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Ask HN: What’s Your Fitness Regimen?
- iab 6y agoAt-home fitness workouts with (limited) equipment; running, cycling.
- Jemaclus 6y agoI wake up, put on my running gear, and run out the door. I do 5k per day, which takes about 30 minutes. There are two decent routes near my house with minimal traffic lights. One of them is relatively flat and the other has a moderate size hill in it. I alternate routes. Every 2-3 days I do a core workout with the Peloton app. If I'm lucky, my wife will have done her yoga/spin before hand and we do the core workouts together. We ordered a Peloton, so I expect I'll start spinning more once that arrives.
- 0_____0 6y agomtb ride 2-3 times a week for a couple hours.. have a couple buddies and we'll do laps of a nearby hill. also have been integrating 15m of stretching and pushups/crunches when i remember to do so
- auslegung 6y agoIn the morning if my face is a little puffy I'll put on an ice pack while doing stomach crunches. I can do 1000 now. After I remove the ice pack I use a deep pore cleanser lotion. In the shower I use a water activated gel cleanser, then a honey almond body scrub, and on the face an exfoliating gel scrub. Then I apply an herb-mint facial mask which I leave on for 10 minutes while I prepare the rest of my routine. I always use an after shave lotion with little or no alcohol, because alcohol dries your face out and makes you look older. Then moisturizer, then an anti-aging eye balm followed by a final moisturizing protective lotion.
- jgrahamc 6y agoI go to the gym five days a week. Two days it's pure cardio (rowing), three days it's small amount of cardio to warm up followed by weights (primarily free weights). Plus I make sure at the weekend to keep moving.
- Foober223 6y agoClean/press/squat complexes with double 24kg kettlebells. active rest days are low volume pushups, swings, pullups/chinups. <my opinion> No cardio crap ever. Heart is worked plenty doing strength/explosive exercise and just every day living walking around. Long drawn out cardio like running cannibalizes muscle mass which is counter productive for aging well. Strength training preserves muscle mass and bone density. It's what everyone should do. </my opinion>
- iab 6y agoEmotionally I agree with you, because I hate cardio. But I feel like there is some merit to sustained heart rate for (e.g) some improved aspects of brain function.
- allthemcodes 6y agoDumb opinion. Running a few miles per week (like most people) isn't going to "cannibalize" muscle. Any muscle loss at that point is due to malnutrition, not running. You'd really need to be running marathon distances or greater to "cannibalize" muscle.
- Foober223 6y agoI listed as opinion, but it is actually a fact. It's a phenomenon across sports. Including wrestlers who do long drawn out sessions, losing strength and mass as a result of their training.
- sn9 6y agoWrestlers aren't strength athletes. They don't train to prioritize strength. At any rate, your understanding of cardio and strength training is out of date: https://www.strongerbyscience.com/avoiding-cardio-could-be-holding-you-back/ https://www.strongerbyscience.com/avoiding-cardio-could-be-h... See the Tactical Barbell books for programming strength and endurance concurrently in a way that leads to improvements in both.
- giantg2 6y agoI try to run 2-3 miles once per week on average during decent weather (8mo/yr). I might average about once every two weeks. I do some pushups/pullups/situps, but not on a schedule (maybe average 2-3x per month).
- awillen 6y agoI run over other day for 2-2.5 miles. Usually around 8:15 miles. I truly hate running, but everything I've read has lead me to gather that getting your heart rate up several times per week is a good idea. Beyond that, I have two dogs, so a lot of walking with them. I've been meaning to add some light weight exercises, but I haven't gotten around to it.
- dave84 6y agoBrazilian Jiu Jitsu 3 times a week (when not in lockdown) and powerlifting moves with resistance bands (and a broom handle as the barbell) to failure, every day alternating push pull. I swim a few times a week for fun also when the gyms aren’t closed...
- blakbelt78 6y agoI’ll surf pretty much every day if there are waves. During summer or dry spells I’ll run between 5k and 10k four to five times a week.
- sharmi 6y agoI follow workouts from fitnessblender.com in the mornings. Any of their free workouts work well. If it doesn't happen in the morning, it doesn't happen at all :( The workout programs they offer cost almost nothing and I that takes the decision of choosing what to do next out of equation. Trying to get the diet to be balanced.
- fattybob 6y agoI try to cycle 3 or more days a week, and have recently become addicted to rowing on a rowing machine, mostly alternate days to cycling, if the environment suits, I will run, climb and walk on free days too.
- brtkdotse 6y ago(I’m going to get downvoted and I don’t care!) EVERY MORNING I WAKE UP AND OPEN PALM SLAM A VHS INTO THE SLOT. IT’S CHRONICLES OF RIDDICK AND RIGHT THEN AND THERE I START DOING THE MOVES ALONGSIDE WITH THE MAIN CHARACTER, RIDDICK. I DO EVERY MOVE AND I DO EVERY MOVE HARD. MAKIN WHOOSHING SOUNDS WHEN I SLAM DOWN SOME NECRO BASTARDS OR EVEN WHEN I MESS UP TECHNIQUE. NOT MANY CAN SAY THEY ESCAPED THE GALAXYS MOST DANGEROUS PRISON. I CAN. I SAY IT AND I SAY IT OUTLOUD EVERYDAY TO PEOPLE IN MY COLLEGE CLASS AND ALL THEY DO IS PROVE PEOPLE IN COLLEGE CLASS CAN STILL BE IMMATURE JEKRS. AND IVE LEARNED ALL THE LINES AND IVE LEARNED HOW TO MAKE MYSELF AND MY APARTMENT LESS LONELY BY SHOUTING EM ALL. 2 HOURS INCLUDING WIND DOWN EVERY MORNIng
- nallo 6y agoRing Fit Adventure
- ivan1783 6y agoI bike, run and climb (in that order). Around 50-100 km a week cycling, maybe 10-15 running and once climbing (not anymore since the gyms are closed). Mostly its training for bigger rides I do, I enjoy going to the mountains or around lakes/between cities on longer 100-200km rides. This all of course depends on weather and general motivation but I generally stick to it pretty well.
- dinkleberg 6y agoI lift weights 5 days a week, I do cardio on a bike at least 3 days a week, and I do 15-30mins of yoga each night before bed. Been working out for years. The key is find something you enjoy and start small.