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From experience, I would say activities like painting a house, or gardening aren't a substitute to running in every aspect; sure, they can clear up your mind, b
by burnedouthacker 16y ago
From experience, I would say activities like painting a house, or gardening aren't a substitute to running in every aspect; sure, they can clear up your mind, but you won't experience an improved cardiovascular and respiratory health, or even a "high".
- tjpick 16y agoI like to "garden" using a chainsaw. That's a pretty good workout.
- burnedouthacker 16y agoThis reminds me of the ex Google programmer who switched to a job in the lumbering industry: http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/c1rcu/iama_person_with_a_cs_degree_that_decided_to_work/ http://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/c1rcu/iama_person_with...
- thwarted 16y agoWhen I lived in areas that had a lot of snow, I enjoyed the workout of shoveling snow. Always felt fantastic doing it and afterward, so much so that I'd often fantasize about shoveling the entire neighborhood if I had enough time.
- swah 16y agoSeen this? http://www.shovelglove.com/ http://www.shovelglove.com/
- bilban 16y agoProblem is with that type of regime, you'd end up with no garden left and some really annoyed neighbours.
- tjpick 16y agothe closest neighbours are several hundred metres away, and the garden is large and located in a very fertile area. It only gets attacked like that a couple of times a year. It's not something you'd do every night after work.
- bilban 16y agoOh to be able to run around a garden with a chainsaw. Sadly I like in a block of flats, and you'd be glared at for smoking outside. Lucky you.