When and what exercises do you do regularly... - Healthy Eating
When and what exercises do you do regularly? This is a multiple choice poll.
Activity2004Administrator210 VotersPlease select all that apply:
Please add cycling!
Thanks
Alps
It's under the Exercise Equipment in the house/Gym. 
Hi activity
The Cycling I do is outdoors on a bike, never at home!
Thanks
Alps
Thank you for letting me know.
Cycling
My exercise is limited to cleaning the house and gardening, there isn’t much locally for wheelchair users. However, I also do some stretching exercises as advised by physiotherapists.
Cleaning the house and gardening are very energizing as workouts. How much gardening do you do each week?
It depends, at the moment very little as my body is playing up, but normally it would be several hours several times a week, mostly either sat in a stool or weeding/harvesting on my hands and knees. My housework isn’t exactly energetic either, one room per day, often getting my husband to do the vacuuming as that is a bit much. (And I’ve given up on being house proud, if the house gets done once every couple of months, that’s quite sufficient!
That is perfectly fine! My mom and dad have a deal where he does vacuuming and she does the light lifting/dusting/laundry and some cooking duties.
Used to swim every day until Covid19 stopped us.
Swimming is great! Is there anywhere that you can go to an outside pool? Some places by me that have pools rope off the lanes that can't be used for COVID reasons.
Only the sea and that's a bit cold. I did consider it but was then told that with CLL it was a no no. Will just have to wait.
That's a good idea to wait if your doctor had suggested that, then.
Also dancing
I miss going dancing! That's a really good way to get some exercise.
Same! Years ago I tried go karting and cycling and swimming too.
That's good to know. I never had been karting before. Is it a lot of arm muscles?
i walk for over an hour round the marshes , alone at 6.30-7.30 or 8.00 most mornings and photograph the seasons turning . very peaceful few other people around
That sounds very lovely! Can you please post some of the pictures you've taken during your walks?
Please add peleton
Hi GetFitMum71 ,
Can you please let me know what a peleton is? I never heard of it before.
Regarding Peleton: The TV advert shows an item of gym equipment used in a persons home.
Thank you for letting me know. We may not have that out here in the USA. Will look it up tomorrow on Google.😀👍🌈
It's a US company, but the bikes are insanely expensive
It's an exercise bike with online spin class subscriptions
Thank you!
It's a Peloton Leah, which's an indoors exercise bike. 😊
Thank you for letting me know! So it's like a stationary bike, but has a subscription to classes with it. Never saw the commercials for it before.
Nearly every morning i do a set of stretching exercises, some squats, tricep dips and the plank or a pilates stomach set. Most evenings I do some push ups, not when Im working late. If im very tired or in a hurry I just do the stretches.
I use to do Pilates with a VCR tape years ago, but when the VCR I had stopped working, I couldn't use the tape and I ended up giving as a donation to a Senior Center. Keep up the good work!
I'm 75, so find walking is easiest for me, and I do a little cycling too. I know I should do strength training, but I lack motivation. However, my daily brisk walking of at least the fitbit 10,000 daily paces, means I can easily cover 6 miles in 2 hours, and not slow down much for hills. I reserve my jogging for ascending stairs and escalators. Now that I am eating a nutritious cardiac healthy low sugar diet, which increases energy and keeps off excess weight, it makes it all much easier than before.
This sounds very good and I'm glad to hear that you get to do a lot of walking and stair climbing. I do a lot of my walking and steps in the house, too because I'm still in isolation for the COVID 19.
i use to do long distances triathlons but with microvascular angina i am scared to push myself now and breathing goes really quickly keeping considering couch to5 k then bottle it.
Doing the C25k is a good idea, but you don't want to push yourself too hard. Take things nice and slow. You can do this! We'll cheer you on!
there are free classes on Youtube, look up IpswichFit
Long walks, boxing, cycling and horizontal dancing 🕺😉🙉
Sounds nice. Keep it up!
Not sure if your reply from Activity2004 was a deliberate double entendre, but as they say - keep it up!
Is horizontal dancing any different from vertical dancing?
