[pianotech] O.T. What do you do to keep fit?

[Conrad Hoffsommer]

My workouts tend to be JUMPING to conclusions, DANCING around big problems, RUNNING my mouth off, SHOVELING bovine processed vegetable matter, STRETCHING what income I do have, DIVING into things which don't concern me, CHASING dreams and RUNNING around like a chicken with it's head cut off looking for the tool that I need RIGHT NOW!!

BTW, I visited REI yesterday and got a new floor bicycle tire pump - those ones that mount on the frame are definitely only for emergency with the high pressure Prestas.  I'm also doing my homework prior to getting a canoe or kayak with an idea to doing c/k camping trips. 
 
Conrad Hoffsommer




From: larryf at pacifier.com
To: pianotech at ptg.org
Date: Mon, 30 Nov 2009 09:00:21 -0800
Subject: Re: [pianotech] O.T. What do you do to keep fit?










SITTING in the office developing my schedule for the day, 
answering phone calls, etc., then SITTING in the car driving to calls, 
and SITTING on the piano bench tuning.  SITTING doesn't burn off much 
fat.  Weeks/months/years of this creates FAT clusters in places 
that wiggle and jiggle me off balance.
 
All that extra tonnage came in handy when moving pianos 
but my aging frame is getting an attitude and I've got to listen to it's 
message.  I expecially hate turning suddenly to look to the left or right 
only to have my rotunda respond two tenths of a second later throwing me 
off balance.
 
I used to backpack my jiggly parts away but then I got 
older.  Cartilage doesn't grow back.  I've lost about two inches in 
altitude and gained about 30 pounds of storage capacity.  I don't have time 
to backpack my body back in shape and so I've learned to eat differently.  
It took a bit of perseverence but I've succeeded in retraining my head and 
breaking bad habits ...........  like start the car, stop at a fast food 
location and get something to eat (wrong), or if it's on my plate or the buffet 
table, eat it (wrong), lots of raw veggies and precious little meat has worked 
for me.  In short, diet makes my belly shrink and I can still SIT here 
and peck at my keyboard and browse through my backpacking images.
 
Now I kayak all over the place and play in my yard 
creating a railroad empire.  It's lighter exercise and costs about the 
same as backpacking.  Once in awhile I help remove dead fall and blow 
down off the trails in the mountains in wilderness areas where power tools 
aren't allowed.  Granted that's good exercise but I can't keep that up long 
enough to burn off a years worth of SITTING and enjoying the flavors of 
FFFAAAATTTT!!
 
If ya can't reach the tuning pins, ya probably can't reach 
the floor.  I hate that when dunlap gets in the way.
  		 	   		  
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