Exercise Bicycle for Couch Potato

[dave1949]

If you live in a hilly area like I do - walking is a good work-out. You don't have to kill yourself - just get your heart going and sweat a little. All this heart rate monitoring is nuts - IMHO. Just get out there and get some exercise everyday. I x-country ski in the winter.

Your point is well taken. I think monitoring my heart rate and max BP on a repeatable exercise might help to be a sort of motivator. I would know if I am making progress.

True, if I go for a brisk walk over the same course and do it faster without getting as tired, I know I am making progress too. Just can't put numbers on it.
Dave.

 

[2manyrocks]

the local thift stores periodically have piles and piles of exercise equipment. People pay a fortune for this stuff new and then can't give it away.

You could get an exercise bike and hook up a 12 v. genset system with converter to power your PC while on TBN. Looking forward to seeing it in the Build it Yourself forum soon.

Got to find something that you want to do. :thumbsup:

 

[dave1949]

the local thift stores periodically have piles and piles of exercise equipment. People pay a fortune for this stuff new and then can't give it away.

You could get an exercise bike and hook up a 12 v. genset system with converter to power your PC while on TBN. Looking forward to seeing it in the Build it Yourself forum soon.

Got to find something that you want to do. :thumbsup:

I don't want to do any exercises. If I did, I wouldn't need this thread Looks like I will have to do some if I want to maintain any decent level of health. If I start out being honest with myself about that, I may have a chance of sticking to it.

The Doc suggested looking a used stuff when I mentioned to her that most of the exercise equipment ends up collecting dust. Her point was that it was there to get cheaply - removing my excuses.
Dave.

 

[Big Bri]

I'm with the guys that say it will collect dust. I have a nice home gym $3k, a $600 bike, $800 tread mill. have had them for 5 years. i used them for the first 2 months and now i hang my cloths on them to dry. I joined a gym 2 years ago and i go 3 to 5 times a week.

 

[Chuck52]

I only really use my exercise equipment during the cold weather. You'd think that hard work outside during the summer would substitute, but cutting down a tree and lugging around the pieces don't get the old ticker working like 30 minutes on the elliptical. I guess splitting the wood might, but so far all the axe wants to do is bounce back in my face. Weeding doesn't get it either, unless dripping sweat form the heat and humidity equals sweating on the machines.

Chuck

 

[dave1949]

I only really use my exercise equipment during the cold weather. You'd think that hard work outside during the summer would substitute, but cutting down a tree and lugging around the pieces don't get the old ticker working like 30 minutes on the elliptical. I guess splitting the wood might, but so far all the axe wants to do is bounce back in my face. Weeding doesn't get it either, unless dripping sweat form the heat and humidity equals sweating on the machines.

Chuck

I've never had a lot of success splitting with an axe. I use an 8 lb. splitting maul. All ugly pieces go to the campfire stack. For hand splitting, elm isn't worth burning the chainsaw fuel

I think you are right. There a lots of chores a person can do that aren't really aerobic. You may exert a good bit of effort, but it is only in short bursts.
Dave.

 

[ham]

People don't like being active because they don't have natural energy which leads to poor calorie consumption.

Heres the plan...of course if you have a problem with any of these don't do them.

One baby ASA a day.
Two large "fresh" fish oil tabs a day...smell it and taste it...if it is rancid it doesn't work.

Get Steve Masley's "Ten Years Younger" and read it three times. It is mainly a cook book. Make all of it your bible...don't try, do. Its the best food in taste and health you will ever eat.

In my opinion regardless of your cholesterol you should take a max dose of your choice of statin drug (they work as an antiinflamatory of your blood vessels...not so much the cholesterol lowering).

I also think your BP should be as low as you can make it without side effects (like getting up and being dizzy for a few seconds). This adds years to your life...which shouldn't surprise the readers on this forum with their knowledge of hydraulics. Thats why ACE inhibitors or ARBs are perfect.

Do these things and health will be yours.

Yes you should eventually wind up at your BMI of 25...work on that core body strength to save you from back injury so you can enjoy that tractor!

Yes...I do this every day.

 

[RobertN]

Check freecyle.com, and the free section of Craigslist too.

the local thift stores periodically have piles and piles of exercise equipment. People pay a fortune for this stuff new and then can't give it away.

You could get an exercise bike and hook up a 12 v. genset system with converter to power your PC while on TBN. Looking forward to seeing it in the Build it Yourself forum soon.

Got to find something that you want to do. :thumbsup:

 

[RobertN]

I got one of those Polar heart rate monitors for working out. It interfaces with lots of equipment(treadmill, bikes ect) at the gym. Or I can use the bracelt(looks like a watch) to monitor while I am running on the track.

Polar Electro - USA

Your point is well taken. I think monitoring my heart rate and max BP on a repeatable exercise might help to be a sort of motivator. I would know if I am making progress.

True, if I go for a brisk walk over the same course and do it faster without getting as tired, I know I am making progress too. Just can't put numbers on it.
Dave.

 

[bstrom]

I had a exercise bike with a heart rate monitor, timer, speed all that stuff. It got so boring looking at that thing that it became torture after about a month or two. And I'm somebody that has a lot of self-discipline. It you do get one, don't buy a new one - get a used one they will be happy to sell it to you cheap.

I tried listening to music, I don't watch T.V. so that didn't work for me but maybe it would help some people. I think I tried reading but that sucks too.

You might want to try swimming if you can find a pool and like to swim.