Hi Leah
An excellent poll. I've chosen exercise equipment (my beloved bicycle), running, walking and yoga. Exercise makes me feel so good.😊🚴♀️🤸♀️
That's fantastic, Hidden ! I picked yoga, zumba, exercise equipment for home (stationary bike) and walking ( up and down the steps and on the floors).
Excellent exercises and walking g up and down stairs is a very good one.😊🤸♀️🚴♀️
Recovering from Covid left my husband and myself breathless which is just getting better.
Feel better soon and we'll be here when you're ready! Stay safe!
Hi All
I do dance to my music happily but walk in the local huge park ,safely with three others when they are free other than when they work and family regrouping.I’m wiling myself to do lots inbetween the school run for my grand kids perhaps five or bus stop gaps!😬Wish me luck
Fantastic job with the exercise!😀👍🌈
Thanks sooo much!!!All the Very Best too!🤩
You’re welcome! Sorry for the delay in getting back to you. Just got done with my dinner tonight. Everything okay?😀👍🌈🙏
Well Done👍🏃♂️
Swimming?
That’s a great type of exercise. How long do you swim?😀👍🌈
I also do weekly Pilates and twice weekly swiss ball classes online.
This is great! How long is each online class?😀👍🌈
Each class 1 hour
That's very good! Some of the classes online that I'm interested in are also 1 hour, but sometimes aren't always scheduled at the right time of day for me. I only go for the ones that aren't near a meal time or later in the day.
Brisk walking early morning for 30 minutes.
That's great exercise! Do you go anywhere that have hills?
Gardening?
That's a fantastic way to get exercise during the nice weather days. Do you plant plants or vegetables and/or fruit?
I grow raspberries, potatoes in containers, tomatoes, herbs such as sage, chives and mint plus lots of flowers and shrubs. I also cut my grass and prune the trees. Bending, twisting, lifting, turning etc.- very good exercise. I grew a lot of flowers from tiny plants this year during Lockdown and potted them on and had to put them away at night when it was still chilly. I have osteoarthritis and so do it in twenty minute sessions. Pacing is very important.
That's a very good way to get exercise-- especially if you enjoy it. We had strawberries in a garden pot years ago, but they stopped growing before we moved to the house we're in now.
What a shame. I have a strawberry patch but they were not good this year. I think I did not water them enough during the dry Spring spell and many were too small and dry. I then watered the raspberries more with better results.
Keep gardening- great fun, good for you and such rewards!
That's right! You can do the gardening during the day with good weather and then let the rain help water everything the days you don't go outside.
Horse riding
That's great! We have that out here and they have classes for Therapeutic Riding to strengthen the leg muscles for some children who do it.
My local sports centre bravely re-opened and then shut for another good clean. Still not sure how soon to try swimming...
What other exercises do you like doing? You can try those until the center reopens for good.
I'm a very bad but dedicated gardener and many people know me as a but of a walker esp. green and pleasant ways.
Walking anytime is good.
Apart from walking at a fast trot each day, I do stretching exercises in bed before rising each day to ease spinal stenosis
Doing stretching is a good thing and it can relax the body for the day.
Walking twice a week with friends on the days I don't work. When I am at work I try to walk around the transport depot.
That's a great idea! Walking with friends makes it more fun and you can talk to someone at the same time.
Yes makes it much better to catch up with friends.
Exactly and it also keeps the time going faster.
Running 3 x week (5km). Swimming 2 x week (20-30) lengths. Resistance work 1 x week. Walking variable.
Wow! Do the polls have lanes where you can and can't swim?
Sorry, I don't understand?
Did you mean 'do the pools have lanes...'? Yes, depending on size of pool they only have some lanes open and only a certain number of swimmers at a time.
That's good to know! Thank you for letting me know that. Sorry for the confusion with the question. You're right about the pools having lanes and which ones can and can't be used.
Lots of gardening and cycling on local cycle path 😄
That's two great ways to get lots of exercise each day. What do you do when the weather isn't that nice?
