12-02-2019, 08:22 PM
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Re: Post your daily exercise routine
Originally Posted by
OldGreyFox
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Bratti, do you fancy coming and giving Mrs Fox some coaching, she's trying to dispel her image of couch potato and 'Say Yes To the Dress' addiction....
...In all fairness though, she is going out walking every day, and putting in the odd fifteen minutes on the exercise bike...
Originally Posted by
OldGreyFox
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We used to use marathons for practice for 42 and 56 mile fell runs Bratti....
Your wife seems very motivated Bob. She’s out walking everyday and even managing to put time in on the exercise bike. That’s awesome. My only suggestion is to tell her often how much healthier she is looking since she started working out. Healthier not better. If you use the term better that’s a trap in itself, as you probably already know.
The marathon training I have the upmost respect and appreciation for. It takes a LOT of dedication and commitment to do something like that. During running season jogging 30 miles on a Sunday is his norm. During biking season he’ll ride his bike to visit me which is about 260 kilometres and ride back the same day. He’s 3 1/2 years older than me so I can barely rap my head around it. Probably the only sport I can do a marathon in us swimming but I wouldn’t want to. That’s too competitive with rigid rules. That would suck most of the enjoyment out if it for me but he seemed to thrive off it just like you thrive off of your running Bob. It becomes like an addiction.
You could also tell her that housework becomes easier when you are fit which means it takes less time. This extra time you could use elsewhere.
I’m really glad I joined the gym mainly for the socializing aspect of it. It’s forcing me to interact with others.
The people are really nice and many of them smile and say hi to me which I like. It’s very interesting watching others working out. I’m learning so much from others this way
I’m also learning quite a bit from reading this thread.
I’m glad I’m staying in shape not just for my own personal satisfaction but because I’ve always been the person my husband counts on to help him do things from carpentry, to home repairs , to cutting down trees and chopping wood to bring in for the woodstove. He relies on me and I want to make sure I’m there for him for as long as I can. Plus I’ve been helping my parents and I have to be tough to handle that.
Happy Training everyone.