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Postby BasharOfTheAges » Fri Jun 27, 2008 4:25 pm

Although I know I should probably be doing something, I grew up knowing (and feeling) that I had exercise-induced asthma problems and decreased lung capacity (mother smoked a lot while I was in-utero). I can work out, but cardio above a certain limit makes my lungs feel like they're full of fluid. Afterwards I feel horrible, completely exhausted, and drained of all energy for hours.

I got into a lot of walking because it doesn't cause my heart and breathing rates to trip me past that point - it resulted in me having huge legs though (which is a trait that runs in my family anyways :lol:).

I got into a good DDR / walking routine when I started college, but after fucking up my ankle and having my orthopedic doctor tell me I could easily rupture a tendon if I didn't stay off my ankle, I stopped.
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Postby krzT » Fri Jun 27, 2008 4:38 pm

It takes 21 days to build a habit! :O

Don't beat yourself up for skipping days though...it makes wanting to do it all the more difficult. Of course I'd go running with you if I were home (=(((( ), but I agree with Orwell that you should be doing at least 30 minutes of running/physical activity (I would generally do about 40 minutes of running + 15 minutes of ab work + maybe another 15 minutes of weights when I have time x_x). Haha, I guess I'm also lucky that Ithaca is so damn hilly that a 20 minute hike to class with a backpack is better than nothing (though the resulting thunderthighs are not exactly what I had in mind ._.). I would actually suggest picking up a new sport over the traditional "working out". It's a lot more fun and something you generally look forward to doing. Maybe take a clinic in tennis and then you can play with me! :D

I guess a question for me is...any body know any habit-building tips? Most of the time for me if I decide to work out one day and I actually do, I'll devote a good amount of time to it. But it's just getting myself to do it to begin with...
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Postby CodeZTM » Fri Jun 27, 2008 4:49 pm

I've learned many habit-building exercises over the years. Most of them involve studying, but I guess they could be applied elsewhere.

1) Keep a "motivational" memento around

- For me, it was a picture of a McDonald's employee for studying, showing me exactly what could become of me if I didn't keep my mind clearly on my studies. For exercising, just google something or post a picture of yourself :O

2) Just Dew it

- When there is a task to be done that I don't really want to do, I just get up and start doing it without even thinking. If I think about it, I eventually won't do it.

3) Music always helps

- Seriously, just pop in some tunes and think about all the things you might be doing instead (for me, it was the very thought of having to go into work).

4) Keep at it!

- It takes 21 days to form a habit (like stated above). However, it only takes one day to totally mess it up. I should know. I attempted to give up fingernail biting, and it went well for about a month. Then, one day I just started biting (I was nervous) and it was all over.

Also, I think that exercise/diet isn't something you can only do for a few weeks/months. It's a lifestyle that you have to work at and achieve. You can't just do it half-assed, or you'll just end up failing in the end. :O
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Postby Otohiko » Fri Jun 27, 2008 5:19 pm

CodeChrono wrote:I've learned many habit-building exercises over the years. Most of them involve studying, but I guess they could be applied elsewhere.

1) Keep a "motivational" memento around

- For me, it was a picture of a McDonald's employee for studying, showing me exactly what could become of me if I didn't keep my mind clearly on my studies. For exercising, just google something or post a picture of yourself :O

2) Just Dew it

- When there is a task to be done that I don't really want to do, I just get up and start doing it without even thinking. If I think about it, I eventually won't do it.

3) Music always helps

- Seriously, just pop in some tunes and think about all the things you might be doing instead (for me, it was the very thought of having to go into work).

4) Keep at it!

- It takes 21 days to form a habit (like stated above). However, it only takes one day to totally mess it up. I should know. I attempted to give up fingernail biting, and it went well for about a month. Then, one day I just started biting (I was nervous) and it was all over.

Also, I think that exercise/diet isn't something you can only do for a few weeks/months. It's a lifestyle that you have to work at and achieve. You can't just do it half-assed, or you'll just end up failing in the end. :O


Yup! Actually hardly any of this works for me (except music!), but...

I'd also add two more - first of all, be sure that the goals you set are realistic. Don't under or over-evaluate yourself and what you want to get to. I find talking to other people who know my limits well helps in those sorts of things. Overly-lofty goals will demotivate you, but overly-easy goals without long-term thinking will make you lazy.

Secondly, building some sort of reward mechanism into it helps. Instead of working against a potential punishment or side effect, better to work for some sort of instant reward afterward.

Otherwise as far as exercise goes, I'd try to set it up to be something you do at a time of day when you have no excuse to do anything else. I find late-afternoons a bit of a problem because there's generally lots of other things you could do then. If another time is possible, I'd pick that. But that really depends on your own schedule. I found the ideal time to be around mid-morning, when I was working out regularly.
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Postby GloryQuestor » Fri Jun 27, 2008 5:31 pm

I've been keeping in general shape, although I surprised myself getting a time of 41 minutes for walking 5 kilometers in a walking race (and getting a silver medal for it :D )

Usually I like to walk everywhere around town, which keeps me at least not too overweight for my age and size. I do a lot of aerobic stretches and exercises here and there to balance out the walking exercise. :)
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Postby guy07 » Fri Jun 27, 2008 6:09 pm

