01/08
  
  Rumourman
  
  Yep the added morning workout is always a good one, when you need to step it up a gear. Your body burns more fat when it is working out twice a day, and it energises you for the working day too. Tough in winter though...
  
  As it happens I am starting my morning regime again soon.
2. 2/23/09
  
  footiam
  
  It's great to get everything well planned!
12/08/08

footiam

that's great , Rumourman!

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2/23/09

yelltale

Of course we always have time to keep fit, the thing is whether we're willing to do it. I myself try to go swimming at least once a week.

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3/05/09

Valeriideas

Everyone has time to keep fit! You just have to either sucrifice some sleep time (excersize before work, 6am-7.30am) or TV time (after work, 6pm onwards)

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1. 7/05/09
  
  footiam
  
  Sleep is important. Maybe, we should sacrifice something else.
7/05/09

rickyjr

Surfing tends to be all I need to stay in great shape.

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7/05/09

dbowles1017

I workout 3 hours a dayt./

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7/05/09

idealpinkrose

Yes, I go jogging everyday with my hubby and do some simple exercise while watching tv.

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7/05/09

celticmusicfan

I walk while listening to music. i also walk after work. i used to go clubbing because i love to dance but it isn't possible with my job nowadays.

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1. 8/28/09
  
  footiam
  
  Walking should be a good exercise!
9/04/09

volleypc

We all have time.. the question is do we want to make time to keep fit. You can pay now or pay later.

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