tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8764541874043694159.post2132554802283408972..comments2024-03-29T09:34:18.837+00:00Comments on Coppola Comment: A dangerous EdenFrances Coppolahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09399390283774592713noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8764541874043694159.post-68236192703196892512021-08-11T21:24:28.696+01:002021-08-11T21:24:28.696+01:00In fact, the machines needs energy so you can exer...In fact, the machines needs energy so you can exert yourself against. Mother Earth provides gravity for weight lifting but not for astronauts. So they nedd the COLBERT machine.<br />https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/station/behindscenes/colberttreadmill.html Jacques René Giguèrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08044522160459914143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8764541874043694159.post-4480223326190914862017-04-06T09:29:37.455+01:002017-04-06T09:29:37.455+01:00"But as far as I know, no-one has yet tried t..."But as far as I know, no-one has yet tried to harness the physical energy that thousands of people waste every day in gyms up and down the country"<br /><br />A lot of mid range Cardio Vascular gym equipment uses the kinetic energy to power the LED displays, although maybe not the stuff you see at the more expensive gyms. <br /><br />But did you know that Playground Equipment manufacturers have been toying with this idea for a while as a means of getting kids more active: -<br /><br />https://www.theguardian.com/media-network/media-network-blog/2014/may/19/playground-energy-founder-hristo-alexievAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8764541874043694159.post-55166354448966067462017-04-05T14:22:10.714+01:002017-04-05T14:22:10.714+01:00Back in the 50's when doing manual work some o...Back in the 50's when doing manual work some of my workmates had been born in the Victorian age. Compared to them many of our young men today, including professional football players, are wilting flowers.Demetriushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17198549581667363991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8764541874043694159.post-43582011051800905352017-04-05T11:19:50.221+01:002017-04-05T11:19:50.221+01:00Oh, and the British Heart Foundation report I link...Oh, and the British Heart Foundation report I linked to makes it clear that exercise, including strength building (ie weights) is needed to protect the heart. As my family has a history of serious heart problems on both sides, this is important for me. Frances Coppolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09399390283774592713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8764541874043694159.post-90830457218950870982017-04-05T11:16:56.773+01:002017-04-05T11:16:56.773+01:00I don't really eat sweet things. Went off them...I don't really eat sweet things. Went off them years ago. Except for marmalade. Frances Coppolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09399390283774592713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8764541874043694159.post-56810214950123800972017-04-05T11:15:58.076+01:002017-04-05T11:15:58.076+01:00My problem is flab rather than fat. When I was tea...My problem is flab rather than fat. When I was teaching singing full time, I was doing a physically demanding job - operatic singing done properly is a serious workout, and I sing a lot when I teach. But now I'm doing much less teaching, I was getting flabby. Flab looks and feels like fat, but exercise is the right way to deal with it, not dieting. Important to distinguish between the two. Frances Coppolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09399390283774592713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8764541874043694159.post-76686151460662435312017-04-05T11:10:57.374+01:002017-04-05T11:10:57.374+01:00I was pretty achy the first few times. Thank heave...I was pretty achy the first few times. Thank heavens for ibuprofen!. But I'm getting used to it now. <br /><br />I know this has to be a lifetime commitment. Frances Coppolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09399390283774592713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8764541874043694159.post-25598742480475657632017-04-05T11:02:40.787+01:002017-04-05T11:02:40.787+01:00Give up sugar and things that contain sugar.
The ...Give up sugar and things that contain sugar.<br /><br />The first week is really hard because your body craves sugar. After that it is just hard, but after a while it is possible to look at a slice of cake and not want it.Dippernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8764541874043694159.post-47137375924740972362017-04-05T10:23:58.547+01:002017-04-05T10:23:58.547+01:00Hi Frances. Going to the gym is great for improvin...Hi Frances. Going to the gym is great for improving fitness, building muscle and releasing "feel good" endorphins. However for fat loss (and all the diseases associated with obesity and metabolic syndrome) the only method is to change what you eat.<br /><br />I would recommend reading "Why We Get Fat & What To Do About It" by Gary Taubes where the science of our fat cell growth is explained and which will help you better plan your food intake going forward.Paul Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04071592847668391048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8764541874043694159.post-68597245184815630322017-04-05T09:29:52.610+01:002017-04-05T09:29:52.610+01:00“The bicycle is the most civilized conveyance know...“The bicycle is the most civilized conveyance known to man. Other forms of transport grow daily more nightmarish. Only the bicycle remains pure in heart.” Iris Murdoch<br /><br />and, she might have added, fixes the problem of sendentarism while also getting you somewhere. Even in North Kent, cycling is probably safer than not cycling !Simonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00633666632568203068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8764541874043694159.post-15259683504228863982017-04-05T06:20:36.266+01:002017-04-05T06:20:36.266+01:00Congrats on the training.
