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

[paul bruesch]

Very good, very funny, Conrad!!  And BTW, my floor pump gives me a good
workout... as does starting my chainsaw...

Paul Bruesch
Stillwater, MN

On Mon, Nov 30, 2009 at 11:26 AM, Conrad Hoffsommer <choffsommer at hotmail.com
> wrote:

>
> 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
>
>
>
>
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> 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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