How much exercise do you do?

[Dave2002]

On a "good" day I probably walk 3-4 miles in under an hour. These days are ones when I don't have much else to do, when the weather is dry, and the ground is dry. However such "good" days are very much outnumbered by the other sort.

[Beef Oven!]

I walk about 3.5 hours per day, every day, but not quickly. About 3 MPH.

[Dave2002]

I walk about 3.5 hours per day, every day, but not quickly. About 3 MPH.

10 miles? Postman? Meter reader?

Do you do it for fun?

[Beef Oven!]

10 miles? Postman? Meter reader?

Do you do it for fun?

Just for fun/exercise. Today I walked to the Supermarket, Halfords and my parents and returned home. About 1.5 hours. At 7.30, my mate will pick me up and we'll drive out to Epping Forest and walk his dog for a couple of hours. Sometimes I just get a bus into the city and walk along the Thames.

I went to Halfords today because I want to buy a bike. You can ride along the river Lea from Hackney to Hertfordshire. I've had two bikes nicked and I gave up on the idea about 5 years ago, I want to give it another go. Cheap bike, not so bad if someone nicks it.

[Padraig]

Do you do it for fun?

For fun I play golf occasionally, and swim 20 lengths thrice weekly.
But for serious I have started a supervised walking regime. I am supplied with a pedometer and my target for this week is 8000 paces per day. I have not yet worked out how long is a pace, as I have just started the 12 week course. My aim is to see how far I can go with moderate breathlessness ie 3 on a scale 0-10, where 0 is no breathlessness. I should add that I suffer from COPD and I am taking part in an experiment organised by the local hospital.

[Serial_Apologist]

On a "good" day I probably walk 3-4 miles in under an hour. These days are ones when I don't have much else to do, when the weather is dry, and the ground is dry. However such "good" days are very much outnumbered by the other sort.

That's about my daily routine too. I was advised to do at least half an hour after having had my heart op, just under 2 years ago. I also cycle, mostly in the summer half of the year - my longest distance since moving back into London having been about 30 miles in a day - which is nothing compared with what I could do back in the 1970s - Bristol to Wells to Glastonbury and back via Cheddar - 80 miles one very hot day!

[Dave2002]

For fun I play golf occasionally, and swim 20 lengths thrice weekly.
But for serious I have started a supervised walking regime. I am supplied with a pedometer and my target for this week is 8000 paces per day. I have not yet worked out how long is a pace, as I have just started the 12 week course. My aim is to see how far I can go with moderate breathlessness ie 3 on a scale 0-10, where 0 is no breathlessness. I should add that I suffer from COPD and I am taking part in an experiment organised by the local hospital.

Pace - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pace_%28unit%29

Using 1 pace = 2.5 ft gives 8000 paces = 20,000 ft = 20,000/5280 = 3.79 miles (to 2 dp).

Currently I am able to do my walk each day on a scale 0-1 (your scale), but that doesn't mean that I feel well, or that I do the walk every day. To induce breathlessness I have to start running. My walk does include a moderately steep hill - which I hadn't noticed when I started this route years ago, but I used to find that upwards section quite tough.

I used to quite like running, though not to the extent of some people I have known.

I hardly ever swim, having learned to swim at a very advanced age, though I did once swim 50 lengths for charity (British Heart Foundation). Barely believable - I still find water scary and would take some persuading to get into a pool, and certainly not if I don't feel well.

I have bicycles, but I don't use them. About 50 years ago I used to do 20 miles a night in around an hour, but then the bike got lost/stolen, and I never had a really good one after that. There's a new bike in the shed - I ought to put it together and use it. I could probably manage that.

[Dave2002]

- which is nothing compared with what I could do back in the 1970s - Bristol to Wells to Glastonbury and back via Cheddar - 80 miles one very hot day!

Wow - the most I managed was about 50 miles in a day (afternoon?) - the last 10 miles or so were crippling. I should have built up to it, as I could do 20-30 quite easily.

If I'd gone round a circular route with my home as a focus I could have cut back home if I felt tired, but I went out approximately radially some distance, and then, of couse, I had no choice but to return - no short cuts.

[umslopogaas]

I regularly raise a glass of an evening. It is quite hard exercise, but its worth the effort if the glass is full of the good stuff and even worth getting off the couch.

[Eine Alpensinfonie]

I do as much hill walking as I can, swim if I can find a pool without piped music, maintain a large garden and (for real exercise) play the oboe.

[MrGongGong]

my mate will pick me up and we'll drive out to Epping Forest and walk his dog for a couple of hours.

Euphemism of the day award

[Beef Oven!]

Euphemism of the day award

What are you suggesting?

We had a bracing walk, both looking straight ahead throughout.

[Serial_Apologist]

and (for real exercise) play the oboe.

Second euphemism award of the day.

[Conchis]

I'm halfway through my second run-through of Insanity! this year. Month 2 starts on Monday.

Today, I also bought some weights to train with.

[EdgeleyRob]

2 dogs,2 grandsons (aged 3 and 10),nuff said.