shiftwork and exercise

Dobbo

Get into interval training. Be it bikes/running etc. Makes a huge difference. Avoid gyms, rip off. Get a spin bike, and do 3 to 4 sessions per week, in the comfort of your own home.

5 minute warm up. then 20 minutes going at 8 seconds flat out then 12 seconds easy pace then continue for 20 minutes, then warm down for 5. When u get some cardiovascular fitness going, start doing endurance rides doing 40 minutes at 80 - 120 rpm, including warm up and warm down. Get some bike knicks and a gel seat, an mp3 and forget the world for 40 minutes.

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Originally Posted by landyfromanuthaland

Ah, whats excercise? I have heard that 20 mins walking around the clothes line is all u need, this is all fine if u have a hills hoist, if u have one of those stretch me out lines it could prove a problem, shiftwork and excerise unfortunately dont go hand in hand but there is no doubt a way for u to sleep and stay fit

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Ah, come on, who can walk around a hills hoist? If I'm out there for twenty minutes I'm going to be swinging.

Cheers
Simon

:eek: Exercise?? I walk from car to my chair, my chair to the coffee, from the coffee to my chair , then my chair and the car :eek:

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Originally Posted by MrsMcRover

:eek: Exercise?? I walk from car to my chair, my chair to the coffee, from the coffee to my chair , then my chair and the car :eek:

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Flippers!:D

Sorry
Simon

:wasntme:

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Originally Posted by abaddonxi

Flippers!:D

Sorry
Simon

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Almost...:Rolling::Rolling::Rolling::Rolling:

No Serious note. Just walking more does wonders....

to save you the effort of getting spin bike right off I just happen to have an adaptor do hicky that will let you mount any bike on a roller frame..

now that I have finally gotten the clearance from the docs to start pushing my legs properly I no longer need it and your welcom to borrow it to see how you go with riding.

Hard work....Firewood, gardening, shoveling, digging holes, drinking:angel:, go help you mates, how's your garden, house need renovating, just stop being lazy and you'll be fine;)don't sleep so much:o

I work a 2x12 roster, so got a fair idea:D

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Originally Posted by dobbo

Whats the secret, sport is out of the question due to work commitments

Gym's are not open at odd hours when I get home from work and I'm not going to work stinking

Walking around the block with the dog just isn't enough

Are there any fit people on the forum and are they shiftworkers?

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I'm lucky. My work has an olympic pool, and gym, tennis courts, basket ball courts, fields and the 2-300 acres is surrounded by bush which makes a good running circuit or we take a quick drive down to homebush and ride the bike circuits. Because of all of these facilities.... I come home and exercise my fingers using the keyboard. :(

Oh, and no I'm not a shift worker... when I'm awake then I'm at work - except school holidays.

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Originally Posted by Slunnie

I'm lucky. My work has an olympic pool, and gym, tennis courts, basket ball courts, fields and the 2-300 acres is surrounded by bush which makes a good running circuit or we take a quick drive down to homebush and ride the bike circuits. Because of all of these facilities.... I come home and exercise my fingers using the keyboard. :(

Oh, and no I'm not a shift worker... when I'm awake then I'm at work - except school holidays.

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We can't all work in the riches school/community in the world:p

I had a teacher fall asleep at the blackboard mid writing of a maths assignment once, funny as:D

Dobbo can't help with the exercise, closest i've been to exercise is this thread:angel:

Baz.

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Originally Posted by Redback

We can't all work in the riches school/community in the world:p

I had a teacher fall asleep at the blackboard mid writing of a maths assignment once, funny as:D

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Goes to show you how stimulating it was :p