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How Do Geeks Exercise?
An anonymous reader writes "I have always been thin but all the sitting in front of the PC is taking its toll now that I'm getting older. I have begun to get a little heavier around the waist. I don't eat a lot but the weight seems to stay on these days. Most of the time I don't have the luxury of just getting out of the house/office. And being an introvert, I'm not enamored of the idea of exercising in full view of *shudder* people. I regularly do press-ups (60 per night) and sit-ups (30 per night) and some fetching and carrying, but that is all and these days it isn't enough. I need a solid and effective routine that will tone all my muscle groups efficiently. Do any Slashdotters have a regular workout routine that can be performed in the privacy of the home to stave off those pounds?"
Seriously. It's actually pretty nice out there, or at least it was the few times I've had to go out.
My grandmother used anecdotal evidence all the time, and she lived to be 120 years old.
It's even more fun when you have an exercise partner.
What I meant to say: there is no reason you need to exercise in your house.
This way my left leg/foot gets more exercise when driving an automatic, otherwise a heavy clutch does the trick.
They're cool enough to do in front of other people, no matter how bad you are, and you have something to show off to your friends.
You've never been beatten up by a twelve year old girl, have you? Say, while testing for my yellow belt. Err, your yellow belt.
"A witty saying proves nothing." - Voltaire
If someone has not patented it already, I put the Idea of an aerobic keyboard and aerobic editor into the public domain! An aerobic keyboard's keys are huge, can be activated by arms an feet and require large leg and arm movements to press them. Such a keyboard will allow a geek to continue to edit while doing his exercises!
Of course specialized editors will be used to take advantage of the aerobic keyboard. I can hardly wait till emacs is modified for the aerobic keyboard, but I expect some atheists will want to use vi.
How do I publish this idea so no one else can patent it? Or is there prior art?
I second that. And also check out Rippetoe's program. It requires a bit of equipment (barbell + weights), but it's probably the best full body exercise you can do. I cycle to work every day and it's fun, relaxing, and makes you better than everyone else.
Hi there
Just bike home from work, instead?
If the masses can keep you down, you're not the Ubermensch.
#3 - Find a local swimming pool, strap on a pair of rollerblades, get a bicycle.
I actually tried this and found I worked up a sweat very quickly. But a word of warning -- when cycling with rollerblades in a swimming pool, stay in the shallow end. The deep can be treacherous and the bike will weigh you down like you wouldn't believe.
The reason girls and Windows users don't understand UNIX is because all the documentation is in Man files.
How could you have two Popeye arms from browsing with one arm?
Oh...
#5 - Once you take care of the "introverted" problem... get a girlfriend and do a lot of the world's #1 calorie-burning exercise.
Your girlfriend makes you take her shopping too, eh? I don't care what she says -- the only thing getting thinner is my wallet.
If you're in it for the calories, you might as well jog(which burns 286 calories per half hour) as opposed to sex(which burns 173 per half hour).
That's not very impressive sex.
"I zero-index my hamsters" - Willtor (147206)
1. Go to park
2. Turn on PSP/DS
3. Walk & Play
4. ???
5. Profit!
Sure you'll keep bumping into people (and trees) in the beginning, but in time you'll manage to subconsciously evade them.
Another theory is that they learned to evade me...
Tell me about it. 1200-1280 calories a day, for almost 8 years, an hour walk every morning and 2 hours cyclic + circuit work 5 nights a week, and I have all the strength in the world underneath this flab. I also have fat rolls hanging off my arms and thighs, my stomach hangs down so much I haven't seen my own crotch in years unless I'm looking in the mirror, and I have two extra chins. 380lbs is the lowest I've been since the 1990s. Some of us keep up a decent amount of muscle and a hell of a lot of fat on minimal energy intake.
Hindu push-ups, Hindu squats, back bridge. For more information: http://cbass.com/Furey.htm [cbass.com].
That was not the kama sutra link I was looking for...
He's getting rather old, but he's a good mouse.
Change of clothes and a whore's bath at work.
Have you considered selling your body to science? I mean by studying the way you can spend 3000 to 4000 calories while eating only 1200 calories could lead to a perpetual machine or something!
Unpossible, AC Troll! Your lies are laid bare.
The minimum caloric needs of your 380 lb corpulence are ~2700 calories/day. Any less than that and your body starts raiding your fat rolls like your raid bakery rolls.
You are full of shit; that may explain your obesity.
It has been a nervous year, with people beginning to feel like Christian Scientists with appendicitis.
you'd find you're more likely to get hit by a car when you're in one rather than on a bicycle
Not in Beijing.
#3 - Find a local swimming pool, strap on a pair of rollerblades, get a bicycle.
I don't know what sport you're describing there, but it sounds pretty sweet.
I'm surprised it took this long for someone to admit this. Most likely it's just some form of self-selection bias, but damn it makes slashdot look like the healthiest community on the net.
The only sports I ever enjoyed are ones you might find in a pub, mainly pool and darts (it's a sport, ok? Even the UK recognizes that). At most, an occasional game of football with my high school friends, although even that gets old soon. But fuck me with a spiked running shoe if I have to run further than the line of sight, or risk killing myself while pedaling the horrid invention that is the bicycle. The gym, of course, ranks somewhere below the dentist's office in terms of places I'd like to be.
Maybe I should buy myself a 70s Alfa Romeo. Certainly the motivation to push it to a garage as quickly as possible will be there.
cosin() is more fun than sin()...
Perhaps he left off a zero... If he spends 3,000 to 4,000 calories a day, while only eating 12,000 calories, it would explain a lot.
About as well as your brown pants test, right?
Oh, wait...
Do not mock my vision of impractical footwear
You are full of shit; that may explain your obesity.
Reminds me of one of my favorite quotes from the TV show "Scrubs" by Dr. Cox:
"Well here's the deal you are what you eat so you clearly must have gone out and devoured a big fat guy!"
WWJD.... for a Klondike bar?
Buy a huge SUV big enough to fit your bike in. Then drive to work with the bike. Then ride your bike home. Then take a cab to pick up your SUV and drive home. Simple!
WWJD.... for a Klondike bar?
Might not tone your muscles, but it'll keep the weight down.
Stasis is death. Embrace change.
I'd rather exercise with 2 hours of sex than 1 hour of jogging.
Go go gadget k5 flashback :) Love your fiction sir!
Tsunami -- You can't bring a good wave down!
$80k would buy you one sweeeet bicycle!
(Disclaimer: I'm no scientist. Well, a computer scientist. But that doesn't apply here.)
Don't you mean "Damn it, I'm a computer scientist, not a doctor"?
Somehow, the thought of everyone carrying a portable nuclear reactor seems a bit bisturbing.
How about a Mr Fusion in every car?
Speaking of which, the 80s called, where IS my flying car?
"I was in love with a beautiful blonde once, dear. She drove me to drink. It's the one thing I am indebted to her for."
Hindu push-ups? Is that like normal push-ups, but a Muslim comes in and kicks you halfway through?
What if Tetris was invented by Nazis?
It's not like it's a disease, bad in anyway, or meaning that one does not enjoy being outside. It's probably different for everyone - for me it means that I don't like being in crowds and am more likely to relax being alone or with (a few) close friends.
You know what would be great ? All us introverts should get together some time. No party people allowed. And then we'll have a party. In other news, I may need medication :P
Get them to install a shower and be 10 minutes early. My work has a full bathroom for this, and they even supply a personal trainer once a week!
Why do you need a personal trainer for the bathroom?
Yes, some people eat in their sleep and don't even know it.
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