Light exercise, underrated?

[cephissus]

Fitness culture tends to focus on "training", like 1-2 hrs a day of intense weight training, cardio, etc.  But most people (at least most people I know) are fairly sedentary the rest of the day.

What about light activity throughout the day -- underrated?

Personally, I've felt best on days where I'm doing physical tasks, taking walks, doing housework, etc. and not just 'training', pedal to the metal, or sitting on my ass.  Better mental clarity, joints and muscles stay loose, more relaxed and happy, more regular appetite.

I think Adonis' leaf-raking may contribute a lot to his sublime mental and physical state.

[local hero]

Fitness culture tends to focus on "training", like 1-2 hrs a day of intense weight training, cardio, etc.  But most people (at least most people I know) are fairly sedentary the rest of the day.

What about light activity throughout the day -- underrated?

Personally, I've felt best on days where I'm doing physical tasks, taking walks, doing housework, etc. and not just 'training', pedal to the metal, or sitting on my ass.  Better mental clarity, joints and muscles stay loose, more relaxed and happy, more regular appetite.

I think Adonis' leaf-raking may contribute a lot to his sublime mental and physical state.

Humans are meant to be active, some are more suited to hard work than others, weather that's a hard manual job or extreme exercise

[Papper]

I think some people underrate their own light activity level.

I walk fast to work a good 50-60 minutes each day, long stairs included, then walk around the office, stretch a lot, go to the bathroom and coffee machine for short breaks, walk to the gym and back.

If you have kids you do much more.

All this adds up, you don't sit all day.

[cephissus]

I think some people underrate their own light activity level.

I walk fast to work a good 50-60 minutes each day, long stairs included, then walk around the office, stretch a lot, go to the bathroom and coffee machine for short breaks, walk to the gym and back.

If you have kids you do much more.

All this adds up, you don't sit all day.

dude, thats great

before i started biking to work, i would sit on the bus, 1-2 hr each way.  work out.  sit at work, 99% of the time.  come home and cook, then sit and eat / read the computer until bed.

apart from cooking and moving to and from the bathroom at work, i was completely either completely sedentary or doing hard exercise.

[Papper]

dude, thats great

before i started biking to work, i would sit on the bus, 1-2 hr each way.  work out.  sit at work, 99% of the time.  come home and cook, then sit and eat / read the computer until bed.

apart from cooking and moving to and from the bathroom at work, i was completely either completely sedentary or doing hard exercise.

I'd love to have a more physical job but I'm stuck at the computer.

You could be more physical at night but I have to fucking wind down and sleep unfortunately. Started working out at lunch, feels great energy wise. Used to do evenings only.

[NordicNerd]

Fitness culture tends to focus on "training", like 1-2 hrs a day of intense weight training, cardio, etc.  But most people (at least most people I know) are fairly sedentary the rest of the day.

What about light activity throughout the day -- underrated?

Personally, I've felt best on days where I'm doing physical tasks, taking walks, doing housework, etc. and not just 'training', pedal to the metal, or sitting on my ass.  Better mental clarity, joints and muscles stay loose, more relaxed and happy, more regular appetite.

I think Adonis' leaf-raking may contribute a lot to his sublime mental and physical state.

Good post! I think there is quite a bit of new research backing up this- the role of daily light physical activity.

NN

[Donny]

I think some people underrate their own light activity level.

I walk fast to work a good 50-60 minutes each day, long stairs included, then walk around the office, stretch a lot, go to the bathroom and coffee machine for short breaks, walk to the gym and back.

If you have kids you do much more.

All this adds up, you don't sit all day.

Agree with this 100% the film at the 54 min mark shows an example of this. It has also been shown that if you sit all Day or are inactive you can´t make up for it with say cardio in the evening in the Gym.
http://topdocumentaryfilms.com/10-things-you-need-to-know-about-losing-weight/

[Thin Lizzy]

I believe a daily routine of light exercise consisting of circular movements for all the joints is a good idea for everybody. Keeps the muscles conditioned and the joints well lubricated.

