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Originally Posted by astrangerhere
Its not a waste of time to those of us who dont have the option of walking to work 
I work 9-10 hours a day, and corporate law doesn't really afford me alot of time to go out for walks, though I think its great that you can. |
Same for me! I just sit at a desk for 8 hours straight. I do walk to and from the bus stop to work, which is about 1 kilometer. But other than that: no chance of any exercise during the day. So I'm actually relieved when I can go running when I get home. It's anything but a waste of time for me.
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Originally Posted by beppe
I thought about that. So I called a dear friend of mine, that works in the cardiac something up there in Montreal and solicited her advise. She told me that 9 out of 10 of her patients that get that machine (that they advise to) do not use it after a little while. Eventually they resort to a trainer to oblige them to do it. She knows me quite well. She told me: get in shape by your own and than we'll talk again about an elliptical machine.
Let's see for how long I can keep it up with the swimming.
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I think most people get a machine for the wrong reasons. Because they want to lose weight, not because to love exercise. If you can't motivate yourself to exercise, you can't motivate yourself to use the machine.
I bought my treadmill two years ago, and I use it almost every day in the winter. In spring and summer I'd rather run outside, but I'll use the treadmill if it's already dark outside or if I don't have enough time to bike to the park first.
Keep it up Beppe ! Swimming is a really good way to get into shape! It's also lots of fun as well