GloryQuestor wrote: a walking race

My god exercise gotten slack recently, lol. Though i guess silver is still something to brag about.
Um, I'm in pretty good overall health. Not as good as when i was in highs chool (i could do 50 situps/push ups in 1 minute ... i can do like 35 of both now in the same time : /) but still pretty good. I go to the Metro YMCA and work out there, mostly biking and weight training. I'm actually pretty strong for someone as short as myself. I use 40lb dumbbells when doing free weights and lifting exercises. My cardiovascular health ... that's a different story. I try running, but because i have such a solid frame now it's hard to train my legs to get into the same shape. So i can only run like 15 minutes before stopping ....on a good day, lol. I use to do boxing with a punching bad i had, but i've moved and left it behind .... i should get another one, that was some good stress relief.
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Postby ZephyrStar » Fri Jun 27, 2008 6:59 pm

During the spring/winter/fall, I was hiking about 6 miles uphill daily. It took me about 2 hours, which was in the middle of my day. It certainly was a luxury because now I've slacked off since it's really hot and muggy. Now I tend to do more lifting and ab stuff...but I also cut back on what I eat when I'm not that active, and eat really healthy stuff. I miss my hiking ;_; For now it's swimming and some running when it cools down at night.
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Postby Coffee 54 » Fri Jun 27, 2008 8:08 pm

I work for UPS, every morning I spend four hours running back and forth throwing... ur um... gently placing heavy packages in three of those big brown trucks. After two years on the job I'm still a scrawny little weasel, but a scrawny little weasel with good muscle definition. I also have more energy and just feel a lot healthier then I did before I had a regular outlet for physical exertion.
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Postby Orwell » Fri Jun 27, 2008 8:12 pm

Coffee 54 wrote:I work for UPS, every morning I spend four hours running back and forth throwing... ur um... gently placing heavy packages in three of those big brown trucks.


How is it? I've never heard a single bad thing about working for them.
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Postby Coffee 54 » Fri Jun 27, 2008 8:35 pm

Orwell wrote:
Coffee 54 wrote:I work for UPS, every morning I spend four hours running back and forth throwing... ur um... gently placing heavy packages in three of those big brown trucks.


How is it? I've never heard a single bad thing about working for them.


I actually love my job. I exercise I get every morning is just one of the benefits. The other would be the outstanding, free, health insurance. On the down side my job is only part time, so I have to find a second job if I want any sort of real financial security. Still that's another thing UPS is actually good for, they're a very college student friendly outfit and since the part time shifts are either early morning or late night they tend not to interfere with daily schedules.
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Postby JaddziaDax » Fri Jun 27, 2008 8:41 pm

I put my "bike" in front of the tv and occasionally ride it... when my sister calls I ride it sometimes... I always feel like I should be doing something when I'm on the phone, but I get too distracted if I'm on the computer O.o I should get a new headset that way I can talk and have my hands free :3

Scob-face has made me walk around the mall and walmart sometimes... he gets bored staying home all the time, he's kinda like the puppy I need to take out for walkies once in a while.

It's more exorcise than I got last year though... I was really unmotivated and didn't want to do anything...

I'm hardly motivated... I kinda miss having dance classes... and asthma sucks... a lot. I wish I could run around like a little kid again :/

Currently, I want it to be hotter here so I can swim at night. I hate swimming with people around :/ unless its friends... though I have no friends that live here (cept scob). I'm very anti-social with the people here, but the last time I did end up swimming with someone who live around here, I got the distinct vibe that I was imposing on someone's pool sex. The fact she "didn't have a bathing suit" was a dead give away :/
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Postby guy07 » Fri Jun 27, 2008 9:00 pm

I vote we all get one of those bike powered computes.


Also, I'm surprised at how many people here are actually (or trying to get) in shape. Moar pawa tu da nurds!
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Postby jasper-isis » Fri Jun 27, 2008 11:10 pm

This is why I took up fencing at school. Stabbing people is always fun!
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Postby CodeZTM » Sat Jun 28, 2008 12:00 am

jasper-isis wrote:This is why I took up fencing at school. Stabbing people is always fun!


Aww... I wish my college offered that. >: (

Oh well, I still have archery. Shooting at things is always fun too. :O
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Postby Otohiko » Sat Jun 28, 2008 12:00 am

jasper-isis wrote:This is why I took up fencing at school. Stabbing people is always fun!


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I tried a bunch of sports, and there's some I still would. I haven't quite found my game yet, so to speak.

For me there's a slight complication of course - I haven't got a competitive bone in my body. I've never had much of an interest in either winning or showing off my skills at any sport. If I tended to show off anything, it was my remarkable insubordination to any authority. I took karate when I was about 9 years old - the coach was probably the only coach I had who kept his cool around me while pretty much throwing me to the floor at any opportunity and tempting me to get up again. Instead of getting up however, I would laugh and slither away from him on the floor, for which I earned the honorable title of "the Great Worm". I never made it far in actual skill, since I don't think I was getting much out of it other than kicks (literally and contextually).

When I did competitive swimming, the moment one of my coaches tried to impose authority on me, it meant WAR. We used to run on a track around our large olympic-sized pool.... I ran backwards. And that's just one of many examples.

Point is, I work well on a team, but on a team where there are equals and the goal is fun. As soon coaches and big goals come into play, I start making fun of everyone and messing up the game. So competitive team sports have never been quite for me.

I remembered now that I used to be hugely into street hockey throughout my highschool. In the summer me and the neighbourhood kids would literally play 8 hours a day. Wish I could pick that up again.
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