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| Post removed: This post was hidden by a moderator or staff member because it was not in line with site rule | | Try Crossfit | May 31, 2016 |
Hey,
I am sitting on a desk the whole day
However after work I do crossfit.
Xtreme hard, Xtreme cardiovasular, loose weight, feel healthy.
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| Looking out of my office window ... | May 31, 2016 |
Texte Style wrote:
As a cyclist,
... the other day, I saw a middle-aged woman on a bike holding an umbrella and smoking a cigarette. I have to say, I found it strangely impressive.
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Kay Denney 
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TonyTK wrote: Texte Style wrote:
As a cyclist, ... the other day, I saw a middle-aged woman on a bike holding an umbrella and smoking a cigarette. I have to say, I found it strangely impressive.
but was she wearing Lycra?
| | | | | Red Bull and Cigarettes | May 31, 2016 |
TonyTK wrote: Texte Style wrote:
As a cyclist, ... the other day, I saw a middle-aged woman on a bike holding an umbrella and smoking a cigarette. I have to say, I found it strangely impressive.
About 6 years ago I was working in a small town in the far west of China. The county government put on a basketball tournament for which each town sent a team, and I was selected for our city's team. One of my favorite memories of the tournament is the pre-game drive we would take to the arena in the team van, which featured copious Red Bull consumption and half of the team smoking. I too found this strangely impressive, especially as we played pretty well.
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| | | | Tom in London
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I'd say that a translator who wants to stay healthy should do the same as others who have similarly sedentary jobs. A sedentary occupation needs particular care because there is an innate threat unless you compensate by making sure your heart, lungs, muscles etc still get the exercise they need, and that your blood gets energetically pumped around you and freshly oxygenated.
Going around London I get the impression that the most unhealthy-looking people are taxi drivers. The... See more I'd say that a translator who wants to stay healthy should do the same as others who have similarly sedentary jobs. A sedentary occupation needs particular care because there is an innate threat unless you compensate by making sure your heart, lungs, muscles etc still get the exercise they need, and that your blood gets energetically pumped around you and freshly oxygenated.
Going around London I get the impression that the most unhealthy-looking people are taxi drivers. The combination of stress, polluting fumes, and a bad diet are potentially lethal.
I believe Red Bull is banned in some countries. It gets advertised as a "manly" drink. I certainly wouldn't touch it.
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One can of Red Bull contains 80mg of caffeine - equivalent to one cup of coffee. Three years ago, Ross Cooney, 18, from Ireland, died after he shared four cans of Red Bull and played in a basketball match. An inquest into his death ruled that he died from Sudden Adult Death Syndrome.
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| | | | Lingua 5B
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| Sedentary job. | May 31, 2016 |
Tom in London wrote:
Going around London I get the impression that the most unhealthy-looking people are taxi drivers. The combination of stress, polluting fumes, and a bad diet are potentially lethal.
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Yes, but also taxi driving is a sedentary job. They may "consume" 50-100 miles each day, but they haven't moved their bodies from one single spot and one posture/position. That's called "illusion of movement."
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| Mountain biking | May 31, 2016 |
Huw Watkins wrote: I gave up cycling around Cardiff when an irresponsible driver knocked me off my bike writing it and almost me off. It's just too dangerous and life is too short for all the adrenalin-fuelled road rage you experience. I'm placid as anything in a car, but put me on a bycicle and I'm banging car rear windows in no time! It makes you realise how rubbish most drivers are on the roads actually, especially the ones with mobile phones  [Edited at 2016-05-31 09:42 GMT]
Have you tried mountain biking? Wales is the perfect place for it. It doesn't have to be extreme, it's traffic-free and it's much harder work and much more fun than road biking. And if you like it, you might get as obsessed as me.
I ride about 8-10 hours a week and I can eat whatever I want...
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Tom in London wrote: I'd say that a translator who wants to stay healthy should do the same as others who have similarly sedentary jobs. A sedentary occupation needs particular care because there is an innate threat unless you compensate by making sure your heart, lungs, muscles etc still get the exercise they need, and that your blood gets energetically pumped around you and freshly oxygenated. Going around London I get the impression that the most unhealthy-looking people are taxi drivers. The combination of stress, polluting fumes, and a bad diet are potentially lethal. I believe Red Bull is banned in some countries. It gets advertised as a "manly" drink. I certainly wouldn't touch it. QUOTE One can of Red Bull contains 80mg of caffeine - equivalent to one cup of coffee. Three years ago, Ross Cooney, 18, from Ireland, died after he shared four cans of Red Bull and played in a basketball match. An inquest into his death ruled that he died from Sudden Adult Death Syndrome. END OF QUOTE http://tinyurl.com/jzuwycj[Edited at 2016-05-31 16:07 GMT]
Nor would I, and I do hope the sarcasm/amazement was evident in my post--Red Bull and cigarettes has to be about the worst pre-exercise habit you can have.
| | | | Sheila Wilson
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| Potential dangers should always be taken into consideration | May 31, 2016 |
Tom in London wrote:
I'd say that a translator who wants to stay healthy should do the same as others who have similarly sedentary jobs. A sedentary occupation needs particular care because there is an innate threat unless you compensate by making sure your heart, lungs, muscles etc still get the exercise they need, and that your blood gets energetically pumped around you and freshly oxygenated.
