Comments on: Trick Yourself Into Getting Fit

By: Cabrinha Kite

Cabrinha Kite — Tue, 19 May 2009 06:20:55 +0000

Your thoughts were the same as mine. I walk most of the time. And I do household or any chores that I know are muscle “stretcher”. There's no need to go the gym-that's a waste of money. The money save I'd rather spend kiteboarding which is another love of mine!

By: Danika

Danika — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 20:09:31 +0000

If you’re in Vancouver. Open Door Studios is wonderful. 3 locations and a really great intro deal. No, I don’t work for them I’m just a big fan.

By: Karryn Ransom

Karryn Ransom — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 20:04:05 +0000

You are ALL so wonderful to help me with this. I think I’m going to have to find myself a yoga class. Even though I can’t do it in heels, at least I don’t have to do it in running shoes. I look like a muppet in running shoes.

By: Danika

Danika — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 19:57:46 +0000

Bike to and from yoga.
Yoga is my exercise… I’ve found it! I love every different style. Some – like Power, Flow or Ashtanga – will leave you dripping with sweat, muscles shaking. Others are much more spiritual.
I get my warm up, pumping my legs on a 5-speed to the studio. On the way back I smile at all the other passing cyclists and celebrate the gorgeous neighbourhood of East Vancouver!

By: Karryn Ransom

Karryn Ransom — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 16:23:40 +0000

Love it. CS – you’re my kind of thinker!

By: Karryn Ransom

Karryn Ransom — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 16:22:33 +0000

I MUST check this out. It sounds zany. And zany is good!

By: Karryn Ransom

Karryn Ransom — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 16:22:02 +0000

Inspiring!

By: CS

CS — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 15:08:17 +0000

Ah, first impressions. When you said you “did laundry” for exercise, I started thinking of you with a wash basin aerobically scrubbing those clothes and ending up with an upper body like The Rock. I’m not sure walking downstairs to push the button qualifies.
Solution: get a large kite and tie the clean, wet laundry to it. Fly the kit and dry the laundry (very environmentally friendly). As any small child will confirm, kite flying requires a lot of uphill running to keep it aloft. Unlike the Nordic walking, any stupid comments can be dealt with by using a low pass to whack them with the wet laundry. Alternatively, you could stalk them while flying laundry that clashes with what they are wearing and permanently ruin their Feng Shui.

By: Traci

Traci — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 13:33:28 +0000

I recently started doing yoga. I tried a few years ago and realized that I really sucked at it. Then, I decided to try again. Once I stopped trying to force my body into the disturbing contortions achieved by the instructor, I started to like it. I let my body tell me when I was far enough into the pose and allowed myself to let that be enough. And, it seems now that every day I do it, my body is naturally moving further into the poses. It feels GOOD!

By: Allison

Allison — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 13:28:10 +0000

Hooping! (aka ‘hoopdance’) Not only is it a great cardio workout, it also tones your core and perhaps most importantly – makes you smile. Smiling while exercising was a rarity for me before I started.