{OT} Anybody have experience with Weight machines?

I'm looking for a weight/fitness machine to put in my soon-to-be empty
basement.

Now, there's some cheesy Band Thingy at Wal*Mart for about $249, with all
the constraints on my time this may be the best thing, since I may only be
able to get to it 20-30 minutes a day or so. The one saving factor about
this is that it has a rowing device, which I plan to spend the majority of
my time on it doing, at least for the beginning.

But, when you consider a membership at a health club costs about $6-700 a
year, I am willing to spend a little more. Sears has a unit on sale for
$399, but I can't tell much about it. $500 is the max, but actually more
than I want to spend. Yeah, I know, you get what you pay for...

And, Scott, I will plan on bicycling more...once I get my weight down and
the weather gets warm enough again to do it. Unfortunately, I don't have
the incentive of pissing in the Gulf of Mexico, but where I used to live
pissing in the Quabbin Reservior would get you fined/imprisioned!

My advice is to start with aerobic exercise (i.e. running, biking), not
weights. Running is the fastest way to lose and also the cheapest.
All the weight training in the world won't help your appearance,
self-image or overall health if you are carrying around a spare tire or
two. An $80 pair of shoes can take you 500 miles in 6 months and help
you lose 50 pounds, trust me ;-)


Hachiroku wrote:[color=blue]
> I'm looking for a weight/fitness machine to put in my soon-to-be empty
> basement.
>
> Now, there's some cheesy Band Thingy at Wal*Mart for about $249, with all
> the constraints on my time this may be the best thing, since I may only be
> able to get to it 20-30 minutes a day or so. The one saving factor about
> this is that it has a rowing device, which I plan to spend the majority of
> my time on it doing, at least for the beginning.
>
> But, when you consider a membership at a health club costs about $6-700 a
> year, I am willing to spend a little more. Sears has a unit on sale for
> $399, but I can't tell much about it. $500 is the max, but actually more
> than I want to spend. Yeah, I know, you get what you pay for...
>
> And, Scott, I will plan on bicycling more...once I get my weight down and
> the weather gets warm enough again to do it. Unfortunately, I don't have
> the incentive of pissing in the Gulf of Mexico, but where I used to live
> pissing in the Quabbin Reservior would get you fined/imprisioned![/color]

On Mon, 30 Oct 2006 07:06:27 -0800, Mark wrote:
[color=blue]
> My advice is to start with aerobic exercise (i.e. running, biking), not
> weights. Running is the fastest way to lose and also the cheapest.
> All the weight training in the world won't help your appearance,
> self-image or overall health if you are carrying around a spare tire or
> two. An $80 pair of shoes can take you 500 miles in 6 months and help
> you lose 50 pounds, trust me ;-)[/color]

Of ALL the excersizes there are in the world, you just mentioned the one I
hate the absolute most!!!! That's why I'm looking for something with a
rowing machine...Time's a factor, and I can row while I watch the evening
news. Instead of sitting there like a lump, I can get some excercise AND
watch the evening news!

[color=blue]
>
>
> Hachiroku wrote:[color=green]
>> I'm looking for a weight/fitness machine to put in my soon-to-be empty
>> basement.
>>
>> Now, there's some cheesy Band Thingy at Wal*Mart for about $249, with all
>> the constraints on my time this may be the best thing, since I may only be
>> able to get to it 20-30 minutes a day or so. The one saving factor about
>> this is that it has a rowing device, which I plan to spend the majority of
>> my time on it doing, at least for the beginning.
>>
>> But, when you consider a membership at a health club costs about $6-700 a
>> year, I am willing to spend a little more. Sears has a unit on sale for
>> $399, but I can't tell much about it. $500 is the max, but actually more
>> than I want to spend. Yeah, I know, you get what you pay for...
>>
>> And, Scott, I will plan on bicycling more...once I get my weight down and
>> the weather gets warm enough again to do it. Unfortunately, I don't have
>> the incentive of pissing in the Gulf of Mexico, but where I used to live
>> pissing in the Quabbin Reservior would get you fined/imprisioned![/color][/color]

