Biking, !!! I do about 20 miles each day.. to and from my office. I just got an e-bike, with battery and motor, which does help in getting up hills,
http://www.1amsoftware.com/bobblog/2008_04_01_archive.html But I agree.. when I lived in NY.. went 8 years without getting on a bike once.. now that I am back in LA .. I have dropped 50 lbs basically doing cardio once a day... Its important.. Bob Lee ----- Original Message ----- From: "Matt Jarvis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2008 11:32 AM Subject: [NF] Don't die any younger than you have to.... > I'm declaring that this isn't OT since it deals with the nature of the > work we do and how to do it longer and better. > > Face it - most people are pretty sedentary throughout the day. Those of > us being in the software/computer biz even more so than a lot of folks, > riding a desk for hours and hours on end.... > > Are any of us getting enough exercise? Walking? Running? Weights? Cycling? > > It's sooooooo easy to get in a rut and not bother with getting your > heart rate up, but trust me - the older you get - the harder it gets. So > please START NOW. Do *something*.... > > Personally I'm into cycling as pretty much my only means of getting in a > workout (really bad knees). I ride just about every day at lunchtime and > longer, slower rides on weekends once in a while. > > Plus from time to time I do what's called Bike Touring (think bike > camping). In case you are curious, here's something I wrote up a few > years ago when I did my first overnighter: > > http://www.bicycletouring101.com/FirstMatthewJarvis.htm > > > -- > Matthew S. Jarvis > IT Manager, MCP > Bike Friday - "Performance That Packs!" > www.bikefriday.com > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[EMAIL PROTECTED] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
