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If I may, what kind of exercises paired well with audiobooks? I need a routine, any kind of routine, but like you I find a lot of exercising dull.

theseadroid 7y ago
My routine with audiobooks: Cardio: stationary bike, jumping rope, stair climbing. Body weight: some for abs some for lower back. I learned and picked a few from the youtube channel Athlean X. I personally feel we need those exercises to combat the long hours we sit everyday. And stretching! It was so boring before audiobooks I never stretch, now I stretch before and after. Feel free to experiment to find your own optimal routine, since we have different schedules and access to equipments. I guess the idea is with audiobooks experimenting can be fun too. Even cleaning the house is fun now with audiobooks :D
- jm547ster 7y ago
  Mention of AthleanX and no mention of face pulls. I think aside the low back and ab exercises you mention it’s the single best antidote to the rounded-shoulders computer posture. He recommends them after ever single workout and from doing this the last couple of months has done wonders from my experience.
  - pmarreck 7y ago
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MiRAi2KOfRQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MiRAi2KOfRQ His video on it. The comments on it are pretty funny actually
- jborden13 7y ago
  I second audiobooks on long bike rides. I listened to the Mueller report and several audiobooks on my last bike tour and it was a great way to pass the time.
throw0101a 7y ago
Lifting weights. There's a lot of waiting between sets as you get to higher numbers. See the book Starting Strength by Rippetoe, or /r/fitness. * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Rippetoe https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Rippetoe He's highly opinionated (on a variety of topics), but his system is pretty good. Note: it's fairly boring, as it's the same five basic exercises over and over. But it gets results and having strength is handy. Other than that, being able to do a 5K is also useful: * https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/the-5k-not-the-marathon-is-the-ideal-race/ https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/the-5k-not-the-marathon... Humans really don't need that much activity to stay healthy: at some point it's diminishing returns.
jread 7y ago
I cycle with audiobooks - 1-2 books/month. It really helps pass the time during long rides. I've tried with running, but being a more intense and high impact exercise it didn't work for me.
arethuza 7y ago
Walking up mountains - a typical Saturday for me is 2 hour drive, 8 or 9 hour walk then 2 hour drive back so usually about one non-abridged audiobook per week. NB Only slightly odd side effect is I now associate particular mountains with specific topics....

theseadroid 7y ago

My routine with audiobooks: Cardio: stationary bike, jumping rope, stair climbing. Body weight: some for abs some for lower back. I learned and picked a few from the youtube channel Athlean X. I personally feel we need those exercises to combat the long hours we sit everyday. And stretching! It was so boring before audiobooks I never stretch, now I stretch before and after. Feel free to experiment to find your own optimal routine, since we have different schedules and access to equipments. I guess the idea is with audiobooks experimenting can be fun too. Even cleaning the house is fun now with audiobooks :D

jm547ster 7y ago
Mention of AthleanX and no mention of face pulls. I think aside the low back and ab exercises you mention it’s the single best antidote to the rounded-shoulders computer posture. He recommends them after ever single workout and from doing this the last couple of months has done wonders from my experience.
- pmarreck 7y ago
  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MiRAi2KOfRQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MiRAi2KOfRQ His video on it. The comments on it are pretty funny actually
jborden13 7y ago
I second audiobooks on long bike rides. I listened to the Mueller report and several audiobooks on my last bike tour and it was a great way to pass the time.

throw0101a 7y ago

Lifting weights. There's a lot of waiting between sets as you get to higher numbers. See the book Starting Strength by Rippetoe, or /r/fitness. * https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Rippetoe https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Rippetoe He's highly opinionated (on a variety of topics), but his system is pretty good. Note: it's fairly boring, as it's the same five basic exercises over and over. But it gets results and having strength is handy. Other than that, being able to do a 5K is also useful: * https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/the-5k-not-the-marathon-is-the-ideal-race/ https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/the-5k-not-the-marathon... Humans really don't need that much activity to stay healthy: at some point it's diminishing returns.

jread 7y ago

I cycle with audiobooks - 1-2 books/month. It really helps pass the time during long rides. I've tried with running, but being a more intense and high impact exercise it didn't work for me.

arethuza 7y ago

Walking up mountains - a typical Saturday for me is 2 hour drive, 8 or 9 hour walk then 2 hour drive back so usually about one non-abridged audiobook per week. NB Only slightly odd side effect is I now associate particular mountains with specific topics....