Exercise - Working Out - Staying Fit: What do you do?

**Terry.Tyson** · 06-30-2011, 10:47 AM

Picking up on the suggestion to discuss ways we all stay fit or perhaps try to stay fit. What do you do, what would you like to do, what seems to be working, etc.

**Terry.Tyson** · 06-30-2011, 10:50 AM

I'm an avid hiker but doing this on a daily basis is tough so I also use a recumbent stationary bike in between hikes. I run a bit (OK, more like a rapid zombie shuffle) but at my age, it takes its toll on the joints at times. Just picked up a couple of workout DVDs that are really good and really kick my ass...which is good, right?

Other than the weekend and occasional mid-week treks, it's hard for me to get motivated to do a daily or more regular regimen. Sometimes I'm good, other times, NSM.

Perhaps a realistic threat of dying before I reach 60 will motivate me a bit more. I'll ponder on that for a while.

P.S. If you like to hike and live in Southern CA, I am open to others tagging along. It looks like I'll get Chad and Rantz out there soon.

**Jim Schnobrich** · 06-30-2011, 11:15 AM

On the real, about the only thing I do is eat as healthy as I can.

**ardaniel** · 06-30-2011, 03:11 PM

Yoga twice a week, since I currently lack a day job. We own a stationary bike ( I have limited peripheral vision and hearing aids, so street cycling in LA is right out), which I need to get back to.

Being a public transit-based human about town makes for a bit of walking, too.

**Terry.Tyson** · 06-30-2011, 03:14 PM

Originally Posted by ardaniel

Being a public transit-based human about town makes for a bit of walking, too.

J, that counts for a LOT in my book.

**Kelly Sue** · 07-06-2011, 01:12 PM

Haven't run in earnest since 2005, but started training yesterday for the half marathon I'm running in May. Wasn't as bad as I feared. So... yay. I've started.

(I'm using Nike+ and Run Coach Pro apps, if anyone's interested.)

**tomgastall** · 07-06-2011, 04:11 PM

I jog with my wife during the week, and will be getting back on the skateboard during the weekends.

**Terry.Tyson** · 07-07-2011, 08:58 AM

Went hiking on Monday, the 4th to Santiago Oaks Regional Park. If you're in the OC and haven't checked it, you should. The park is not unlike many of the regional parks in Orange County in that it's a sliver of wilderness and open space pried between developments. On the plus side, it backs up to the Santa Ana foothills and more open space. The more established portions of the park follows along a canyon that holds Santiago Creek and is home to a lush riparian environment. Though there are plenty of family and jogger friendly trails along the creek, most of the longer hikes are on trails to the north and east into the foothills which makes for relatively quick, steep ridge climbs. We just did a little over 4 miles and it was plenty due to the heat that set in. The views of Orange County, Catalina Island and even north to Long Beach were accented with a sweet, cooling breeze at the top of the hike. Well worth the sweat and recommended for others living in So. Cali.

**ardaniel** · 07-07-2011, 10:33 PM

My regular yoga teacher's moving to the Tibetan border (as you do!) in September, for four months of volunteer work in a hospital on the Indian side. Throw in a holiday on Monday, and I ended up taking a regular 90-minute level 1 class Saturday morning. (My regular teacher does 60-minute matinee classes for people with injuries and other concerns.)

I'm pretty sure I shouldn't do that again, or at least not with that instructor. I don't know how I managed to bonk doing cat cow/ downward dog/ plank/ back traction cobra flow, butbonk I did, really hard, curled up around my calf trying not to screech-- and I managed to do it *mid-adjustment* from the instructor, who then just sort of stared at me while I tried to sort my leg cramp out. Had it compressed for the rest of the day and got it sorted by Monday, but that was maybe a sign that full 90-minute classes with regular instructors aren't for me just yet. (If ever-- anything higher than the US concept of "level 1" is pretty much right out for me anyhow, as I can't do inversions or postures that aggravate my borderline glaucoma.)

Also, I need to get a better sports bra before I cut myself out of mine in a fit of frustration after class one of these days. My kingdom for a Freya Active...

**sans serif** · 07-08-2011, 12:11 PM

I go to yoga class about twice a week, but beyond that, I haven't had much time to do any working out. I walk pretty much everywhere I need to go in a day and I'm on my feet most of the day at work, so yoga has been the only thing I've really had the energy for. As far as that goes though, I feel like my strength has increased (I surprised myself by doing wheel position the other day

)

One thing I would like to do is to start running again. I did it for a while a few years back and got out of the habit somehow, but I remember really enjoying it when I got into the groove of things.