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is this a good idea or am i mad?
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For what it's worth: I think having a fitness buddy makes a HUGE difference. Myself and a friend go to the (company subsidised) gym at lunch and he's been injured recently....well....I've found it very hard to get up off my bum and go tbh.
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Jaysus. Is the fitness forum really that scary? (serious question...cos if it is, I'd like to change that somehow...apologies for the off topic)
Yes!!!!
Nah there are some lovely people (G'em for one) and the advice is amazing however for lazy couch potatoes like me it can be intimidating at first like walking into a gym alone, you are imagining super fit buffed up bods and your sitting there typing with your flab hanging over your jeans feeling lazy and totally out of your comfort zone especially when you have no clue about healthy diets carbs etc. when its something you feel you should know about, your own body!
Most people over there really know their stuff but if you are serious about it then i guess you have to work and learn, its the 1st step is always the hardest.
Back on topic yes its a great idea. I am a lazy biatch, spend hours moaning about my weight and months later i still have not moved but i know if i had a 'walking date' i would show up 0 -
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Rite Trinners we begin tomorrow.....whos up for it(Northside of the Liffey or those at least brave enough to venture over to the dark side mwah ha ha ha*feeble attempt at an evil laugh*)
Back to the age old problem, who de hell is gonna mind de kids
would take more planning for me i'm afraid now i am all on me lonesome 0 -
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Deleted because frankly I don't want gobshytes like that giving the Fitness Forum a bad name.Mods, if you wouldn't mind, could you delete the crap? This actually was a really good thread until it got derailed.
Girls there's absolutely nothing wrong with walking, it's a fantastic way to get out and enjoy the outdoors... but at some point down the line I would *highly* encourage you to look into doing some sort of resistance training or a form of exercise that will push you that little bit further.
Gyms are scary places, of course they are, but they're scary in the same way that lingerie shops terrify to the average man: it's because there's so much stuff in there that you don't know and understand.
Our bodies are, at the end of the day, designed to move around a lot. Walking, while being a great start, can't substitute pushing your body that little bit further.
Tell you what, how would y'all feel if I was to organise some sort of exercise class in the Phoenix Park/ some alternatively convenient location some day soon (for no cost obviously, I'd just love to see everyone getting out and about and realising that resistance exercise really ain't all that bad
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Edit: I'd also be more than willing to throw in a Nutrition talk if people were interested/ I could find a venue?0 -
Deleted because frankly I don't want gobshytes like that giving the Fitness Forum a bad name.
Girls there's absolutely nothing wrong with walking, it's a fantastic way to get out and enjoy the outdoors... but at some point down the line I would *highly* encourage you to look into doing some sort of resistance training or a form of exercise that will push you that little bit further.
Gyms are scary places, of course they are, but they're scary in the same way that lingerie shops terrify to the average man: it's because there's so much stuff in there that you don't know and understand.
Our bodies are, at the end of the day, designed to move around a lot. Walking, while being a great start, can't substitute pushing your body that little bit further.
Tell you what, how would y'all feel if I was to organise some sort of exercise class in the Phoenix Park/ some alternatively convenient location some day soon (for no cost obviously, I'd just love to see everyone getting out and about and realising that resistance exercise really ain't all that bad )?
Edit: I'd also be more than willing to throw in a Nutrition talk if people were interested/ I could find a venue?
I'd be on for the Phoenix Park. I've been walking 40 mins per day 5/6 days per week and while at the start found it great, of late it simply hasn't been enough for me. My legs have certainly started to look much better but my upper body is still as untoned as before. I've tried the gym in the past and didn't like it, however an exercise call like that discussed here would be fantastic. I think we'd encourage each other hugely, share the pain and the gain.0 -
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I'm actually not scared of gyms at all but I don't like working with equipment - I do yoga for strength and toning and it gives me better overall results than my former ventures into the weights land so I'm happy with this! A bit of aero activity would be grand on top of this and I love walking - plus the social aspect as you can actually talk at the same time. I might be up for Phoenix Park once or twice but it's a long commute from south-east if you don't drive so I'll keep checking what you guys are up to here and join if I can 0
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Mods, if you wouldn't mind, could you delete the crap? This actually was a really good thread until it got derailed.
Ok...I just want to address some of the crap that muppet has been spouting....
Walking is not for old people. I walk around 5K every day and I consider it an important part of keeping my weight down. Also, if you're unfit or just starting out trying to change your lifestyle, walking is a great place to start IMO. It's easy to build up a sweat if you keep your pace reasonable.
In terms of calories burned, walking burns nearly as many calories as jogging the same distance (i.e. if you walk 5K or jog 5K you're burning a similar number of calories).
Once you've been walking for a while, it is worth looking at other exercise if you want to increase your overall fitness, but I couldn't recommend regular walking more as something that helps to control weight.
Other advantages walking has:
It doesn't require any equipment
It gets you out and about
It's very easy to incorporate into your normal day (e.g. walk to work instead of getting the bus, or get off two stops early, or walk to the shops and carry the shopping back, or park the car further away from the supermarket, or use the stairs instead of the lift, or whatever).
You're not going to be a filthy sweaty mess after it (unless you want to be)
and so on and so on
And you forgot to mention that an other advantage is socialising!.. judging from this thread anyway!.. wish I lived in Dublin.. 
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