On Mon, 30 Oct 2006 14:44:24 GMT, Hachiroku <Trueno@ae86.gts> wrote:
[color=blue]
>I'm looking for a weight/fitness machine to put in my soon-to-be empty
>basement.
>
>Now, there's some cheesy Band Thingy at Wal*Mart for about $249, with all
>the constraints on my time this may be the best thing, since I may only be
>able to get to it 20-30 minutes a day or so. The one saving factor about
>this is that it has a rowing device, which I plan to spend the majority of
>my time on it doing, at least for the beginning.
>
>But, when you consider a membership at a health club costs about $6-700 a
>year, I am willing to spend a little more. Sears has a unit on sale for
>$399, but I can't tell much about it. $500 is the max, but actually more
>than I want to spend. Yeah, I know, you get what you pay for...
>
>And, Scott, I will plan on bicycling more...once I get my weight down and
>the weather gets warm enough again to do it. Unfortunately, I don't have
>the incentive of pissing in the Gulf of Mexico, but where I used to live
>pissing in the Quabbin Reservior would get you fined/imprisioned![/color]

I gave up pissing in the Gulf this year and there were no
hurricanes....so that is off the table...LOL

TRY to find a good mountain bike that does NOT have suspension...

That is almost impossible anymore. I'll keep my old Schwinn.

Those damned exercise machines require you to really have incentive to
use them. I had one of those original Nordic Trac Cross
Country skiing machines. That was a hell of a workout, if you could
keep yourself doing it.

What I like about a bike, is that once you get going you at least have
to ride back. No cheating...LOL


--

Scott in Florida

On 30 Oct 2006 07:06:27 -0800, "Mark" <bogusmailmark@yahoo.com> wrote:
[color=blue]
>My advice is to start with aerobic exercise (i.e. running, biking), not
>weights. Running is the fastest way to lose and also the cheapest.
>All the weight training in the world won't help your appearance,
>self-image or overall health if you are carrying around a spare tire or
>two. An $80 pair of shoes can take you 500 miles in 6 months and help
>you lose 50 pounds, trust me ;-)
>[/color]

Walking works too.

One thing I do is find the farthest away place to park....everywhere I
go.

That helps in two ways.

One....I remember where the hell I left the car.

Two....it adds a lot of walking.

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>
>Hachiroku wrote:[color=green]
>> I'm looking for a weight/fitness machine to put in my soon-to-be empty
>> basement.
>>
>> Now, there's some cheesy Band Thingy at Wal*Mart for about $249, with all
>> the constraints on my time this may be the best thing, since I may only be
>> able to get to it 20-30 minutes a day or so. The one saving factor about
>> this is that it has a rowing device, which I plan to spend the majority of
>> my time on it doing, at least for the beginning.
>>
>> But, when you consider a membership at a health club costs about $6-700 a
>> year, I am willing to spend a little more. Sears has a unit on sale for
>> $399, but I can't tell much about it. $500 is the max, but actually more
>> than I want to spend. Yeah, I know, you get what you pay for...
>>
>> And, Scott, I will plan on bicycling more...once I get my weight down and
>> the weather gets warm enough again to do it. Unfortunately, I don't have
>> the incentive of pissing in the Gulf of Mexico, but where I used to live
>> pissing in the Quabbin Reservior would get you fined/imprisioned![/color][/color]

--

Scott in Florida

"Scott in Florida" <askifyouwant@mindspring.net> wrote in message
news:lh6ck25pb1c1n7683k1jofhmak23fj2l48@4ax.com...[color=blue]
> On 30 Oct 2006 07:06:27 -0800, "Mark" <bogusmailmark@yahoo.com> wrote:
>[color=green]
>>My advice is to start with aerobic exercise (i.e. running, biking), not
>>weights. Running is the fastest way to lose and also the cheapest.
>>All the weight training in the world won't help your appearance,
>>self-image or overall health if you are carrying around a spare tire or
>>two. An $80 pair of shoes can take you 500 miles in 6 months and help
>>you lose 50 pounds, trust me ;-)
>>[/color]
>
> Walking works too.
>
> One thing I do is find the farthest away place to park....everywhere I
> go.
>
> That helps in two ways.
>
> One....I remember where the hell I left the car.
>
> Two....it adds a lot of walking.[/color]

