# How do you make time to exercise? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [May 16, 2005, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-make-time-to-exercise/304103 "2005-05-16T18:29:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![LavenderBlue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e95f7d/32.png) [@LavenderBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LavenderBlue)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2005, 4:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-make-time-to-exercise/304103/21 "2005-05-18T16:37:39Z")
Recumbent bike in front of the computer while reading the New York Times. I also use free weights twice a week while watching the evening news. I highly recommend this form of excercise. For under $50 you can generally buy a set of weights and an excercise book. I also recommend anything written by Joyce Vedral. Her books are geared for the beginner and the older woman. They are very easy to follow. ---
**Author:** ![Trunk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/87869e/32.png) [@Trunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trunk)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2005, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-make-time-to-exercise/304103/22 "2005-05-18T16:49:23Z")
I don’t think people are using “recumbent bike” correctly. I think you mean “stationary bike” or “exercise bike”. A recumbent bike is an actual bicycle. . .one where you lean back onto a seat and pedal with your feet out in front of you. They do make stationaries in that style, but I don’t think I’d call them “recumbent bikes”. ---
**Author:** ![Rufus\_Xavier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eada6e/32.png) [@Rufus\_Xavier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rufus_Xavier)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2005, 4:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-make-time-to-exercise/304103/23 "2005-05-18T16:49:46Z")
The only way I can do it is: Eat lunch at my desk while I work, then go to the gym (which is located about a half a block from my office) on my 1 hour lunch break. Between walking time, changing time and showering time, that leaves me about a half hour of actual exercise time. I try to do this 5 days a week, but usually only manage 3 or 4 days a week. Still, it’s probably better for me than napping in my car, which is what I used to do on my lunch break. ---
**Author:** ![Crafter\_Man](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crafter_man/32/458_2.png) [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2005, 5:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-make-time-to-exercise/304103/24 "2005-05-18T17:12:37Z")
I go outside and jog for 30 minutes during my lunch hour. ---
**Author:** ![Clothahump](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/51bf81/32.png) [@Clothahump](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothahump)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2005, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-make-time-to-exercise/304103/25 "2005-05-18T19:02:50Z")
Heh. It’s not an issue for me. I own a Taekwondo school and teach most of the classes! ---
**Author:** ![LavenderBlue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e95f7d/32.png) [@LavenderBlue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LavenderBlue)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2005, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-make-time-to-exercise/304103/26 "2005-05-18T19:03:55Z")
> [@Trunk](#): > > I don’t think people are using “recumbent bike” correctly. > > I think you mean “stationary bike” or “exercise bike”. > > A recumbent bike is an actual bicycle. . .one where you lean back onto a seat and pedal with your feet out in front of you. > > They do make stationaries in that style, but I don’t think I’d call them “recumbent bikes”. Why not? I have one from Sears called a recumbent. When I pedal my feet are practically in front of me. I suppose to be technically correct you might call it a stationary recumbent bike but the seat’s still much lower than on a regular bike. It’s wonderful. I had a regular stationary bike and my back hurt when I used it. I’ve had no such problems with the recumbent model. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-do-you-make-time-to-exercise/304103.md?page=1)