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What do you do for exercise and activity?

At 66, I workout on a treadmill, bike and elliptical 4-5 times a week for an hour. Being retired I can seem to get in more time now than when I was working regularly.
 
I still work actively, and I own a small farm. staying ACTIVE is easy in my case.
I stay busy enough, I do not miss not having game consoles anymore.
 
I dance.

Hey, @Bigpaws_Bear, I have a friend in Alaska that also owns a small private farm, with ponies, which gets visited by moose. My friend and their person are in the process of building a beautiful fire tower house. They are constantly mending fences and repairing things.

I understand the appeal of rural life, but it is not for me. I am a city zoo.
 
SigmatoZeta said:
I dance.

Hey, @Bigpaws_Bear, I have a friend in Alaska that also owns a small private farm, with ponies, which gets visited by moose. My friend and their person are in the process of building a beautiful fire tower house. They are constantly mending fences and repairing things.

I understand the appeal of rural life, but it is not for me. I am a city zoo.
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A fire tower house would be awesome, But I have something slightly different in mind.
I want to build my next home with an observatory on top. it'll be at least a 2 story structure to accommodate this nicety.
I don't mean one of those giant dome things, that's unrealistic. more like a sliding metal shed on rails to move away from a covered platform,
that holds all the optical equipment.

Something like this perhaps.
 

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Ah, now that is one benefit of being in a rural area that is hard to come by in a relatively brightly lit city, a clear view of the stars. I am fortunate that I have relatively good air quality where I live, so the glare of city lights is not really as bad as that of Gotham City.
 
Bigpaws_Bear said:
I still work actively, and I own a small farm. staying ACTIVE is easy in my case.
I stay busy enough, I do not miss not having game consoles anymore.
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Magic word: Farm

Shovelling shit. Pushing wheelbarrows. Stacking hay. Unstacking hay. Humping feedbags around. Working fences. Chasing strays/escapees. Up and down ladders to the loft. Patching the barn roof. Wrestling with critters that don't want their feet trimmed, meds given, teeth checked. And the list goes on, and on, and on, and on, and on, and on, and........................

When you work with livestock, who the hell needs a gym membership?!?!?!?!?? :)
 
SigmatoZeta said:
Ah, now that is one benefit of being in a rural area that is hard to come by in a relatively brightly lit city, a clear view of the stars. I am fortunate that I have relatively good air quality where I live, so the glare of city lights is not really as bad as that of Gotham City.
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you'd Adore where I am, 30 miles from bright city lights, you can still actually See
"the band of the milky way" on a nice clear night.
 
Nice! I'll be building an 8" Dobsonian scope this spring.

Bigpaws_Bear said:
A fire tower house would be awesome, But I have something slightly different in mind.
I want to build my next home with an observatory on top. it'll be at least a 2 story structure to accommodate this nicety.
I don't mean one of those giant dome things, that's unrealistic. more like a sliding metal shed on rails to move away from a covered platform,
that holds all the optical equipment.

Something like this perhaps.
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Puhp said:
I'm an avid hiker, love love LOVE to be outdoors, and am quite comfy camping and backpacking. What do you do to keep active and fit?
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hunt, fish and hike Also working out in the gym occasionally plus I got a physically demanding job that burns Calories haha
 
Walk, hike, farm work are all relaxing for me. I love to be outside. In fact, if anyone within a few hours of me needs help with any farm projects, let me know. It's a serious offer.
 
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I am a runner. It has harder in the cold because I am lazy, but running is my jam. I do LOVE swimming but sadly pools are rare here in Idaho, and the ones that I can find cost too much for year round swimming. Running is free and the world is large so I try and go out a few times a week.
Walking and hiking is just too... boring... for me. When I walk I feel like I should just be running. Go farther faster and get done sooner lol
 
Love to hike, backpack, bike, some yoga, dance. This time of year, I am curious to try xc skiing, but haven’t yet.
 
I have a gym membership but I prefer to be out in nature taking long walks! Although the freezing weather in England makes it a little less enjoyable ?
 
My work keeps me moving and lifting various weights from 5lbs to 50lbs, so I hardly use my free weights at home. But I love hiking and walking my boys. I try to at least get in 4 or 5 miles every day with them on our normal walks to keep us all a bit fitish.
 
I farm too but the farming isn't the hard work. Most of that is done sitting in an air conditioned cab working fingertip controls. It's the changing 1200 lb tires and 96 blades on 1 implement that take the manual labor.
 
caikgoch said:
I farm too but the farming isn't the hard work. Most of that is done sitting in an air conditioned cab working fingertip controls. It's the changing 1200 lb tires and 96 blades on 1 implement that take the manual labor.
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Ah, that's big farming with serious equipment!
 
UR20Z said:
Magic word: Farm

Shovelling shit. Pushing wheelbarrows. Stacking hay. Unstacking hay. Humping feedbags around. Working fences. Chasing strays/escapees. Up and down ladders to the loft. Patching the barn roof. Wrestling with critters that don't want their feet trimmed, meds given, teeth checked. And the list goes on, and on, and on, and on, and on, and on, and........................

When you work with livestock, who the hell needs a gym membership?!?!?!?!?? :)
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Been there and done that. But not so much anymore. Now I just help when needed, more with cutting wood.
But I still run. Retired from running marathons about 4 yrs ago, now just run with friends and maybe a 5k now and then.
 
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