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[muikabochi]

Zillions of tennis courts.
Very very few squash courts. None that I know of within 50km of me.

[TubbyBeaverinho]

tennis definitely. I dunno where there is a squash court

[Man_In_Japan]

sq cube in yokohama

[thursday]

squash is rather dangerous if you play with a novice.

I prefer not to play.

[1]

Thanks for that Rob, might look it up.
Would love to get back into squash.
Great exercise is squash.

[Man_In_Japan]

Squash is awesome fun - a good work out, but as long as you warm up/down properly, you should be ok.

[Jynxx]

Good advise Rob.
Plenty of stretching before you play, and warm down IS important.
Helps using a ball that bounces a little more (I forgot which but it has dots on the ball to tell) if you are a beginner .

[Man_In_Japan]

Blue dot - I think. I tend to use the double yellow now.

[snowjunky]

A little story for those that can remember their first time at the Gym

A Week at the Gym

Dear Diary:

For my fiftieth birthday this year, my wife (the dear) purchased a week of personal training at the local health club for me. Although I am still in great shape since playing on my school football team 30 yrs ago, I decided it would be a good idea to go ahead and give it a try.

Called the club and made my reservation with a personal trainer named Belinda, who identified herself as a 26 yr. old aerobics instructor and model for athletic clothing and swimwear. My wife seemed pleased with my enthusiasm to get started! The club encouraged me to keep a diary to chart my progress.

MONDAY:

Started my day at 6:00am.
Tough to get out of bed, but it was well worth it when I arrived at the health club to find Belinda waiting for me. She was something of a Greek goddess -- with blonde hair, dancing eyes and a dazzling white smile.
Woo Hoo!!!!!

Belinda gave me a tour and showed me the machines. She took my pulse after 5 minutes on the treadmill. She was alarmed that my pulse was so fast, but I attributed it to standing next to her in her Lycra aerobics outfit. I enjoyed watching the skillful way in which she conducted her aerobics class after my workout today.
Very inspiring, Belinda was encouraging as I did my sit-ups, although my gut was already aching from holding it in the whole time she was around. This is going to be a FANTASTIC week!!

TUESDAY:
I drank a whole pot of coffee, but I finally made it out the door. Belinda made me lie on my back and push a heavy iron bar into the air, and then she put weights on it! My legs were a little wobbly on the treadmill, but I made the full mile. Belinda's rewarding smile made it all worthwhile. I feel GREAT!! It's a whole new life for me.

WEDNESDAY:

The only way I can brush my teeth is by laying on the toothbrush on the counter and moving my mouth back and forth over it. I believe I have a hernia in both pectorals. Driving was OK as long as I didn't try to steer or stop. Belinda was impatient with me, insisting that my screams bothered other club members. Her voice is a little too perky for early in the morning and when she scolds, she gets this nasally whine that is VERY annoying.

My chest hurts when I got on the treadmill, so Belinda put me on the stair monster. Why the hell would anyone invent a machine to simulate an activity rendered obsolete by elevators? Belinda told me it would help me get in shape and enjoy life. She said some other shit too.


THURSDAY:

Belinda was waiting for me with her vampire-like teeth exposed as her thin, cruel lips were pulled back in a full snarl. I couldn't help being a half an hour late; it took me that long to tie my shoes. Belinda took me to work out with dumbbells. When she was not looking, I ran and hid in the men's room. She sent Lars to find me, then, as punishment, put me on the rowing machine -- which I sank.

FRIDAY:

I hate that bitch Belinda more than any human being
has ever hated any other human being in the history of the world. Stupid, skinny, anemic little cheerleader. If there were a part of my body I could move without unbearable pain, I would beat her with it. Belinda wanted me to work on my triceps. I don't have any triceps! And if you don't want dents in the floor, don't hand me the *&%#(#&**!!@*@ Barbells or anything that weighs more than a sandwich. (Which I am sure you learned in the sadist school you attended and graduated magna cum laude from.)
The treadmill flung me off and I landed on a health and nutrition teacher. Why couldn't it have been someone softer, like the drama coach or the choir director?

SATURDAY:

Belinda left a message on my answering machine
in her grating, shrilly voice wondering why I did not show up today. Just hearing her made me want to smash the machine with my planner. However, I lacked the strength to even use the TV remote and ended up catching eleven straight hours of the Weather Channel.

SUNDAY:

I'm having the Church van pick me up for services today so I can go and thank GOD that this week is over. I will also pray that next year, my wife (the witch), will choose a gift for me that is fun -- like a root canal or a vasectomy.

[stemik]

that is quite funny!

I think the hardest thing about jogging is putting your sneakers on

[panhead_pete]

One of the big differences for me is I dont fall down many times when I jog.....

[Go Native]

I truly hate exercise just for the sake of excercise and health. I love outdoor sports like skiing, hiking, kayaking and such but you couldn't get me to spend more than 5 minutes in a gym without me probably throwing something at someone. I'm not fit and definitely more than a little overweight but I couldn't really care less. Skiing powder is almost effortless anyway!

[Mamabear]

I am frustrated.
I was doing an hour a day minimum - swimming, hill sprints, power walks, bike, weights, shadow boxing. Some days I managed morning and night and did 3 hours. But since my surgery I am getting tired just washing my hair - seriously. And I am not allowed to drive.
I am really missing the exercise endorphins and can not wait to get back into it!

I am post surgery day two - can you imagine what I am going to be like by next week. Tearing my hair out.

[sand]

600 Cal per hour sounds reasonable, but surely that is for 1 hour of continuous skiing. In an hour I would be lucky to get in 25 min, with the other 35 in a reasonable gondola

[Ewok 2]

a variety of options and they do free running.

[TubbyBeaverinho]

Looks like they are doing it on some council estate in England......obviously had armed guards to stop the local chavs from knifing them while upside down!

[thursday]

safe to say that they tehemselves are chavs too.

[snowhuntress]

Originally Posted By: Mamabear

I am frustrated.
I was doing an hour a day minimum - swimming, hill sprints, power walks, bike, weights, shadow boxing. Some days I managed morning and night and did 3 hours. But since my surgery I am getting tired just washing my hair - seriously. And I am not allowed to drive.
I am really missing the exercise endorphins and can not wait to get back into it!

I am post surgery day two - can you imagine what I am going to be like by next week. Tearing my hair out.

I'm hearing you MB - I am struggling big time with my lung/heart condition and miss my cardio fitness I used to have and the hardest thing for me is the weight gain YUCK!!!! Skiing on the other hand LOVE IT - As long as I had a face mask on to stop cold air into the lungs and didn't stress my lungs I could go all day AND DID and I lost weight!!! Maybe that is the answer just follow the snow around all year .

[Mamabear]

Oh now you are talking Snowhuntress!!!
It would be nice to be independently wealthy, buy a little place in 3 or 4 resorts world wide and just ski from January to December and repeat!

[grungy-gonads]

Quote:

I think the hardest thing about jogging is putting your sneakers on

That's just silly really.