Coronavirus: COVID-19

Lisnaholic · 08-31-2021, 05:34 PM

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Originally Posted by jadis

How y'all feeling about gyms during delta?

I'm not particularly paranoid about covid in general but here I do feel weird being in an unventilated basement where everybody breathes as intensely as possible and social distancing is not a thing. No masks either, it's impossible to train in one.

The gym has a vaccine pass policy plus there's a very high rate of vaccination where I am rn. So it's likely perfectly safe, but I still feel a certain unease knowing that these are the conditions that are literally ideal for spread.

Personally, I wouldn't take the risk, jadis, even though I'm (double) vaccinated. But then I'm (i) super cautious and (ii) prefer outdoor exercise.
MB can probably put you in touch with a disc golf player if you want

jadis · 08-31-2021, 08:27 PM

Tried doing the outdoor thing during lockdowns, dunno. You walk, you do some push-ups, maybe kick a soccer ball against the wall, end up feeling stupid and go back inside...

For all the limitations of the gym (I remember thinking I was pretty fit for years cause I kept up with it, and then trying to play soccer with guys in the park and finding out I'm like barely mobile and forgot how to make sudden motions), it does keep your back healthy and other things I need as someone leading a sedentary lifestyle.

I guess I'll get some weights online or something (not terribly useful since the entire idea of lifting is that you can adjust and increase the weights but marginally better than nothing I guess).

adidasss · 08-31-2021, 10:39 PM

I got 2 of these, 24kg each, great for saving space. There is a heavier option but for me they are ok to maintain some level of fitness.

Coupled with a bench and a dip station a la:

I am quite happy, you can do quite a lot of things. Beats doing just bodyweight pushups and lunges at home anyway.

Trollheart · 09-01-2021, 05:18 AM

Meh, I get all the exercise I need by jumping to conclusions, stretching the truth, running out of patience and lifting my eyebrows. That does me.

Lisnaholic · 09-01-2021, 05:56 AM

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Originally Posted by Trollheart

Meh, I get all the exercise I need by jumping to conclusions, stretching the truth, running out of patience and lifting my eyebrows. That does me.

Haha! One of your best Trollheart! You forgot "spinning yarns" and "weighing options" but perhaps they are not part of your regular workout.

Where I live, loads of parks have areas like this:-

...but I never use them myself, or see them being used. Partly because it's too hot, but also, as you say, jadis, people "end up feeling stupid" - which is true but strange, given that you are doing something healthy.

jadis · 09-01-2021, 02:54 PM

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Originally Posted by adidasss

I got 2 of these, 24kg each, great for saving space. There is a heavier option but for me they are ok to maintain some level of fitness.

Coupled with a bench and a dip station a la:

I am quite happy, you can do quite a lot of things. Beats doing just bodyweight pushups and lunges at home anyway.

This is exactly what I need, thanks very much!

Lisnaholic · 09-04-2021, 07:12 AM

Fashion in the era of covid:
What the well-dressed anti-vaccer is wearing this fall:

Trollheart · 09-04-2021, 01:45 PM

So in addition to putting others at risk due to their selfishness/stubborness/idiocy, they also are happy to endanger lives by wearing large sharp objects on top of their heads? Lends new meaning to the term prickhead, which I just made up and own copyright on, in perpetuity and in all territories, known or unknown, including any new dimensions discovered in the future.

Norg · 09-06-2021, 05:08 PM

well im vully vaxxed unwillingy but whatever

it is true the worst side effect is some nights my heart feels deff heavy like a grizzly bear is stepping on my chest its kinda scary but it usually goes away

im deff heard the stories of younger males 30 below on having heart issues ,strokes heart attack enlargment etc etc after getting vaxxed

if i end up having to get heart stints this will really suck ballz

Guybrush · 09-06-2021, 05:30 PM

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Originally Posted by Norg

well im vully vaxxed unwillingy but whatever

it is true the worst side effect is some nights my heart feels deff heavy like a grizzly bear is stepping on my chest its kinda scary but it usually goes away

im deff heard the stories of younger males 30 below on having heart issues ,strokes heart attack enlargment etc etc after getting vaxxed

if i end up having to get heart stints this will really suck ballz

It may just be anxiety/nocebo.

I see very little reason to worry about side effects. For sure, covid is much much more likely to lead to a wealth of health problems.

Don't read vaccine scare propaganda.

08-31-2021, 10:39 PM	#3833 (permalink)
adidasss Slavic gay sauce Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Abu Dhabi Posts: 7,945	I got 2 of these, 24kg each, great for saving space. There is a heavier option but for me they are ok to maintain some level of fitness. Coupled with a bench and a dip station a la: I am quite happy, you can do quite a lot of things. Beats doing just bodyweight pushups and lunges at home anyway. __________________ “Think of what a paradise this world would be if men were kind and wise.” - Kurt Vonnegut, Cat's Cradle. Last.fm

09-01-2021, 05:18 AM	#3834 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,996	Meh, I get all the exercise I need by jumping to conclusions, stretching the truth, running out of patience and lifting my eyebrows. That does me. __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

09-04-2021, 07:12 AM	#3837 (permalink)
Lisnaholic ...here to hear... Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: He lives on Love Street Posts: 4,444	Fashion in the era of covid: What the well-dressed anti-vaccer is wearing this fall: __________________ "Am I enjoying this moment? I know of it and perhaps that is enough." - Sybille Bedford, 1953

09-04-2021, 01:45 PM	#3838 (permalink)
Trollheart Born to be mild Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: 404 Not Found Posts: 26,996	So in addition to putting others at risk due to their selfishness/stubborness/idiocy, they also are happy to endanger lives by wearing large sharp objects on top of their heads? Lends new meaning to the term prickhead, which I just made up and own copyright on, in perpetuity and in all territories, known or unknown, including any new dimensions discovered in the future. __________________ Trollheart: Signature-free since April 2018

08-31-2021, 08:27 PM	#3832 (permalink)
jadis Music Addict Join Date: Jun 2021 Location: dont ask Posts: 1,480	Tried doing the outdoor thing during lockdowns, dunno. You walk, you do some push-ups, maybe kick a soccer ball against the wall, end up feeling stupid and go back inside... For all the limitations of the gym (I remember thinking I was pretty fit for years cause I kept up with it, and then trying to play soccer with guys in the park and finding out I'm like barely mobile and forgot how to make sudden motions), it does keep your back healthy and other things I need as someone leading a sedentary lifestyle. I guess I'll get some weights online or something (not terribly useful since the entire idea of lifting is that you can adjust and increase the weights but marginally better than nothing I guess).

09-06-2021, 05:08 PM	#3839 (permalink)
Norg Music Addict Join Date: Apr 2009 Posts: 2,362	well im vully vaxxed unwillingy but whatever it is true the worst side effect is some nights my heart feels deff heavy like a grizzly bear is stepping on my chest its kinda scary but it usually goes away im deff heard the stories of younger males 30 below on having heart issues ,strokes heart attack enlargment etc etc after getting vaxxed if i end up having to get heart stints this will really suck ballz