Fitness 2016

[mongers]

Just read that Thomas Hardy was still riding a bike well into his 80s. 

[Eddie Teach]

Just read that Thomas Hardy was still riding a bike well into his 80s. 

He would've been pretty old when cars took over the streets in Wessex.

[lustindarkness]

My Achilles tendon is slowly healing. I can now walk again 30 minutes nonstop without wishing a sasquash riding a t-rex in a sharknado took me out of my misery. Maybe I should have gone to a doctor.

Yesterday I ran (more like a slow jog and walk) an easy trail for the first time in forever. And I am not in pain today!

I think may be back to my element, just need to continue to take it easy and slowly build up again.

[celedhring]

My elbow has been hurting for the past weeks. I took a couple weeks off exercise that requires me from gripping stuff, but it's still there. Gonna get it checked but I guess it's tennis elbow.

[lustindarkness]

Almost 4 hours on the kayak pretending to fish all around the lake. Seems I was supposed to put bait on my hook? Oh well, it was some great exercise in perfect weather.

[mongers]

Almost 4 hours on the kayak pretending to fish all around the lake. Seems I was supposed to put bait on my hook? Oh well, it was some great exercise in perfect weather.

That's the spirit. 

Incidentally were any of those involved? 

[lustindarkness]

Almost 4 hours on the kayak pretending to fish all around the lake. Seems I was supposed to put bait on my hook? Oh well, it was some great exercise in perfect weather.

That's the spirit. 

Incidentally were any of those involved? 

Water, lots of it.

[lustindarkness]

So, I used up what little energy I had to make it to work, the first two hours on autopilot, so now I have to somehow convince myself to stay here another six hours. :

I will continue to run, but for the summer season I will try to kayak at least two weekends a month. Maybe add some swimming and the random hiking?

[mongers]

So, I used up what little energy I had to make it to work, the first two hours on autopilot, so now I have to somehow convince myself to stay here another six hours. :

I will continue to run, but for the summer season I will try to kayak at least two weekends a month. Maybe add some swimming and the random hiking?

Sounds like a good plan.

I'm dialling back the exercise a lot, now the summer heat and sunshine has arrived.

[lustindarkness]

This could be a fun way to twist an ankle: http://quarrycrusherrun.com/

[Barrister]

So after a month of RunKeeper, I switched over to Zombies, Run!  Was enjoyable.  With RunKeeper I kept checking my phone, but Zombies just encouraged me to ignore time/distance and keep running.  The story after Ep I was pretty basic, but it was something to keep you interested.

And without even knowing that I'd do it, I passed the 5k barrier, running 5.4k tonight.

[alfred russel]

One of my best friends hurt her knee a few weeks ago. She tried to keep climbing, but it kept getting worse. She went to the doctor, and she tore her ACL and MCL.

Sucks for her. Everyone was telling her to go to the doctor a while back, and she told me, "I don't want to go to the doctor because what if they say it is serious? Outside of work, my whole life is climbing, hiking, and running." I get where she is coming from.

[mongers]

One of my best friends hurt her knee a few weeks ago. She tried to keep climbing, but it kept getting worse. She went to the doctor, and she tore her ACL and MCL.

Sucks for her. Everyone was telling her to go to the doctor a while back, and she told me, "I don't want to go to the doctor because what if they say it is serious? Outside of work, my whole life is climbing, hiking, and running." I get where she is coming from.

Yeah I can see that too. 



My solution, scale back and not especially tax myself again. 

[Josquius]

Am I crazy for spending 10 minutes before bed time wandering around my flat to build up my arbitrary 10,000 steps?

[mongers]

Am I crazy for spending 10 minutes before bed time wandering around my flat to build up my arbitrary 10,000 steps?

No, but for other reasons probably yes.