# Did you change your exercise habits during quarantine? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [August 9, 2020, 2:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-change-your-exercise-habits-during-quarantine/917624 "2020-08-09T02:47:23Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Dragwyr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dragwyr/32/2855_2.png) [@Dragwyr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dragwyr)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2020, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-change-your-exercise-habits-during-quarantine/917624/21 "2020-08-12T15:51:04Z")
Funny. I’m the opposite. I was walking every day during my lunch when I worked at the office. When the quarantine hit, that all stopped and it has been very hard to get back to walking every day. ---
**Author:** ![Die\_Capacitrix](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/die_capacitrix/32/9_2.png) [@Die\_Capacitrix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Die_Capacitrix)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2020, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-change-your-exercise-habits-during-quarantine/917624/22 "2020-08-12T16:17:24Z")
Average steps per day in the office = 6000 Aversage steps per day in the home office = 1000 We’ve been trying to go for walks in the evening, so we have some days with 15,000 steps, or even more. However we have a heat wave, so walking in the evening is out of the question, and walking in the morning is interrupted by work. I wasn’t going to the gym before Covid and that continues. I’m considering going to the therapy center for personal training instead. Fewer people and it’s across the street. ---
**Author:** ![SanVito](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sanvito/32/2805_2.png) [@SanVito](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanVito)\ **Post date:** [August 12, 2020, 4:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-change-your-exercise-habits-during-quarantine/917624/23 "2020-08-12T16:21:08Z")
Yep, before Covid, I had gym membership but was a very fair-weather visitor. Just lacked the motivation. I walked to work though. When lockdown hit, I started running (we were allowed out for an hour a day for exercise). I’ve kept that up and, now that it’s too hot to run outside, the gym has reopened. I was a little leary of using the gym, but they’ve converted a couple of tennis courts into extra gym space so the machines are well-spaced. It’s also very quiet compared to normal times, so I’m finding it quite comfortable. I’m also walking the dog every day - before I had a dog walker do that for me. ---
**Author:** ![dtilque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d6d6ee/32.png) [@dtilque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dtilque)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2020, 6:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-change-your-exercise-habits-during-quarantine/917624/24 "2020-08-13T06:51:04Z")
Haven’t changed anything. The shutdown order in this state doesn’t forbid outdoor exercising. My usual daily exercise is a 25-30 mile bike ride. And if it doesn’t include a steep hill, it’s not much of a workout. While doing it, I’m more isolated than I am at home. So I never stopped and don’t even bother with a mask. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [August 13, 2020, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-change-your-exercise-habits-during-quarantine/917624/25 "2020-08-13T15:49:33Z")
So I’m down 27.5 pounds now. Getting close to the self selected line between fat and obese. I know fat isn’t really a thing but I do feel there should be an area between overweight & obese. I need to drop 5 pounds to be just fat in my opinion. ---
**Author:** ![minor7flat5](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/minor7flat5/32/258_2.png) [@minor7flat5](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/minor7flat5)\ **Post date:** [August 14, 2020, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-change-your-exercise-habits-during-quarantine/917624/26 "2020-08-14T15:49:47Z")
Before March, I spent most of my time running at the local YMCA on their indoor running track, with occasional outdoor runs when the weather was nice. Since the YMCA closed, I have been forced to run outdoors all the time–usually 5 miles per day. In March it was quite unpleasant, with many cold windy days and a few rainy days. By June I realized the opposite problem was surfacing: I don’t run in hot humid weather very well. So, I found the only treadmill left for sale in NJ at a Dick’s Sporting Goods in Union, had some burly guys bring it down to my basement (it’s 300 lbs), and have done all of my running on the treadmill ever since. I put up a surprisingly cheap 48" TV and I watch shows as I run. By the time I had the treadmill, I had accumulated about 400 miles of post-COVID road running and my wrists had serious golfer’s tan from the wrist protectors I wear in case I trip and fall. ---
**Author:** ![susan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/susan/32/17537_2.png) [@susan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/susan)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2020, 4:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-change-your-exercise-habits-during-quarantine/917624/27 "2020-08-15T04:19:03Z")
27# down, and just got a stationary bike. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [August 15, 2020, 1:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-change-your-exercise-habits-during-quarantine/917624/28 "2020-08-15T13:34:46Z")
I’ve stalled for 2 days after a week of fast weight loss. I have to start packing up more of my house and that will probably help. ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2020, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-change-your-exercise-habits-during-quarantine/917624/29 "2020-08-16T03:03:41Z")
**Did you change your exercise habits during quarantine?** Yeah, I stopped. Was I not supposed to? … Seriously, my gym closed up. Then it opened, full of idiots breathing heavy. Our municipal pool, where I used to do laps, is full of people, too. Soccer and rugby? A little hard to play while distancing… So no machines, treadmills, Nordics, laps or rugger … All I’ve got left is my bike. So I’ve been trying to counter-balance my stress eating with putting on some mileage. The bike paths are too full now, so I’ve been hitting side streets 'til I get to rural roadways. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/did-you-change-your-exercise-habits-during-quarantine/917624.md?page=1)