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starlagurl	Dec 3 2009, 10:39 AM Post #1
Rolling Stone Group: Local Expert Posts: 14509 Joined: 5-November 07 From: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Member No.: 103914	Just curious. In the winter time, I have to go to the gym, because I can't ride my bike. Mostly, I just run on the treadmill while I listen to music or read a magazine or a book. What do you do to keep fit when the weather is crap? -------------------- My most recent blog: A trip to Toronto that turned into a trip to Niagara

jeremystravels	Dec 3 2009, 11:26 AM Post #2
Commuter Group: Local Expert Posts: 613 Joined: 26-July 08 From: Dayton, Ohio Member No.: 217489	We have a treadmill. I used to run 1-2 miles a day and do some situps and pushups but... this semester of grad school has been too busy and made me lazy so I stopped. I intend to pick it up again in a few weeks though. -------------------- Local Expert for Ohio, USA Next Countries: May 2010: Banff National Park - Canada Planning RTW in 2010-2011 for Asia and South America - coverage here

starlagurl	Dec 3 2009, 11:33 AM Post #3
Rolling Stone Group: Local Expert Posts: 14509 Joined: 5-November 07 From: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Member No.: 103914	2 miles, how long did that take you? -------------------- My most recent blog: A trip to Toronto that turned into a trip to Niagara

skylab	Dec 3 2009, 12:42 PM Post #4
World Traveler Group: Members Posts: 1042 Joined: 19-August 08 From: Buenos Aires Member No.: 228012 Nominate me as a Local Expert	I love going to the gym. Get to meet some good ppl and great workout. -------------------- DJSkylab.com: My blog :) ArtOfBackpacking.com: Backpacking Independent International Traveler Facebook "They always say time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself." -Andy Warhol "My body has certainly wandered a good deal, but I have an uneasy suspicion that my mind has not wandered enough." -Noel Coward

greekcypriot	Dec 3 2009, 12:55 PM Post #5
Rolling Stone Group: Local Expert Posts: 4290 Joined: 25-March 09 Member No.: 273790	I walk a lot.... I try to walk at least 8 to 12 miles a day! I walk on the treadmill while watching tv. Of course if it is a nice day, I can arrange and go walking with friends. I hate any other kind of gym besides walking. Oh yes, I love swimming as well! I love walking and I do it so that I can eat more! Luckily everything I like eating are not too fattening. http://www.travelpod.com/members/greekcypriot -------------------- My LATEST BLOGS: Marmari, Vasa, and CYPRUS, the Unique Destination for Business and Holidays!!! The World is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page. ~St. Augustine

kitkatgo	Dec 3 2009, 01:05 PM Post #6
Navigator Group: Local Expert Posts: 1367 Joined: 21-August 06 From: Southern California Member No.: 13816	Thanks for the reminder...I REALLY need to work out. I've been so bad lately. I don't have to worry about the weather too much. I walk around the neighborhood. I like Wii Fit. We have a treadmill too and a workout machine. I just need to USE them! I also like to do yoga, ballet, and other types of dance from workout videos. I hate going to gyms. -------------------- ~Kit California Local Expert Visit my travel blogs: http://www.travelpod.com/members/kitkatgo

starlagurl	Dec 3 2009, 01:12 PM Post #7
Rolling Stone Group: Local Expert Posts: 14509 Joined: 5-November 07 From: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Member No.: 103914	I like the feeling that running gives me... the same sort of rush I get from biking in and out of traffic every morning! I don't think there's anything else like it... -------------------- My most recent blog: A trip to Toronto that turned into a trip to Niagara

laorfamily	Dec 3 2009, 01:16 PM Post #8
Vagabond Group: Local Expert Posts: 1580 Joined: 14-December 06 Member No.: 30320	I go on an eliptical machine in the gym before breakfast. I have to go to the gym because at home I won't work out. I was recently thinking of bringing a portable DVD with me and watching movies because at that time in the morning there is only news, Married with Children and some crap shows I don't watch and some days I simply don't feel like listening to the iPod -------------------- Living Well Is The Best Revenge Going Down South to North Carolina Book Reviews: http://www.ManOfLaBook.com

