A casual glance around this site’s content, a quick perusal of the comments, and a snap judgment produced thereof, would leave most people believing that we’re all a bunch of drunks. In fact, even an in-depth quantitative analysis of the posts would probably come out smelling like a beer bath. Latenight Thursdays, Swordfight Tuesdays, and the occasional 3-martini lunch all add up to lots of fun, but will also leave you with a rapidly deteriorating immune system and a hollow bank account.
I’m writing this because I’m sick. Not “sick” like “sick and tired of it all,” I’m just a little under the weather. Feeling this way is a slap in the face reminder of how fragile our health can be, and it always makes me vow to be a better, more healthy person on the other side of the chest cold gauntlet. With that mentality, I went to the gym this morning in an attempt to blast away the remnants of my bird flu. “Not so much,” said the bird flu, “you are an idiot.”
I may be an idiot, but at least I tried. My question for the audience is this: what do you all do to counteract all the hooch and barbecue? Do we have any runners, cyclists, or otherwise active people on here? Let’s get a fresh take on “the lifestyle.”
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I exercise by tossing pink flamingoes all over the Lawn.
that photo is called “florida bird flu.”
carry on.
I go to the gym just about every day for an hour or two. Do 20-30 minutes of cardio, lift weights (today was shoulders - I hate shoulder-days), play raquetball at least once a week.
THEN I go get stupid-drunk
used to do bikram yoga, which had the duel effect of making me super fit and causing me to drink less (the last thing you want to do after sweating your ass off is take a shot of bourbon), so I was in better shape that year than I was running track in high school.
these days I just eat healthy (and by healthy i mean dinner made from scratch, grass fed beef with lots of local veggies healthy and not butter is bad so lean cuisine frozen dinners work in a pinch “healthy”), and walk my dog. all the time. but i sure don’t look as fabulous as i did doing yoga (nor do i sleep as well or have as much energy… i know, i will go back eventually).
that and i walk everywhere.
Weights. Power-walking on a treadmill (knees angry; mean to ThatGrrl if she tries anything above a fast walk). And, gotta love this! http://www.cnn.com/HEALTH/blogs/paging.dr.gupta/2008/01/trading-exercise-for-alcohol.html So exercise AND drink up! But not at the same time. Spill-age.
i do theater, so i don’t eat dinner or sleep for weeks at a time then i go build sets and play with power tools. um, right.
really, i don’t have a lot of extra time in my day, but i do walk to work (and walk my dog lots) and do yoga to try and stay healthy despite the insanity of my schedule. and when i’m not in a show i’m in dance classes.
I don’t think there’s any correlation between working out and getting better. The best way to deal with being sick is to fast and avoid strenuous activity.
I get most of my exercise following around oy, lilith and silmo from bar to bar.
I run some. if anyone wants to get faster i”ll make you a personalized training plan for $15 per week. sign up and impress your friends and loved ones.
I take a brisk walk 4-6 days each week, 30-60 minutes/day. No need for fancy sporting attire or an expensive gym membership, just a decent pair of running shoes. You can do it practically anywhere, it’s easy on the joints, provides good cardio, and really relaxes me in a meditative, reflective way. Also, when I get really sick (not “I’ve got the sniffles” sick), I hibernate. Literally. I’ll sleep for days on end while my immune system fights the enemy. I find it greatly reduces the length of an illness, be it cold or flu. Also, a general lack of sleep will really weaken your immune system, so eat, drink, be merry, and sleep in.
Oh gawd, is Smiley that crazy Jogging guy? anyone got a linky-poo?
I run trails generally to keep in shape, I got one of those Nike+ things for Christmas and I love it. Plus snowboarding in winter is fun and pretty good exercise. As far as when I’m sick though…yeah I pretty much park it on the couch and don’t move…and I drink lots of orange juice. I’ve been wanting to try the bikram yoga, wheres a good place to go for that? is it expensive?
Not to get all pluggy or anything, but we’re doing a free running club with Charlottesville Running Company .. just 5k fun runs on Tuesdays, nothing serious — I’ve never run a 5k in my life (5k total is probably more like it), but I’m going to give it a shot, and then drink afterwards.. we got a couple dozen people already, first run is this Tuesday 6pm .. http://www.cvillessc.org/running
Amazingly, I rarely get sick. Like really rarely. In that case, I just take multivitamins, drink OJ and wait it out.
I’ve recently decided to be active after several years of inactivity. just trying to eat well, run and go hiking a few times a month, do situps, pushups, etc a few times a week. But mostly I get drunk and dance, occasionally walking a mile to and from said dancing spots. This probably explains my soft midsection.
here’s my workout:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-WnJfW1O6p4
@ 13: i just signed up!
