How fit are the welsh urbs?

[Karac]

Havent done much excercise for about a year-even though i was a member of a gym -i just didnt have the time to go
So i decided to leave the gym and invest in a set of dumbells instead-its working out well-so far-i do a different body part each day (legs,chest etc) -i also do a load of walking -a lot of it pushing a buggy -so this pot should be gone in no time

 

[softybabe]

I'm not welsh, but I might be one day

(feel free to bully me off this thread you welshies)

Well i am a honorary Welsh (conferred by a Welsh mate) and also cos my ex is Welsh!

Just started my exercise regime again cos i cant fit into any of my clothes and cant afford to buy new ones.

IMO gyms take the piss with their 'lock ins'. A mate at work had to pay a month's 'penalty' for not giving 'enough' notice of her cancellation.

 

[spacemonkey]

I used to be quite fit when I was 16/17, played a lot of basketball. Then decided that to take up drugs and smoking for 7 years. Bad idea! @self, I gave up fags 3 months ago so technically an ex-smoker now and have been going to the gym about 4 times a week. Really enjoy doing weights as well. Not with the aim of building myself up, just that it's done wonders for my posture/lower back pain. Now I can run for the bus as well without looking like i've run a marathon.

The gym isn't half boring though!

 

[llantwit]

The gym isn't half boring though!

Just look at it as an opportunity to develop your script-writing skills by providing the dialogue for muted out TV programmes.

 

[Jim2k5]

ive started doing more now aswell, i work on the 4th floor of my building and i use to awllways get the elevator, but now i try to walk up the stairs when ever i can, not much but hey, every little helps.

 

[ZIZI]

[/QUOTE]What I do is Pilates, which tones and lengthens muscle, and is designed to get you into a mild sweat.

Munkee is that like the new Karma???? especially the bit about lengthening muscles

 

[munkeeunit]

Munkee is that like the new Karma???? especially the bit about lengthening muscles

Anyday now I will start excercising again.

I started doing pilates after attending a 3 week pain management course 2 years ago, and pilates was the thing they most recommended. It's a bit like yoga without all the humming and Karmaicity (if such a word exists).

 

[ZIZI]

It all sounds a bit errrm painful. I went horse riding the other week with my daughter down at Ogmore by Sea. I used to ride a lot when I was younger and did a fair bit last year having some refresher lessons.

It involved a two hour ride to the beach and through the sand dunes-When it came to having a bit of a canter at the end of the ride, I said yeh I’m up for that.

So, I prepare myself for a canter at the front of the ride, well third from front, behind some very good looking beasts. I turned around and smiled at my daughter and said see you at the other end and before I knew it the bloody horse had taken off at not a canter but a full gallop.

I didn't know what to do sit or squat and quickly found out the hard way-which was to squat in jockey position whilst screaming at mad mare to steady and whoa bitch whoa. I looked at sand dunes and pictured myself being somersaulted through air but quickly felt relieved that at least I would have a soft landing if I could at least duck and twist my body around the odd tree that would be in my way on journey to ground at 40 miles an hour.

I remembered also that I had not written my will and sorted my knickers draw out for a while and hoped it was not left up to my mother to sort out my personal belonging and certain items of clothing and err gadgets and tried to picture the look on her face if she ever discovered my little secrets!!

Eventually after what seemed to be an eternity of realising I do have muscles in my thighs after all, the mad mare came to a smooth canter and refined trot to finish. But alarmingly in what I can only describe as delayed shock and adrenaline junkie type hysteria, I shouted- that was fecking great, can we do it again??

Naturally, the days to follow were ones of painful and realisation that trough my attempting to sit whilst at full gallop I am now 2inches shorter and I had to turn to very strong drugs to enable me to walk.

If any fitness person thinks they are fit they need to go horse riding-it is only for the brave and slightly insane.

 

[munkeeunit]

It all sounds a bit errrm painful.

I'm not sure if it's painful or not, seeing as my starting position is to be in pain, iykwim I do feel better after doing pilates, and my pain levels do drop back, but the initial pain barrier I have to go through does deter me.

But then there's the good pain of having exercised, and feeling like you've used your muscles to good effect, and the bad pain of just being in pain.

Anyway, writing this has reminded me that I must exercise,

err, starting tomorrow, of course.

 

[munkeeunit]

I am now 2inches shorter and I had to turn to very strong drugs to enable me to walk.

just from horseriding or something else as well?

 

[Biffo]

I've run 2 marathons and 4 half-marathons. Am currently not very fit and need to start running 2-3 times a week again as I am doing the Great North Run (half-marathon in Newcastle) on 1st October.