Or roller skating. I took up the sport recently as I recently started
refereeing for a womens' roller derby league. Although I have yet to lose
significant weight I feel a lot better.
--
Mike Harris
Austin TX

On Mon, 30 Oct 2006 15:31:05 GMT, "Mike Harris"
<harrisremovethiswest@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
[color=blue]
>Or roller skating. I took up the sport recently as I recently started
>refereeing for a womens' roller derby league. Although I have yet to lose
>significant weight I feel a lot better.
>--
>Mike Harris
>Austin TX[/color]

Do you attribute your feeling better to the caliber of scenery you are
able to view?


--

Scott in Florida

"Scott in Florida" <askifyouwant@mindspring.net> wrote in message
news:a87ck2p8m545dlhhodeavqvc80o4cl0699@4ax.com...[color=blue]
> On Mon, 30 Oct 2006 15:31:05 GMT, "Mike Harris"
> <harrisremovethiswest@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>[color=green]
>>Or roller skating. I took up the sport recently as I recently started
>>refereeing for a womens' roller derby league. Although I have yet to lose
>>significant weight I feel a lot better.
>>--
>>Mike Harris
>>Austin TX[/color]
>
> Do you attribute your feeling better to the caliber of scenery you are
> able to view?
>
>
> --
>
> Scott in Florida[/color]

It certainly takes the boredom out of exercise... <G>
--
Mike Harris
Austin TX

Mike Harris wrote:[color=blue]
>
> I recently started refereeing for a womens' roller derby league.[/color]
=====

You don't referee for that Austin, Texas, league whose teams
have appeared on A&E TV, do you? The reality tv series is
called "Rollergirls" and it has great sounding team names like
the "Putas Del Fuego!" Hilarious stuff



--
Posted via a free Usenet account from [url]http://www.teranews.com[/url]

On Mon, 30 Oct 2006 15:50:04 GMT, "Mike Harris"
<harrisremovethiswest@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
[color=blue]
>
>"Scott in Florida" <askifyouwant@mindspring.net> wrote in message
>news:a87ck2p8m545dlhhodeavqvc80o4cl0699@4ax.com...[color=green]
>> On Mon, 30 Oct 2006 15:31:05 GMT, "Mike Harris"
>> <harrisremovethiswest@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>>[color=darkred]
>>>Or roller skating. I took up the sport recently as I recently started
>>>refereeing for a womens' roller derby league. Although I have yet to lose
>>>significant weight I feel a lot better.
>>>--
>>>Mike Harris
>>>Austin TX[/color]
>>
>> Do you attribute your feeling better to the caliber of scenery you are
>> able to view?
>>
>>
>> --
>>
>> Scott in Florida[/color]
>
>It certainly takes the boredom out of exercise... <G>[/color]

LOL....I figured....


--

Scott in Florida

On Mon, 30 Oct 2006 14:44:24 GMT, Hachiroku <Trueno@ae86.gts> wrote:
[color=blue]
>I'm looking for a weight/fitness machine to put in my soon-to-be empty
>basement.
>
>Now, there's some cheesy Band Thingy at Wal*Mart for about $249, with all
>the constraints on my time this may be the best thing, since I may only be
>able to get to it 20-30 minutes a day or so. The one saving factor about
>this is that it has a rowing device, which I plan to spend the majority of
>my time on it doing, at least for the beginning.
>
>But, when you consider a membership at a health club costs about $6-700 a
>year, I am willing to spend a little more. Sears has a unit on sale for
>$399, but I can't tell much about it. $500 is the max, but actually more
>than I want to spend. Yeah, I know, you get what you pay for...[/color]

From what I've seen, the multi-purpose machines they sell for the home
just aren't very good. You might be better off just buying an exercise
cycle. Schwinn has some good ones that will stand up to using them and
won't cause any injuries.

