tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post2402767292780177832..comments2024-02-13T10:20:04.888+00:00Comments on David Hepworth's blog: I remember when fitness wasn't a thingDavid Hepworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05973053694541321308noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-12476473783608867362015-05-03T11:19:50.462+01:002015-05-03T11:19:50.462+01:00Exercise continues to be a perverse, narcissistic ...Exercise continues to be a perverse, narcissistic act to me. Eat sensibly, drink less booze, keep mobile - sounds infinitely better than the awfulness of smelly, decerebrate gyms full of people I don't like playing music I hate. I realise I am off-message and out of times. So what's new?Mr Grimsdalehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03107220533685439106noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-68480753292803965292015-04-17T00:41:33.098+01:002015-04-17T00:41:33.098+01:00On my recent trip back to Blighty was taken aback ...On my recent trip back to Blighty was taken aback by the number of people who should know better riding bikes on the main road. And wearing Lycra. Brightly coloured and tight fitting Lycra. <br /><br />I stopped riding a bike when I passed my driving test. Way too dangerous in 1977. Never going back again. Especially if it involves Lycra.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15279574472178564853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-62323649989590497292015-04-15T14:51:44.561+01:002015-04-15T14:51:44.561+01:00Also true of tattoos (seen as the mark of a ne'...Also true of tattoos (seen as the mark of a ne'er do well until the late 80s) - and vegetarianism (standared issue: nut cutlets, rancid grim-burger or reformed fruit/veg piled inside a pineapple until the 90s).<br /><br />By the way I don't have tattoos, am not a veggie and don't keep any regular fitness routine..<br />Mondohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11199468951602465556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-34865499638572070482015-04-09T21:18:28.680+01:002015-04-09T21:18:28.680+01:00McLean probably won't want reminding, but his...McLean probably won't want reminding, but his karaoke staple was kept off the coveted Number One Slot by Chicory Tip.John Meddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10547777949324509522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-15180367178646580852015-04-07T12:28:41.329+01:002015-04-07T12:28:41.329+01:00At school I played cricket and football and ran ab...At school I played cricket and football and ran about like a mad thing, the energy coming from being young. Just like everybody else.<br /><br />Getting a bit older and moving into more sedentary pursuits, work in particular, I began to feel "less fit". <br /><br />For no reason I particularly recall, I started jogging (remember that?) in the mid-seventies. I did want to lose weight and generally get fitter, but that was all. No targets, no regime. It worked, funnily enough. Reducing calorie intake played its part, too.<br /><br />I did get some decent trainers, and they made a big difference. In 1981, The London Marathon kick-started big sales in trainers and jogging in general. I never bothered with it, but now I almost wish I had. I was certainly fit enough then.<br /><br />Sadly after about 20 years, my back and my right knee began to protest and I quickly had to change gear to what is now called power walking. It's not the same, but it's okay. However, running is generally out of the question.<br /><br />I think the current generation of fitness-seekers are in line for a big shock before too long. No matter how "supervised" their regime may be. I wish them luck, however. I wish I had the back and knee to join in.<br /><br />All that said, I don't know how anybody can actually listen to music if they're concentrating on breathing. I quite enjoyed the jogging, but I don't think I could have enjoyed both at the same time.<br /><br />Academic now. Sigh....<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16493567800389632669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-6404064848461805142015-04-07T11:48:33.024+01:002015-04-07T11:48:33.024+01:00And yet we are constantly told that as a nation we...And yet we are constantly told that as a nation we are fat and idle.<br />I suspect fitness inequality is just as wide as income inequality.trail of breadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07404750750499578001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-38548109.post-82553532346890149682015-04-07T10:21:05.491+01:002015-04-07T10:21:05.491+01:00I would stretch the observation a little further D...I would stretch the observation a little further David. What would observers from the 70’s make of the phenomenon of people who only listen to music as an accompaniment to exercise? It’s rare to see a runner without a set of headphones attached. Swimmers are at it too!The Victory Armshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07085194604784039909noreply@blogger.com