No [censored] Sherlock!

dirtylitterboxofferingstospammers said:

Well, d'oh!

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Seemingly "Braving the gym may be such an unpleasant
experience that it puts people off altogether, according
to Professor Stuart Biddle." No [censored], Sherlock? I
suspect there's quite a few people that could have told
him that ;-)

Then the article goes on, "He said everyday exercises such
as walking or climbing stairs could be a more sensible way
to stay healthy."

Pity he doesn't mention cycling ;-)

Walking about for half an hour a day? What'll they think of
next? Before long England will be how Bill Bryson describes
America - people driving from one shop to another despite
them only being a hundred yards apart. I don't know why
anyone goes to a gym, membership tends to be £30 a month,
and all people seem to do is run, walk or cycle whilst
listening to a walkman or watching sky news with the sound
off. All of which you could do very cheaply and more
enjoyably outdoors (except for perhaps the joy of silent
rolling news). The only people I can see who might get
their moneys worth are the bods who swim a lot or use the
strange weight machines that apparently aren't as good for
you as proper weights, which, shock horror, you can buy
pretty cheaply.

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Well, d'oh!

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puts

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people off altogether, according to Professor Stuart
Biddle." No [censored], Sherlock? I suspect there's quite a few
people that could have told him

that

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;-)

Then the article goes on, "He said everyday exercises such
as walking or climbing stairs could be a more sensible way
to stay healthy."

Pity he doesn't mention cycling ;-)

Cheers, helen s

yeah, the Daily Mail, aka Becks and Posh go on, and on, had
the same report. Shock, horror, people don't get enough
exercise to be healthy.

I think that "they" whoever they may be, are working on the
drip feed concept: tell the public every week for between
five and ten years, and the message will sink in -
eventually.

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burt said:

yeah, the Daily Mail, aka Becks and Posh go on, and on, had
the same report.

Burt

I tend to skip those pages.

James

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Well, d'oh!

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Seemingly "Braving the gym may be such an unpleasant
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puts

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people off altogether, according to Professor Stuart
Biddle." No [censored], Sherlock? I suspect there's quite a few
people that could have told him

that

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;-)

Then the article goes on, "He said everyday exercises such
as walking or climbing stairs could be a more sensible way
to stay healthy."

My senior line manager's advice is to go on the dreadful
Atkins diet and join a gym. When I said that I do neither
and stuff myself full of rice and pasta and have 30 in
waist he said "Ah that's because you cycle to work". Still
hasn't sunk in - has it?

When two people in our dept had heart attacks, the
"solution" was to go and have our blood pressure checked, as
if that 's going to do anything. They can't face up to the
fact that it involves hard work and discipline.

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I don't know why anyone goes to a gym, membership tends to
be £30 a month, and all people seem to do is run, walk or
cycle whilst listening to a walkman or watching sky news
with the sound off. All of which you could do very

cheaply

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and more enjoyably outdoors (except for perhaps the joy of
silent rolling news). The only people I can see who might
get their moneys worth are the bods who swim a lot or use
the strange weight machines that apparently aren't as good
for you as proper weights, which, shock horror, you can
buy pretty cheaply.

Another drawback of the gym apart from being mind numbingly
boring, (can you see the stars, feel the wind and rain, or
smell the flowers in a sweaty gym?), is that it's so easy
to stop the exercise. When I bike 20 miles away, even if
I'm fed up, I've *got to* ride the 20 miles back home.

Simon M.

Simon Mason said:

....... When I bike 20 miles away, even if I'm fed up,
I've *got to* ride the 20 miles back home.

Thats one of the reasons why I prefer cycling. I don't have
the discipline to continue if I am gyming or swimming.

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Thats one of the reasons why I prefer cycling. I don't
have the discipline to continue if I am gyming or
swimming.

Don't all the pretty women in skin tight clothing provide
enough of an incentive to stay a bit longer?

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Simon Mason said:

....... When I bike 20 miles away, even if I'm fed up,
I've *got to* ride the 20 miles back home.

Thats one of the reasons why I prefer cycling. I don't
have the discipline to continue if I am gyming or
swimming.

I think one of the reasons is that it's tough to get your
body into fat burning mode. Personally, I take about 30 - 45
minutes of grinding away presumably burning glycogen, before
I hit the fat burning mode, after which it is far easier. A
lot of people give up before they start burning fat and
never experience the elation of running on "dual fuel".

Simon M.

