If you had to stick to one DAW, which one would it be?

[BONES]

Totally pointless. You will do more harm than good.

You're as bad as the rest of 'em. It takes me 45 minutes on the bike to get the same exercise benefit I get from a 20 minute run. It's simple time efficiency.

A good stroll everyday is much better.

I need to walk for more than an hour to get the same exercise benefit as a 20 minute run. But, of course, I do all three things - walk, run and cycle.

You're welcome...

You are far too kind.

Kinda funny I did 'normal' graphics work, but for some reason the UI graphics work tore my arm sore.

That is strange, or maybe it was a different set-up with different ergonomics?

[Trancit]

Totally pointless. You will do more harm than good.

You're as bad as the rest of 'em. It takes me 45 minutes on the bike to get the same exercise benefit I get from a 20 minute run. It's simple time efficiency.
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You don´t understand: this is about health and not time efficiency!

You are damaging your tendons and joints if you start running at that age and probably too much body weight as an untrained person... this is not debatable but simple fact!

Cycling or swimming (or many other "for age optimized" activities) otoh takes the load off your joints and let you train your body without this damage...

If you aren´t willing to invest some time into your health you should better stop immediately!

[Seafire Mk2]

He will now tell you about his army career and about how fit he is

[legendCNCD]

Kinda funny I did 'normal' graphics work, but for some reason the UI graphics work tore my arm sore.

That is strange, or maybe it was a different set-up with different ergonomics?

Same set-up, same place, same ergonomics. Much more stress, much more precise way of working, which I think had an effect.

[BONES]

You don´t understand: this is about health and not time efficiency! You are damaging your tendons and joints if you start running at that age and probably too much body weight as an untrained person... this is not debatable but simple fact!

Sorry, darling, but you have no idea what you're talking about. Cliff Young ran an ultramarathon from Sydney to Melbourne, around 950km, at age 61 and won by 10 hours. A 75 year old mate of mine , who is married to a sports scientist who runs half-a-dozen marathons and ultra marathons a year (she's much younger), will run his 150th 5km Park Run next month and his feet, ankles, knees and hips are coping just fine.

As Seafire warned you, for five years I ran 8km a day in combat fatigues (including boots), even though I wasn't allowed to make the soldiers run more than 3km, and for four years or so after I got out of the army, I ran 8km barefoot every day at the beach, yet I have no ill-effects to show for it 40 years later. By comparison, running 3.5km to work and 3.5km back in comfy runners once or twice a week is a doddle.

If you aren´t willing to invest some time into your health you should better stop immediately!

Don't be a sissy, I'm not so f**king stupid that I'd injure myself doing something my body wasn't able to cope with. It's not like things just go "boing!", you know when you're doing damage.

[Tracewidth]

I messed up my knees with running but it sure was fun for a while until that point. These days I'm confined to indoor elliptical-machine use for my aerobic exercise regimen. It's a shame to be restricted to a machine but when said machine lets me 'run' without slamming my feet against hard pavement (and the destructive effect that has on my knees) I'll happily take it!

Also, Cubase.

[VOODOO U]

If you had to stick to one DAW, which one would it be?

Running.

[Trancit]

You don´t understand: this is about health and not time efficiency! You are damaging your tendons and joints if you start running at that age and probably too much body weight as an untrained person... this is not debatable but simple fact!

Sorry, darling, but you have no idea what you're talking about. Cliff Young ran an ultramarathon from Sydney to Melbourne, around 950km, at age 61 and won by 10 hours. A 75 year old mate of mine , who is married to a sports scientist who runs half-a-dozen marathons and ultra marathons a year (she's much younger), will run his 150th 5km Park Run next month and his feet, ankles, knees and hips are coping just fine.

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Probably you didn´t read my post careful enough... I made the crucial part bold for you!

How often did you run continously in the past 20 years that one could call this sports or training??
The persons you mentioned probably didn´t start running marathons at your age... they were probably running all their life and have trained their tendons and joints long enough in younger years that they can easily handle the task...

In regards to the post of Tracewidth above: for him (or her, don´t know) it was the knees but the most crucial part is you lower back...
Every step you run (especial on hard ground like streets or dry hard ground) gives a single sided tough shock to your intervertebral discs of your lower spine which can provoke herniated disc which is for sure nothing to wish for... from that point there is no way back... no healing, no help ...just lots of pain for the rest of your life!

Perhaps something to be aware of!
Do what you want... but don´t cry afterwards!

[VOODOO U]

Sitting in the traditional way ie on a chair or sofa is damaging to the lower back. In fact it's bad for the whole lower body.
Sleeping on soft mattresses is bad for the back and all joints in general. I use a piece of plywood above my mattress to give it a harder surface.
Running barefoot helps eliminate putting too much pressure on the joints because you'll run with better form due to no foot cushioning/support.
Anyhow, take this or leave it - dancing is the best form of exercise you can do aside from swimming. And you can dance anyway you see fit. Do it for 10 minutes or an hour and go as wild as you like.

[Tracewidth]

Re: the risk of lower back damage from running--

See, right, I was beginning to put together the degree to which the running was messing with my joints in a broad sense. My knees are just the week point. To be clear, I'm not a representative subject here -- I have been diagnosed with hypermobility (a joint condition) which means that (as I understand it) my joints are more susceptible to the damage that comes with running regularly.

In short, I'm sure glad I listened to my body and stopped my jogging regimen when I did.

Less time running means more time at the DAW.

[BONES]

How often did you run continously in the past 20 years that one could call this sports or training??

Seriously dude, you should not be giving out advice like this to people you don't know. You have no f**king idea what my level of fitness is or how I have gone about leading into this particular activity and I have no desire to go into it with you.

The persons you mentioned probably didn´t start running marathons at your age...

And neither am I. But my 75 year-old friend has only been doing Park Run for 3 years and he wasn't even fractionally as active as me beforehand. His wife had never run in her life until about 10 years ago, in her 40s, and only completed her degree a couple of years ago.

Every step you run (especial on hard ground like streets or dry hard ground) gives a single sided tough shock to your intervertebral discs of your lower spine which can provoke herniated disc which is for sure nothing to wish for... from that point there is no way back... no healing, no help ...just lots of pain for the rest of your life!

Interestingly, when I was out bush recently I'd slept poorly (actually, I hadn't slept at all because I was so uncomfortable) and my back was killing me all morning, throughout a very hilly 11.5km trek in the national park on trails in terrible condition. When we got back to camp, I had to run about 1km to catch someone in a vehicle who'd left something behind at the campsite. The run sorted my back out brilliantly, in about the first 400m or so.

[Trancit]

How often did you run continously in the past 20 years that one could call this sports or training??

Seriously dude, you should not be giving out advice like this to people you don't know. You have no f**king idea what my level of fitness is or how I have gone about leading into this particular activity and I have no desire to go into it with you.
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Well... enjoy running... I hope it turns out great for you!

[pseudonym_303]

Could someone tell me about what this topic is? It kind of drifted.

[Michael L]

Could someone tell me about what this topic is?

It's about sticking to one Daily Aerobic Workout.

Have you heard about Running?

[jjpscott01]

Reason. I'll always come back to Reason. And version 14 is so good