[Bay View WCS]

Hey all

As the title suggests, have any of the fitness gurus on here worn a heart monitor while on the glass and, if so, what were the results?

I sometimes get a real sweat on doing a row of terraced when I'm trying to get finished but wondered if it would count as real cardio exercise?

Any thoughts appreciated

Cheers, Tom

[Ian Lancaster]

Don't know about now, waving a pole about all day but running up and down a ladder for 6-7 hours a day is the equivalent of Olympic athletic training

[gewindows]

Not if your breathing is relaxed.

Out of breath where you find it hard to still hold a conversation is the state of breathelessness you need to be at before exercise has any beneficial cardio effects on the body.

[Tom White]

Hey all

As the title suggests, have any of the fitness gurus on here worn a heart monitor while on the glass and, if so, what were the results?

I sometimes get a real sweat on doing a row of terraced when I'm trying to get finished but wondered if it would count as real cardio exercise?

Any thoughts appreciated

Cheers, Tom

I read a book called Feet in the Clouds about fell running, and the bloke who wrote it was an office worker who tried to do the Bob Graham Round - a 24 hr fell running super endurance event (extremely tough) - and he trained properly for it, but still failed.

So he had a look at the type of people who had finished it before him, and it was often manual workers; farmers, builders, postmen - that kind of thing - so he was convinced that manual work does help with endurance events.

I think for general well being, window cleaning is pretty healthy work (as long as you don't fall eh?).

As for wearing a heart monitor, that in itself won't give you much information apart from how fast your heart is beating (you can do this yourself quite easily with a watch).

Ideally you find out what your Maximum Heart Rate (MHR) is by beasting the life out of yourself running up a hill a good few times (or on a bike - heart rates differ depending on the exercise).  And then using this number you can work out training zones.

[gavinb]

Id be pooh scared to push my body to far incase me defibrillator fired .
6 month auto driving ban if it gets fired .

[Washing Windows]

Our bodies have a tendency to get used to exercise that we repeat a lot, so the benefits diminish.

Duncan

[Window Washers]

Hey all

As the title suggests, have any of the fitness gurus on here worn a heart monitor while on the glass and, if so, what were the results?

I sometimes get a real sweat on doing a row of terraced when I'm trying to get finished but wondered if it would count as real cardio exercise?

Any thoughts appreciated

Cheers, Tom

i put on 6 stone since being wfp So maybe not

[Tom White]

Our bodies have a tendency to get used to exercise that we repeat a lot, so the benefits diminish.

Duncan

I'm not sure the benefits diminish; it depends what your aim is.  If your aim is to keep on improving fitness levels and/or get stronger, then yes, window cleaning would only take you so far and then the 'results' would taper off and stop.

But for general well being, moving is good, and we move a lot in window cleaning.  I run a marathon next weekend and spent a good few months training for it, and while working, just for fun, I'll sometimes 'jog' about the place, sometimes with hose in one hand and my pole in the other.  Even reeling in vigorously I can feel my heart rate increase.

All that's got to be better than an office worker who does very little movement during the day.

[james peters]

Hey all

As the title suggests, have any of the fitness gurus on here worn a heart monitor while on the glass and, if so, what were the results?

I sometimes get a real sweat on doing a row of terraced when I'm trying to get finished but wondered if it would count as real cardio exercise?

Any thoughts appreciated

Cheers, Tom

i put on 6 stone since being wfp So maybe not

I have put on 3 since wfp.....

[R.C Property]

Hey all

As the title suggests, have any of the fitness gurus on here worn a heart monitor while on the glass and, if so, what were the results?

I sometimes get a real sweat on doing a row of terraced when I'm trying to get finished but wondered if it would count as real cardio exercise?

Any thoughts appreciated

Cheers, Tom

i put on 6 stone since being wfp So maybe not

You should try working instead of bein on here all day! Lol

[Window Washers]

Hey all

As the title suggests, have any of the fitness gurus on here worn a heart monitor while on the glass and, if so, what were the results?

I sometimes get a real sweat on doing a row of terraced when I'm trying to get finished but wondered if it would count as real cardio exercise?

Any thoughts appreciated

Cheers, Tom

i put on 6 stone since being wfp So maybe not

You should try working instead of bein on here all day! Lol

I wish I could be on here all day richard, I have work to do sat on my bum 

[R.C Property]

Hey all

As the title suggests, have any of the fitness gurus on here worn a heart monitor while on the glass and, if so, what were the results?

