Comments on: Shake Your Gym Addiction. The Outside World is Waiting for You. http://www.marksdailyapple.com/shake-your-gym-addiction/ Serving up health and fitness insights (daily, of course) with a side of irreverence. Sun, 21 Mar 2010 16:37:57 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.1 hourly 1 By: K-Alwell http://www.marksdailyapple.com/shake-your-gym-addiction/#comment-235504 K-Alwell Thu, 18 Dec 2008 15:46:01 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/?p=1255#comment-235504 I am 16 years old and started going to the gym this summer, i spent first an hour there, then two, then three hours and a 45 minute run home. I do sports such as wrestling and believe its completly necessary to go to te gym and be active to the point of failure. Plus its so much fun when kids from other schools come in and you sit there dong dumbel curls and one hundred eighty pound rows at one hundred thirty pounds! I agree its good to be outside I just tought i express my point of view. I am 16 years old and started going to the gym this summer, i spent first an hour there, then two, then three hours and a 45 minute run home. I do sports such as wrestling and believe its completly necessary to go to te gym and be active to the point of failure. Plus its so much fun when kids from other schools come in and you sit there dong dumbel curls and one hundred eighty pound rows at one hundred thirty pounds! I agree its good to be outside I just tought i express my point of view.

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]]> By: Andrew R http://www.marksdailyapple.com/shake-your-gym-addiction/#comment-225297 Andrew R Thu, 04 Dec 2008 08:49:15 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/?p=1255#comment-225297 I can't believe I just found this! I'm glad the link was placed in the "other guest posts" section after the last guest post! Rusty... words to live by. I've been trying really hard to get away from that mentality of being in the gym 5 days a week, 52 weeks out of the year. Small steps work for me, for example, I've started walking to the gym and I love it! Indoor rock climbing is a fun one too. And for tennis, I really have NO excuse cause I live 300 yards from a public tennis court! Thanks for the post! All the Best, Andrew R I can’t believe I just found this! I’m glad the link was placed in the “other guest posts” section after the last guest post!

Rusty… words to live by. I’ve been trying really hard to get away from that mentality of being in the gym 5 days a week, 52 weeks out of the year. Small steps work for me, for example, I’ve started walking to the gym and I love it! Indoor rock climbing is a fun one too. And for tennis, I really have NO excuse cause I live 300 yards from a public tennis court!

Thanks for the post!

All the Best,

Andrew R

]]> By: Rachel http://www.marksdailyapple.com/shake-your-gym-addiction/#comment-130548 Rachel Fri, 22 Aug 2008 14:43:48 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/?p=1255#comment-130548 Kate, That is soooo cool. I haven't heard of too many of those around here (although I think there are some), but what a wonderful idea! Running through a forrest, doing body weight exercises. What more could you ask for? Kate,
That is soooo cool. I haven’t heard of too many of those around here (although I think there are some), but what a wonderful idea! Running through a forrest, doing body weight exercises. What more could you ask for?

]]> By: kate http://www.marksdailyapple.com/shake-your-gym-addiction/#comment-129826 kate Fri, 22 Aug 2008 06:07:58 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/?p=1255#comment-129826 Do you have <a href="http://www.vitaparcours.ch/d/html/" rel="nofollow">"Vitaparcours"</a> in the US, or is this a swiss thing? (the website is only available in German, French and Italian, sorry). We have them in pretty much every forrest here. Each Parcours is between 2-5kms long, and there are 15 stops on the way with different exercises (e.g. pull-ups, hanging leg-raises, jumping over logs, slalom, planks, push-ups,...) which target the whole body. It's a great intervall- & strenght training, and so much more fun than the gym or running in the park. Do you have “Vitaparcours” in the US, or is this a swiss thing?
(the website is only available in German, French and Italian, sorry).

We have them in pretty much every forrest here. Each Parcours is between 2-5kms long, and there are 15 stops on the way with different exercises (e.g. pull-ups, hanging leg-raises, jumping over logs, slalom, planks, push-ups,…) which target the whole body.

It’s a great intervall- & strenght training, and so much more fun than the gym or running in the park.