[Grape Ape]

What about light activity throughout the day -- underrated?

I crunched some numbers - it appears to be rated appropriately.

[scottt]

Yes I also feel better when I am more active.

[CalvinH]

Better then no exercise.

[flinstones1]

 I enjoy old school shit  a hell of a lot more than weight training, its nice cardio, and there is no way you won't get strong doing it.. I've actually noticed some of my lifts have increased since  doing it....dumbell military  pressed the 130's for 8 reps today lol.

1. pulling a weighted sled
2. lunges with a heavy log on your back
3. Weighted pushups, something nobody really does anymore... doing these religiously has put an easy 20 pounds on my bench.  t
4. pushing a heavy wheelbarrow up a slight hill- this will work  every muscle in your body.

there is a ton of other things.

As long as you provide a sufficient  load and push yourself, you will gain strength and size. Its great cardio too. way I look at it No need to stop working out and turn into a pussy  just cause your bored with conventional weight training, lots of  guys got jacked without lifting a weight in their life

[Donny]

I enjoy old school shit  a hell of a lot more than weight training, its nice cardio, and there is no way you won't get strong doing it.. I've actually noticed some of my lifts have increased since  doing it....dumbell military  pressed the 130's for 8 reps today lol.

1. pulling a weighted sled
2. lunges with a heavy log on your back
3. Weighted pushups, something nobody really does anymore... doing these religiously has put an easy 20 pounds on my bench.  t
4. pushing a heavy wheelbarrow up a slight hill- this will work  every muscle in your body.

there is a ton of other things.

As long as you provide a sufficient  load and push yourself, you will gain strength and size. Its great cardio too. way I look at it No need to stop working out and turn into a pussy  just cause your bored with conventional weight training, lots of  guys got jacked without lifting a weight in their life

OLD SCHOOL   HARD SCHOOL

[flinstones1]

OLD SCHOOL   HARD SCHOOL

IMO the closer you stick to what humans were designed to do (even dumbbells over barbells for example)  the better body you will build. Maybe not bigger and leaner in a traditional bodybuilding sense but definitely a  more functional  looking physique and that's what most of us want who aren't competing are after. Attractive, powerful, functional looking physiques that scream strength and stamina and make women wet.

[Grape Ape]

3. Weighted pushups, something nobody really does anymore...

A staple for anyone training for goruck.

[residue]

Fitness culture tends to focus on "training", like 1-2 hrs a day of intense weight training, cardio, etc.  But most people (at least most people I know) are fairly sedentary the rest of the day.

What about light activity throughout the day -- underrated?

Personally, I've felt best on days where I'm doing physical tasks, taking walks, doing housework, etc. and not just 'training', pedal to the metal, or sitting on my ass.  Better mental clarity, joints and muscles stay loose, more relaxed and happy, more regular appetite.

I think Adonis' leaf-raking may contribute a lot to his sublime mental and physical state.

i got a fitbit last year and started tracking my steps, admittedly i'm a new yorker and we do walk everywhere.  on most days i walk upwards of 15,000 steps. which by most calculations is somewhere in the range of 7-9 miles

[flinstones1]

A staple for anyone training for goruck.

Once  I started doing them my shoulder problems literally  went away. None....There're great for shoulder health.

[Donny]

IMO the closer you stick to what humans were designed to do (even dumbbells over barbells for example)  the better body you will build. Maybe not bigger and leaner in a traditional bodybuilding sense but definitely a  more functional  looking physique and that's what most of us want who aren't competing are after. Attractive, powerful, functional looking physiques that scream strength and stamina and make women wet.

Making a woman wet is good enough 

[cephissus]

i got a fitbit last year and started tracking my steps, admittedly i'm a new yorker and we do walk everywhere.  on most days i walk upwards of 15,000 steps. which by most calculations is somewhere in the range of 7-9 miles

damn that's insane... what do you do for work?

