What do you think? Do you need to exercise after spending an afternoon in your ward, mowing, pruning, scaring the cats with the leaf blower (see alternate leaf blower uses for that one), or is that all you need to do to stay in shape?
What do you think? Do you need to exercise after spending an afternoon in your ward, mowing, pruning, scaring the cats with the leaf blower (see alternate leaf blower uses for that one), or is that all you need to do to stay in shape?
I'm with Rocky...
spring time has so much going on, I don't need to think of adding any.
Now this time of year I should look to add something... BUT I really try to avoid thinking of that. :smile:KennyV
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"Thinking is hard work, that is why so many people avoid it".
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I believe that yard work and formalized exercise complement each other.
I lift weights three times a week which helps me when I have big, strenuous projects at the farm, like cutting down trees, moving them to my processing area, separating usable firewood, and organizing. I couldn't manage that if I didn't maintain my strength via weight training. The wood processing is good cross-training -- using slightly different muscles.
Using a push mower has some aerobic training benefit, if you maintain a good pace. I do a lot of cycling to maintain my aerobic capacity but it also substitutes for some car trips. I couldn't do three hours with the mower if I didn't do the cycling to stay in shape.