Dancing is my second favorite form of exercise. Try as I might, I’ve never been able to reproduce these maneuvers. Perhaps that’s a good thing.
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linkypoo
yeaayyy Street !!
@ 17 - Oy that is incredible. I thought it was satire but its real. Notice how everyone who buys this toy also buys L Ron Hubbard books. hmmm.
@17, 19 OMG. They really do link you to a ton of L.Ron Hubbard books for that toy! Does that mean all the TSA employees are really Scientologists? Or that the Scientologists want your children to be TSA employees?
I go to the downtown ACAC four to five times a week. I spend fifteen minutes trying to park, eight minutes opening every single large locker that doesn’t have a lock on it only to find that each one is already occupied (assholes! Use a lock or put a “do not disturb” sign on the door and save us all a lot of heart ache), then I change, pausing to admire the 87 pounds of fat I have recently added to my abdomen, next it’s off to the second floor via the stairs which is kind of an exercise machine but without moving parts. I stretch my damaged feet for ten minutes then hit the weights. I do 100 reps on the stomach crunching stand-up-and-bend-over weight machine (umm, wow that’s quite a description), then I move onto the heavy stuff. My weight training consists of one set on a single machine; whatever machine is free. Then I take a break; grab a towel, and a quick drink from the bubbler (aka fountain). Next I begin my cardio by walking over to the elliptical machines, shaking my head in disbelief that no matter what time of day I arrive they are always occupied, and sitting down. It is at this point that I untangle my earphones. Seven minutes later and with unconnected earphones dangling from my ears, I mount an elliptical. I begin by lowering the volume on the TV, and then I plug in the phones, and click through 23 stations until I get MSNBC or CNN or the News Hour. I press “Quick Start,” jack the baby up to 12, and work it until thirty minutes have passed and the machine says “You have exceeded your allotted time.” With that I dismount and wander the track for ten minutes as I cool down. I stretch for two minutes, make my way to the locker room, gather my gear, and head to my car. I spend three minutes walking to my car, 8-13 seconds handing over my stupid parking ticket-thing, and eight minutes driving home. Once home I fetch my mail, walk into the kitchen, and open my letter from ACAC telling me they are raising my membership fee, again.
@12 The Bikram Yoga studio is on 5th St SE off the downtown mall (the last side street heading towards Water St before you hit the transit center, Melting Pot is at the end of it). Lizie and Michaela are the owners and they are amazing! I recommend starting out with the 30 day unlimited trial ($70). Be sure to try and go five days in a row when you first start, as it takes about 4 days for your body to acclimate to the heat - after that first week, the rest of the month try and go 4-5 times a week and you will be completely addicted by the end of the month, not to mention feel great. After that you only need to go 3 times a week to maintain, more to improve. It seems expensive, but the classes are 90 minutes long (so 50% longer than most studios).
http://www.bikramyogacville.com
Haven’t been sick in years. Drink and smoke more. Stay off the vitamins and Airborne. Now would be a great time for Vegas!
I mostly agree with Yupster, I think I established my position on this in some other thread, but I highly endorse the Sunday hike. Historically, it has been inspired by someone in my apartment building having ridiculously loud sex, and my need to get as far away from it as humanly possible. In the absence of loud sex around me, it’s still kind of pleasant.
wait a second… lilith and yupster agree? without sarcasm? it’s armageddon VII.
and I counted only ONE exclamation point….def Armageddon VII mc
We’re holding hands right now.
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I spend way too much time working out, cause I hate sitting around and feeling fat. Lift 5-6 days a week for 90 minutes. Running 3-4 miles twice a week (I’m a big 5K fan). Spin class once a week (or biking when its warm out). Kickball and dodgeball (you’d be surprised how strenuous this is) every Sunday. The occasional hike. A day of yard work now and again. I even did my first sprint triathlon last summer…definitely plan on doing it again.
I pretty much eat plain chicken breasts, tuna, anything with whole grains, and protein shakes, usually with one really unhealthy meal a week to treat myself.
It’s a lot of work, but you know what? I look REALLY fucking good, and I never get sick. So everyone should take after me.
Back in my younger days, I used to exercise a lot and was pretty fit. And I almost never got sick. Maybe I’ll get back into some day, but until then…here’s a couple of things I used to do to get my heart rate up. Try em if you’re looking for something new.
Next time you’re out running, try only breathing through your nose.
