Just want to add that I had bought an eBike right when the pandemic hit in late March. It was so nice that I went ahead and bought a second eBike for mountain biking. I live in Phoenix and normally we have to stop biking in the summer. With the eBikes I find that I can ride in much hotter temperatures than I'm used to. It has allowed me to continue biking this summer.
New fitness habits being created during Covid?
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Re: New fitness habits being created during Covid?
#72Earlier quoted context omitted.
I used to use isometrics pretty heavily. That style pretty much means you do not use much equipment at all. For me it was an old sturdy chair and a heavy couch to pin my feet under. Diet for weight, exercise for strength. I used good portions of the Charles Atlas program. I skipped his diet as I was not looking for body building. Just kept myself under my 1100 caloric number (varies on height and age). Just wanted so…
I'm not a nutritionist but 1100 calories a day is very, very low for most adults. As a comparison, the Minnesota starvation study fed participants a little over 1500 calories a day.
Depends on what you are trying to do. Someone I know who is losing weight they are on 900-1000 a day set by a nutritionist. Lots of vitamins to pick up the slack on other things. It also depends on what you eat.
That number also varies between people. 1500 I would maintain my weight or gain slightly.
Re: New fitness habits being created during Covid?
#73I’m going to blithely ignore the article, as it’s from Forbes, and just segue into something I’m curious about: how are gyms reopening, or not, where you live?
Here in Ontario, it seems like the many† gyms have gone to appointments, to deal with capacity limits, and to do extra cleaning. (Notably, the dominant chain gym. https://www.goodlifefitness.com/goodlife-standard) What about where you’re at?
I ask because I am not sure on the long-term financial stability of that. On the one hand, people are going to either be scared of the virus, or annoyed by the lack of flexibility, and cancel their memberships. On the other hand…a gym membership is a bit of an aspirational purchase, and cheaper gyms, say your Planet Fitness, have a business model predicated on “we’ll get you in the door for cheap, but we’ll never actually reach capacity because people slowly stop going.”
Bit of a rambling question, I just love going to gym, and I can’t yet figure out what the medium-term future viability is.
†except my small chain gym, which has a plan that boils down to “it’ll probably be fine”
Re: New fitness habits being created during Covid?
#74I’m going to blithely ignore the article, as it’s from Forbes, and just segue into something I’m curious about: how are gyms reopening, or not, where you live? Here in Ontario, it seems like the many† gyms have gone to appointments, to deal with capacity limits, and to do extra cleaning. (Notably, the dominant chain gym. https://www.goodlifefitness.com/goodlife-standard ) What about where you’re at? I ask because I a…
Where I am in Colorado gyms reopened. No one inside wearing masks & even though they had reserved times it didn't seem like they limited the number of people at all. I imagine people are now "wearing" masks but actually subtly skirting the state mandate. Decided to stop going to the gym because of it & am now building a home gym instead.
Re: New fitness habits being created during Covid?
#75I’m going to blithely ignore the article, as it’s from Forbes, and just segue into something I’m curious about: how are gyms reopening, or not, where you live? Here in Ontario, it seems like the many† gyms have gone to appointments, to deal with capacity limits, and to do extra cleaning. (Notably, the dominant chain gym. https://www.goodlifefitness.com/goodlife-standard ) What about where you’re at? I ask because I a…
Where I am in Colorado gyms reopened. No one inside wearing masks & even though they had reserved times it didn't seem like they limited the number of people at all. I imagine people are now "wearing" masks but actually subtly skirting the state mandate. Decided to stop going to the gym because of it & am now building a home gym instead.
The mask mandate for gyms in Ontario is…odd. You apparently don’t need to wear a mask while actively exercising; you just have to wear it while walking around and in the locker room.
Which seems like a hell of a loophole.
https://ottawa.ctvnews.ca/you-don-t-need-to-wear-a-mask-whil...