I am surprised you mana...Congrats on the training.<br /><br />I am surprised you managed to use the keyboard after lifting weights if you have never done it before. Must have been a few aches.....<br /><br />Diet and exercise have to be a lifelong commitment. Most people cannot make it, they succumb to the long list of ready excuses that spring instantly to mind on "training days", sliding down the slippery slope back into the comfortable sofa of sloth.<br /><br />How many of those "hands up" would have remained "hands down" if you had asked, "Who has been fitness training in the last four days?". A guilty single session after New Year's binge does not count as "going to the gym".<br /><br />There is a lot of self-deception aound.<br />RPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17695303458973909485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8764541874043694159.post-53722666652876551472017-04-04T21:20:18.015+01:002017-04-04T21:20:18.015+01:00Having just read Youval Noah Harari's books &q...Having just read Youval Noah Harari's books "Sapiens" & "Home Deus" last week, I found your reflections very much in keeping with his analyses of both deep history and likely lifestyle choices in a possible post capitalist world.<br /><br />In case you have not (yet?) read these yourself I think you too will find them worth the "effort" - perhaps when recovering from the physical exertions of exercise!Prisoner of Hopehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12101614242785360125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8764541874043694159.post-8395991216785813322017-04-04T20:59:35.043+01:002017-04-04T20:59:35.043+01:00+1+1gastro georgenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8764541874043694159.post-5945394525017514712017-04-04T19:43:00.430+01:002017-04-04T19:43:00.430+01:00That's an interesting point, Petey, and I thin...That's an interesting point, Petey, and I think it relates well to my post. I focused on physical wellbeing, but as you know physical and mental health are inter-related, so it seems entirely possible to me that dangerously sedentary lifestyles and undisciplined diets could be linked with mental health problems.Frances Coppolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09399390283774592713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8764541874043694159.post-56183562824554041972017-04-04T19:32:39.560+01:002017-04-04T19:32:39.560+01:00Utterly tangential to your interesting post here, ...Utterly tangential to your interesting post here, Frances, but I shall note that I began to exercise regularly in my mid-20's solely because I lived someplace with year-round nice weather and delightful bike routes.<br /><br />And what I surprisingly found was that the regular exercise had dramatically positive effects on my <b>mental health</b>. I didn't have any serious mental health issues prior to exercising, but I found it nonetheless noticeably improved my mood, my thinking, and my overall mental acuity/energy/curiosity.<br /><br />So, once I left that nice weather Eden, I continued regular physical exercise in the far less pleasant environment of gyms. And when I had a few hiatuses in my exercise routine, I could easily notice the degradation in my mental well-being.<br /><br />Thus I became an exercise addict not to enhance my physical health, but to enhance my mental well-being. (And my approach is very desultory. I only do cardio, not weight training. And I find a 30 minute workout 3 times a week is all I need to do to keep myself on track.)Peteynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8764541874043694159.post-53846157743325208882017-04-04T19:27:54.408+01:002017-04-04T19:27:54.408+01:00Heh, driving to the gym is a LOT safer! Heh, driving to the gym is a LOT safer! Frances Coppolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09399390283774592713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8764541874043694159.post-91737710918406776722017-04-04T19:19:40.732+01:002017-04-04T19:19:40.732+01:00I guessed from your previous posts, hence tongue i...I guessed from your previous posts, hence tongue in cheek. I was born in north Kent. Mad car drivers. Speed limits and indicators optional.gastro georgenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8764541874043694159.post-27126689470168202532017-04-04T19:10:15.288+01:002017-04-04T19:10:15.288+01:00Suburban north Kent is where I live....Suburban north Kent is where I live....Frances Coppolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09399390283774592713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8764541874043694159.post-54496539437578681962017-04-04T18:58:45.816+01:002017-04-04T18:58:45.816+01:00Buy a bike and join your local club. Except don&#...Buy a bike and join your local club. Except don't do this in suburban north Kent or London.gastro georgenoreply@blogger.com