[ritch]

I believe a daily routine of light exercise consisting of circular movements for all the joints is a good idea for everybody. Keeps the muscles conditioned and the joints well lubricated.

Your mom likes it when I do circular movements on her too!




















With my tongue...

[Lustral]

Fitness culture tends to focus on "training", like 1-2 hrs a day of intense weight training, cardio, etc.  But most people (at least most people I know) are fairly sedentary the rest of the day.

What about light activity throughout the day -- underrated?

Personally, I've felt best on days where I'm doing physical tasks, taking walks, doing housework, etc. and not just 'training', pedal to the metal, or sitting on my ass.  Better mental clarity, joints and muscles stay loose, more relaxed and happy, more regular appetite.

I think Adonis' leaf-raking may contribute a lot to his sublime mental and physical state.

My parents asked me to clean out their garage last summer. I got a sunny day (rare here) and spent whole day seperating shit, throwing stuff in an industrial skip (22 tonne limit), and generally just moving shit. I felt great after it. It was like meditation and sport combined (I'd see how far I could throw a bed locker, in between finding rare cd albums). I loved it, got a good tan and exercise and achieved shit (the garage was like a palace... with paint cans and an archery board after).

It is hard to get that experience often here. Past month we have had 3x normal rainfall which is basically enough to float 50 arks and kill all animals.

[ritch]

Wow, NASA must be reading this wondering how they can contact the OP to extract some "smartness" from his brain.

REally???

So if yo stay on your ass all day, ya don't feel like doing shit, if you move around, you feel good.

Stellar findings here...

[Lustral]

Wow, NASA must be reading this wondering how they can contact the OP to extract some "smartness" from his brain.

REally???

So if yo stay on your ass all day, ya don't feel like doing shit, if you move around, you feel good.

Stellar findings here...

This could be transmitted by megphones non-stop, you'd have people eating shit non stop anyway...

[cephissus]

Wow, NASA must be reading this wondering how they can contact the OP to extract some "smartness" from his brain.

REally???

So if yo stay on your ass all day, ya don't feel like doing shit, if you move around, you feel good.

Stellar findings here...

Not the point.

Lots of people have jobs and interests that more or less require them to be sedentary.  A small volume of hard exercise (training) is often thought of as a means to combat the negative effects of a sedentary lifestyle.  Instead, I think a large volume of light exercise may be the right remedy -- I'm starting to think hard exercise is NOT a good 'remedy' for a sedentary lifestyle.

The problem, of course, is that it's hard to do a large volume of light exercise if you work a desk job.  Typically, desk jobs require you to pretty much sit or stand in one place most of the day.  Furthermore, many hobbies require you to sit/stand in one place as well.

These days, I sort of wish I still had the chores I loathed as a kid -- mowing the lawn, watering trees, splitting logs, raking leaves, etc.  And the time to do them, of course.

[ritch]

Not the point.

Lots of people have jobs and interests that more or less require them to be sedentary.  A small volume of hard exercise (training) is often thought of as a means to combat the negative effects of a sedentary lifestyle.  Instead, I think a large volume of light exercise may be the right remedy -- I'm starting to think hard exercise is NOT a good 'remedy' for a sedentary lifestyle.

The problem, of course, is that it's hard to do a large volume of light exercise if you work a desk job.  Typically, desk jobs require you to pretty much sit or stand in one place most of the day.  Furthermore, many hobbies require you to sit/stand in one place as well.

These days, I sort of wish I still had the chores I loathed as a kid -- mowing the lawn, watering trees, splitting logs, raking leaves, etc.  And the time to do them, of course.

You have no idea how I don't miss that shit. Then again, my dad went insanely overboard with the chores and some of them were rather physical. I hated to have to do that crap before or after the gym.And on an off day, I'd rather sit on my ass and do nothing.

Fuck doing physical work, lol, can't stand it. Only if I absolutely have to.