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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?"
Put your neuroses to the back of your head, buy a bicycle, and start riding it. It's fun, and really, what do you care what other people think?
If you mod me Overrated, you are admitting that you have no penis.
100% serious.
All the lifestyle diseases (high blood pressure, diabetes, heart disease, etc) are manageable these days, we can thank the Greatest Generation for that. So continue to geek out, self-medicate with soda and ice cream, and enjoy your more cerebral lifestyle.
I want to delete my account but Slashdot doesn't allow it.
In other words, you'll burn more kilojoules at rest.
This is a myth that's been going around for quite some time. A more heavily muscled person doesn't burn any more calories at rest. The person can burn more calories while exercising due to the ability to lift/carry/etc against more resistance, thus using more energy, but there's absolutely no basis for claiming that a well muscled person burns more calories when sitting on the couch.
"I zero-index my hamsters" - Willtor (147206)
I really hate the holier than thou attitude as well. I'll gladly share the road with cyclists... when they start going the speed limit instead of doing 20mph in the middle of the road with a posted 30 mph speed limit - thus holding everyone behind them up.
WWJD.... for a Klondike bar?
I've found a way to comabt this.
Simply wait at the red until the cyclist pulls level with the front of your car, then give 'em a blast of the ol' horn. It helps if you're at the head of the queue. There's nothing funnier than watching a cyclist try to catch his breath as he wobbles across an empty junction in full view of thirty other pissed off motorists.
Fun times.