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JILL: Is there any kind of exercise that you love so much that it doesn't feel like exercise? To me, riding my bike on the boardwalk at the seashore is something I could do every day and not feel like I was doing any "work." Hiking in beautiful settings, also. Maybe if we could find ways to incorporate those things into our regular lives, fitness wouldn't be such an ordeal.
APRIL: I absolutely love to power walk. It's amazing how many miles you can cover and it really doesn't feel like exercise.
WENDY: One thing that I think has some marginal benefit -- because of my lifestyle (working mom of young kid) or just my temperment, I am active all day long. I don't even watch TV -- I just listen while I bustle around (except for the Holy Sunday events of the Simpsons and the Sopranos). I tend to hop up from my desk a lot. And I love walking in the city. I think that does help in some way -- though you have to be careful with this kind of exertion, because it often works just one set of muscles. My arms, for example, need some SERIOUS work!
THERESA: I could ski (downhill or cross-country) all day without getting tired of it. And I love playing racquet sports too (especially tennis) but since I moved to Philly I haven't made any effort to scope out clubs or find partners at my (not great) level.
JULIE: Sex. Great exercise that's fun.
ELLEN:Is that April writing under Julie’s byline? Ahem.
LAURIE:
Well, I was gonna ask April more about power walking but now...! Julie, I think there's not much more I could add, except that dancing, salsa in particular, is also very effortless while being extremely aerobic. You are distracted from the exertion of it because it's so much fun.
YVONNE W:
Salsa and Mambo, they're great exercises and lots of fun. Also it give you a chance to engage in innocent flirtation with the opposite sex. The beat is infectious and you get a wonderful aerobic workout.
One of my salsa buddies lost 60 lbs last year.
JILL: I also love dance classes, where you're just moving to the music for an hour or so and not even thinking about the workout you're getting. I leave my Saturday jazz class in a dead sweat and don't even realize how much effort I expended.
JULIE: Laurie, you can be "distracted" by the "exertion" of sex, too.
LAURIE: That's why I said it that way!
THERESA: Sex is not the most efficient way to burn calories (this calculator shows that 40 minutes of foreplay and 30 minutes of the... ahem.. rest of it amounts to 182 calories total!) but sure, sex has its place in a healthy fitness routine!
JULIE: I once read that having sex is like jogging 5 miles! (But, hey, that's probably only on a good day!) My feeling is 182 calories is 182 calories. Better than eating 182 calories.
THERESA: Any woman who thinks that sex is akin to jogging five miles obviously hasn't found the right man! (Oh, you mean, calorie-wise!)
JENICE: When the weather's nice, if a man asks me out, I almost always suggest something exercise-oriented. Maybe a walk along Kelly Drive, a long bicycle ride or maybe a tennis game.
JILL: I once read that housework was a great workout. . .Hmm. Sex? Housework? Sex? Housework? Now, there's a tough choice.
Tennis has never seemed like exercise to me. I play it, teach it and/or compete at it just about every day. Not only do I get a great full body work out, it also gets my mind engaged in tactics and strategy AND it's a wonderful social activity. Some of my closest friendships have grown through tennis.
Posted by: Molly on March 17, 2004 09:39 AMWay to go, Molly! (She's my sister, who just a few weeks ago was certified as a tennis pro... I am SO proud of her!)
Posted by: Theresa on March 17, 2004 09:45 AMI like rowing (on the water, not erging) because it's relaxing and strenuous at the same time. You get a total body workout without thinking about it. There's something very peaceful about being on the water.
Posted by: Aisha on March 19, 2004 08:52 AMInventor of the Totalflex. I believe in a good workout and great sex. How is it great because I give it my all because it my body and I'm fit and tone @ 38 and 4 kids
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