[trippyboy]

I do a lot of walking to and fro to the van everyday,and do a awfull lot of reeling in excersises

[DeLuce]

I'm 46, but still play (or think I can ) football every Monday night with some decent youths who still invite me to play. Must run a few miles doing that. 7-a-side on astro.  Then every Friday I go circuit training. Which is an all out body workout. I love it. In fact, my wife says I'm really miserable if I haven't done any exercise in a week, it must get the happy endorphins moving around! 

[Nick_Thompson]

Just running mostly.  Doing the Gower Coastal Marathon in under three weeks. 

Wow.  That's a very slow time.  I could do that in two days myself.

 

[kevinquinn]

Well i do Karate on a Monday Wednesday and Saturday. Used to do lots of martathons but piled on 6 stone when i stopped. Ive just lost 75lb on the atkins in 14 months so i might start running marathons again, i said i never would but i think they are calling to me now im much lighter

[Johnny B]

I'm 51, with 16 and a half years in this game (100% trad).

I have never been to a gym, don't consciously exercise, but feel as fit now as I was when I started window cleaning..

I used to play cricket in the summer months, but gave it up 20 years ago. I restarted this year and picked up a number of injuries just warming up! I now skip the warm up and can get through a game unscathed.

No, evercise is not for me.

John     

[SPE]

I read the title of the post and took it to mean what do you do to get fit for window cleaning ?
I think that if its your full time job and you have been doing it for any length of time your body is probably adjusted to its optimum physical requirements.
Does window cleaning keep you fit ?
I'd say no.
Since being self employed I have put weight on, I think I can put most of this down to the fact I drive everywhere, that includes all the things I used to do on foot like shopping  and day to day stuff in town gets done whilst I am working, the amount of walking I now do has actually been reduced although I do a physical job.
 I like to get out on my mountain bike and have been getting back into it this year but shorter days and weather has limited the time I get to put into it, plus the fact when I get home from work I'm knackered ! 
44  next month, certainly find as I get older it gets harder to find time and more effort to keep fit.
Simon

[Johnny B]

My point is that I don't keep fit for window cleaning, I keep fit  by window cleaning. Other forms of exercise seems to do me more harm than good (ie the warm up before a cricket match which usually results in an injury)!

John

[Tom White]

My point is that I don't keep fit for window cleaning, I keep fit  by window cleaning.

It doesn't keep you fit though does it?  There's no impact to start with, so bone density won't increase.  It's also thought that cartilage likes impact too.  Tendons won't strengthen.  The cardio vascular system won't really improve; winding in a hose reel aint that physical and neither is pushing a carbon fibre pole about.

Work is definitely a lot easier when you're fit, and to get fit you have to stress your body with exercise.

And if you're getting injured just warming up for a cricket match (and let's face it, cricket isn't really physically demanding; you even get meal breaks ffs), then a gentle, but gradually tougher training program of some sort is called for.

I reckon?

[Johnny B]

Not really. I can carry a ladder and bucket about, climb said ladder umpteen times a day for up to 10 hours a day and go home at the end of it without aches, pains and injuries. I have put a little weight on which at my age is no surprise. I am 5 feet 10 and around 13 stone, and as long as I can move about reasonably freely, I am happy with that.

John   

[Tom White]

Fair one, I didn't realise you were trad; that's more physically demanding.

[Mr.G]

Definately makes a big difference being trad, I was fit as a fiddle when I was working trad, not now though...

[G Griffin]

Sex and swimming is good for you so I've been told.

I mentioned this to the missus and she suggested we do something about it and both get fit  .
We're having a swimming pool built  .

[SB Cleaning]

I go to the gym twice a week doing mostly weights and then a 6 .mile run every Saturday.

[PoleKing]

I go to the gym twice a week doing mostly weights and then a 6 .mile run every Saturday.

Walk of shame after a Friday night bird?