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Re: Benefits of Walking

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Post by AriseAndPass »

voisin wrote: post #14
Fifer82 wrote: post #11

Does anyone at HN have pain from their job? Sitting? Even with expensive chairs, and standing desks? I have been running 5-7km twice per week since May and I loved how it made me feel, but then comes the pain... lower back... hip flexors... hamstring tightness... Not from my runs but from my job. This just really drags me down. I have been off the runs for 2 weeks as my hip hurts mid way through my run and this leads…

This was me. Tons of issues as soon as I got into running, leading to a multi-year hiatus before I would end up repeating the process. I decided to break the habit. I did yoga daily for the last year 20-30 min to stretch and strengthen muscles that were weak, using primarily Yoga with Adrienne or Sara Beth Yoga on YouTube. Then I started running slowly - as in following the MAF180 protocol and going real slow while k…

This is great to hear, that currently is me in various forms - start doing squats in the gym and my knees hurt, play a lot of tennis and something else hurts, etc. I really enjoy the few 10 minute yoga videos I've tried so it's great to hear that something I actually enjoy could be the trick to getting me exercise-ready.

Can I ask you two questions from the other side of this?

- I've spent quite a while searching through yoga videos on YouTube without being able to figure out what a good progression from easy to difficult might look like. Mind sharing some of the ones you found worked the best for you on a regular basis?

- I noticed a lot of yoga videos involve rounding your back eg in toe touching movements. This really put me off because from everything I've read (a lot of Stuart McGill), movements that take your spine out of neutral position and put load on it are bad for the long term health of your back. Did the yoga you practiced involve these movements? Did you notice any ill effects on your back health?

Re: Benefits of Walking

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Post by KMag »

js2 wrote: post #17
KMag wrote: post #16

Do any of you have any advice on staying healthy and avoiding any long-term harm from short periods of very low mobility? My wife and I face 6 months of jail time if we step out of our 8 sq. m / 86 sq. ft hotel room even once in 13 days' quarantine. (All travellers are quarantined. We've both had negative PCR tests before flying and negative IgM tests upon arrival, with another IgM test scheduled for this Wednesday.…

Is there room to do burpees? It is the most effective all-around exercise I know to do in a small space. https://www.healthline.com/health/how-to-do-a-burpee

Edit: I just realized that not everyone does jumping burpees. If I cut out the jump and am careful to not flare my elbows, it might work. I'll give it a try after my wife wakes up.

I like burpees, but the ceiling is barely taller than a standard door frame. Also, I think it would be very careful to come down and not flare my elbows wider than 2 feet. The bathroom is so small that they use a mini square sink, maybe 10 inch diagonal. Maybe I could kick my feet out of the shower and next to the toilet, but that still wouldn't solve the ceiling height issue, and I'd probably eventually injure myself by accidentally kicking the toilet.

On a side note, I have a buddy who was using burpees for Tabata training in his kitchen. His wife complained about the sweat on the floor, so he did them on a towel. He stopped doing Tabata when his towel slipped and he hit his chin hard on the tile.

Re: Benefits of Walking

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Post by NewUserWhoDis »

KMag wrote: post #22
js2 wrote: post #17

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Is there room to do burpees? It is the most effective all-around exercise I know to do in a small space. https://www.healthline.com/health/how-to-do-a-burpee

Edit: I just realized that not everyone does jumping burpees. If I cut out the jump and am careful to not flare my elbows, it might work. I'll give it a try after my wife wakes up. I like burpees, but the ceiling is barely taller than a standard door frame. Also, I think it would be very careful to come down and not flare my elbows wider than 2 feet. The bathroom is so small that they use a mini square sink, maybe 10…

"I like burpees"

Three words you rarely see together.

Re: Benefits of Walking

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Post by blackrock »

KMag wrote: post #22
js2 wrote: post #17

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Is there room to do burpees? It is the most effective all-around exercise I know to do in a small space. https://www.healthline.com/health/how-to-do-a-burpee

Edit: I just realized that not everyone does jumping burpees. If I cut out the jump and am careful to not flare my elbows, it might work. I'll give it a try after my wife wakes up. I like burpees, but the ceiling is barely taller than a standard door frame. Also, I think it would be very careful to come down and not flare my elbows wider than 2 feet. The bathroom is so small that they use a mini square sink, maybe 10…

Buy some tennis shoes just for indoor exercising? It will also help with cushioning.

Re: Benefits of Walking

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Post by aksss »

sn41 wrote: post #20
KMag wrote: post #16

Do any of you have any advice on staying healthy and avoiding any long-term harm from short periods of very low mobility? My wife and I face 6 months of jail time if we step out of our 8 sq. m / 86 sq. ft hotel room even once in 13 days' quarantine. (All travellers are quarantined. We've both had negative PCR tests before flying and negative IgM tests upon arrival, with another IgM test scheduled for this Wednesday.…

Try no-equipment exercises. Pushups and Hindu squats are excellent cardio-core strength combination which I use when I travel. But take care of your knees when you do these. For the long term, consult a doctor and a trainer when you adopt a regimen.

