I have been finding it hard to stay in shape during the long miserable Wisconsin winters. How do you all manage to do it? Are there any indoor exercises you would suggest?
well, first you shovel a few sidewalks.
then power walk over to the coffee pot.
next you go shovel out grandma. which of course includes a mad dash to the kitchen for that piece of black berry pie, before it gets cold.
stack a few loads of fire wood. then hustle into the kitchen for some venision roast, smothered in mushrooms and those little onion things and some more coffee. running out into the cold to help jumpstart a few friends who are broke down helps. (especially when you have to run in place to keep from getting frost bit.) you know even the shivers ever once in a while helps burn off the weight. you can go ice fishing, this really helps. spend all day shivering your butt off for a fish or two. theirs no way your getting fat off of that.
well anyone else got any suggestions for mceatsalot.
hey, btw are you sure were not related somehow?
i eats alot too.
I discovered that if I put my exercise bike next to the couch in front of the TV, I get two benefits - one, I watch TV alot less because I feel guilty if I sit on the couch, and two, when I'm on the bike, time just flies by - instead of barely doing 5 minutes and getting bored out of my mind, now I can easily do half an hour or more while I watch one show. just my two cents worth
Finally got the weight under 200 the day before Thanksgiving last year...then ten or fifteen pounds of winter weight....
Finally back under 200 for about 12 of the last 15 days. Starting a heavy-duty vitamin regimen, plus water, plus a few days at the YMCA as of yesterday.
If I can keep the winter weight under 200, even drop a few pounds, should make it easy to hit the sub-190 mark next Summer.
Any other ideas? No, not from you, RudeDog! Anyone else?
BBBRRR I'm more of a bear come the cold temps. I prefer to hybernate indoors......
There are some cool indoor work out options..........
Walk at an indoor location, like a mall. If you need extra motivation to get yourself to the mall, join a walking group. This will help you stay accountable to someone other than yourself.
Join a health club. This will allow you a large variety of physical activities to choose from every week. Some employers even offer onsite fitness rooms or discounts to health clubs.
Create a home gym. This doesn't have to be expensive. You can easily set-up a great workout routine with just a set of dumbbells, an exercise ball and a jump rope. Get all of this for around $50.
Local libraries offer exercise videos you can check-out for free. Pick-up a new one to try out every time you return the previous video.
The library is a great place to work out!
Park farther away from the door and walk. At work, at the grocery store, at the mall; any place where you’re stuck walking outside anyway, just bundle up and get a few extra steps.
When indoors, take the stairs instead of the elevator or escalator. You’ll burn lots more calories.
You can even try using restrooms, copy machines, etc. on a different floor just to get more exercise.
Consider wearing a pedometer and challenging yourself to keep increasing your steps per day.
Use your lunch break if you work in an office. If your company has a gym, use it. Walk outside when the weather permits. If it’s raining or snowing, walk laps around the parking garage or laps around each floor perimeter plus the steps between floors.
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If you have stairs in your house, use them - for no reason other than to get your hear pumping. Who needs a treadmaster when you have treads. So what if the treads don't move...that doesn't stop you from moving!
Be sure your handrail is sturdy and use it. Two handrails are better.
lol...I just noticed the name of the original poster: Chunky McEatsalot.
I'm good about getting exercise in summer. Walking, biking, yardwork, and hiking. Winter I get lazy. I have a few exercise machines in the basement...Wieder home gym, skiing machine, exercise bike and a machine to do stomach exercises with. I also have small dumbbells. They all have a nice coating of dust. There's something about going in the dull gray basement that bores me. I may need to get a TV down there or decorate some walls. Make it more inviting.
Anyway, here's my plan for the cold weather fat fighting. I read the 3-hour diet book by Jorge Cruise. Now, I just have to get my notes together on what I am eating. Next, I made a list of possible exercises that I can do. My goal is to get some variety going and mix it up a little. I get easily bored doing the same thing all the time and hate having to count 10 of this or 20 of that. I think I'll focus more on the time I spend on it than the number of each exercise. That way I can also use the time to daydream some good creative ideas instead of counting reps and boring myself to death.
With the 3-hour diet plan you can eat what you want, but it has to do with portion control. Eating every 3 hours works because your body doesn't go into starvation mode and begin to store the calories. If you don't go for long periods between meals, you are less likely to overeat at a meal.
Also, writing down what you eat helps. You could plan your whole day of meals and snacks ahead so that you won't get off track.
Jorge Cruise also has his 8-minute exercises to make the most use of your muscles in the least amount of time. Makes it easy to squeeze in exercise into your schedule.
Now, if I only followed my own advice I wouldn't be doing the squeeze into my jeans routine each day.
I know people who have had good luck with Weight Watchers using the point system. You can eat what you want, but it has to do with how much you eat. You can do it online and aren't required to go to meetings.
Here's something you can try. Take a picture of yourself in a swimsuit and tape it to the front of the fridge.
How about putting a mirror on the fridge door so you can see yourself each time you want to open the door. I think they would make fridges with mirrors.
Had lunch with a friend today who said in a really good workout he burns 2,000 calories - but it takes burning 30,000 calories to burn through a pound of fat!
Therefore, most of the good you'll do is decreasing the intake. Working out is important, but the most important technique is "pushing away from the dinner table."
I just exercised tonight. I decided to try doing a variety so I didn't get bored. First, I worked with the handheld weights, then rode my exercise bike, then ran and down stairs until I was out of breath, and last, I went on the skiing machine. I will say this method made time pass much faster than doing all of the same thing. I think I will stick with this variety plan.
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