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To: Clappy who wrote (49325)	1/16/2006 11:30:35 AM
From: Crocodile	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 104216

JohnnyWalker~ yeah, i think the cold is a real "added factor"... at least up here. i know a couple of people who work outdoors a lot even through winter, and they have to eat like horses to keep the weight on. I suppose the best thing about hiking or walking outdoors for exercise, is that it doesn't feel like exercise... The time flies. very much agree! mr. croc and i often walk for hours in summer and usually 2 or more hours in winter without taking much of a break. never seems like much time has passed. we don't generally walk all that fast either.. just a sort of "rambling along" speed with frequent stops to look at things, watch a bird or mammal, take a few photos, and then ramble on. definitely keeps you in decent shape. i think canoeing (and kayaking) is another of those low-impact, fun things to do, where you enjoy just paddling along without feeling like it's exercise. sure, you can crank it up, but i think maybe you get just as much out of a long, easy-paced day-trip along some river or around a big lake, than you do out of pushing things. different kind of approach to exercise, but it all works. imo, the main thing is to just get out doing something (could be either the gym or wandering around in the bush... and could be both). the big thing is that you have to find out what works for you and makes you want to keep doing it. for me, thoughts of long summer hikes and canoe trips are probably the biggest motivation for me making sure i get out walking or snowshoeing at least once a day and working out with light weights for awhile each night. it's nice when you can start off the summer feeling like you're ready to take to the trails or the river. btw, very much agree with Altair about not pushing yourself too much at the end of a workout. i used to exercise horses and you start off slow, do a bit of faster stuff, then spend plenty of time back to slow. You usually walk your horse for quite a long time at the end. Prevents damage to muscles (including the heart). Also, we never worked horses hard at first. Start off slow to condition them, and then increase the level of the workouts after they built up condition. never push things... slow and steady is generally the best way to go. ~croc