Doing well-formed push-ups until failure each morning has very impressive effects. Quantifiable improvement happens quickly. Chest and triceps will start to noticeably tone up. Fat loss (pant size) will be helped as well.

The health benefits are great:

“In a 10-year study published in February, researchers reported that men who can do 40 pushups have a whopping 96% lower risk of heart disease than guys who can't muster 10.”[0]

I had a hard time breaking 37 in one go until I started doing a second set one minute after the first. I could do about ten before failure in second set and soon I was breaking 40 in the first set.

[0] https://www.webmd.com/men/features/pushups-help-mens-hearts

Re: Benefits of Walking

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Post by KMag »

manishsharan wrote: post #19
KMag wrote: post #16

Do any of you have any advice on staying healthy and avoiding any long-term harm from short periods of very low mobility? My wife and I face 6 months of jail time if we step out of our 8 sq. m / 86 sq. ft hotel room even once in 13 days' quarantine. (All travellers are quarantined. We've both had negative PCR tests before flying and negative IgM tests upon arrival, with another IgM test scheduled for this Wednesday.…

I discovered Tony Horton's P90X Yoga during the lockdown. My wife prefers Sean T's Insanity workouts. The Yoga was low impact to the joints ; insanity was too much for my ankles. Whatever you do, do it slowly and deliberately and make sure you dont pull or sprain something.

I've done some of those high-intensity YouTube videos at home. Here, I'd either have to do them on top of the bed, or do them in the 2 foot space between the bed and the wall, or in the 3x4 foot shower.

The bedroom, toilet, and shower in total area of 8 sq. m. / 86 square feet. That's 8 by 10.5 feet, with a double bed taking up most of it, and a pair of glass walls separating the toilet and shower areas. I haven't measured it, but it's advertised as 8 square m, and looks roughly 8 by 10.5.

Re: Benefits of Walking

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Post by watermelon59 »

NewUserWhoDis wrote: post #23
KMag wrote: post #22

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Edit: I just realized that not everyone does jumping burpees. If I cut out the jump and am careful to not flare my elbows, it might work. I'll give it a try after my wife wakes up. I like burpees, but the ceiling is barely taller than a standard door frame. Also, I think it would be very careful to come down and not flare my elbows wider than 2 feet. The bathroom is so small that they use a mini square sink, maybe 10…

"I like burpees" Three words you rarely see together.

Not sure why you're being downvoted.

I acknowledge they're great for you, but it's hell to do even just five of them in a set.

I don't know anyone who enjoys them other than for the challenge of being able to do a ridiculous number of them in a single set.

Re: Benefits of Walking

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Post by disposedtrolley »

I absolutely love walking. Two walks a day (typically a long ~45 minute one after breakfast, and a shorter ~20 minute walk after lunch) are non-negotiable activities.

I feel _so_ much better after a walk; I have better concentration and increased motivation to tackle difficult problems. Even if I'm having a particularly busy day or with a deadline coming up, I'd rather sacrifice some personal time after hours than my walks.

Re: Benefits of Walking

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Post by foobarbazetc »

I run (20 minutes to get to 170bpm) + walk (40-60 minutes pretty fast) 7 miles along the Embarcadero every day and it’s the only thing that’s kept me sane during Covid.

Definitely recommend an Apple Watch to keep track of your metrics.

Re: Benefits of Walking

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Post by watermelon59 »

AriseAndPass wrote: post #21
voisin wrote: post #14

Earlier quoted context omitted.

This was me. Tons of issues as soon as I got into running, leading to a multi-year hiatus before I would end up repeating the process. I decided to break the habit. I did yoga daily for the last year 20-30 min to stretch and strengthen muscles that were weak, using primarily Yoga with Adrienne or Sara Beth Yoga on YouTube. Then I started running slowly - as in following the MAF180 protocol and going real slow while k…

This is great to hear, that currently is me in various forms - start doing squats in the gym and my knees hurt, play a lot of tennis and something else hurts, etc. I really enjoy the few 10 minute yoga videos I've tried so it's great to hear that something I actually enjoy could be the trick to getting me exercise-ready. Can I ask you two questions from the other side of this? - I've spent quite a while searching thr…

Not the person you're asking, also not an expert, just someone who enjoys lifting weights (Olympic style!) and has spent a lot of time around people whose livelihood revolves around fitness and strength sports.

Rounding your back is only an issue when loaded. You don't wanna round it when squatting or deadlifting (but the Barbell Medicine folks will tell you it's not that big of deal, most of the time). If you're just moving your body on its own, you should absolutely do things that involve rounding your back, like touching your toes. If your back wasn't meant to move that way, it probably wouldn't move that way... or at the very least your body would immediately give you warning signs to make you stop doing that (like when you try to bend a joint the wrong way).

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