A lot of the exercise equipment seems to be designed for people who
will use it twice and then stick it in the garage. :-)

An exercise bike will give you a good cardio workout. If you want more
that that, you're probably better off joining a club.

On Mon, 30 Oct 2006 15:26:22 +0000, Scott in Florida wrote:
[color=blue]
> On Mon, 30 Oct 2006 14:44:24 GMT, Hachiroku <Trueno@ae86.gts> wrote:
>[color=green]
>>I'm looking for a weight/fitness machine to put in my soon-to-be empty
>>basement.
>>
>>Now, there's some cheesy Band Thingy at Wal*Mart for about $249, with all
>>the constraints on my time this may be the best thing, since I may only be
>>able to get to it 20-30 minutes a day or so. The one saving factor about
>>this is that it has a rowing device, which I plan to spend the majority of
>>my time on it doing, at least for the beginning.
>>
>>But, when you consider a membership at a health club costs about $6-700 a
>>year, I am willing to spend a little more. Sears has a unit on sale for
>>$399, but I can't tell much about it. $500 is the max, but actually more
>>than I want to spend. Yeah, I know, you get what you pay for...
>>
>>And, Scott, I will plan on bicycling more...once I get my weight down and
>>the weather gets warm enough again to do it. Unfortunately, I don't have
>>the incentive of pissing in the Gulf of Mexico, but where I used to live
>>pissing in the Quabbin Reservior would get you fined/imprisioned![/color]
>
> I gave up pissing in the Gulf this year and there were no
> hurricanes....so that is off the table...LOL[/color]

Hmmm....this is interesting....didn't I make some sort of suggestion as to
this effect last year or the year before...

[color=blue]
>
> TRY to find a good mountain bike that does NOT have suspension...[/color]

I have one...I'm a little too puffy to use it...and again, the time thing
and weather up here in NE right now...

I have an older something-or-other. I used to have a Ross Mt. Hood, but a
nasty landlord held it ransom for $50. I didn't have time for it, anyway.

But, 3-4 years ago I did have some time, so I bought a bike for $125...it
was the SAME as my Mt. Hood except a different color and name brand. Great
bike...when I have time! When I was still married I used to go riding with
the kids alot.

[color=blue]
>
> That is almost impossible anymore. I'll keep my old Schwinn.
>
> Those damned exercise machines require you to really have incentive to
> use them. I had one of those original Nordic Trac Cross
> Country skiing machines. That was a hell of a workout, if you could
> keep yourself doing it.[/color]

Again, the rowing is the big thing, and I can take in the news while
working my 'puffieness' off.

Shoot, I could even set up a terminal on my Linux system and..er, no...
[color=blue]
>
> What I like about a bike, is that once you get going you at least have
> to ride back. No cheating...LOL[/color]

On Mon, 30 Oct 2006 15:31:05 +0000, Mike Harris wrote:
[color=blue]
> "Scott in Florida" <askifyouwant@mindspring.net> wrote in message
> news:lh6ck25pb1c1n7683k1jofhmak23fj2l48@4ax.com...[color=green]
>> On 30 Oct 2006 07:06:27 -0800, "Mark" <bogusmailmark@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>[color=darkred]
>>>My advice is to start with aerobic exercise (i.e. running, biking), not
>>>weights. Running is the fastest way to lose and also the cheapest.
>>>All the weight training in the world won't help your appearance,
>>>self-image or overall health if you are carrying around a spare tire or
>>>two. An $80 pair of shoes can take you 500 miles in 6 months and help
>>>you lose 50 pounds, trust me ;-)
>>>[/color]
>>
>> Walking works too.
>>
>> One thing I do is find the farthest away place to park....everywhere I
>> go.
>>
>> That helps in two ways.
>>
>> One....I remember where the hell I left the car.
>>
>> Two....it adds a lot of walking.[/color]
>
> Or roller skating. I took up the sport recently as I recently started
> refereeing for a womens' roller derby league. Although I have yet to lose
> significant weight I feel a lot better.[/color]


I tried this...once. My daughter wanted me to go skating with her. After
hanging against the wall for 1 half an hour I gave up. I don't have the
best balance and just couldn't get it...

