Exercise Regimen?

[HoldenCaulflower]

I started exercising 6 days ago. I walk a quarter mile then run a quarter mile, then do it again. After that I walk another half mile to cool down. It sure is hard going through methadone detox. I look over at the other person at the small gym I go to and he or she looks like they're really sweatin it and I think, man if you only knew. I used to run track in school, I could do run a couple miles easy, but that was about 12 years and about 1000 packs of cigarettes ago.

What kinda exercise are you all doing? Should I be doing more like, upper body? It sure does make me feel better than laying in bed all day.

Holden

[refusingbondage]

HoldenCaulflower:  I started pretty much the same exercise routine coming off suboxone last year.  Walk half mile, joj half mile, walk, jog. Some days just walk.  Other days, jog until I couldnt breath anymore and I would go so hard I would almost throw up.. lol.  It helped SOO much.  Each week I would push it a little harder.  Eventually a few months into sub w/drawal I began cardio kickboxing which is a FANTASTIC total body workout.  Cardio and strength training at the same time.  I would leave there feeling so beat up, but in a great way.  Exercise really really really helps me through w/drawal including the depression part.  Keep it up.

[HoldenCaulflower]

Yeah I heard, it's crazy how much of a recluse he became, but a damn fine author. First Vonnegut and now Salinger, those are my two all time favorite authors, but they both lived long, happy lives. So... Se La Vie.

I think I will work in some upper body stuff next time. I've always wanted to work out and it's just another reason not to do drugs so why not.

[OIFMc09]

Clever handle, you know Salinger died today?  Yes mix cardio up with lifting weights.  I had not touched a weight really since high school football until I went to Iraq last year and picked it back up.  I love it, it's a great stress reliever.