However, unless you're following qualified medical advice (i.e. your doctor or specialist rather than some app or other), I imagine that if you've been sedentary AND overweight for a significant length of time then a sudden excess of exercise could be potentially dangerous, if not lethal. Walking for eight hours a day might fall into that category, I'd have thought, unlike a brisk 20-minute walk outside in the fresh air.
I believe Red Bull is banned in some countries. It gets advertised as a "manly" drink. I certainly wouldn't touch it.
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One can of Red Bull contains 80mg of caffeine - equivalent to one cup of coffee. Three years ago, Ross Cooney, 18, from Ireland, died after he shared four cans of Red Bull and played in a basketball match. An inquest into his death ruled that he died from Sudden Adult Death Syndrome.
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My brother only had to finish his son's can, his first-ever taste of the stuff, to end up in intensive care. He'd had extensive surgery for cancer a while before and was still on chemotherapy. Unfortunately, his doctors had neglected to warn him that Red Bull was potentially lethal under those circumstances (or he'd neglected to listen).
| | | | Huw Watkins
United Kingdom
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TOPIC STARTER | Building up to it | May 31, 2016 |
Sheila Wilson wrote:
I imagine that if you've been sedentary AND overweight for a significant length of time then a sudden excess of exercise could be potentially dangerous, if not lethal. Walking for eight hours a day might fall into that category, I'd have thought, unlike a brisk 20-minute walk outside in the fresh air.
Good point! I posted this thread really to try and get some feedback from translators who are doing something like the walking desk. It's part of the research phase really in an attempt to get a bit of benefit of hindsight as it were. I'm in Ukraine until mid-August and am day 2 into an evening walk regime (just back from a nice 2-hour one this evening). My intention now is to build up to the 6 to 8 hours walking desk scenario when I return home to the green, green and very rainy grass of Wales, just by walking outside every evening. Couple this with the very natural food diet inherent to my village situation in Ukraine and hopefully I'll be a few pounds lighter when I get back to the Celtic homelands.
As for GPs, most just say generic stuff like "exercise more", "watch what you eat" although one did recommend short intensity 20-minute work-outs once (the vigorous kind). I think most agree that a couple of hours' walk or 10000 steps is a nice baseline however.
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| I'd be careful with ... | May 31, 2016 |
Huw Watkins wrote:
one did recommend short intensity 20-minute work-outs once (the vigorous kind). I think most agree that a couple of hours' walk or 10000 steps is a nice baseline however.
... high-intensity training (HIT); it's something you need to build up to, although the results are quite impressive (http://www.bbc.com/news/health-17177251). Someone else mentioned Crossfit, which in my experience is for young people, and can even then lead to long-term injury. In addition to walking/cycling/swimming, there are several simple things you can integrate into your daily routine that will help you to stabilise your core muscles (pressups, dynamic tension (http://www.fitday.com/fitness-articles/fitness/exercises/what-is-dynamic-tension.html), which the older ones among us will remember from the Charles Atlas adverts at the back of the Superman comics - along with the kid from Wisconsin who made thousands of dollars selling Xmas cards), the 5 Tibetans (http://www.brainyweightloss.com/5-tibetan-rites.html), a few squats (if your knees are OK). All of this also helps to engender a more fitness-conscious mindset.
FWIW I find the 52-17 method extremely useful in my day-to-day work (http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2014/09/science-tells-you-how-many-minutes-should-you-take-a-break-for-work-17/380369/). It's a bit sad I need it at all, but it certainly boosts my productivity and helps me get through the really onerous stuff. And then, in the 17 minute break, I check a couple of websites, do a few pressups (recommended), have a cigarette (not recommended), even get on the bike and take a spin into town.
As others have said, when it comes to food the key is to not buy the crappy stuff in the first place (I'm genetically programmed to eat all and any cake in the house). And when it comes to exercise, work your way up bit by bit. Don't overdo it. Keep your form. One good pressup is far better than 10 twisted, groaning ones.
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| | | | | Post removed: This post was hidden by a moderator or staff member because it was not in line with site rule | Huw Watkins
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For some strange reason your post was removed - but I got the email. I agree, it's about enjoying it now. I have enjoyed walking this week and will certainly continue. Thanks for your advice!
I suspect I shall enjoy working while working too mind, but let's see...
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