Social Anxiety Support

ShinAkuma · 05-22-2009, 07:48 PM

I jog on treadmill 3 hours a week, 3 days in a row (mostly Fri- Sun), 1 hour each day. It's fun because it gives me more energy and keeps me alert, but I wouldn't be able to do it without listening to music or I would just get bored and stop.

rumjungle · 05-22-2009, 08:35 PM

I use a cross trainer for an hour a day...7 days a week. Here and there I'll have a day off depending on how busy I am. It definately does make you feel good afterwards. And yeah I also listen to music to keep me going.

Ospi · 05-22-2009, 09:47 PM

Nothing currently due to laziness and study, but mainly the former. Did play sport for 15 years previously though, so I need to get back into it and get fit again.

KXracer · 05-22-2009, 10:17 PM

aren't treadmills bad for your knees?

Girl_Loner · 05-22-2009, 11:02 PM

Wouldn't it be as bad as running? But yeah I've seen that on infomercials..that were trying to sell another exercise machine.

I really want a treadmill, but can afford atm.

ps: If you want a giggle youtube 'treadmill kittens'

CircularThinking · 05-23-2009, 02:15 AM

Unless you're significantly overweight, the idea that treadmills hurt your knees is a myth. If it were true anybody not riding a segway would be screwed.

As far as I know pretty much all arthritis studies have confirmed the exact opposite, walk more and you're less likely to develop joint pain later in life.

If you are significantly overweight then I'd suggest an eliptical machine.

Madison_Rose · 05-23-2009, 05:39 AM

At the moment, about 12. A lot of that is just walking.

Toad Licker · 05-23-2009, 11:41 AM

Currently about 3 hours a week but with the summer coming on I'm hoping to get out and add to that.

Mr. Frostie · 05-23-2009, 04:20 PM

1 to 1-1/2 hour of bicycling 4-5 days a week so I guess 5 hours a week on average. I've been doing this for 10 weeks and have done a good job of sticking to my routine. I feel stronger and more energetic, but I'm not losing as much weight as I expected.

I agree with the OP about finding some kind of physical activity you enjoy doing. I used to run on a treadmill at the gym, but it was so boring I couldn't stick with it. I actually look forward to my bike rides instead of dreading going to the fitness center.

LostPancake · 05-23-2009, 05:27 PM

I'm only up to about 2 hours a week so far, but it has helped with my energy levels, and a bit with anxiety. I'm aiming for 3 or 4. Maybe you could make this a poll?

Maybe for treadmills it's just that running is bad for your knees, walking is good?

lissette · 05-24-2009, 07:08 PM

About 4-5 times a week. Run twice a week, yoga once, lift weights once. Now I'm thinking of adding pilates to my workout schedule but that won't leave a lot of down time, especially since I will start running more soon.

stylicho · 05-24-2009, 08:03 PM

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Originally Posted by LostPancake

I'm only up to about 2 hours a week so far, but it has helped with my energy levels, and a bit with anxiety. I'm aiming for 3 or 4. Maybe you could make this a poll?

Maybe for treadmills it's just that running is bad for your knees, walking is good?

I think walking is pretty much the only exercise that has no negatives whatsoever. Well, as long as you stay out of the path of any oncoming vehicles lol.

Neptunus · 05-24-2009, 09:01 PM

2 & 1/2 hrs per week - 1/2hr on the elliptical, 5 days a week. I've been doing this for about a month. I haven't lost much weight (thanks to Paxil), but it has helped a lot with my depression.

dax · 05-24-2009, 09:20 PM

I'd love to work out at least 5 or 6 hours a week but with my insane work schedule I just don't have the time. I work out every once in a while when I can which probably isn't even doing anything at all but somehow I feel better knowing that I'm at least giving it the effort.

dax · 05-24-2009, 09:22 PM

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Originally Posted by lissette

About 4-5 times a week. Run twice a week, yoga once, lift weights once. Now I'm thinking of adding pilates to my workout schedule but that won't leave a lot of down time, especially since I will start running more soon.

How many hours do you think you spend? Do u fit most of it in on weeknights after work or on weekends?

millenniumman75 · 05-24-2009, 11:21 PM

I run 6 miles four times a week (that's four hours right there). Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday are my usual exercise nights - adjusted for schedule conflicts.
Saturdays, I have been riding my bicycle and additional 9 miles or so, for another hour of exercise.

I also ride my bike on shorter errands on top of all of this, since it would be a waste to handle it with a car.

05-22-2009, 07:48 PM	#1 (permalink)
ShinAkuma Status: SAS Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 282	How many hours do you exercise per week? I jog on treadmill 3 hours a week, 3 days in a row (mostly Fri- Sun), 1 hour each day. It's fun because it gives me more energy and keeps me alert, but I wouldn't be able to do it without listening to music or I would just get bored and stop.

