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"Fitness Freaks?"

:) Having just insulted you I'm now hoping you'll be helpful :P

Anyone who has seen my pic on Special Observe will probably notice I'm what you'd call "overweight" and probably bordering on obese actually. Before the "who ate all the pies" etc joke replies start I'd point out that it's not all from overeating but something else as well, but that's not relevant.

Going off tracks...

If I wanted a piece of exercise equipment what would be best out of:

treadmill
exercise bike

From what little I have read I know that rowing machines are supposed to be quite good, as are these eliptical trainer things...but I want to start gentle.

The only gym in town is £35 a month so I figure that I may as well just buy my own stuff....swimming is also no good to me because without my glasses on I'm as shortsighted as...erm a very shortsighted person. With my glasses on I can't go underwater or wear goggles so my eyes soon end up hurting like hell...

Also if anyone knows any good online stores for the stuff, 'cause only Argos sells it where I live, though they seem to have a lot of stuff available.

Anyone?

The bike don't just do the legs you seamen stain

Excersize bike - legs
Row boat thing - upper body

But come on, be real... youre not going to lose weight.

Hohoho.

Paradox: wrote:
> As in JJB sports who own all those sports shops? They have gyms?

Yes, they are top quality as well.

Who ate all the pies? No no. None of that now. :¬P

Heh, I just joined a gym last week.

Start eating more fruit and veg the first thing. Eat fruit instead of any snacks. It's a shame about the swimming excuse as it's the best form of excercise you can do. Running is to much for a first timer. It fuks you up badly.

Your best bet is an exercise bike. You don't have to go at ridiculous speeds just do it daily for a couple of hours at a steady speed.

Fatty.

How about that hug?

Walking to Uni is a no go H20, it takes 35 mins in a car and involves going on a motorway and a bypass. It's technically possible to walk it I suppose, but I want to be a bit fitter and not dead.

MoJoJoJo wrote:
> "I pressume your gym is also a sports centre?"
>
> In the whole four years I've been into working out, I've never been
> to one single REAL gym which is also a sports centre. A gym's a gym.
> Leisure centre gyms aren't gymns, they're places for old women to go.

I live in Edinburgh and in the big cities we have buildings that are SO big we can have swimming pools, gyms, tennis courts, squash courts, climbing walls and more all under one roof! Strange I know but one day, when you leave the farm house you'll see the big world.

Hug?

Cubist, unless you are short sighted yourself or have eye problems then I don't think you can judge how valid the reasoning is. I might try find out about prescription goggles but the lenses for my glasses were expensive - different people need different prescriptions and depending on what your problem is the price varies massively...

Thanks for all the input though everyone.