Exercise poll

Juan Mourep

Juan Mourep

Vital 1st Team Regular
A statement in the peanut butter thread lead to this poll

"a laziness epidemic is spreading like wildfire around Britain, and it's not set to get better any time soon"

"An incredible one in five people in Britain are said to fail to undertake any exercise or energetic physical activity"

On average, how many times a week do you exercise?

For the purposes of this poll, exercise is taken as meaning a physical activity that raises your heart rate to such a level that you would find it difficult to maintain a conversation, and lasts for a minimum of twenty minutes.

This does not include "intimate activities"



 
I used to exercise on a regular basis but since I was diagnosed with ME I have had to stop and now it's only physio.
 
I hate it when I'm asked this question...

Some weeks I'll play Badminton, football and go for a nice long walk.

Other weeks I'll do fcuk all.

Is it best to average that out over a month? A year? I'll probably do more in summer... most people I'd guess aren't robot with regular exercise set in stone.
 
3 years ago I was exercising 6 times a week for about 6 months, so can I include that period in my average? :-)
 
Minimum is five days a week on weights.

Then I've been on a run (f*** me I wish that was literally!) of split sessions so doing boxing and / or light weight sessions (to follow the night before session) or stomach routines / 'my condition allowing version' of deadlifts also added recently.

So min 5 and max around the 9 region.
 
Sorry to hear that Fulford, I have dealt with quite a few who suffer with your condition.

Have you had a mitochondrial function profile blood test?

http://www.drmyhill.co.uk/wiki/CFS_-_The_Central_Cause:_Mitochondrial_Failure

This can help in determining best course of action, whatever you choose, good luck mate.

 
Ok. So since Buddy was born I'd say once a week, as badminton has gone for a burton due to me being tired all the time, so a 30-40 minute kick around with Sophie on the common is about it.

Go for a lot of walks, 30/40 mins maybe 3 times a week, but they are just walks, not what I'd call 'brisk walks'.

So yeah once a t week at the moment. Norm is probably twice a week, and when I'm in the 'must lose weight zone' it goes up to 4, 5 or 6 times a week....

I still think for me personally though it's too variable to put a proper average on.
 
Five times a week ideally but some weeks less due to one thing or another, please don't hate me. I also love peanut butter.
 
What annoys me is the "I can't exercise" brigade. Ok some genuinely can't but others haven't an excuse. Tai Chi for example can be done from a chair
 
7 mornings a week, 20-30 minutes of zumba, tailored to my health plus stretching exercise. Still doing this on holiday too as have laptop does travel and my zumba workout is stored on this. Been doing this for the last 4 months so well into the routine now
 
Nowadays my only exercise is cycling an hour a day to and from work. I also chuck in 40 minutes on the exercise bike 2-3 times a week. Used to be into the running but it banged up my feet so I jacked it in. I do a few sets with a dumbell and resistance bands about twice a week but it is barley enough to keep me toned up. Nothing like the hardcore life I read about on the weight training thread.

What I want to do is get into some sort of martial art or something to keep fit as a by product of learning how to batter people.
 
DeanoVilla - 11/6/2015 16:04

I can't exercise coz I'm a lazy **** and happy to admit it. lol
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I work a shift pattern that dictates Im stuck in an office for most of a 12 hour shift, I have gotten out of the habit of physical exercising.

Don't make me a bad person doe's however make me a fatter person.
 
Hour a day cycling to and from work is great mate! As long as you aren't going 1 mph that is!
 
Juan Mourep - 11/6/2015 14:08


Sorry to hear that Fulford, I have dealt with quite a few who suffer with your condition.

Have you had a mitochondrial function profile blood test?

http://www.drmyhill.co.uk/wiki/CFS_-_The_Central_Cause:_Mitochondrial_Failure

This can help in determining best course of action, whatever you choose, good luck mate.
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Thanks mate. For years they have been diagnosing me with arthritis and depression. Then a couple of months ago I was referred to a new specialist who ran new tests and a mri scan. He then told me what was really wrong with me and it explains how I feel and why I get good and bad days.
 
The Fear - 11/6/2015 19:08

Hour a day cycling to and from work is great mate! As long as you aren't going 1 mph that is!
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No way, I am doing at least 6 or 7mph at some points! The accumulative effect seems to keep my weight down though so I am happy with it. Gives me nice legs too. :73:
 
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