Covid Exercise thread

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  1. Serveman

    Serveman Well-Known Member

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    You can play singles tennis which is a very safe method of physical exercise.
     
    Serveman, 18th Jul, 2021
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  2. geoffw

    geoffw Moderator Staff Member

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    Hence your username?
     
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  3. Serveman

    Serveman Well-Known Member

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    Yes, that’s it, being out in the winter sun is good for the immune system. By the way the posting speed is working well tonight, super fast.
     
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  4. Seb_W

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    Walked past my local tennis courts today and immediately remembered my racquets are sitting in the closet collecting dust...
     
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  5. Serveman

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    I wonder what racquets you have stored away, could be interesting, I love racquets.
     
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  6. Simon Hampel

    Simon Hampel Founder Staff Member

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    Bought a new bike this week - amazingly enough they actually had the model I wanted in stock so I didn't have to wait months like I expected to.

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    Specialized Sirrus X 3.0

    It's a "gravel" bike in that it has 42mm tyres and can handle some light off road stuff - but it certainly won't cope with full MTB terrain or sandy tracks - the tyres won't have much grip on anything loose, plus there's no suspension.

    I upgraded the drive train to 1x11 11-51t and there's a few other modifications I'll need to make before I'm completely comfortable, especially for the longer rides I intend to do.

    I'm looking forward to getting back into riding more regularly again, especially since my plantar fasciitis is still causing me a lot of trouble so I'm not really able to walk much at the moment.
     
    Simon Hampel, 18th Jul, 2021
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  7. Seb_W

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    Nothing too interesting unfortunately- just a couple of standard Wilsons that were gifted to me
     
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  8. Nodrog

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    Tethered swimming at least 5 days a week using a setup similar setup to this (the tether, not the pool):

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    And indoor cycling a few days a week using this with the bike:

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    Nodrog, 21st Jul, 2021
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  9. Never giveup

    Never giveup Well-Known Member

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    It has been nearly 10 days of my religious exercise regime with calories deficit and hope to continue

    Aim is 74kg

    Surprisingly I have put on 1 to 1.5 kg, aparently its normal when uou start as muscles retain water etc....lets see how long it takes to achieve target
     

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  10. Gen-Y

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    A simple all in 1 exercise that will get you sweating and out of breath.
    Push up burpee with star jump.
    Do 50 of them in a row if you are super fit.
    I can usually manage 25 per sets x 2
    Rest 2 mins between sets.

    Warning: Do not attempt this if you are unfit. You will be in pain for days to come if you do.
     
    Gen-Y, 11th Aug, 2021
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  11. Scott No Mates

    Scott No Mates Well-Known Member

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    I would like to donate my 20kg to your cause :D
     
    Scott No Mates, 11th Aug, 2021
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  12. Lizzie

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    Junior and I are brisk walking 5-8km a day ... barely keeping up with the chocolate consumption
     
    Lizzie, 11th Aug, 2021
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