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I know it might seem intimidating, but try some abbreviated Crossfit workouts (http://crossfit.com/ http://crossfit.com/) to get in shape quickly and then stay

• paulsingh 17y ago
  Hmm, this definitely looks interesting -- I'll try this out. I've been doing the P90X workouts when it's too cold/rainy outside for a ride.
• mr_luc 17y ago
  Interesting. That's three HNers (including me) that I've heard of who do crossfit.
• yan 17y ago
  Crossfit-style work outs are great. I used to participate in a class that did very intense work outs three times a week. Also, look up what tabata runs are, they did wonders for my endurance.
• nfnaaron 17y ago
  Sleep well, eat right and exercise. You'll have your best success if you do all three. Named diets alone, which most of us try over and over, won't get you long term success. I do CrossFit for exercise, which I first heard about right here on HN, thank you very much. Unless you already know exercise technique really well, I would recommend actually joining a crossfit gym rather than just doing the workouts from the web. They'll teach you how to exercise correctly and safely. Do you know how to squat properly? Probably not. :) I'm over fifty, out of shape and haven't exercised since I graduated high school. I've been going to CrossFit since this July, and I now jog six flights of stairs up and down at work (at 5,000 feet in Denver), and the workouts that wiped me out in the beginning are now merely really difficult. You don't have to be a jock, they scale everything to your ability. I'm really pleased. Check it out. Probably more than one near you.
• chriskelley 17y ago
  Crossfit is great. Our new fitness coach for rugby is a certified CF trainer, and it's been great for our fitness level as a team.