Along the same lines, try holding your breath for certain distances (can be done with walking too). I.e. I’m 100 yards from my house, I will try to make it there in 5 breaths.
Dude. I totally give up. I mean, what the hell?
30: Give up on what, B-yo? Was the cafeteria lame tonight?
/meant to make it out; fell asleep for awhile on accident
you don’t wanna hear about it. happy birthday to?!?!?(i heard the refrain all night at work with the darn birthday peoples….)
?(hee hee)
they were drunkk.
as in sitting at the bar before it opened(at 5) and then talkin to everyone at ten. until one. good times for them.
b yo! get real!!! these are the slowest two weeks in cville for bars… have I ever led you wrong in the past? watch NOT next week but the week after… enjoy the lull and play what you like… because you know Brittneys coming back soon. XO
Hmmmm.. where to post my gratuitous last comment of the night? I guess here will do as well as anywhere, and maybe someone will beat it. I keep in shape by staying up till all hours of the night. In case no one had noticed. ‘Yo, better crowds next week, my friend. And if the crowds won’t come to ‘yo, then we’ll bring ‘yo to the crowds!
Don’t overlook the physiological benefits of good barstool posture. A healthy spine is might fine. And optimal alcohol absorption is promoted by an unobstructed vertical path from mouth to stomach. So sit up straight, like Mother said. Peace out and night’all.
I’ll never forget the bar stool posture of the art student gals in college…
@34, Eduardo, when you say “these are the slowest two weeks in cville for bars… ” do you mean last week and this week, or this week and next week? Just curious…
doof: the weekend before spring break and the weekend after are slow
Street: that was 2:19 of pure joy
Tim: you oughtta be on Sally Jesse cuz you’re addicted to exercise
lillith: what building did you used to live in? I need a place to hike to Sunday mornings…
Byo: word is it’s been REALLLLLY slow for everyone. Don’t feel bad. Was out w/ Doof the other night and Oy was the only customer in the whole place.
Tim:You look REALLY fucking good but you need to do some waxing. And get a tan. Then you will be like a fucking porn star. For realsy.
But anyhoo, I used to be in a local club where they run and drink beer. It’s fun but needs new people. We should take it over.
I did not know this. I am sooo not “industry” enough.
In other news… who is this guy talking about? Any OXOnians care to speculate?
@41 thats AMAZING!
My fav tho scary one is the long fantasy about a gal at Bodo’s. Sometimes it’s hard to tell which ones are put-ons and which ones really are sadsacks writing into the internet thinking some actual woman will email them for their trouble if the say they “wished they had said hi”.
http://charlottesville.craigslist.org/mis/587178207.html
The art show at 2nd Street is great. Can’t remember the last art show in Cville that got my attention like that one. They are large woodblock-style prints, like in old modern novel, WPA-style, of current war, politics, etc. It’s under Live Arts, next to the Box, but I am not just cliquing. It really is the only Charlottesville show I’ve been interested enough in to glower every picture. When I went last night the curator and the artist were giving the most unbelievably long and boring and self-congratulatory speeches, par for the course I guess, but it blocked off all of the gallery except for the first two pictures. Went back today and saw the rest. Great, moving stuff. His technique is not genius, but the subject matter is just so strong. He loves to fill up every corner, even the skies are blotches and hatches everywhere they are not smoke and fire. The size of the prints is effective too. About 4′ x 8′ or so. In the book of the show they are smaller of course, but also the reproductions are not so well adjusted (they are too +dark, -contrast, -sharp, was my impression). In person is the way to see it.
@ 41: that’s me or Gina
@43: that’s my friend Jessie (the girl not the writer)
looks like someone spotted some villainettes Friday night:
http://charlottesville.craigslist.org/mis/599887554.html
I like running for exercise. It helps me feel when I’ve been eating poorly or drinking to much, so there’s some positive feedback.
The running club sounds like fun (either Chad’s or shenanigans’), as long as I don’t have to drink beer from a shoe.
We only make you drink out of shoes if you show up in brand new ones.
And p.s. you gotta pay to be in Chad’s club.
@22, thanks for the info, I think ill check that place out..
Chad’s running club is free from what I remember.
shen: are you kidding? do you really work at Bodo’s? Can you tell me why there are never any black people in there? Solve that mystery.
Hey! Someone is running around with my personality! Whoever showed that guy their red panties needs to call me…we are long lost twins.
@ 50: No, not me, my friend. And bagels, that ’s something white people like.
shenanigans: the running club is free.. that’s what I stated in the post, and on the website.
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