05-22-2009, 10:17 PM	#4 (permalink)
KXracer Status: Extreme Racing Driver Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Canada Gender: Male Age: 23 Posts: 37	aren't treadmills bad for your knees? __________________ "You must always strive to be the best, but you must never believe that you are" - 5 time Formula 1 World Champion Juan Manuel Fangio

05-23-2009, 05:39 AM	#7 (permalink)
Madison_Rose Status: conservative gay hamster Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: United Kingdom Gender: Female Age: 27 Posts: 1,307	At the moment, about 12. A lot of that is just walking. __________________ Freethinker? Skeptic? Agnostic? Atheist? Not sure? www.the-brights.net

05-23-2009, 11:41 AM	#8 (permalink)
Toad Licker Status: Broken Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: A Fruitloop Daydream Gender: Male Age: 44 Posts: 29,636	Currently about 3 hours a week but with the summer coming on I'm hoping to get out and add to that. __________________ All will wither, go to sleep The ones you love you may not keep All you touch will fall apart The dreams you kill will break your heart There's no mercy, there's no rest The void will scream within your chest No one knows and no one will So leave this place that makes you Ill - Madder Mortem

05-24-2009, 09:01 PM	#13 (permalink)
Neptunus Status: Authenticating Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: USA Gender: Female Posts: 2,841	2 & 1/2 hrs per week - 1/2hr on the elliptical, 5 days a week. I've been doing this for about a month. I haven't lost much weight (thanks to Paxil), but it has helped a lot with my depression. __________________ "When I stand before thee at the day's end, thou shalt see my scars and know that I had my wounds and also my healing." ~Rabindranath Tagore "Being gentle means forgiving yourself when you mess up. We should learn from our mistakes, but we shouldn't beat the tar out of ourselves over them. The past is just that, past. Learn what went wrong and why. Make amends if you need to. Then drop it and move on." ---Sean Covey

05-22-2009, 08:35 PM	#2 (permalink)
rumjungle Status: SAS Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Australia Gender: Female Posts: 454	I use a cross trainer for an hour a day...7 days a week. Here and there I'll have a day off depending on how busy I am. It definately does make you feel good afterwards. And yeah I also listen to music to keep me going.

05-22-2009, 09:47 PM	#3 (permalink)
Ospi Status: Swoit Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Brisbane, Australia Gender: Male Age: 22 Posts: 1,499	Nothing currently due to laziness and study, but mainly the former. Did play sport for 15 years previously though, so I need to get back into it and get fit again.

05-22-2009, 11:02 PM	#5 (permalink)
Girl_Loner Status: SAS Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Cardboard Box Gender: Female Posts: 524	Wouldn't it be as bad as running? But yeah I've seen that on infomercials..that were trying to sell another exercise machine. I really want a treadmill, but can afford atm. ps: If you want a giggle youtube 'treadmill kittens'

05-23-2009, 02:15 AM	#6 (permalink)
CircularThinking Status: SAS Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: California Gender: Male Age: 25 Posts: 189	Unless you're significantly overweight, the idea that treadmills hurt your knees is a myth. If it were true anybody not riding a segway would be screwed. As far as I know pretty much all arthritis studies have confirmed the exact opposite, walk more and you're less likely to develop joint pain later in life. If you are significantly overweight then I'd suggest an eliptical machine.

05-23-2009, 04:20 PM	#9 (permalink)
Mr. Frostie Status: Frostie Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 708	1 to 1-1/2 hour of bicycling 4-5 days a week so I guess 5 hours a week on average. I've been doing this for 10 weeks and have done a good job of sticking to my routine. I feel stronger and more energetic, but I'm not losing as much weight as I expected. I agree with the OP about finding some kind of physical activity you enjoy doing. I used to run on a treadmill at the gym, but it was so boring I couldn't stick with it. I actually look forward to my bike rides instead of dreading going to the fitness center.

05-23-2009, 05:27 PM	#10 (permalink)
LostPancake Status: ghostly Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: an endless labyrinth Gender: Male Age: 40 Posts: 781	I'm only up to about 2 hours a week so far, but it has helped with my energy levels, and a bit with anxiety. I'm aiming for 3 or 4. Maybe you could make this a poll? Maybe for treadmills it's just that running is bad for your knees, walking is good?

05-24-2009, 07:08 PM	#11 (permalink)
lissette Status: SAS Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: NY Gender: Female Age: 34 Posts: 197	About 4-5 times a week. Run twice a week, yoga once, lift weights once. Now I'm thinking of adding pilates to my workout schedule but that won't leave a lot of down time, especially since I will start running more soon.

05-24-2009, 09:20 PM	#14 (permalink)
dax Status: Losing Ground Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Boston Gender: Male Posts: 2,237	I'd love to work out at least 5 or 6 hours a week but with my insane work schedule I just don't have the time. I work out every once in a while when I can which probably isn't even doing anything at all but somehow I feel better knowing that I'm at least giving it the effort. __________________ My Youtube Page I just don't fit in this place Their thoughts cast me out of here Their home has run out of space My mind's already out of here Won't you come along dear? Won't you come along?

05-24-2009, 11:21 PM	#16 (permalink)
millenniumman75 Status: Super Moderator Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Dayton-Cincinnati, OH Gender: Male Age: 34 Posts: 38,669	I run 6 miles four times a week (that's four hours right there). Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday are my usual exercise nights - adjusted for schedule conflicts. Saturdays, I have been riding my bicycle and additional 9 miles or so, for another hour of exercise. I also ride my bike on shorter errands on top of all of this, since it would be a waste to handle it with a car. __________________ millenniumman75 You are a success story waiting to happen! Live and let live VACUUMS more than a Hoover.... Live and HELP live is better!