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sanguine said:
So here's the new Sanguine home gym (used to be my office until I moved that to a log cabin down the garden).

Equipment includes:

Rowing machine
Reebok Step (handy also for placing cold beer (sorry water) next to rower)
Old TV and VHS for watching Talking Heads, Thomas the Tank Engine, Buffy the Vampire Slayer etc whilst exercising
Vacuum cleaner for aerobic variety
PJs for dancing (not)
Carpet that needs replacing
Walls that need decorating

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Fantastic sanguine!:)
We shall be expecting great things!...
 
sanguine said:
So here's the new Sanguine home gym (used to be my office until I moved that to a log cabin down the garden).

Equipment includes:

Rowing machine
Reebok Step (handy also for placing cold beer (sorry water) next to rower)
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Did someone mention cold beer? Where?

Not doing too well with the challenge at the moment. It might take me a few days to get back on track.
 
OOO that looks a good one sanguine, what make is it and how much was it please?
 
lunarlinda said:
OOO that looks a good one sanguine, what make is it and how much was it please?
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Hi lunarlinda, it's a Concept 2 which I think is the one you get in many gyms. My third day on here it was recommended to me by @Joe Sweatthang on the basis of go for a good one that hopefully will never need replacing except long term perhaps.

Not cheap at £860 (Model D), but I got mine from www.powerhouse-fitness.co.uk who have a finance facility where you can set your own deposit and repayment period up to 48 months.

My wife and daughter will also be using it so a good investment I hope.
 
thank you very much for that info sanguine. Yes, I believe I saw the recommendation of the concept 2, but couldn't afford one. Trouble is, you need to get a good model, cheap ones are no good. Same as a treadmill, I'd like one of those but some look like they'd break after a couple of goes. xx
 
Andy12345 said:
hehe , struggling up reigate hill is a far cry from doing 100 mile stages across the Alps :) id love too but..... getting fit enough for boxhill in july is enough for now :)
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Respect there Andy - I got tired just driving up one of the TDF hills in France last year!
 
Pipp said:
Not sure if this is of use to anyone starting out with exercise: guess I am two weeks late for most on thread, but in case there is anyone not started yet who is thinking of it but cannot get out of chair.

Disclaimer.....get medical advice before undertaking exercise

Chair based exercises

Start by doing 7 x 1 minute exercises = 7 minutes a day
Progress by increasing number of times per day or increasing time from 1 minute to two minutes as you feel able to.

1. Toe heel peddling. Lifting alternate heels off the ground

2. Arm circling. Arms out to the side at shoulder height, elbows straight with thumbs up. Make small circles, if arms get tired lower them slightly

3. Marching on the spot

4. Cross crawling. Lift right knee tap it with left hand. Alternate.

5. Double arm weight lifts. Push hands up to the ceiling out in front, down to the floor, back out in front, up to ceiling. Repeat.

6. Leg extensions straighten out your right knee, lower it slowly, alternate legs.

7. Toe heel paddling as at number 1.

Once again disclaimer ........check with doctor before starting exercise (don't want to upset any health and safety bods)

Also, don't want to infringe copyright or be accused of plagiarism so acknowledge this list of exercises was provided by physiotherapy Aintree Hospitals Trust.
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Oh Pipp you have just made my day. You are fab. Isn't it amazing how people have risen to this and achieving so much :)

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sanguine said:
Rowing machine just arrived! So first 10 minutes exercise was unpacking it and lugging the ****ing thing upstairs - fortunately there are two major parts of about equal weight, don't think I could have managed it on my own otherwise. Upstairs I found another use for the Reebok Step - something to sit down on for a rest while I have another coffee and read the manual on how to assemble it ...
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Haha is that bum walking on your stepper

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sanguine said:
So here's the new Sanguine home gym (used to be my office until I moved that to a log cabin down the garden).

Equipment includes:

Rowing machine
Reebok Step (handy also for placing cold beer (sorry water) next to rower)
Old TV and VHS for watching Talking Heads, Thomas the Tank Engine, Buffy the Vampire Slayer etc whilst exercising
Vacuum cleaner for aerobic variety
PJs for dancing (not)
Carpet that needs replacing
Walls that need decorating

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I like your new shed ....hahs

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25 minutes so far on exercise bike. Might get walk in later if it stays fair otherwise I'll get back on bike. Tbh I think restraining myself from murdering the pensioners that kept stopping dead in front of me in Aldi must be worth some time credit.
 
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zand said:
Did someone mention cold beer? Where?

Not doing too well with the challenge at the moment. It might take me a few days to get back on track.
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You are allowed a holiday zand. Hope you are having a good time.
 
A 45 minute walk at lunchtime was the minimum needed after a contretemps with the boss this morning. I could happily have walked all afternoon rather than go back to the office.
 
....walk it off julifriend, your adrenalin will have been pumping...at least Monday's over, always seems to be the longest day of the working week...my long walk at lunch hour probably wasn't so fast as yours!
 
Not too great today - I was mostly shackled to a computer:(
Had to make do with a couple of short walks with the dogs - mind you we did take a de-tour around the wood where I spent twenty minutes doing a 'ministry of silly walks' goose step as I tried to stomp my way through waist high bracken!:D
 
no walk as Mr E fixing guttering so I popped back on bike for another 10 minutes. Also been working the bingo wings hauling the three loads of wet washing out of washer that junior sent back from uni because he is too busy revising- i bet !
 
I did my hour walk to Lidl for 4 pints of milk and cycled my daughter to brownies today (15 mins each way). Going on stupid diabetes course tomorrow where I'll be sitting there whilst being lectured to eat more carbs despite how ill they make me feel. I'm not anti low GI for those it works for but it doesn't work for me! Feel grumpy just thinking about it. Don't want to do my marking either :(
 
julifriend said:
A 45 minute walk at lunchtime was the minimum needed after a contretemps with the boss this morning. I could happily have walked all afternoon rather than go back to the office.
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Know just how you feel. My normal lovely boss is off ill long term :( and have psycho boss instead. Keep out of way!
 
julifriend said:
A 45 minute walk at lunchtime was the minimum needed after a contretemps with the boss this morning. I could happily have walked all afternoon rather than go back to the office.
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Sod it! You have inspired me to go for a walk now! Am in a darkness / transvision vamp mood!
 
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