Comments on Cranky Fitness: Which Exercise Is Right For You?

Soooooooo.... I just found your blog yesterday, an...

2009-06-06T07:00:35.468-04:00

Soooooooo.... I just found your blog yesterday, and I am already a fan! I love your commitment to fitness and wicked sense of humor! Your 'Cranky Fitness Workout Quick Ref Guide' will surely provide the answer to the infamous dilemma...to work out or not to work out?!!!

Puppies!!!

2009-06-05T02:19:13.317-04:00

Puppies!!!

Hey Lillian's mom, I'm in upstate NY too! Our temp...

2009-06-04T22:57:31.394-04:00

Hey Lillian's mom, I'm in upstate NY too! Our temperature swings are huge it's true. And winter from October to May can be a drag. But the 7 years I spent on the edge of the CA desert were hellish. I cannot do ANYTHING in the CA heat, all that hot makes me red then I fall down.

Is fainting considered cardio or weights? I can never remember.

I love your charts...but this one just isn't loadi...

2009-06-04T17:14:56.612-04:00

I love your charts...but this one just isn't loading! Will have to come back. Anyway, I avoid working in hot humid weather by going way early or way late. Clearly I'm a weakling cause when working in the yard on weekends on hot humid days I get really, really weak.

Humidity? Not so much in eastern OR! This is a hig...

2009-06-04T16:07:32.887-04:00

Humidity? Not so much in eastern OR! This is a high desert climate... humidity is only occasionally and briefly a factor! Hence the reason I drink a gallon or two of liquids a day.

I grew up in SE TX... you don't know humidity until you've lived there! Not to mention the amazing hordes of mosquitoes...

If you need something easy on the knees that doesn't cost a fortune, head over to the Salvation Army (or eBay) and rescue an old Nordic Track ski machine. They last forever and fold up when you just need to send your machine to the corner for a "time out". And if you decide no snow skiing isn't for you, just donate it back.

Last time I donated something to our Salvation Army, they had about a half dozen of them out back.

Well, okay. I'll modify the dartboard to include a...

2009-06-04T15:40:07.155-04:00

Well, okay. I'll modify the dartboard to include a 'naptime' section. ;)

You guys know I really was kidding about being jealous of Crabby, right? Honest!

"Darts that land on the floor are not meant to sug...

2009-06-04T14:27:22.664-04:00

"Darts that land on the floor are not meant to suggest that you should lie down and take a nap." What?!? Say it ain't so!

I do work out in the hot mugginess of D.C., but I ...

2009-06-04T13:12:04.636-04:00

I do work out in the hot mugginess of D.C., but I try to go early in the day.

LOVE YOU MERRY

Original Californian, now a Texan for gulp 17 ye...

2009-06-04T12:57:29.410-04:00

Original Californian, now a Texan for *gulp* 17 years...now I FREEZE TO DEATH in the summer whenever I go visit friends in CA or family in OR.

Love you both, Merry and Crabby!

Oh, I hate the heat. In the summer I only work ou...

2009-06-04T12:36:07.481-04:00

Oh, I hate the heat. In the summer I only work out indoors, either in a gym or at home (to DVDs!). I'm a fan of the central air conditioning.

Oooh I like! Gimme your heat por favor. I'll exch...

2009-06-04T12:11:01.483-04:00

Oooh I like!

Gimme your heat por favor. I'll exchange it for some kinda coolish weather. June should NOT be between 5 and 15 degrees Celsius. Mmm heat.

i actually get totally centered on a "goal" and go...

2009-06-04T11:31:57.500-04:00

i actually get totally centered on a "goal" and go from there.. be it riding or running

unless of course we get more snow.. which is **sigh** in the forecast... tell me is it really june!?!?
gp

I firmly believe hell is any place where it's over...

2009-06-04T11:10:39.024-04:00

I firmly believe hell is any place where it's over 85 and the humidity is over 50%. I will retreat to the nearest air conditioned facility (be that car or building) or submerge myself up to the neck in a pool and refuse to come out.

I overheat easily...humidity and hot weather are not my friends. One reason I'm glad I live in the Black Hills - very little humidity and not a whole lot of 90+ degree days. But if it does get into the 90's? I work out in the early early morning before it's too hot. (Like, before the ball of fire even rises over the horizon.)

On the flip side, I seem to be able to stay out in the cold forever and never really feel it.

sigh I do not like humidity. I don't mind sweati...

2009-06-04T10:18:30.071-04:00

*sigh* I do not like humidity. I don't mind sweating but the whole feeling like I can't breath because the air is so freakin thick...yup, that is not for me. In fact, I am looking for an elliptical machine just so I can exercise inside this summer and hopefully not un-do all of the strides I have made towards becoming a runner. We'll see...

If you want more comments, you should reformulate ...

2009-06-04T10:15:56.377-04:00

If you want more comments, you should reformulate this post as a contest in which one commenter wins her own custom dartboard, printed out and doodled on by you. :)

But I need an option on mine to "Move to California."

