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I go to the gym when they have the ladies "body combat" sessions, pleasure to watch, sometimes I even think to work out...

Just go sailing more often...much more fun than the gym.
It's a harder work out in not ideal conditions and uses the right muscles for sailing....
Haven't been to the gym for 35 years now!

Nearing 40 and never been.

Winter only, Once a week: 10km ride up a big hill or 2km run around an oval. Once a week at the gym I do 30min of upper body workout only. The weights aren't heavy as I could operate, but it's work rate/endurance I concentrate on, so it's 30 minute solid exercise with no rests. Then, 2km on the treadmill with angle set to 2.5 to 5 degrees depending on how much I can take.

Summer is a different story. 10 sails a month. No need for gym.

Go to the what?

A few times a week back in the days when I used to go XCD skiing.Then I also ran bushwalked , cycled etc etc.
Now..Whats a gym? I rely on sailing too much in summer as it's too hot to do much else.In winter I prefer to keep fit doing something interesting where the scenerey etc is first and fitness just follows..bushwalking, cycle touring , skiing , kayaking etc

Dont get gyms, why pay money when you go for a walk or run for free??
Also get a SUP, great fun and exercise. If you want to lift weights then get a job that allows you to do it all day and get paid for it.
Much rather be outside enjoying the fresh air and sunshine. Plus gyms tend to get in the way of beer drinking.

whos Jim?

Isn t it fast twitch? . Tight muscle fiber .. high reps of light weights .. instead of lifting heavy weights a to get massive .... I could be wrong ..

I go about 5 times... only 3 of those are heavy sessions though. Mostly do strength on the heavy days, and on the other 2 do core/balance related things. Probably get more out of core work then anything else in windsurfing... haha. I don't go sailing everyday though... if I did I wouldn't hit the gym that much.

I try to get in 2 weight sessions a week. I've had a long break and I miss it. I'm not into body building so much as de-wimping. It has a nice anti-depressant effect too, more so than cycling.

For older guys weight bearing exercise is particularly beneficial. It keeps your strength up but less obviously it keeps your bones hard and your hormone (testosterone) levels up and that just makes life better.

Having done the Gym thing many years ago i have a couple of things to say. I now windsurf which is great for the back muscles and arms and legs. For chest i do 100 pushups a day split 40/30/30 over the day. Pushups are better than bench presses as they also work the core (same as when doing planks).I do 100 body squats 40/30/30 and 120 situps. I get outside and mountainbike ride. Go the green Gym and have fun. Go to the beach, run, do burpeezes (100 of these are a killer exercise). Outdoors is better for your mental health, no mirrors and its free.

cybersoak said...
Having done the Gym thing many years ago i have a couple of things to say. I now windsurf which is great for the back muscles and arms and legs. For chest i do 100 pushups a day split 40/30/30 over the day. Pushups are better than bench presses as they also work the core (same as when doing planks).I do 100 body squats 40/30/30 and 120 situps. I get outside and mountainbike ride. Go the green Gym and have fun. Go to the beach, run, do burpeezes (100 of these are a killer exercise). Outdoors is better for your mental health, no mirrors and its free.

Just want to ad nothing against Gyms(all exercise is good.) Just saying there are good alternatives which can save time as getting ready and travelling to Gyms can be time consuming. Just don't forget the old fashion stuff can be done anywhere and anytime.

I started to feel bad for not ever going to gym when I saw this thread title, but after reading all those nice replys I feel good again!