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I work out almost eveyrday and consider myself "in-shape." | 15 | 18.07% | |
I work out a few times a week. | 28 | 33.73% | |
I don't work out but feel pretty "in-shape" | 10 | 12.05% | |
Working out? Surely you jest. | 30 | 36.14% | |
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02-09-2011, 08:16 AM | #61 | ||
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02-09-2011, 08:22 AM | #62 |
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02-09-2011, 08:35 AM | #63 | |
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You know I agree with that statement despite still riding whenever I can, I see there is a huge difference between good and bad riders, the same difference between good and bad drivers of cars. The problem is that when you hit a light standard in a car you generally walk away if you were wearing your seatbelt, on a bike it's best not to hit roadside furniture (lights, signs, park benches etc.). When I was hit by a car I blame myself, I should have seen it coming, I think, I don't remember starting out for work that day or the hospital the first day. I'm not bitter, the woman that hit me was caught, here excuse for not stopping was, "I was scared". Gee thanks! Last edited by Mortis; 02-09-2011 at 08:47 AM. |
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02-09-2011, 08:42 AM | #64 | ||
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I once saw a motorcylist fall on a highway with lots of traffic. Immediately 5 other motorcyclist were standing around the guy, protecting him when he was down. Very impressive. |
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02-09-2011, 08:59 AM | #65 |
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I always thought that Belgium had a graduated licensing system, in Canada, where I learned to ride, any kid can go out and get his license on the smallest moped he can find and then go straight to the bike shop and buy the biggest fastest bike, this usually ends in a very expensive, if not fatal, lesson.
Here in malaysia more than 3500 riders are killed a year, and they sell 500,000 bikes a year! A lot of people here refuse to wear helmets and this is the biggest reason for the deaths. Drivers here don't pay attention to motorcycles and motorcyclists tend to ride like they stole the bikes, so all in all the deaths are low. Sorry, this is a topic I tend to get on the soapbox. |
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02-09-2011, 09:26 AM | #66 |
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I had to look this up. Age limit for moped is 16. Theoretical exam only.
Age limit for motorcycle is 18 (and 21 for motorcycles +25 kW). There are 2 options after theoretical exam:
No minimum number of months of driving experience specified (so you can have 8 hours with the driving school and go straight to the pratical exam). People who obtained their driver's license before 1985 can drive a motorcycle without any examinations or lessons! So all in all not what you call a high-quality education. And rightly so, there's no need to apologise (not to me at least)! There's a reason I work at a road safety institute you know |
02-09-2011, 10:14 AM | #67 |
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02-09-2011, 11:08 AM | #68 |
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I bought myself a Kettle Bell. I read it somewhere on the forum and that name just stuck. It should be good for a workout, I think.
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02-09-2011, 11:15 AM | #69 |
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02-09-2011, 11:20 AM | #70 |
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Referring to the previous post by obs20, I love the bit: "Train like an athlete" I would class anyone thats working out like that to be an athlete already, I could be wrong though
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02-09-2011, 11:40 AM | #71 | |
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But once you get used to it, it can be a nice combination of cardio and lifting. Good luck! |
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02-14-2011, 08:08 PM | #72 |
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I looked at the body mass index data a while back. It's truly shocking how fat Americans have gotten over the last 25 years, especially at middle age. It's getting to the point where normal weight people are having a hard time buying clothes that fit since the average American is so disgustingly overweight. I live in NYC so it's not that bad....but once you drive out to the suburbs or countryside it's a whole different story.
It has more to do with eating habits than exercising. At some point, people forgot about the importance of a balanced diet. My female friends typically gain weight because of cookies and ice cream. They then complain to me for getting fat. They stare long and hard at the ice cream frig in the grocery store....before walking away...but then later going back to grab a small pint of sugar and fat. It's pretty sad. And it's getting worse. To America's women: STOP EATING ICE CREAM! I beg you. Last edited by markbot; 02-14-2011 at 08:10 PM. |
02-14-2011, 08:13 PM | #73 |
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I used to spend 6 hours a week at squash (like racquet ball for those in the US ), it was intense, it burned up a lot of energy and I loved it... but then the courts were closed down and there was nothing else in the town that I had the same passion for (been doing it since I was 13). Within 6 months I had popped up a size and my mind started crashing on me due to anxiety disorder. 18 months later I've got chronic health issues related to persistent stress/anxiety and the spiral gets steeper.
Never in my life have I been this bad (I'm in my late 30's) and to be honest I'm downright scared of what my 40's will be like. I'm not "fat" yet but I am sporting a bit of a spare tyre around the waist and I know that there's (excess) fat building up around my organs. It feels -wretched- to not be active like I used to be - I want to get back but the drive has been sapped out of me. Paul. |
02-14-2011, 08:13 PM | #74 |
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So my answer was I work out almost eveyrday (sic) and consider myself "in-shape." The thing is that unfortunately age plays such a part in things. I am in good shape for my age, but have less stamina and peak levels than when I was in my 20s and did not work out at all. Curse father time.
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02-14-2011, 08:15 PM | #75 |
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(I should point out, I don't eat junk-food, salads, home cooked food, no "deep frying", well balanced meals etc - the problem in this case is sheer lack of activity and pleasure in life).
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