How Fast Can You Get Unfit?

[Thracian]

I do wish the Good Lord had designed us with a decent level of built-in fitness.

I've just played my first game of golf for a couple of months and, a day later, feel like I'm the victim of a whole day on a military assault course.

Even worse, Kilworth Springs is relatively flat.

Yet a gentle walk and a few dozen gentle swings of a golf club and every part of me aches even after an hour in a hot bath.

I've promised myself I'll get properly fit again this year. Already it's a vow I'm starting to regret.

Suddenly I'm wondering if cycling would have been a better idea.

But there's no getting out of it.

The golf membership was a present - but on condition I used it to keep fit.

Anyway, if there's any other keen golfers out there who fancy a midweek game just drop me a PM.

[Fox You Forest]

Yep when i go back to work next week i just know im going to be as stiff as a double brandy after 15 pints.

[Benji]

a good walk spoiled

[lookwhaticando]

I thought this was going to be a discussion about the mysterious repeat injuries some of Leicester's finest footballers suffer.

Regaining fitness once you've lost it is a bastard.

[stez]

i (sort of) remeber being told in 'health related fitness' at school (several years ago, so the info could be, wrong/changed/misremembered) that no matter how fit you are it can take only 6 weeks to lose it all; if you do literally nothing, obviously, though, we all do a small amount of exercise everyday, be it walking or whatever

[Trumpet]

The joys of ageing

[Flynny]

i (sort of) remeber being told in 'health related fitness' at school (several years ago, so the info could be, wrong/changed/misremembered) that no matter how fit you are it can take only 6 weeks to lose it all; if you do literally nothing, obviously, though, we all do a small amount of exercise everyday, be it walking or whatever

It gets worse as you get older. As little as a fortnight, even.

[potter3]

i (sort of) remeber being told in 'health related fitness' at school (several years ago, so the info could be, wrong/changed/misremembered) that no matter how fit you are it can take only 6 weeks to lose it all; if you do literally nothing, obviously, though, we all do a small amount of exercise everyday, be it walking or whatever

You lose it in a third of the time you gained it

[Thracian]

You lose it in a third of the time you gained it

That's not encouraging cos I was out there again today and I reckon there's some wicked weather on its way so it'll probably be back to the log fires and whisky for a while and whatever's been gained will be rapidly lost.

It felt like the temperature had dropped 10-15 degrees in 48 hours what with the wind chill.

With the weather supposedly closing in from Siberia there wasn't even a bird or animal to be seen. Word is it's going to get a lot worse with snowstorms and blizzards widely predicted.

Motorists are even being warned to carry warm clothing, food and water, boots, de-icer, a torch and space and to make sure they have plenty of fuel when travelling.

[James.]

That's not encouraging cos I was out there again today and I reckon there's some wicked weather on its way so it'll probably be back to the log fires and whisky for a while and whatever's been gained will be rapidly lost.

It felt like the temperature had dropped 10-15 degrees in 48 hours what with the wind chill.

With the weather supposedly closing in from Siberia there wasn't even a bird or animal to be seen. Word is it's going to get a lot worse with snowstorms and blizzards widely predicted.

I blame global warming.

[danny.]

do you play squash regularly thracian?

[onetruefox]

I blame global warming.

Global warming or climate change ?

[Kilworthfox]

I do wish the Good Lord had designed us with a decent level of built-in fitness.

I've just played my first game of golf for a couple of months and, a day later, feel like I'm the victim of a whole day on a military assault course.

Even worse, Kilworth Springs is relatively flat.

Yet a gentle walk and a few dozen gentle swings of a golf club and every part of me aches even after an hour in a hot bath.

I've promised myself I'll get properly fit again this year. Already it's a vow I'm starting to regret.

Suddenly I'm wondering if cycling would have been a better idea.

But there's no getting out of it.

The golf membership was a present - but on condition I used it to keep fit.

Anyway, if there's any other keen golfers out there who fancy a midweek game just drop me a PM.

But the people are awful!