Speaking of humidity, can I use a water pistol ins...

2009-06-04T09:55:38.613-04:00

Speaking of humidity, can I use a water pistol instead of a dart?

Mary Anne in Kentucky

OOO. A pool. I don't suppose lounging by the poo...

2009-06-04T09:53:15.692-04:00

OOO. A pool. I don't suppose lounging by the pool, thinking about swimming, counts as exercise.

No; I thought not.

*le sigh*

And I don't think you're kidding. If you need to feel loved, you need to stand up and say so. No shame.

I like visiting California, wouldn't want to live ...

2009-06-04T09:51:35.108-04:00

I like visiting California, wouldn't want to live there. Ego's too big.

Hey! I'm leaving a comment. Can you feel the love...

2009-06-04T09:36:31.394-04:00

Hey! I'm leaving a comment. Can you feel the love? :)

I hate working out when it's hot in muggy but I live in Houston, TX for god's sake. If I waited until it was cool and dry outside I'd never work out at all! I have grown gills from the humidity here.

If I need to go for a walk or run I do it in the early morning or evening. If that doesn't work out I do a DVD or head to the Y to seat in the AC. Treadmills seem to be easier on the ole joints anyway.

I'm not sure I have much to add, but I figure I ne...

2009-06-04T09:23:59.651-04:00

I'm not sure I have much to add, but I figure I need to add a post to boost your flagging self-esteem.

You are a beautiful and unique snowflake, no matter what Tyler Durden says.

My spinner would definitely have different choices. No running, for sure. My spinner choices would look more like this:

Jumprope and cart dragging.
Medicine ball slams.
Heavy weights.
Light weights, high reps.
Bodyweight workout.
Go to gym but spend most of my time talking.

This is to increase the numbers. I do love a Mer...

2009-06-04T09:10:10.151-04:00

This is to increase the numbers.

I do love a Merry post, but Crabby can crack me up too.

Now Merry, when you and crabby drop in and respond...

2009-06-04T09:09:07.950-04:00

Now Merry, when you and crabby drop in and respond to the comments do you add that up in your total? Of when people respond and then come back again is that counted as one or two?

Oh my goodness Merry, you've done it again. You h...

2009-06-04T08:28:11.971-04:00

Oh my goodness Merry, you've done it again. You have me cracking up in the wee hours of the morning!
Ok, I love the idea of printing pie charts and throwing darts at it to make decisions in my life! I think this approach should be extended to everything -- whom to marry, politics, what to eat, where to vacation, etc! ;)

Well, being from southern CA, you will all be glad...

2009-06-04T08:24:59.729-04:00

Well, being from southern CA, you will all be glad to hear that we have been getting what we consider cold weather for this time of year & even thunder/lightening storms & hail in some places!!!! As for humidity, I HATE it & grew up back east so know all about it! My hair turns into a frizz monster like the finger in the light socket!!!!

Anyway, YES, I work out no matter what since I am a gym person BUT even on my outside days, I get out so early that no matter how warm or humid, I can handle it at that hour.

As for throwing the darts, if it lands on BEACH, does that mean I can head of to Hawaii!!!! :-)

Such a funny post!!!!!

Ya know if you don't have any darts handy you coul...

2009-06-04T08:12:23.622-04:00

Ya know if you don't have any darts handy you could always print out the spinner, poke a hole in the middle, get one of those brass brad things that teachers always use, put a paper clip on the brad and, voila - you can now SPIN to see which exercise you should do!

And then when someone asked what you did today, you could say, "spinning" and you wouldn't be lying!

Comments on Cranky Fitness: Which Exercise Is Right For You?

Soooooooo.... I just found your blog yesterday, an...

Puppies!!!

Hey Lillian's mom, I'm in upstate NY too! Our temp...

I love your charts...but this one just isn't loadi...

Humidity? Not so much in eastern OR! This is a hig...

Well, okay. I'll modify the dartboard to include a...

"Darts that land on the floor are not meant to sug...

I do work out in the hot mugginess of D.C., but I ...

Original Californian, now a Texan for *gulp* 17 ye...

Oh, I hate the heat. In the summer I only work ou...

Oooh I like! Gimme your heat por favor. I'll exch...

i actually get totally centered on a "goal" and go...

I firmly believe hell is any place where it's over...

*sigh* I do not like humidity. I don't mind sweati...

If you want more comments, you should reformulate ...

Speaking of humidity, can I use a water pistol ins...

OOO. A pool. I don't suppose lounging by the poo...

I like visiting California, wouldn't want to live ...

Hey! I'm leaving a comment. Can you feel the love...

I'm not sure I have much to add, but I figure I ne...

This is to increase the numbers. I do love a Mer...

Now Merry, when you and crabby drop in and respond...

Oh my goodness Merry, you've done it again. You h...

Well, being from southern CA, you will all be glad...

Ya know if you don't have any darts handy you coul...

Original Californian, now a Texan for gulp 17 ye...

sigh I do not like humidity. I don't mind sweati...