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people seem to do is run, walk or cycle whilst listening to
a walkman or watching sky news with the sound off.

Apparently you can bring in your own headphones and plug
them in next to any bit of apparatus to get the sound feed.
My mate does that every morning at his gym.

He's seriously overweight (as are his brother and mum, and
all have high blood pressure). None of them eats breakfast
regularly and think they're being virtuous when they say 'I
can't face food that early in the morning'.

I've told him for ages that he needs to eat it whether he
feels like it or not, and he's taken my advice at last.
Since Christmas he has been having fruit or a bowl of muesli
first thing, going to the gym near his work (it's about 10
miles away so he drives) where he does his workout and also
swims 10-20 pool lengths. He's also cut out sweets, buns and
other [censored] from his diet and is eating more salads, veg and
home made soups. He also often drinks water or fruit juice
rather than alcohol when he's out in the evening, and the
weight's been coming off slowly but surely.

I think he's lost almost three stone.

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On Sun, 18 Apr 2004 09:53:58 +0100, "Simon Mason"
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My senior line manager's advice is to go on the dreadful
Atkins diet and join a gym. When I said that I do neither
and stuff myself full of rice and pasta and have 30 in
waist he said "Ah that's because you cycle to work". Still
hasn't sunk in - has it?

Quite. I told someone yesterday that fourt years ago I
weighed 16 stone and had a 40" waist and they flatly refused
to believe me. I think people don't want to believe that
weight management could be that easy!

I took the kids swimming yesterday. There were boys of
eleven and twelve in the pool with man-breasts and pendulous
bellies. That is scary.

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Since Christmas he has been

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having fruit or a bowl of muesli first thing, going to the
gym near his work (it's about 10 miles away so he drives)

Couldn't he cycle to the gym, turn around and bike home
again and save a load of money?

Simon M.

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I tend to skip those pages.

That must seriously diminish the value for money, surely?
Once you've excise celebrity gossip and sport, all that's
left is Conservative central office press releases, the
horoscope and ads for permium rate phone lines ;-)

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Another drawback of the gym apart from being mind
numbingly boring, (can you see the stars, feel the wind
and rain, or smell the flowers in a sweaty gym?), is that
it's so easy to stop the exercise. When I bike 20 miles
away, even if I'm fed up, I've *got to* ride the 20 miles
back home.

Circuit classes are OK, the view is usually good (fit women
in tight lycra) and you get carried along so don't usually
wimp out partway.

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Simon Mason said:

My senior line manager's advice is to go on the dreadful
Atkins diet and
join a gym. When I said that I do neither and stuff myself
full of rice and
pasta and have 30 in waist he said "Ah that's because you
cycle to work".

LOL

--
Dave...

Get a bicycle. You will not regret it. If you live. -
Mark Twain

congokid said:

I've told him for ages that he needs to eat it whether he
feels like it or not, and he's taken my advice at last.
Since Christmas he has been having fruit or a bowl of
muesli first thing, going to the gym near his work (it's
about 10 miles away so he drives) where he does his
workout and also swims 10-20 pool lengths. He's also cut
out sweets, buns and other [censored] from his diet and is
eating more salads, veg and home made soups. He also often
drinks water or fruit juice rather than alcohol when he's
out in the evening, and the weight's been coming off
slowly but surely.

I think he's lost almost three stone.

Well done him! As this is a lifestyle change (a
sustainable exercise regime and eating sensibly) rather
than "a diet" I'd say he has a reasonable chance of
keeping the weight off.

If it were not for the fact that he's swimming at the gym
I'd suggest that cycling there and back (but not bothering
to go in) would be even better.

--
Dave...

Get a bicycle. You will not regret it. If you live. -
Mark Twain

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I tend to skip those pages.

I tend to skip the Daily Mail altogether. 😉

d.

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Another drawback of the gym apart from being mind
numbingly boring, (can you see the stars, feel the wind
and rain, or smell the flowers in a

sweaty

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gym?), is that it's so easy to stop the exercise.

And you don't get any reward for your hard work even if you
do keep going - when you're on a bike, you always know at
the back of your mind that however painful it is to get up
that hill there's the simple rule that what goes up must
come down...

d.

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going to the gym near his work (it's about 10 miles away so
he drives)

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGGGHHHH!

d.

But they are on the cover EVERYWHERE!!!!

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burt said:

yeah, the Daily Mail, aka Becks and Posh go on, and on,
had the same

report.

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Burt

I tend to skip those pages.

James