Clean It Up
UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: dazmond on April 04, 2010, 05:37:01 pm
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im 38 years old and been window cleaning for 16 years.i no longer drink anymore(3 and a half years sober)and i stopped smoking for 13 months a while a go but started again a few months ago! ::)
im planning on stopping again from tommorow one day at a time and start a bit of light swimming again and eating a bit better.do any of you guys do anything to improve your health to keep up with your workload?
im feeling pretty unhealthy and all of my 38 years today! ::) ::)
regards
dazmond
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Hi Dazmond,
Good Luck to you on quiting smoking. I have tried to do this many times and always failed.
Then I tried the NHS Stop Smoke and gave up using tablets called Champix, This worked for me
and I have now been off the smokes for a year.
Good Luck... :) :)
Luke..
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ive only been a w/c 2 years but now the sheer workloads forced me to rethink . my legs are no problem but my mid bod is too damn big meaning my back ached at night and morning .
a week ago i started running even though a few years back i was told my knees were wore out prematurely . ive ran every day since last week ,determined to shed weight and cope with the work ahead
im running on grass verges /beach and not on the road ,so i dont pound my joints , about 30minutes a day and boy i feel better for it
first day though i puffed like an old steam engine !!
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well done jonny keep it up!running is not for me though with my knees!i like swimming and maybe i should walk a bit more!
as i will be changing over to wfp soon my knees should be a bit better and hopefully ill manage to fit in a bit more exercise to get me in shape!i could do with losing a few stone! ::) ::)
best wishes
dazmond
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;D luke is right my friend took these and they are good she smoked heavey now stopped :o
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Sticking to grass is good for your knees just dont make the mistake of increasing distance to quick or to fast. Good luck.keep it up.
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Champix made me severely depressed for two days (I've never suffered with 'real' depression before); I couldn't see the point in living, I was glued to the sofa and didn't want anyone to bother with me.
Wor Lass suggested I stopped taking the tablets! ;D Within a couple of days, I was back to my old miserable (but not depressed) self!
People have committed suicide, attributable to Champix, and in Canada (I think it is) the company that makes these tablets are getting taken to court because of suicides.
Champix isn't the magic bullet when it comes to smoking, but if you've got no history of depression (like myself) you should be okay. If you have got a history of depression; they may not give you the prescription.
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how dare you omg that makes me so angry starting a thread about window cleaning fitness just when im tucking into my third easter egg ;D
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im not a smoker
like a drink though and despite various new years plans to curb it alot, am back drinking as regularly as before
on my 3rd bud as we speak lol
im not someone who drinks heavy but i will drink often and is probably more than the recommended daily amount ! But i am gonna try stop for a month or so now and then try re introduce it just as weekend thing, maybe im dependant? only one way to see
however i am quite healthy do alot of bike riding off road, lad who works with me is supposedly fit and healthy but i athrash him up hill and at lasting longer on the bike, but the drink causes me too hold weight so its for the better if i sack it i think
biking is good for you though daz and loads of fun give it a go
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ive just joined the local gym where i clean the windys :)
went in there yesterday morn ;D
filping heck iam hurting like :-X 2day :P
& thats supposed 2b good 4 ya ??? im knackered :P :P :P
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hi daz, i smoked a bit when i was young, (mainly hash) and took a lot of drugs, but havent taken any thing for 10 yrs now, (im 35 next month) and i feel so much better. the smell of fAgs now makes me feel sick. but i motorcycle a lot now, (get my high from that) and mountain bike. so that keeps me fit and is fun at the same time.
try and keep at it, you will feel better, age less, less chance of getting cancer, and more money.
i do like a whisky and coke on a weekend though, but not too much i hope.
i am addicted to chocolate though, which im trying to contain! :(
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Hi Daz
I gave up the cigs 8 years ago, no pills, no patches, just will power. Not easy, I had smoked since 13 years old, stopped at 40 with no stops in between. When you feel like a cig, say to yourself I'll have one in 5 minutes, it never comes, you'll either be busy doing something else or have forgotten. Craving will come back in half hour or so, but just say to yourself 5 minutes again. Try it, you'll be surprised.
Still like a drink though, think that would be harder to give up completely.
Good luck.
John
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i give up drinking back in august. :o :o :o :o i didnt know when to stop.
i go to the gym twice a week to do toning with weights.and i run between 5-8 miles a night mon-thursday,on sat or sunday i do a 10 mile. :o :o
i run afew half marthons and planning to run london 2011
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hi daz, i smoked a bit when i was young, (mainly hash) and took a lot of drugs, but havent taken any thing for 10 yrs now, (im 35 next month) and i feel so much better. the smell of f*gs now makes me feel sick. but i motorcycle a lot now, (get my high from that) and mountain bike. so that keeps me fit and is fun at the same time.
try and keep at it, you will feel better, age less, less chance of getting cancer, and more money.
i do like a whisky and coke on a weekend though, but not too much i hope.
i am addicted to chocolate though, which im trying to contain! :(
why one earth did someone asterix my post? is it a swear word now or something? ???
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it can be a deregatory term for a homosexual :o :-*
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yes but i wasnt using it in that context? some people ::)
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STAY AWAY FROM THE GOLDEN ARCHES... ;D ;D ;D
Eat a proper breakfast and lunch so you don't get tempted by burger vans, or haribo sweets.
