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

tennis definitely. I dunno where there is a squash court

sq cube in yokohama

squash is rather dangerous if you play with a novice.

I prefer not to play.

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

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

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 .

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

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.

that is quite funny!

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

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

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!

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.

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

a variety of options and they do free running.

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!

safe to say that they tehemselves are chavs too.

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 .

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!

That's just silly really.