Post 2608283 - (How important is exercise in your life?)

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dossa
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Posted: Tue Feb 02, 2010 10:52 pm Post subject:

I exercise a lot. It helps keep my energy levels up and my stress levels down. I find when I slack on exercising, I get all kinds of messed up... I become more irritable and lethargic. I am not a gym person or whatnot as I do not play well with others and being around them stresses me out... but I do have a series of things I do on my own in my home on a daily basis and I adore it. _________________ "...don't ask me why it's just the nature of my groove..."

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Posted: Thu Feb 04, 2010 8:40 pm Post subject:

For me, it's important as I haven't had a relapse of clinical depression since I started exercising on a regular basis. I also have a family history of high cholesterol and type 2 diabetes, so exercise and a healthy diet will lower my risk. _________________ "I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has endowed us with sense, reason, and intellect has intended us to forgo their use." - Galileo Galilei

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Posted: Thu Feb 25, 2010 12:43 am Post subject:

I bike to and from work and power walk everywhere. If I am inactive I feel quite depressed. Of course, I am using having a good body to compensate for low self esteem about other things. In that vein, I have started modelling. It's been an interesting experience.

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Posted: Sun Feb 28, 2010 10:21 am Post subject:

Exercise has been my best friend for over 30 years. _________________ Now then, tell me. What did Miggs say to you? Multiple Miggs in the next cell. He hissed at you. What did he say?

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Posted: Tue Mar 09, 2010 1:56 pm Post subject:

I started bike commuting about 2 years ago and it has made a world of difference. I have lost 40 lbs, my resting hear rate went down to 55, my MD reduced by cholesterol meds and without a doubt improved my mood. I can do it alone, so there isn't uncomfortable social "team" interaction. I can set my own personal goals. It gets me out there in the world to be seen from my own perspective. On week-end rides I'll take my camera with me and just head off someplace and take shots of anything interesting.

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Posted: Tue Mar 09, 2010 5:03 pm Post subject:

I like it a lot, it helps me stay sane.

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Posted: Tue Mar 09, 2010 6:30 pm Post subject:

I usually go somewhere by feet. I hate buses and autos, they stink and make me sick. And walking helps me to control water retention. When I buy sth on my way to home, I put it to rucksack and I can still walk, I don't feel weight. I use bus only when I have to go to market what is far away and I buy many things. I like PE and I don't pretend like others, but really exercise. I know it's important. And it works. When my class was tested, I had better condition than most people. Dyspraxia doesn't matter. _________________ Change Your Frequency, when you're talking to me! ---- Das gehört verboten! http://tinyurl.com/toobigtoosmall size does matter after all ---- My Industrial Love: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rBo5K0ZQIEY

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Posted: Tue Mar 09, 2010 7:06 pm Post subject:

I exercise round about moderately since I don't really see it as such as important thing and plus I'm actually a slim guy, so it isn't really such a big problem for me. Although the only exercise I try to attempt is weight gaining since I HATE the small figure of mine... any suggestion guys? _________________ My Poetry: http://poetryimpact.blogspot.com My YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/michkat0 - In partnership with AwesomenessTV Co-Owner of Aspies Central: http://www.aspiescentral.com Know me on the inside before you judge.

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Posted: Tue Mar 09, 2010 10:06 pm Post subject:

Olympic style weight training will fill out your frame all-around. Few things are as effective at working muscles all-around. Stuff like running wont help. Over the past few months, I've had to cut out my gym membership. I can't afford it, and my car to get there has gone kaput. Terrible loss. Improving my physical health was a massive priority for me over the past year, and although I've tried, I tend to fail at doing it on my own. I need a scheduled event, like a class, to keep me from slacking. However, in un-characteristic defiance of my usual laziness, I've been doing push-ups every day over the winter. It has been making a surprisingly big visual difference, and I'm steadily increasing the amount I can do before I gotta stop.