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To: cantfindagoodscreenname
I'm 70 and hate exercising without accomplishing anything other than better health.

So, I'm using tire pumps, the hand and foot kinds to add air to tanks for use in my shop.

First I pump up a small one gallon tank, then open a valve to send it through a filter and moisture remover into one of several larger tanks or 2 portable ones I use for adding to tires.

Next step is to make mounts for the hand pumps at different angles to simulate a weight machine.

I have an antique 3 stage hand pump that works on push and pull that worked for a while, but need to make new leathers for it.

For the exercises I can't or haven't yet adapted to pumping air, am using weights and kettle bells.

I've set this up at spots I walk by a lot to exercise at random as recommended by Arnold Schwarzenegger for better results.

Next will be bicycle and/or treadmill to compress air and/or generate electricity.

18 posted on 11/18/2024 6:33:43 PM PST by Mogger (AreIn bookstores is a very expensive, beautifully bound in green leather Holy Koran. If one was goin)
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To: Mogger

That’s awesome! I hate exercise as well. Even though biking does help with my blood pressure, it actually doesn’t provide the motivation I need to keep it up. The reason I keep it up is that I feel unbelievably amazing for the whole rest of the day when I do it in the morning. I feel like I’m floating on a cloud. I’m extremely relaxed. I don’t think I could keep this up if I didn’t get that feeling from it.

I like your solution! That’s awesome!


27 posted on 11/19/2024 5:16:25 AM PST by cantfindagoodscreenname (I really hate not knowing what was said in the deleted posts....)
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