"Built_Well" <Built_Well_Toyota@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:pan.2006.10.30.15.58.33.200551@hotmail.com...[color=blue]
>
> Mike Harris wrote:[color=green]
>>
>> I recently started refereeing for a womens' roller derby league.[/color]
> =====
>
> You don't referee for that Austin, Texas, league whose teams
> have appeared on A&E TV, do you? The reality tv series is
> called "Rollergirls" and it has great sounding team names like
> the "Putas Del Fuego!" Hilarious stuff[/color]

That would be the one. "Willy Callit," at your service.
--
Mike Harris
Austin TX

On Mon, 30 Oct 2006 16:11:20 GMT, Hachiroku <Trueno@ae86.gts> wrote:
[color=blue]
>On Mon, 30 Oct 2006 15:26:22 +0000, Scott in Florida wrote:
>[color=green]
>> On Mon, 30 Oct 2006 14:44:24 GMT, Hachiroku <Trueno@ae86.gts> wrote:
>>[color=darkred]
>>>I'm looking for a weight/fitness machine to put in my soon-to-be empty
>>>basement.
>>>
>>>Now, there's some cheesy Band Thingy at Wal*Mart for about $249, with all
>>>the constraints on my time this may be the best thing, since I may only be
>>>able to get to it 20-30 minutes a day or so. The one saving factor about
>>>this is that it has a rowing device, which I plan to spend the majority of
>>>my time on it doing, at least for the beginning.
>>>
>>>But, when you consider a membership at a health club costs about $6-700 a
>>>year, I am willing to spend a little more. Sears has a unit on sale for
>>>$399, but I can't tell much about it. $500 is the max, but actually more
>>>than I want to spend. Yeah, I know, you get what you pay for...
>>>
>>>And, Scott, I will plan on bicycling more...once I get my weight down and
>>>the weather gets warm enough again to do it. Unfortunately, I don't have
>>>the incentive of pissing in the Gulf of Mexico, but where I used to live
>>>pissing in the Quabbin Reservior would get you fined/imprisioned![/color]
>>
>> I gave up pissing in the Gulf this year and there were no
>> hurricanes....so that is off the table...LOL[/color]
>
>Hmmm....this is interesting....didn't I make some sort of suggestion as to
>this effect last year or the year before...[/color]

I think you did...[color=blue]
>
>[color=green]
>>
>> TRY to find a good mountain bike that does NOT have suspension...[/color]
>
>I have one...I'm a little too puffy to use it...and again, the time thing
>and weather up here in NE right now...
>
>I have an older something-or-other. I used to have a Ross Mt. Hood, but a
>nasty landlord held it ransom for $50. I didn't have time for it, anyway.[/color]

I believe I had a Mt. Hood also.

Nice basic bike.

My Schwinn is pretty much like the old Mt. Hood.

As you can imagine I don't get rid of stuff until it becomes
unserviceable.

.....except cameras....

but I keep all the old camera's too...even the old digital ones.

[color=blue]
>
>But, 3-4 years ago I did have some time, so I bought a bike for $125...it
>was the SAME as my Mt. Hood except a different color and name brand. Great
>bike...when I have time! When I was still married I used to go riding with
>the kids alot.
>
>[color=green]
>>
>> That is almost impossible anymore. I'll keep my old Schwinn.
>>
>> Those damned exercise machines require you to really have incentive to
>> use them. I had one of those original Nordic Trac Cross
>> Country skiing machines. That was a hell of a workout, if you could
>> keep yourself doing it.[/color]
>
>Again, the rowing is the big thing, and I can take in the news while
>working my 'puffieness' off.
>
>Shoot, I could even set up a terminal on my Linux system and..er, no...
>[color=green]
>>
>> What I like about a bike, is that once you get going you at least have
>> to ride back. No cheating...LOL[/color][/color]

--

Scott in Florida