starlagurl	Dec 3 2009, 01:40 PM Post #9
Rolling Stone Group: Local Expert Posts: 14509 Joined: 5-November 07 From: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Member No.: 103914	"only news" gasp -------------------- My most recent blog: A trip to Toronto that turned into a trip to Niagara

laorfamily	Dec 3 2009, 02:00 PM Post #10
Vagabond Group: Local Expert Posts: 1580 Joined: 14-December 06 Member No.: 30320	QUOTE(starlagurl @ Dec 3 2009, 01:40 PM) "only news" gasp LOL, I meant that they rehash the same story 10 times in one hour and I really, really, really couldn't give a hairy rat's ass about who's dating who (which seem to be the majority of what passes for "news" in these United States) -------------------- Living Well Is The Best Revenge Going Down South to North Carolina Book Reviews: http://www.ManOfLaBook.com

kitkatgo	Dec 3 2009, 04:03 PM Post #11
Navigator Group: Local Expert Posts: 1367 Joined: 21-August 06 From: Southern California Member No.: 13816	QUOTE(laorfamily @ Dec 3 2009, 11:00 AM) QUOTE(starlagurl @ Dec 3 2009, 01:40 PM) "only news" gasp LOL, I meant that they rehash the same story 10 times in one hour and I really, really, really couldn't give a hairy rat's ass about who's dating who (which seem to be the majority of what passes for "news" in these United States) I completely agree with you! (which is one reason why we don't have tv anymore!) Cleaning is another good way to work out...kills two birds with one stone! ...i just vacuumed. -------------------- ~Kit California Local Expert Visit my travel blogs: http://www.travelpod.com/members/kitkatgo

greekcypriot	Dec 4 2009, 02:07 AM Post #12
Rolling Stone Group: Local Expert Posts: 4290 Joined: 25-March 09 Member No.: 273790	It is true that many people stopped watching tv any more. I watch just when I walk and exercise ,but most of the times, I just listen to the news from my desk without watching, and for the last two years I managed to do without watching series at all. The time I walk, there are some nice documentaries, and when watching these I feel like traveling myself! I feel lucky and I am glad that tv does not mean much to me now. http://www.travelpod.com/members/greekcypriot -------------------- My LATEST BLOGS: Marmari, Vasa, and CYPRUS, the Unique Destination for Business and Holidays!!! The World is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page. ~St. Augustine

jeremystravels	Dec 4 2009, 12:05 PM Post #13
Commuter Group: Local Expert Posts: 613 Joined: 26-July 08 From: Dayton, Ohio Member No.: 217489	QUOTE(starlagurl @ Dec 3 2009, 11:33 AM) 2 miles, how long did that take you? I'm not really fast, so I would run that in maybe 20 minutes? I've also tried to stop taking the elevator if I can get past it. To go to my class I have to go to the 4th floor so I've been running up the stairs [not walking, running] with my backpack on. Added boost. Still make a break at the 5th floor and give in and do the elevator whenever I have to go higher, I don't know why, haha. -------------------- Local Expert for Ohio, USA Next Countries: May 2010: Banff National Park - Canada Planning RTW in 2010-2011 for Asia and South America - coverage here

travelmonster	Dec 4 2009, 02:44 PM Post #14
Rolling Stone Group: Local Expert Posts: 4691 Joined: 28-October 07 From: England Member No.: 101826	I don't go to the gym - the price in England is shocking. I've stopped running for the winter now - it's too dark and cold at the mo, so we're going swimming instead to try and maintain the fitness over winter. Oh and we'll probably play some badminton too. -------------------- In Search Of ........... "Begin doing what you want to do now. We are not living in eternity. We have only this moment sparkling like a star in our hand -- and melting like a snowflake" - Marie Beynon Ray

