Comment How do geeks exercise? (Score 1) 1806
I'll just continue using my ski machine which allows natural motion of my legs, combined with natural arm swing, to exercise muscles from shoulder level down to my feet. The oblique muscles at my waist get exercise, and by exaggerating the arm swing and shoulder motion, I can increase the exercise level of the obliques. An interesting thing I have noticed is that, when I reach my target heart rate, if I increase my speed along with the exaggerated arm swing and shoulder motion, my heart rate decreases. I'm guessing that the increased contraction of those large oblique muscles is helping to pump the blood and easing the work load on my heart.