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How Do Geeks Exercise?

Posted by kdawson on from the assuming-they-do dept.

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?"

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  1. Re:Bike to work by JakeD409 · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Bike to work. (Make living close enough to bike a priority.)

    I want to start doing, but I work in an office where they'd care if I came to work sweaty and stinky. What's the solution to this?

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  3. Re:Bike to work by Kell+Bengal · · Score: 5, Interesting
    I have had a similar experience. I do an hour of exercise a night (mostly riding - about 2500 kj) and lived on 4000 kj daily (yes, I worked it out) and my weight never droped below 110 kg.

    I got frustrated and decided to get scientific about it. When I did the maths I was surprised that my daily base intake should be 8000 kj - about twice of what I was getting. I realised that my body was probably in starvation mode and my metabolism was very slow.

    Currently, I'm working on an energy intake of about 6000-8000 kj and letting the exercise I do increase my metabolism and burn it off slowly. Consider upping your intake to 1500 calories a day and see how your metabolism reacts.

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  4. Zen and the Art of Self-Resistence by nukey56 · · Score: 5, Interesting

    Self-resistence isometric and isotonic training. Costs nothing, builds muscle efficiently, surprises your friends and balances your life. Also, you can do it while posting to /. from your basement ;)