Thread: shiftwork and exercise

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?

My exersize is taken care of by my job but Ive used the following when IVe been on wierdo shifts...

Walking to the shops after parking as far away as practicable
riding to the public transport
getting on and off 2 stops from where I need to
doing a set of reps of pushup, squats and situps prior to and after each rest break.

Ive got some others but they require you to be able to stop work for about a minute at a time based on how often you do stupid things swear or walk past a certain point.

Hey dobbo,
depends on what your into and what turns you on, f you like walking the dog, walk further that around the block,
if you like running ( if man, or woman , was meant to run they'd have four legs.) go for a run,
get a bike and ride to work, your near a beach get a surf ski and go for a paddle.

Anything that increases your heart rate can be classed as exercise.



john

Simple , get of ya chair and stay away from the forum

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?

alot of the big gym's will give you a key for after hours training a mate used to do that,what hours do you work?

Greg

a good skipping rope costs about $15. just keep at it untill you can skip at a good rate for 10 mins.

then you can turn it up buy skipping as hard as you can for 3 mins have a 30 sec brake and do over for about 6 -9 rounds.

alot of good exercises can be done at home with a basic bench and free weights.

go to a personal trainer and get them to do a program and show you the correct techniques. then check in about every 6 weeks.

stay fit stay well.

i know shiftwork sucks ass but you just need to train your mind to get into a routine

serg

Originally Posted by rangieman

Simple , get of ya chair and stay away from the forum

I am not on a chair, I try and exercise as much as possible but with working 2.5hrs from home on top of a rotating roster plus little kiddies


there is only 24hrs in the day, I have tried the sleep on train bullshyte and spend the remaining 10hrs of the day doing productive things, but I am seeing myself...................

well any suggestions, a kayak would be great but I cannot look take kiddies on a Kayak

Originally Posted by uninformed

a good skipping rope costs about $15. just keep at it untill you can skip at a good rate for 10 mins.

then you can turn it up buy skipping as hard as you can for 3 mins have a 30 sec brake and do over for about 6 -9 rounds.

alot of good exercises can be done at home with a basic bench and free weights.

go to a personal trainer and get them to do a program and show you the correct techniques. then check in about every 6 weeks.

stay fit stay well.

i know shiftwork sucks ass but you just need to train your mind to get into a routine

serg

I'll be doing this I think

Catch the train to work and walk the whole way.



Cheers
Simon