From: Gary Duncanson (gary.duncanson@googlemail.com)
Date: Sat Sep 15 2007 - 20:15:19 ART
Scott,
Yes I agree,
Until just a week ago I was fairly regular with weights and laps in the
pool. I certainly intend to keep that up.
Gary
----- Original Message -----
From: "Scott Vermillion" <scott_ccie_list.com@it-ag.com>
To: "'Gary Duncanson'" <gary.duncanson@googlemail.com>;
<ccielab@groupstudy.com>
Sent: Sunday, September 16, 2007 12:07 AM
Subject: RE: OT- Keeping in shape
> Gary,
>
> I was just thinking about starting such a thread while at the gym today.
> My
> parents fed me a diet consisting exclusively of lead-based paint as a
> child
> (I'm told that "fuchsia" was my all-time favorite). In other words,
> memory
> is the issue for me (while weight never really has been). I have found
> that
> staying fit while studying is critical for several reasons:
>
> 1. The oxygen coursing through the brain can't hurt
> 2. It's excellent meditation to do a good hard cardio routine
> 3. It helps me to sleep deeper, which I understand to be important for
> the
> formation of lasting memories
> 4. It keeps my overall energy level up
> 5. It prevents my rotting away (I can sit down here playing with this lab
> for easily 18 hours straight)
> 6. It gives me an excuse to go sit in the sauna/hot tub for a while after
> my workout, which is therapeutic on several mental levels.
>
> I also have been experimenting with some supplements. Most have been a
> total waste of money, but one I picked up from the Vitamin Shoppe seems to
> have a noticeable impact (it's called Ginkgo Neuro-Mind). I'm wide open
> to
> any suggestions other list members may have where this is concerned.
>
> I did start to let myself go while studying for the written and it had a
> noticeable impact on every facet of life within just a few weeks. I vowed
> to get back in the gym and stay there throughout lab prep. For the most
> part, I've stayed committed. I did pull a few all-nighters while bringing
> this home lab together and thus missed a few gym trips. But overall, I've
> been staying the course and I honestly don't see how I could be successful
> in my pursuit of the number if I let my physical condition deteriorate.
> For
> me anyway, good body = passable mind...bad body = no chance.
>
> Regards,
>
> Scott
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nobody@groupstudy.com [mailto:nobody@groupstudy.com] On Behalf Of
> Gary
> Duncanson
> Sent: Saturday, September 15, 2007 4:30 PM
> To: ccielab@groupstudy.com
> Subject: OT- Keeping in shape
>
> Latest news on CBS and health trends is not good..
>
> http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2002/01/31/health/main326811.shtml
>
> 'Just as the holidays have arrived, a federal survey says the country's
> weight
> problem is worse than ever with more than 60 percent of Americans
> overweight.
>
> The Centers For Disease Control is sounding an alarm. It says Americans
> are
> now fatter than they have ever been, the heaviest since the government
> starting keeping records. Despite billions of dollars spent on diet aides,
> America's waistline keeps growing.'
>
> I just wonder how much time any of you take out to keep in shape? My new
> born
> boy is keeping me real busy at home, add that to working fulltime and
> studying
> for the CCIE and Im pretty pressed for the usual gym visits or lengths in
> the
> swimming pool.
>
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