How Do Geeks Exercise? 1806
An anonymous reader writes "I have always been thin but all the sitting in front of the PC is taking its toll now that I'm getting older. I have begun to get a little heavier around the waist. I don't eat a lot but the weight seems to stay on these days. Most of the time I don't have the luxury of just getting out of the house/office. And being an introvert, I'm not enamored of the idea of exercising in full view of *shudder* people. I regularly do press-ups (60 per night) and sit-ups (30 per night) and some fetching and carrying, but that is all and these days it isn't enough. I need a solid and effective routine that will tone all my muscle groups efficiently. Do any Slashdotters have a regular workout routine that can be performed in the privacy of the home to stave off those pounds?"
Get outside (Score:5, Funny)
Sex (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Sex (Score:5, Funny)
The question was:
"Do any Slashdotters have a regular workout routine that can be performed in the privacy of the home to stave off those pounds?"
Re:get out of the house (Score:3, Funny)
What I meant to say: there is no reason you need to exercise in your house.
Left foot braking (Score:5, Funny)
This way my left leg/foot gets more exercise when driving an automatic, otherwise a heavy clutch does the trick.
Re:Martial arts (Score:5, Funny)
They're cool enough to do in front of other people, no matter how bad you are, and you have something to show off to your friends.
You've never been beatten up by a twelve year old girl, have you? Say, while testing for my yellow belt. Err, your yellow belt.
aerobic keyboard (Score:3, Funny)
If someone has not patented it already, I put the Idea of an aerobic keyboard and aerobic editor into the public domain! An aerobic keyboard's keys are huge, can be activated by arms an feet and require large leg and arm movements to press them. Such a keyboard will allow a geek to continue to edit while doing his exercises!
Of course specialized editors will be used to take advantage of the aerobic keyboard. I can hardly wait till emacs is modified for the aerobic keyboard, but I expect some atheists will want to use vi.
How do I publish this idea so no one else can patent it? Or is there prior art?
Re:Bike to work (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Sex (Score:1, Funny)
Monica?
Re:Bike to work (Score:5, Funny)
Just bike home from work, instead?
Re:Well not quite, BUT... (Score:5, Funny)
#3 - Find a local swimming pool, strap on a pair of rollerblades, get a bicycle.
I actually tried this and found I worked up a sweat very quickly. But a word of warning -- when cycling with rollerblades in a swimming pool, stay in the shallow end. The deep can be treacherous and the bike will weigh you down like you wouldn't believe.
Re:Popeye Arms (Score:1, Funny)
Oh...
Re:Well not quite, BUT... (Score:5, Funny)
#5 - Once you take care of the "introverted" problem... get a girlfriend and do a lot of the world's #1 calorie-burning exercise.
Your girlfriend makes you take her shopping too, eh? I don't care what she says -- the only thing getting thinner is my wallet.
Re:Well not quite, BUT... (Score:5, Funny)
If you're in it for the calories, you might as well jog(which burns 286 calories per half hour) as opposed to sex(which burns 173 per half hour).
That's not very impressive sex.
Do what I do... (Score:1, Funny)
1. Go to park
2. Turn on PSP/DS
3. Walk & Play
4. ???
5. Profit!
Sure you'll keep bumping into people (and trees) in the beginning, but in time you'll manage to subconsciously evade them.
Another theory is that they learned to evade me...
Re:Bike to work (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Three Exercises, No Equipment (Score:3, Funny)
Hindu push-ups, Hindu squats, back bridge. For more information: http://cbass.com/Furey.htm [cbass.com] [cbass.com].
That was not the kama sutra link I was looking for...
Re:Bike to work (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Bike to work (Score:5, Funny)
Have you considered selling your body to science? I mean by studying the way you can spend 3000 to 4000 calories while eating only 1200 calories could lead to a perpetual machine or something!
Re:Bike to work (Score:5, Funny)
The minimum caloric needs of your 380 lb corpulence are ~2700 calories/day. Any less than that and your body starts raiding your fat rolls like your raid bakery rolls.
You are full of shit; that may explain your obesity.
Re:Bike to work (Score:3, Funny)
you'd find you're more likely to get hit by a car when you're in one rather than on a bicycle
Not in Beijing.
Re:Well not quite, BUT... (Score:5, Funny)
#3 - Find a local swimming pool, strap on a pair of rollerblades, get a bicycle.
I don't know what sport you're describing there, but it sounds pretty sweet.
Re:I literally hate exercise (Score:3, Funny)
I'm surprised it took this long for someone to admit this. Most likely it's just some form of self-selection bias, but damn it makes slashdot look like the healthiest community on the net.
The only sports I ever enjoyed are ones you might find in a pub, mainly pool and darts (it's a sport, ok? Even the UK recognizes that). At most, an occasional game of football with my high school friends, although even that gets old soon. But fuck me with a spiked running shoe if I have to run further than the line of sight, or risk killing myself while pedaling the horrid invention that is the bicycle. The gym, of course, ranks somewhere below the dentist's office in terms of places I'd like to be.
Maybe I should buy myself a 70s Alfa Romeo. Certainly the motivation to push it to a garage as quickly as possible will be there.
Let me translate that for us true nerds (Score:5, Funny)
cosin() is more fun than sin()...
Re:Bike to work (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Martial arts (Score:1, Funny)
About as well as your brown pants test, right?
Re:Bike to work (Score:5, Funny)
Oh, wait...
Re:Bike to work (Score:4, Funny)
You are full of shit; that may explain your obesity.
Reminds me of one of my favorite quotes from the TV show "Scrubs" by Dr. Cox:
"Well here's the deal you are what you eat so you clearly must have gone out and devoured a big fat guy!"
Re:Bike to work (Score:5, Funny)
Methamphetamine (Score:2, Funny)
Might not tone your muscles, but it'll keep the weight down.
Re:Well not quite, BUT... (Score:1, Funny)
I'd rather exercise with 2 hours of sex than 1 hour of jogging.
Re:You are probably pre-diabetic (Score:3, Funny)
Go go gadget k5 flashback :) Love your fiction sir!
Re:Bike to work (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Technical explanation; didn't rtfa. (Score:4, Funny)
(Disclaimer: I'm no scientist. Well, a computer scientist. But that doesn't apply here.)
Don't you mean "Damn it, I'm a computer scientist, not a doctor"?
Re:Let me translate that for us true nerds (Score:2, Funny)
your cousin is more fun than sin?
Re:Let me translate that for us true nerds (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Bike to work (Score:3, Funny)
Somehow, the thought of everyone carrying a portable nuclear reactor seems a bit bisturbing.
How about a Mr Fusion in every car?
Speaking of which, the 80s called, where IS my flying car?
Re:Three Exercises, No Equipment (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Bike to work (Score:4, Funny)
It's not like it's a disease, bad in anyway, or meaning that one does not enjoy being outside. It's probably different for everyone - for me it means that I don't like being in crowds and am more likely to relax being alone or with (a few) close friends.
You know what would be great ? All us introverts should get together some time. No party people allowed. And then we'll have a party. In other news, I may need medication :P
Re:Bike to work (Score:1, Funny)
Get them to install a shower and be 10 minutes early. My work has a full bathroom for this, and they even supply a personal trainer once a week!
Why do you need a personal trainer for the bathroom?
Re:Bike to work (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Technical explanation; didn't rtfa. (Score:2, Funny)
Bottom line:
You forgot something:
There, fixed it for ya.