sianeth	Dec 5 2009, 04:15 PM Post #15
Jet Setter Group: Local Expert Posts: 2643 Joined: 9-June 07 From: Edinburgh, Scotland Member No.: 60100	QUOTE(travelmonster @ Dec 4 2009, 07:44 PM) I don't go to the gym - the price in England is shocking. Agreed, thankfully I get free gym use with my job... which I use and abuse to the max (kinda counts as working )... I normally run about 30k a week and a few strength sessions, and I'd love to go for a spot of badminton, its been far too long! I am going curling next week as a "team-building" exercise, which should be hilarious given that I can barely stand up on ice without falling over!

raniroo	Dec 6 2009, 07:10 AM Post #16
Sightseer Group: Local Expert Posts: 946 Joined: 25-September 06 From: Sydney Member No.: 19411	Gym for me..particularly in summer as it is far to hot outside..(that is also when the gym is packed to the rafters)... I do 2 PT sessions a week and I am trying to get myself to go another 1 or 2 times myself...I have also been doing a big of Wi Fit and I just brought the Jillian Michael Wii Programme...to whip my butt into shape! During the winter, I am still going to the gym, as my pool at home is not ready to use yet...beach.....and I am thinking about taking up Ceroc dancing again (now that my knee is better touch wood) -------------------- If you really look like your passport photo, you need the holiday! "Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." - Mark Twain

greekcypriot	Dec 7 2009, 01:29 PM Post #17
Rolling Stone Group: Local Expert Posts: 4290 Joined: 25-March 09 Member No.: 273790	Here Louise I am giving you another idea. Weather permitting, I go out in the fields as I love nature. I pick what you see in the photo. This is another way of keeping fit, because to pick these you have to bend and stand, and move around on hills or valleys. I just love being out in the fields! I boil them and with olive oil and lemon they taste great. (Low calories as well) http://www.travelpod.com/members/greekcypriot The TravelPod bottle in Cyprus - New Entry! -------------------- My LATEST BLOGS: Marmari, Vasa, and CYPRUS, the Unique Destination for Business and Holidays!!! The World is a book, and those who do not travel read only a page. ~St. Augustine

bloomer	Dec 7 2009, 04:41 PM Post #18
Frequent Flyer Group: Members Posts: 897 Joined: 1-June 06 From: Boston Massachusetts Member No.: 1067 Nominate me as a Local Expert	Hmm. . I either walk fast around the pond down the street, or lately I've been going to the gym to work with weights and do crunches. Didn't think I'd like it, but it is a local gym with good people. -------------------- My travels. Well, some of them anyway. Josh 13 on myspace The Solo Me Alter Ego Oliver Towne Joshbloomer.com QUOTE(findingnine @ Feb 21 2007, 05:08 PM) Hair of the dog. Make it a lifestyle! :puppeh:

introducinlyric	Dec 7 2009, 06:30 PM Post #19
Rolling Stone Group: Local Expert Posts: 5348 Joined: 24-May 07 From: Sydney, Australia Member No.: 56605	ummm bubba why cant u ride your bike in winter....? p.s ive seen the inside of a gym once and it wont happen again i used to walk 2 hours a day but as i am naturally skinny i was starting to waste away so i had to stop -------------------- Do You Want The Truth or Something Beautiful?

raniroo	Dec 8 2009, 12:44 AM Post #20
Sightseer Group: Local Expert Posts: 946 Joined: 25-September 06 From: Sydney Member No.: 19411	QUOTE(introducinlyric @ Dec 7 2009, 06:30 PM) ummm bubba why cant u ride your bike in winter....? p.s ive seen the inside of a gym once and it wont happen again i used to walk 2 hours a day but as i am naturally skinny i was starting to waste away so i had to stop Lucky you Gerre! -------------------- If you really look like your passport photo, you need the holiday! "Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover." - Mark Twain

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