I sometimes get a real sweat on doing a row of terraced when I'm trying to get finished but wondered if it would count as real cardio exercise?

Any thoughts appreciated

Cheers, Tom

i put on 6 stone since being wfp So maybe not

You should try working instead of bein on here all day! Lol

I wish I could be on here all day richard, I have work to do sat on my bum 

Lol must be such hard work for you, lifting those coffee mugs up and down all day! Lol

[Window Washers]

Hey all

As the title suggests, have any of the fitness gurus on here worn a heart monitor while on the glass and, if so, what were the results?

I sometimes get a real sweat on doing a row of terraced when I'm trying to get finished but wondered if it would count as real cardio exercise?

Any thoughts appreciated

Cheers, Tom

i put on 6 stone since being wfp So maybe not

You should try working instead of bein on here all day! Lol

I wish I could be on here all day richard, I have work to do sat on my bum 

Lol must be such hard work for you, lifting those coffee mugs up and down all day! Lol

its the biscuits Richard, combining that with the coffee makes it not only more technical!

[R.C Property]

Hey all

As the title suggests, have any of the fitness gurus on here worn a heart monitor while on the glass and, if so, what were the results?

I sometimes get a real sweat on doing a row of terraced when I'm trying to get finished but wondered if it would count as real cardio exercise?

Any thoughts appreciated

Cheers, Tom

i put on 6 stone since being wfp So maybe not

You should try working instead of bein on here all day! Lol

I wish I could be on here all day richard, I have work to do sat on my bum 

Lol must be such hard work for you, lifting those coffee mugs up and down all day! Lol

its the biscuits Richard, combining that with the coffee makes it not only more technical!

Lol and they say us blokes can't multi task! Lol

[gewindows]

I wish I could be on here all day

Jesus!

[roundbuilder]

Hey all

As the title suggests, have any of the fitness gurus on here worn a heart monitor while on the glass and, if so, what were the results?

I sometimes get a real sweat on doing a row of terraced when I'm trying to get finished but wondered if it would count as real cardio exercise?

Any thoughts appreciated

Cheers, Tom

i put on 6 stone since being wfp So maybe not

Hey fatty boom boom.

[gewindows]

Sweet sugar dumpling.

[Washing Windows]

Our bodies have a tendency to get used to exercise that we repeat a lot, so the benefits diminish.

Duncan

I'm not sure the benefits diminish; it depends what your aim is.  If your aim is to keep on improving fitness levels and/or get stronger, then yes, window cleaning would only take you so far and then the 'results' would taper off and stop.

But for general well being, moving is good, and we move a lot in window cleaning.  I run a marathon next weekend and spent a good few months training for it, and while working, just for fun, I'll sometimes 'jog' about the place, sometimes with hose in one hand and my pole in the other.  Even reeling in vigorously I can feel my heart rate increase.

All that's got to be better than an office worker who does very little movement during the day.

Your input was more complete than my own. We agree.

Duncan

[SunShineCleaning]

Hey all

As the title suggests, have any of the fitness gurus on here worn a heart monitor while on the glass and, if so, what were the results?

I sometimes get a real sweat on doing a row of terraced when I'm trying to get finished but wondered if it would count as real cardio exercise?

Any thoughts appreciated

Cheers, Tom

I read a book called Feet in the Clouds about fell running, and the bloke who wrote it was an office worker who tried to do the Bob Graham Round - a 24 hr fell running super endurance event (extremely tough) - and he trained properly for it, but still failed.

So he had a look at the type of people who had finished it before him, and it was often manual workers; farmers, builders, postmen - that kind of thing - so he was convinced that manual work does help with endurance events.

I think for general well being, window cleaning is pretty healthy work (as long as you don't fall eh?).

As for wearing a heart monitor, that in itself won't give you much information apart from how fast your heart is beating (you can do this yourself quite easily with a watch).

Ideally you find out what your Maximum Heart Rate (MHR) is by beasting the life out of yourself running up a hill a good few times (or on a bike - heart rates differ depending on the exercise).  And then using this number you can work out training zones.

That's a great book I think everybody should read it.

[Tom White]

That's a great book I think everybody should read it.

Yeh, fell running is for nutters.  I also loved this one:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Born-Run-Hidden-Ultra-Runners-Greatest/dp/1861978774

I fancy running an ultra, not this year, but next.