Bike commuting
Riding to and from work as built-in training time
Swapping the car or train for a bicycle turns the commute into an aerobic session that happens twice a day without a separate slot in the calendar. Distances range from a couple of miles to long rides that double as endurance training. The appeal for busy people is that the time was already being spent. The cost is arriving sweaty, plus lights, a lock and rain gear.
People on record
Sorted by strength of stance
Does it: documented as part of their own routine. Recommends: explicitly advises other people to do it. Discusses: covered it substantively without clear personal adoption; this can include criticism or disagreement.
- David GogginsDoes it
Retired Navy SEAL · Can't Hurt Me
In 2008, still on active duty, he described a 25-mile ride each way to his Navy job. That was on top of the morning run. He also described riding home even on days when nothing else fit around work.
Source: Slowtwitch: An interview with US Navy Seal David Goggins - Ray MakerDoes it
Sports tech reviewer · DC Rainmaker
Gets everything around town by cargo bike, an Urban Arrow, because the household kept no car in Amsterdam. He put it at 3,500 to 4,000km a year in his 2021 list, carrying three kids, their friends and whatever he needed at the office. They ended up owning two of them.
Source: dcrainmaker.com: The 2021 Swim/Bike/Run Gear I Use List
Aimed at the same thing
Other entries filed under fitness or energy.
- Protocol$$$Cheap: Roughly under $50, or under $15/month.
Resistance training
Lifting weights 2-4 times a week to build and hold muscle
On record from 43 of 62 tracked people: 37 do it, 4 recommend it, 2 have discussed it - ProtocolFREE, no cost
Zone 2 cardio
Easy aerobic work you can hold a conversation through, 3+ hours a week
On record from 12 of 62 tracked people: 5 do it, 5 recommend it, 2 have discussed it - Protocol$$$Cheap: Roughly under $50, or under $15/month.
Cycling
Steady riding, outdoors or on a stationary bike, as daily low-intensity cardio
On record from 9 of 62 tracked people: 9 do it - ProtocolFREE, no cost
High-intensity interval training
Short all-out efforts with full recovery in between, a few times a week
On record from 6 of 62 tracked people: 5 do it, 1 has discussed it - Protocol$$$Cheap: Roughly under $50, or under $15/month.
Running
Regular running, from a short daily loop up to ultramarathon distance
On record from 6 of 62 tracked people: 5 do it, 1 recommends it - Protocol$$$Cheap: Roughly under $50, or under $15/month.
Swimming
Lap swimming as low-impact cardio and a reset for the head
On record from 6 of 62 tracked people: 6 do it
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