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So how do you get into shape???
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<blockquote data-quote="LRNut" data-source="post: 2644818" data-attributes="member: 3230"><p>I commented on this back in January, but I will again. Walking might make you feel better but honestly, it does ZERO for cardio - and if it does, you are really out of shape. Hiking hills is good. Running (not jogging) for 4 miles is good. Riding a bike, especially a mountain bike uphill, is good. Stair steppers are not even close to walking up steep hills but I suppose better than nothing. IMO riding a bike uphill is far better than a stair stepper.</p><p></p><p>I had ankle surgery in February and have not been able to run since December. I used to run four miles every other day in 34 minutes (I am 63 so slowing down a bit). Since I could not run, I either rode my road bike 20 to 30 miles every day or my mountain bike 16 miles (road bike in AZ, mountain in CO). I rode two out of every three days and hiked up steep hills on the days I didn't bike. I worked out every single day for at least one hour.</p><p></p><p>I was elk hunting last week and one morning my guide said, "we are going to walk to the top of that hill." I thought he meant the big one behind the one we actually climbed but when we topped the smaller one, he dumped his pack. I then stated I thought he meant the big hill; he replied that it was good to know I was up to the challenge. There was another hunter in camp ten years younger than me who could not walk a mile and struggled with even small hills.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="LRNut, post: 2644818, member: 3230"] I commented on this back in January, but I will again. Walking might make you feel better but honestly, it does ZERO for cardio - and if it does, you are really out of shape. Hiking hills is good. Running (not jogging) for 4 miles is good. Riding a bike, especially a mountain bike uphill, is good. Stair steppers are not even close to walking up steep hills but I suppose better than nothing. IMO riding a bike uphill is far better than a stair stepper. I had ankle surgery in February and have not been able to run since December. I used to run four miles every other day in 34 minutes (I am 63 so slowing down a bit). Since I could not run, I either rode my road bike 20 to 30 miles every day or my mountain bike 16 miles (road bike in AZ, mountain in CO). I rode two out of every three days and hiked up steep hills on the days I didn't bike. I worked out every single day for at least one hour. I was elk hunting last week and one morning my guide said, "we are going to walk to the top of that hill." I thought he meant the big one behind the one we actually climbed but when we topped the smaller one, he dumped his pack. I then stated I thought he meant the big hill; he replied that it was good to know I was up to the challenge. There was another hunter in camp ten years younger than me who could not walk a mile and struggled with even small hills. [/QUOTE]
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