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#76I have been doing a good job of playing Eleven Table Tennis on the Quest every day. Forme that's an accomplishment because my standard is absolutely zero exercise and I work from home and don't go out much. But I am going to have to try harder because I have not gotten any less fat from that. Its kind of minimal movement really. What actually is the most exercise on the Quest for me is bowling, believe it or not. Bec…
Check out Thrill of the Fight - well made boxing game that will leave you winded in 15 mins and sore for a day. Really easy to get into.
Plus Beat Saber is also pretty good exercise , once you get to Expert or Expert+.
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#77You would think everything we know about Covid would be motivation enough to exercise...yes, there is the rare outlier story of someone in excellent shape dying from Covid, but the norm is people with lifestyle conditions that could have been prevented.
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#78The only people I know who seem to feel really good about their COVID fitness levels are those who prioritized it before the pandemic and are so committed that they were willing and able to figure out alternatives. People who didn't prioritize it or struggled to get into sustainable schedules are doing poorly. Even some of my friends who had really good routines fell into pretty serious depressions at the start of it…
I was fat before the pandemic. I continue to be fat during the pandemic. I will be fat after the pandemic is over. Fitness is for other people. I’m doing great, thanks for asking. I drink good whiskey on my porch while I watch the bomb ass explosive sunsets that Florida is so famous for. I shoot projectile weapons into an earthen berm. I listen to my favorite synthwave playlists. I eat good food. I go to the beach. J…
None of the statements in the comment you reply to relate to your situation so you didn't have to defend yourself. That you did makes it appear like a source of insecurity.
Now maybe it isn't a source of insecurity, but it still looks like it is.
Re: New fitness habits being created during Covid?
#79The only people I know who seem to feel really good about their COVID fitness levels are those who prioritized it before the pandemic and are so committed that they were willing and able to figure out alternatives. People who didn't prioritize it or struggled to get into sustainable schedules are doing poorly. Even some of my friends who had really good routines fell into pretty serious depressions at the start of it…
Definitely not my experience. I was going to the gym regularly before: lifting weights and cycling. Post pandemic I've lost 5 pounds thanks to cycling outdoors, swimming outdoors, lugging heavy bags camping in the wilderness, Ring Fit, Just Dance, Box VR, Audica, Beat Saber, yoga and pilates TV shows, and first one set of resistance bands and now a second more advanced set. Started doing acroyoga with my girlfriend,…
> > The only people I know who seem to feel really good about their COVID fitness levels are those who prioritized it before the pandemic and are so committed that they were willing and able to figure out alternatives.
> Definitely not my experience. I was going to the gym regularly before: lifting weights and cycling. Post pandemic I've lost 5 pounds thanks to cycling outdoors, swimming outdoors, lugging heavy bags camping in the wilderness, Ring Fit, Just Dance, Box VR, Audica, Beat Saber, yoga and pilates TV shows, and first one set of resistance bands and now a second more advanced set. Started doing acroyoga with my girlfriend, which is a blast.
Am I reading this wrong? You said "definitely not my experience" and then validated everything he said. Looks more like "definitely my experience".
Re: New fitness habits being created during Covid?
#80Earlier quoted context omitted.
Definitely not my experience. I was going to the gym regularly before: lifting weights and cycling. Post pandemic I've lost 5 pounds thanks to cycling outdoors, swimming outdoors, lugging heavy bags camping in the wilderness, Ring Fit, Just Dance, Box VR, Audica, Beat Saber, yoga and pilates TV shows, and first one set of resistance bands and now a second more advanced set. Started doing acroyoga with my girlfriend,…
Prior to the pandemic I had from 8 - 2 each day to work out as my kids were in school. With the kids home now its pretty difficult. Compounding this is that I cant actually take them anywhere to blow off steam, and outside time is pretty limited as its crazy hot outside (I am in the south). The pandemic has really not been conducive to me remaining fit. Young kids complicate things massively. Also have no friends rig…
Just popping in to say...that sounds hard, brother (or sister). I feel you and keep going. This time too shall pass, and keep investing in the things you know are important even if they feel for now like they're not working.