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Fitness Weekly Discussion

What have you been doing lately for your own fitness? Try out any new programs or exercises? Have any questions for others about your training? Want to vent about poor behavior in the gym? Started a new diet or have a new recipe you want to share? Anything else health and wellness related?

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  1. [5]
    PossiblyBipedal
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    I'm not sure if this fits here. But I was unwell for a very long time and bed bound. But now I'm a lot better and have been taking long walks as exercise. It was hard to motivate myself to do it...

    I'm not sure if this fits here.

    But I was unwell for a very long time and bed bound. But now I'm a lot better and have been taking long walks as exercise. It was hard to motivate myself to do it or to exercise.

    But for the past week, I've been able to get myself to a park 20 minutes away and exercise there and come back.

    So I hope to be able to do this every day for a while.

    11 votes
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      Drynyn
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      The park must be so lovely after being bed bound for so long.

      The park must be so lovely after being bed bound for so long.

      3 votes
      1. PossiblyBipedal
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        It is! I didn't really appreciate how mobile I am now until recently. It was because recovery was slow and gradual then I just forgot how bad it was. When it did click that I was mobile compared...

        It is!

        I didn't really appreciate how mobile I am now until recently. It was because recovery was slow and gradual then I just forgot how bad it was. When it did click that I was mobile compared to being bed bound, I started jogging around and climbing stairs for fun.

        3 votes
  2. [4]
    kfwyre
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    I have what should be an easy problem to solve, but I'm coming up short with solutions. I've been running on a treadmill. While running, my metal water bottle jostles around in the plastic cup...

    I have what should be an easy problem to solve, but I'm coming up short with solutions.

    I've been running on a treadmill. While running, my metal water bottle jostles around in the plastic cup holder, making loud distracting rattling noises.

    I feel like I could just shove a towel or something in next to it, but then I'd have to reseat everything each time I take a drink.

    Is there a simple solution I'm not thinking of?

    2 votes
    1. sparkle
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      I have this exact same problem and while I've stared at it through countless kilometres of jogging, wondering how to design a custom 3D print or something, I have yet to actually do anything to...

      I have this exact same problem and while I've stared at it through countless kilometres of jogging, wondering how to design a custom 3D print or something, I have yet to actually do anything to fix it.

      However! I did just have a thought while reading this and perhaps a universal/adjustable bicycle water bottle cage might be something you could look into? I imagine there has to be something out there that can clip onto a support bar on the treadmill and hold your water bottle in an easy to retrieve manner.

      There probably actually are proper products, maybe like silicone squishy coozies, to help fill the void and reduce rattle but I can't think of any terms for a search.

      Honorable intrusive thoughts suggestion: get a giant hamster water bottle, hang from ceiling.

      3 votes
    2. [2]
      ISO3103
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      A very simple solution could be to buy a few felt pads that you'd put on the bottom of chair legs and stick them inside the water bottle holder so the bottle and hard plastic don't make contact...

      A very simple solution could be to buy a few felt pads that you'd put on the bottom of chair legs and stick them inside the water bottle holder so the bottle and hard plastic don't make contact any more.
      They are really cheap and are easily available from places like Amazon.
      Depending on how much of a gap you have between the weather bottle and the holder, you could even layer them up to get a 'perfect' fit between the bottle and holder.

      3 votes
      1. kfwyre
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        This is the exact kind of dead simple solution I couldn’t come up with. Thank you!

        This is the exact kind of dead simple solution I couldn’t come up with. Thank you!

        2 votes
  3. [5]
    bushbear
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    I have been slowly increasing the push ups and squats iv been doing in the morning. Currently I do 100 push ups, 20 leg up and 20 sit-ups then the next day i do 60 sqauts and 30 lunges. I also try...

    I have been slowly increasing the push ups and squats iv been doing in the morning.

    Currently I do 100 push ups, 20 leg up and 20 sit-ups then the next day i do 60 sqauts and 30 lunges. I also try cycle and walk as much as possible.

    I think its important to make this a habit then it becomes much easier to do. I used to do burpees in the morning but my living arrangement doesn't allow for it now.

    1 vote
    1. [4]
      stu2b50
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      I feel like at that point you're going to a lot more mileage if you get some weights. Overload by reps is perfectly valid, but when you're at the point where you do 100 push ups, that's just a lot...

      I feel like at that point you're going to a lot more mileage if you get some weights. Overload by reps is perfectly valid, but when you're at the point where you do 100 push ups, that's just a lot of time, if nothing else.

      4 votes
      1. [3]
        bushbear
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        Yea this is the limit. I do have some weights that I use when doing squats. The overall purpose is just to keep fit and active. Also doing 100 push ups only takes less than 10min so its a fairly...

        Yea this is the limit. I do have some weights that I use when doing squats. The overall purpose is just to keep fit and active.

        Also doing 100 push ups only takes less than 10min so its a fairly quick routine. In will have to find something else to do at some point since iv reached the limit of pushups I want to do.

        1 vote
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          F13
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          Impressive! I have been working out more and more over the past ~year, maybe 18 months, and I can still barely do 10 pushups in a set.

          Impressive! I have been working out more and more over the past ~year, maybe 18 months, and I can still barely do 10 pushups in a set.

          1. bushbear
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            Keep at it. I started small and increased as a I lost weight and gained strength. I found its more important to build the habit of being active than specific exercises.

            Keep at it. I started small and increased as a I lost weight and gained strength. I found its more important to build the habit of being active than specific exercises.

  4. [3]
    Pistos
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    Any recommendations for reliable sources for how to perform common (and maybe not so common) exercises (particularly with weights, whether dumbell, barbell, or other) with good, safe form and...

    Any recommendations for reliable sources for how to perform common (and maybe not so common) exercises (particularly with weights, whether dumbell, barbell, or other) with good, safe form and technique? I hadn't looked in a while (years), but when I recently did an Internet search on a particular exercise or two, I was amazed disappointed at how much AI slop was in the first page of search results. Ideally, I'm looking for stuff that isn't just "here's the right form", but rather "here's the right form, and here's why, taking into account human anatomy, physiology, and physics; and here are some references if you want to learn more about the related areas of the muscular, skeletal, or cardiovascular systems".

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    1. F13
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      I'd recommend searching on YouTube. You'll still have to use a bit of brain power to tell if something is completely crap, but if you watch a few guides from a few separate channels you'll end up...

      I'd recommend searching on YouTube. You'll still have to use a bit of brain power to tell if something is completely crap, but if you watch a few guides from a few separate channels you'll end up with a perfectly sensible form target.

      1 vote
    2. bushbear
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      https://m.youtube.com/@TheBioneer I used to watch this guy when looking up ways to work out. This could be a good place to start.

      https://m.youtube.com/@TheBioneer

      I used to watch this guy when looking up ways to work out. This could be a good place to start.