What is your favorite method of working out?

[mvd]

Mine is walking. No strain, and if you go long enough, you can still burn those calories.

[liss681]

1. Yoga

It makes you very flexible :evilgrin:

[NoSheep]

2. Walking. If I'm really good, pilates. but I can always walk.

[Sugarcoated]

3. Elliptical trainer

It's better for my creaky knees.

[NoSheep]

8. What's that?

:hi:

[Sugarcoated]

9. NoSheep -

Hey back!

It's that machine that has feet gliders which go in a sort of elliptical motion. Sometimes they have ski pole-like handles that go back and forth. It's a great workout. I can go 3-4 miles and don't feel like my shins are engulphed in flames.

[NoSheep]

30. Ah! Thanks. n/t

[sundog]

4. jogging

i always try to go 3x a week, unless work is nailing my ass

[Lydia Leftcoast]

5. I've been doing water aerobics since 1996

It looks wimpy, but whenever we get a new instructor, we have to tell her that her workout is too easy and that we want more cardio.

Recently, I bought a folding bike (because I live on the fourth floor of an apartment building) and have been taking spins around my neighborhood lake. I love to ride, but that four-story walk has been a real obstacle. Now I have no such excuse. The bike lives in the trunk of my car, unfolds in less than a minute, and is easier to handle than a regular bike.

[patrice]

6. It would be bicycling if it weren't for prohibitive weather 1/2 the year.

So, instead, it's using one of those industrial-weight "gazelle"s that they have at Gold's Gym. They're very programmable, have ingenius handle bars, that'll allow you work your arms in a variety of ways, and, of course, you can work your legs anyway you can think of on one of these double-weight-framed gazelles too.

[Bouncy Ball]

7. Think of bush et al, get angry, have one hell of a workout on

the treadmill or swimming laps.

[BikeWriter]

10. One two three, drink! One two three, drink! One two three, drink!

Doing shots. One two three, drink! One two three, drink!

[tyedyeto]

11. I work-out my bicep muscles in much the same manner.

[BikeWriter]

20. Yes, we must get together and work out sometime. :-)

[bettyellen]

13. the peter fonda workout

:toast:

[BikeWriter]

21. Hee hee hee! Yes'm.

:toast:

[all.of.me]

12. me, too! walking.

it's easy, it's natural, and i can do it whenever and wherever i want. no fancy clothes, no membership fees, no feeling like i'm in a meat market. LOTS of reasons to walk!

[NawlinsNed]

14. I'm about to start again...

My unemployment/depression/etc. combined with being back home in a house full of sugary foods that I normally wouldn't eat has contributed to an unhealthy weight of about 330 pounds. My goal weight (at the point where I'll have defined abs) is 250 pounds. My problem is that I'm someone who needs to strictly define his diet in order to eat healthy, so I'm going to do what I did before: exercise and eat 2 meals a day plus a chocolate slimfast/protein/banana drink to eliminate my sweet tooth, supplemented by my favorite diet soft drinks (for some reason, Winn-Dixie's diet Shasta knockoff is a big hit with me). No refined sugars, period.

For exercise, I'm going to start slow. Pushups and sit-ups to failure and about 30 minutes of a game called Dance Dance Revolution. I'll gradually increase the time spent with the game to an hour, then increase the speed. Once I get down to 280 or so, I'll incorporate exercising on the Total Gym. I used to do reps to failure on the highest degree of resistance on the Total Gym. When I get to 250, I'll alternate jogging and DDR and supplement the Total Gym with some weight lifting to focus on the lower body.

I'm actually starting Monday and hope to reach 270 by Christmas.

[flamingyouth]

15. Yoga

Also Pilates, bellydancing, running and walking.

:hi:mvd!:)

[mvd]

16. Hi, flamingyouth!

I miss working with you in the mod forum! :hi:

I'm thinking about getting a treadmill for my walking. That way, I don't have to brave the heat or cold.

[flamingyouth]

18. We miss you too!

The treadmill is a good idea for weird weather conditions.

Take care! :hi:

[KitchenWitch]

17. Pushing buttons on the remote control

:P

[Robeson]

19. Lap swimming, ab crunches, push-ups, stretching, free weights....

...and walking.

[deadparrot]

22. Long walks around my neighborhood.

Usually to a store to run errands, etc. About three miles a day.

[LeftyMom]

23. If I say, this thread will be locked. nt

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Collapse in a heap.

It's especially healthful in 90+ degree weather. For 11 hours straight. No, really, you should try it.

[WCGreen]

25. Watching Denise Austin and seeing if I can

spot her coochie......

[AndyTiedye]

26. Dancing and Mountain Biking

Good: Riding my mountain bike on the trails around here. The scenery
tends to have a rejuvinating effect when I get tired.

Better: Find an underground rave in the city and dance until the sun comes up.

Best: All-weekend psytrance campout up in the mountains.
Ride the music under the stars until the sun comes up,
grab a little breakfast, and dance some more, continue
until they run out of gas for the generator.

[CanuckAmok]

27. eating a big hoagie.

isolates the mandibulars, and the digestoids.

[BreweryYardRat]

28. It's a toss-up...

Lifting weights or swimming.

[TimeChaser]

29. Dance Dance Revolution!

Gods, I'm a dork...

[livetohike]

31. Swimming laps, yoga and walking

I alternate days swimming and walking. Do yoga every day, though.

[distantearlywarning]

32. Walking.

Easy to do, no strain on the joints.

[flvegan]

33. Lifting weights.

I'm at the gym 5-7 days every week.

[JimmyJazz]

Trail Running.

It's really hard, but a lot of fun :D

[SuperWonk]

35. The eliptical in the gym,

Or biking on the road.

[JimmyJazz]

37. I spend most time on the eliptical at the gym, but I love

trail running a lot more. I did ride my bike for a while, but this area isn't really safe for that. There are too many crazy drivers.

[bearfan454]

34. doing it n/t

[LSK]

36. sitting on a chair, posting on DU

Cant figure out why I can never loose weight thou. :shrug: :crazy:

[chenGOD]

38. mmmmm...let's see...

running 4x a week.(alternate middle distance with sprints/hill training)
Ultimate on Sundays
weight training 3x a week