[ottbmare]

The problem with the stationary bike is that it's too easy to stop. If I run, go for a hike, ride a horse, or take the dogs for a four-mile walk, I have to get home.

I can't stop and decide I'm bored or the phone is ringing or I need to check FR.

The horse is the best. There are no options there. You HAVE to haul a 80-pound bale of hay, or push a heavy wheelbarrow full of poo, or sweep and shovel, or control a thousand-pound animal. They don't give you a lot of options. You find the energy expenditure is fueled by adrenalin and then you're nicely exhausted and have lost pounds afterward.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

It depends upon how committed you are.

I am pretty committed. I'd rather do one of those other things, but I don't have the option.

The nice thing about working out at home as opposed to a gym is that every minute you invest in your workout, you actually work out.

When I used to work out at the gym, I'd waste 30 minutes in traveling time alone, not to mention changing clothes/

[Mr Rogers]

"The horse is the best."

Mia agrees!

And now that I'm getting over an injury from a fall 11 months ago, I can start running as well...