Wed 23 November 2005 - Everyday exercise
It’s 10 minutes walk from home to the station. And 10 from the station to work (unless I go via Flinders Street). All good exercise.
But of course most of the benefits of exercise don’t kick in until you’ve done 20ish sustained minutes. Maybe they should fit treadmills in the train?
I suppose if it’s not too crowded, you could pace the platform and the train, but you’d look like some kind of wierdo.
PS Thursday. On a related note, Beth ponders Excercise Slogans for the Mediocre Athlete.
November 23rd, 2005 at 8:02am
Daniel
solution: leave home only 5 minutes before the train is due and run!
Rog.
November 23rd, 2005 at 10:49am
you could always walk to the next station and get off at the station before yours on the way home…
November 23rd, 2005 at 11:01am
At least that’s 4 km more walking each day than your colleagues who drive to work!
November 23rd, 2005 at 2:53pm
All activity counts, Daniel. Don’t believe the hype.
November 23rd, 2005 at 7:21pm
I agree with the 3rd comment. All physical acctivity counts towards that excersize. Don’
t beleive the hipe they say about the 20 minnutes a day.
November 23rd, 2005 at 8:33pm
Comments 4 and 5 agree with what I understand to be the case.
November 23rd, 2005 at 9:48pm
While everything helps, what I’m reading is that sustained periods are what helps most. Opinions appear differ (some say 10 minutes x 3 per day is okay; others say make it 30 consecutive minutes). But it’s pretty clear that someone who drives to 10 places in one day and spends 3 minutes walking around out of the car at each place is not going to be getting the benefit of someone who walks for a solid 30 minutes.
Roger: Running is out. “Running is bad for your skeleton.”
November 24th, 2005 at 4:11am
Yep the walking helps. I’m under doctor’s orders to do the 10 minute walk. It’s better than sitting on your backside all day.
November 25th, 2005 at 10:23am
It takes me 10 minutes to walk to the tram in the morning (Caulfield Junction) and I try to go for a walk for 1/2 an hour every lunch time. Also it is about 10 minutes from St Kilda Station to the Pint on Punt. Now that the weather is getting better I have walked to the Pint on Punt (1hr) and into the city (2hrs). I may try walking to Port Melbourne again over the Christmas Break (3hrs).
I did try to walk from Sydney Rd, Brunswick to my house in Caulfield, but I gave up at the Pint on Punt after 3&1/2 hours.
November 28th, 2005 at 11:09pm
Heh, hook the treadmill to a generator and help power the tram! I wonder how many treadmills you would need to completely power the tram?
December 2nd, 2005 at 4:23pm
Well, there’s a Bus-Bike (or Bike-Bus) already, so why not trains?
Although they should use the energy generated to power the thing, too.