[cisono]

I do wish the Good Lord had designed us with a decent level of built-in fitness.

I've just played my first game of golf for a couple of months and, a day later, feel like I'm the victim of a whole day on a military assault course.

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Hi Thrac,

I remember reading that we lose cardiovascular fitness in just two weeks!

The good news is that we also recover it. Just stick with it, it'll get better/easier...

Easier each time you play as long as it is regularly.

Fitness is also very specific so you could be very fit for running (or squash) but feel totally destroyed by a relatively mild game of footie (or cricket, respectively).

(Oops, perhaps I should have withheld this info for the moment. Hope this hasn't put you off your golf...)

[danny.]

2 weeks sound about right

i did a fair bit of running last year, about 1 hour a day. Then got the flu for 2.5 weeks and could only do about 15 mins when i started back again. i can still only up to about 30 mins now, bloody annoying!

[Scow]

I used to play some football and go to the gym but I can't be arsed now - I dread to think how exhausted I'll be after 2 minutes of running should the Foxestalk game takes place.

[cisono]

2 weeks sound about right

i did a fair bit of running last year, about 1 hour a day. Then got the flu for 2.5 weeks and could only do about 15 mins when i started back again. i can still only up to about 30 mins now, bloody annoying!

Sorry to hear that.

Of course, one possible explanation is that the flu has weakened you and you haven't fully recovered your strength (rather than fitness as such) yet.

Some might say that the running could have lowered your immune system in the first place. Athletes are known to be more prone to colds and the like than the general population. [TODO: Add reference]

[James.]

I blame global warming.

Global warming or climate change ?

I'm failing to see the ambiguity in my previous statement.

In any case I was being sarcastic...

[danny.]

Some might say that the running could have lowered your immune system in the first place. Athletes are known to be more prone to colds and the like than the general population. [TODO: Add reference]

Cheers, that's really interesting, I've never heard that before.

I had glandular fever when I was at uni, was in bed for about 3 weeks, even though that was like 7 years ago I seem to get every cold and bug that comes along ever since, although I'll look into the running/immune system thing.

[Dames]

I dread to think how unfit i will be after a winter of hybernation.

[Daggers]

I dread to think how unfit i will be after a winter of hybernation.

For anyone planning on helping Dames hibernate, it is important to lay down a good bedding of newspaper and straw and ensure that the box is then stored in a warm place. No one wants to witness "The Death of the Blue Peter Tortoise" all over again, God that was terrible!

[Tommy G]

Its all down to motivation at the end of the day. You can be who you want to be...........if you can be arsed that is!

[Thracian]

do you play squash regularly thracian?

Ha ha.

If anyone played a drop shot now, and I bent down, I'd probably need a pulley and chain to get myself back upright.

But a comeback is possible if 15 stones gets down to 14, courtesy of the golf!

[Thracian]

But the people are awful!

My own experience has been the opposite. In fact I've been staggered.

Less than 24 hours after putting my name on the notice board the seniors captain has been in touch and roped me into as much golf as I could possibly wish for - weekly round-robins, internal competitions, external matches, the lot.

All golf clubs have the odd pompous arsehole but generally the game has a reputation in that direction that it doesn't deserve - cos you can just as easily find pretentious snobs in the West Stand at The Walkers as at a golf club.

What I've found is that good manners, fair play and enthusiasm for the game seems to guarantee a warm welcome in most golfing environments.

[Thracian]

Hi Thrac,

I remember reading that we lose cardiovascular fitness in just two weeks!

The good news is that we also recover it. Just stick with it, it'll get better/easier...

Easier each time you play as long as it is regularly.

Fitness is also very specific so you could be very fit for running (or squash) but feel totally destroyed by a relatively mild game of footie (or cricket, respectively).

(Oops, perhaps I should have withheld this info for the moment. Hope this hasn't put you off your golf...)

No you've not put me off. The aches are disappearing and I'm fast feeling good, although I don't see myself being fit to "guest" for the FoxesTalk under 21's at football.