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Posts: 674 · Joined: Aug 26, 2007 Posts: 674

What do all you guys do to stay in shape? I go to the gym and everything but i get bored with it at times. What do you guys do besides the gym? I ordered a roadbike so ill see how that goes.
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Posts: 102 · Joined: Mar 17, 2008 Location: Iowa Posts: 102

I go to a kickboxing class...it's a good way to stay flexible and it's so much fun!
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Posts: 64 · Joined: Jan 21, 2008 Location: Wiltshire, UK Posts: 64

Gym, stayed focused as i have a point to prove to an ex-girlfriend! Smile

and also i paid way to much money to waste it!

I found if you mix up your routine every 4wks you don't get bored as quickly as i used to get bored very quickly as well! Also i mix in some squash/tennis to keep up the competitive side!
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Posts: 3471 · Joined: Jul 11, 2005 Location: Wisconsin, USA Posts: 3471

I've always enjoyed lifting weights, and I've never really had a reason to need to mix it up there. On the flip side, I hate cardio stuff. Biking (either in a gym or outside) is pretty good to quite fun, but I always felt like I needed to do it for a really long time to do much good. On the other hand, it doesn't take much time running to feel like I've accomplished a lot -- but I absolutely hate running.

My best suggestion to you is to find something fun to supplement your workout, namely, a sport. Getting a road bike would be cool, but a competitive sport keeps your motor running. An active game of racquetball, squash, or something similar is a great workout. Basketball can be great, as well as soccer (football), but you need more people. Another activity to consider as a change of pace is swimming, if you have access to a facility.
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Posts: 3230 · Posted: March 20, 2008 3:36 pm Post subject:

I dont bother with Gyms as they cost to much and i dont like to spend money. I do Sit ups, chinups, pushups, jogging, biking, hiking and play alot of sports including tennis which i think is the best sport to stay in shape
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Posts: 15859 · Joined: Aug 1, 2007 Location: Santa Rosa, CA Posts: 15859

I have gym at my house so i workout there and at school probably like 5 days a week.

i eat healthy too. that always helps.
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Posts: 9564 · Posted: March 20, 2008 8:45 pm Post subject:

Karate.
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Posts: 4940 · Joined: Nov 4, 2007 Location: australia Posts: 4940

dancing is really great for keeping in shape. i love it! some people don't consider it a sport but it actually is a really good way to stay fit, and is sooo much fun.
also swimming i find is really good.
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Posts: 1434 · Joined: Feb 22, 2008 Location: Virginia, USA Posts: 1434

basically going outside and playing sports, and biking. I also like playing wii sports to stay in shape and plan on getting wii fit.

I also have 2 hours of PE every school day which is pretty good. Ive lost 10 pounds over the last year which is awesome, Im so happy ^_^
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Posts: 9564 · Posted: March 21, 2008 4:18 pm Post subject:

For karate, I also have to do;
50km of running
9000 situps
6000 pushups
and every kata and bunkai about 50 times.

all that in 6 months.
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Posts: 674 · Joined: Aug 26, 2007 Posts: 674

I used to ride before, 25-50miles a week hoping to get back into that the bike comes in the mail tomorrow and its supose to be in the 60's so its a good day to start!
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Posts: 1931 · Joined: Aug 20, 2007 Location: godrics hollow Posts: 1931

hm well i go to the gym twice a week and play a lot of sport mainly rugby and football and biking lol i bike 7 miles to work and 7 miles back 5 days a week and also go on huge bike rides my cycle computer says i have done about 1100 miles a bit more just cant remember it lol ooh and use wii sports lol
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Posts: 24814 · Posted: April 3, 2008 11:22 am Post subject:

i'ml lame other then playing sports i dont do nothing in during offtime

probably weight lift once a week or sth
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Posts: 1058 · Joined: Jul 1, 2007 Posts: 1058

I watch very carefully what I eat, I try not to eat to many carbohydrates and go to the gym four days out of the week.
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Posts: 233 · Joined: Jan 26, 2006 Location: Hogwarts Posts: 233

sport is pretty much my job so im always in the gym doing cardio and weight training as well as team training (ball drills etc) also our trainers always make us go on hill runs and other stuff
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Posts: 10880 · Posted: April 6, 2008 7:57 am Post subject:

I go swimming most days for about three hours a day. I also play football (soccer), badminton, rugby, basketball and I go cycling.
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Posts: 674 · Joined: Aug 26, 2007 Posts: 674

Over last weekend i did 50miles of bike riding im frigin sore lol. Fixed Gear riding takes ALOT out of you! defff alot different from your regular bikes.
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Posts: 15859 · Joined: Aug 1, 2007 Location: Santa Rosa, CA Posts: 15859

i sexercise.
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