30 Mar 2011, 4:40 pm
Superfly wrote:
I run. 5 days a week, adding up to about 30 miles a week on average.
I do also do yoga 2-4 times a week, but struggle to keep motivated to go on. Twice a week in a group setting, the other times at home.
Neither is particularly social. There's very little interaction in the yoga groups, even accounting for the fact that I am one only guy in one of the groups. I dont see the women talking among themself much either either before and after the exercise. I do run alone 95% of the time, the exception being monthy races. I've learned to recognise a few faces at the races, but havent really talked much with people there either. Might try joining a running group in the summer, we'll see.
I'm tempted to try tai chi as a kinda intermedia form between yoga and martial arts.
I do also do yoga 2-4 times a week, but struggle to keep motivated to go on. Twice a week in a group setting, the other times at home.
Neither is particularly social. There's very little interaction in the yoga groups, even accounting for the fact that I am one only guy in one of the groups. I dont see the women talking among themself much either either before and after the exercise. I do run alone 95% of the time, the exception being monthy races. I've learned to recognise a few faces at the races, but havent really talked much with people there either. Might try joining a running group in the summer, we'll see.
I'm tempted to try tai chi as a kinda intermedia form between yoga and martial arts.
I'm encouraged when you say that your yoga classes aren't particularly social. Maybe I should give it a try. It's not that I'm so adverse to socializing, but it can feel like an added pressure when all I want to do is go to class and learn something new.
Actually, I'm interested in tai chi too. Apparently it's really great for both defense and for health reasons. If I end up giving it a try, I'll let you know how it goes.
30 Mar 2011, 4:43 pm
wavefreak58 wrote:
syrella wrote:
wavefreak58 wrote:
Regular exercise is my primary form of stress relief.
What do you do for your exercise usually? Do you surf?
During the winter, marshal arts and some yoga. Spring to fall, other things, including surfing. If I lived closer to the coast, I would surf year round.
That's cool. My dad surfed for many years. I tried it a little and felt like I was close to drowning. Haha. I have a lot of respect for people who can surf well, though.
It seemed downright impossible to me.
30 Mar 2011, 4:44 pm
30 Mar 2011, 4:50 pm
bumble wrote:
I was into health and fitness for a while...although my primary interest was in the link between nutrition and mental health (ie depression...some studies suggest that EFA's can be more effective against depression than both anti depressants and placebos for example) but did used to do physical exercise as well. I used to like to balance my work outs between flexibility, strength training and aerobic exercise for all round fitness (so Dance and Step Aerobics, Yoga and weights for example).
Lately most of my interest has been in Art so my exercise routine has been a bit ignored lol. Although if I start seeing my work outs as a form of art again I expect I can bring back my interest in it (remodelling my body to the shape I want it to be...my body being the canvas and the exercise being the tools of the trade so to speak etc).
Im odd lol
Lately most of my interest has been in Art so my exercise routine has been a bit ignored lol. Although if I start seeing my work outs as a form of art again I expect I can bring back my interest in it (remodelling my body to the shape I want it to be...my body being the canvas and the exercise being the tools of the trade so to speak etc).
Im odd lol
Yeah, health and nutrition was a huge interest of mine for a bit. I think over-focusing on it caused some health problems though. xD So I made a conscious effort to tone it down a bit.
As for the workouts being seen as art... why don't you try combining the two practices in a more tangible fashion? Like go for a long walk to the park or other quiet spot, stop for awhile, draw/paint/whatever, then head on back.
(I dunno, it sounded good in my head)
Or, I dunno... take up dance as an art form? I've heard that can be a good mixture. Plus, it also teaches you about body mechanics, which are great to know about if you ever plan on drawing people.
(Or maybe I'm just randomly spouting out ideas that make no sense xD Also perfectly possible)
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02 Apr 2011, 12:50 pm
I used to get drunk and go to a nightclub and dance away ignoring everyone else, never speaking to anyone lol, that counted as exercise. 
Now I obsessively powerlift, jog and do martial arts. I'm desperately trying to get back into shape after months of heavy drinking. 
I really want to be in shape for summer..... for the shallowest of reasons lol. I'm messing my course up though.
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@syrella: Just browsing through the page..I must say, your picture is so pretty to look at. Color kitty!! ! 
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