These are messages to my self ;D
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it can be a deregatory term for a homosexual :o :-*
Is that because you put them in your mouth and suck?
I ache and pull muscles all the time. Its just my age, I've spent the last three days laying a wood floor and three days on your knees bending forward really kills. Its what your body is used to.
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yes but i wasnt using it in that context? some people ::)
I know mate , wasnt saying you were
Just explaining why the software has asterixed your post, it doesnt understand the context or the point of what you are saying it just asterixes predetermined obscenities :)
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If you are planning to keep up the running it might be worth investing in a pair of the air cushioned running shoes. I have a Nike pair and as well as being incredibly light they are so easy on the knees - makes running a real joy now. Bought them cheap on Ebay brand new.
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Running can do as much damage as good if you don't do it carefully. Running on grass is a big one. Pounding the road really shakes up the joints. Espescially once you are past the first flush of youth.
Actually, walking is almost as good for you.
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swimming bodyboarding surfing wind surfing bit of cycling
and light weights oh and gardening
mike
http://www.croyde-surf-cam.com/
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just had three weeks off; had an opp started back light dutys.
last week did some jobs big houses lots of ladders work and guess what pulled a muscle
in my leg going up into my back side hurts like hell; moral to my story take time to warm up
first thing in the morning ;D
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thanks for all the messages of support lads!im feeling a bit better today and been cleaning my flat and sorting stuff out for work tommorrow.im nearly a week behind and ive got 4 conny roofs to clean.
im taking the no smoking one day at a time.no champix or nicotine subsitute.cold turkey is the best way methinks.my girlfriend has gone to new york for 10 days to see her sis so itll give me a good start as she is a heavy smoker.she has also got liver cancer :(.no treatment as its too dangerous according to the liver specialist. :(.
cheers guys and best wishes for a happier,healthier prosperous spring and summer! ;) :) :)
dazmond
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thanks for all the messages of support lads!im feeling a bit better today and been cleaning my flat and sorting stuff out for work tommorrow.im nearly a week behind and ive got 4 conny roofs to clean.
im taking the no smoking one day at a time.no champix or nicotine subsitute.cold turkey is the best way methinks.my girlfriend has gone to new york for 10 days to see her sis so itll give me a good start as she is a heavy smoker.she has also got liver cancer :(.no treatment as its too dangerous according to the liver specialist. :(.
cheers guys and best wishes for a happier,healthier prosperous spring and summer! ;) :) :)
dazmond
sorry to hear that lad :(
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i do the hour of power three times a week and endurance lift twice a week this is perfect for our job as it works the upper body aswell as the lower body which running doesnt do, if you want to learn what this is look at www.fitness4x4.com this form of training is superb and look at the condition of the founder and he is 61 years old.
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i,m 52 the girlfriend is 38 nuff said regards alan
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Cardio work is the way to increase fitness and burn fat. If you've got bad knees you need to use a bicycle or exercise bike because running is gonna mess your knees up more. A heart rate monitor will be the best investment you will ever make if you wanna get fitter. It will keep you in the zone!
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the main thing i find that hurt with wfp is my shoulders from the constant extending of poles, i have always suffered with poor shoulders though for some reason, even when i used to go the gym all the time my shoulders were my weak point
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find climbing the ladder 80 plus times a day is enough exercise for me
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find climbing the ladder 80 plus times a day is enough exercise for me
stan ido the running after the ladders,get out there you lazy git. ;D ;D
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find climbing the ladder 80 plus times a day is enough exercise for me
stan ido the running after the ladders,get out there you lazy git. ;D ;D
i walk the dog then thats it ;D
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im 38 years old and been window cleaning for 16 years.i no longer drink anymore(3 and a half years sober)and i stopped smoking for 13 months a while a go but started again a few months ago! ::)
im planning on stopping again from tommorow one day at a time and start a bit of light swimming again and eating a bit better.do any of you guys do anything to improve your health to keep up with your workload?
im feeling pretty unhealthy and all of my 38 years today! ::) ::)
regards
Im 33 and feel pretty unhealty to i have never smoked and hardly ever drink but do like my food.I use to run 20+ miles a week i could run 10 miles straight off but that was 5 years ago and it's hard to get back into.But ive started eating less and am going to get out on the bike more and do more walking im not sure about the running again it jars the old knees, i remember how good i felt when i was lighter and want to get back there only 2/3 stone to go.
dazmond
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Im 33 and feel pretty unhealty to i have never smoked and hardly ever drink but do like my food.I use to run 20+ miles a week i could run 10 miles straight off but that was 5 years ago and it's hard to get back into.But ive started eating less and am going to get out on the bike more and do more walking im not sure about the running again it jars the old knees, i remember how good i felt when i was lighter and want to get back there only 2/3 stone to go.
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If you are planning to keep up the running it might be worth investing in a pair of the air cushioned running shoes. I have a Nike pair and as well as being incredibly light they are so easy on the knees - makes running a real joy now. Bought them cheap on Ebay brand new.
Yep, I agree but go to a proper running shop where they can put you on a threadmill and look at how you run and get shoes that match your impact on the road. sooo important! ive been running for about 28 years now on a regular basis (now 39) but for the past 10 years I always get checked for each pair of trainers. It doesnt cost anymore than going into your local JB sports etc.
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Rowing machines give a brilliant all round workout.
Cardio, legs, back, abs, arms etc. etc. (no weather worries)
Until very recently I did indoor climbing.