]]> By: Tom Parker http://www.marksdailyapple.com/shake-your-gym-addiction/#comment-125014 Tom Parker Sat, 16 Aug 2008 14:47:10 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/?p=1255#comment-125014 Great post Rusty. I do prefer doing my strength training at the gym. A few years ago I did purchase a bench and barbell/dumbbell set to use at home. However, I found it too distracting to workout at home and also it's not as practical as a gym e.g. dips are hard to perform in a house. I agree with you though there is such a thing as overkill. I try to get all my gym time in on weeknights and do 3-4 sessions a week. I find it best to get my gym time in then because if I don't go to the gym after I finish work I'm usually tired and just end up lounging around the house for a few hours. And for cardio I have tried to do my running outdoors. Great post Rusty. I do prefer doing my strength training at the gym. A few years ago I did purchase a bench and barbell/dumbbell set to use at home. However, I found it too distracting to workout at home and also it’s not as practical as a gym e.g. dips are hard to perform in a house.

I agree with you though there is such a thing as overkill. I try to get all my gym time in on weeknights and do 3-4 sessions a week. I find it best to get my gym time in then because if I don’t go to the gym after I finish work I’m usually tired and just end up lounging around the house for a few hours. And for cardio I have tried to do my running outdoors.

]]> By: Rusty http://www.marksdailyapple.com/shake-your-gym-addiction/#comment-124693 Rusty Sat, 16 Aug 2008 08:55:01 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/?p=1255#comment-124693 Rachel, I think a bunch of us who workout are type-A personalities who can't stay still. I do my best to get my exercise outside on vacation now. I think the main thing to remember is that every now and then it is good to just "stop and smell the roses"...of course once you vacation is over you need to quit being a lazy "flower smelling" slacker and get a good workout in! Rachel,

I think a bunch of us who workout are type-A personalities who can’t stay still. I do my best to get my exercise outside on vacation now.

I think the main thing to remember is that every now and then it is good to just “stop and smell the roses”…of course once you vacation is over you need to quit being a lazy “flower smelling” slacker and get a good workout in!

]]> By: Rachel http://www.marksdailyapple.com/shake-your-gym-addiction/#comment-124584 Rachel Sat, 16 Aug 2008 06:55:58 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/?p=1255#comment-124584 Although I should clarify I do Olympic weightlifting and am at a small gym (like Scott said, the camaraderie in a small gym is much different than a globo-gym), but the Hawaii thing made me laugh because it's totally what I do when I'm on vacation. I'm learning, though! Although I should clarify I do Olympic weightlifting and am at a small gym (like Scott said, the camaraderie in a small gym is much different than a globo-gym), but the Hawaii thing made me laugh because it’s totally what I do when I’m on vacation. I’m learning, though!

]]> By: Rachel http://www.marksdailyapple.com/shake-your-gym-addiction/#comment-124583 Rachel Sat, 16 Aug 2008 06:54:20 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/?p=1255#comment-124583 Too bad I did the same thing when I was in Hawaii! Great post, and very interesting and relevant points. I'll have to remember this one! Too bad I did the same thing when I was in Hawaii!
Great post, and very interesting and relevant points. I’ll have to remember this one!

]]> By: Scott Kustes - Modern Forager http://www.marksdailyapple.com/shake-your-gym-addiction/#comment-123161 Scott Kustes - Modern Forager Thu, 14 Aug 2008 22:11:34 +0000 http://www.marksdailyapple.com/?p=1255#comment-123161 Great post Rusty! I agree the being outside is best. The most enjoyable workouts I've had lately were the three months where I was spending 4 or 5 days a week at the track doing sprinting workouts. However, when I'm in the gym, I'm at a small CrossFit affiliate rather than a large globo-gym full of meatsticks. There's a much different level of camaraderie at a small gym. Cheers Scott Kustes Modern Forager Great post Rusty! I agree the being outside is best. The most enjoyable workouts I’ve had lately were the three months where I was spending 4 or 5 days a week at the track doing sprinting workouts. However, when I’m in the gym, I’m at a small CrossFit affiliate rather than a large globo-gym full of meatsticks. There’s a much different level of camaraderie at a small gym.

Cheers
Scott Kustes
Modern Forager

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