I do landscape gardening for a job so out in the rain sometimes ! Enjoy running in nice weather , also some gym equipment at home when it’s wet , many thanks great survey 🏃🏽♂️
You’re welcome! Thank you for letting me know about your job. Sounds like a great idea.
Hidden and I enjoy doing/posting the polls for everyone. They’re lots of fun!😀👍🌈
Before Covid, I did walking, a weekly bootcamp and 1-2 gym trips a week, and we were intending to switch gyms to one with a pool.
Now I'm back to my weekly bootcamp and also doing a morning workout each day with a trampette warm-up, followed by videos from YouTube and a few exercises on a weight bench.
Are the exercises for YouTube done using the weight bench, too?
No, they are just self weight/HIIT or they use basic equipment
Hi Leah a great poll! I use a set of weights at home and do HIIT which makes my ticker pump and I love walking. 😊
Thank you, Hidden for saying that about the poll. Really appreciate it.
What is HIIT and how long can a person do the exercises for it?
Sorry for the delay Leah, HIIT is high intensity interval training so its short bursts of very active exercise as this stimulates our body very quickly. 🏋️😊
Thanks for letting me know! That sounds like a great way to burn off some stress and/or energy. No worries about the delay in getting back to me.
it is a fantastic way to burn off stress. 👍 😊
Absolutely what I was thinking!
As for online classes. It’s not exactly classes, per se, but more likely that I might browse the internet and a specific exercise and perform it.
Tai Chi is excellent for the balance and is good for building muscle without getting so hot and sweaty.
I do more yoga than anything and a couple of the poses is where you invert your head and more oxygen is sent to your brain via bloodstream this way.
Oxygen is what the brain needs in order to heal.
In 1999 I had physiotherapy and one of the exercises I had to do was to go for a walk. The pathway near me is bumpy and not well made/maintained at all. I had to walk along this path as it is testing for my balance but for a few years I had forgotten all about it.
This lockdown has given me the chance to go out and do some more walking along that pathway and now that lockdown has eased up and people are getting out more (including myself) I am still trying to incorporate the walking on that path :).
Yes, Tai Chi is a really good type of exercise for having better balance. I try to do Tai Chi when it's possible. I also try to do Zumba.
I have tried a bit of Zumba before, it’s a fun way to exercise.
I should have added the exercise equipment as well cos I just thought after another member’s post reminded me. I have a peddler. Not a full-size cycle machine but just the pedals. I use this almost every day too.
That’s great to hear. I do the stationary bike in the afternoon depending on the time.
I do Zumba from a class one of my friends in Chicago gives online. 😀👍🌈
You're missing out on an awful lot of votes from cyclists who prefer to do their exercise whilst commuting or outside in the sun and fresh air.
Walking is the intentional exercise but I’m a care provider so I get plenty doing other stuff.
Hi David1910 ,
Walking is good. I try to walk a lot around the house during the day so I don't get too stiff sitting for a long time.
Best to stay as active as you can without hurting yourself.
Many people use gardening,housekeeping other forms of exercise, volleyball, tennis etc
Yes, tennis, volleyball, garden work, etc. is very good exercise. I know some people who had done seated volleyball for a long time, but had to stop because where they had done it had to close for COVID 19 since March 13th.
I live on a hot Island off the coast of Africa so my classes are early morning Pilates at 08:00 and Swiss ball 08:45 and 09:45 so plenty of time to cool down afterwards and a great start to the day The classes come from UK so no time difference issues.
That's wonderful to hear about the timing of the classes you're taking. How do you do Swiss Ball?
I voted for walking and running, but I have also recently returned to Pilates and Body Balance classes.
That's great! Is body balance like Tai Chi/Yoga? Sounds interesting.
Yes - elements of Tai Chi, yoga and Pilates - so lots of flexibility and strength
Thank you for letting me know. I enjoy doing Tai Chi when it's possible.
Loved the survey. A great way to encourage people to stay active.
You're welcome! Thank you for letting us know! We enjoy posting the polls for everyone.
We want to keep everyone active through exercise and cognitively.
