Exercise

[triethylborane]

Update: Still haven't gotten in a regular exercise program.

No sweat. Tis the season to bloatmaxxx and become huge and freaky so you can throw around epic amounts of weight:



Punish the scale:



Score:



Bloat some more:

 

[Homercidal]

I did ride the bike a bit last night and even got done in time to hit up the brewery for Mug Club Monday!

After I got done I felt I should have also done some arm and shoulder exercise. Next time.

 

[mirthfuldragon]

Wife is contemplating getting a treadmill, but a decent one is $$ and I have a feeling she will be using it less than I use our bike. I don't want to discourage her, but I think we need to figure out how to exercise together or at least be more encouraging before dropping coin on another device that will be taking up space in our smallish house.

I really want to take up light jogging to go along with walking. It's not something I'd want to do by myself along a road. I'd be much more interested running trails. And I'd have to have someone choose some proper attire. My sense of fashion could be the source of great humour.

Craigslist is your friend for treadmills. Anything by Sole is going to be decent, and they usually have a check function that will give you the machine's mileage and hours. I got my Sole F80 for $200 with less than 100 miles on it.

When it comes to my wife, if she has enough desire to want to buy something to help with fitness, I don't stand in her way at all. I squeeze my pennies pretty hard, but that's one area where I let it go.

On the topic of joint exercise: my wife and I would kill each other if we worked out together. It is one of those things that is never going to happen. But good luck to you on it!

On workout clothing, Target actually has good, cheap stuff that lasts and is comparable to the higher-end stuff at a fraction of the price, and they have a good selection of seasonal gear so you can find something that works with the weather.

Walking and running is also a great way to enjoy it - I've used a formal run/walk schedule on all three of my marathons.