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Question Of The Day - Thursday 17 May
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Definitely mental. Even if I didn't have a bad back, I'm still the gym hater I was in school. Give me a good book any day.
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Mental! I loooove puzzles and the like.
I love both equally.
For mental exercises, I enjoy non-fiction reading and a few "brain" exercises actually have a soothing, but addictive quality for me. They are Sudoku, cryptograms and logic puzzles. The really difficult Sudoku are hard for me and I seem to want to find different solving strategies, but my brain has not latched onto these yet! I seem to hit a wall at a certain point. Thus the challenge! I enjoy and am the best at cryptograms. I am very fascinated, however, at the soothing quality I find in the above exercises. I'm sure all kinds of brain chemicals are involved and that in itself is very interesting!
"Formal" physical exercise in itself can be kind of boring to me. If I walk, I am always looking for a purpose, like looking for shells on the beach or cleaning the yard. My exercise is basically my work, I keep moving all day and I do enjoy this "exercise"!
For mental exercises, I enjoy non-fiction reading and a few "brain" exercises actually have a soothing, but addictive quality for me. They are Sudoku, cryptograms and logic puzzles. The really difficult Sudoku are hard for me and I seem to want to find different solving strategies, but my brain has not latched onto these yet! I seem to hit a wall at a certain point. Thus the challenge! I enjoy and am the best at cryptograms. I am very fascinated, however, at the soothing quality I find in the above exercises. I'm sure all kinds of brain chemicals are involved and that in itself is very interesting!
"Formal" physical exercise in itself can be kind of boring to me. If I walk, I am always looking for a purpose, like looking for shells on the beach or cleaning the yard. My exercise is basically my work, I keep moving all day and I do enjoy this "exercise"!
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Definitely physical exercise since I was a long distance runner for over 30 years. I usually speed walk now but also take Zumba and exercise classes.
Work is enough mental exercise for me, lol.
Work is enough mental exercise for me, lol.
I like both, but I prefer the exercise be part of something else, like gardening. Static exercises bore me to tears.
Tough choice. I prefer physical, because I can't sit still and need to move a lot. But mental exercise is fun too
Mental. But I really need to figure out how to start appreciating the physical as well. I know I feel better when I get regular exercise, and it helps with the mental as well, but I just can't get back in the routine of it.
I can't do the physical stuff. I don't mind that one little bitty bit, though! I love mental exercise and do cryptograms and crossword puzzles as well as other word puzzles. I do not, however, do logic problems. Those give me a headache and crossed eyes. I have absolutely aptitude for them.
My body may be puny, but my brain is buff!
My body may be puny, but my brain is buff!
Mental as long as its not numerical. I do better with words and pictures.
If someone told me I had a choice between going for a walk or doing a crossword puzzle, I'm not sure what I'd choose. I don't know if my guilt over not having exercised in awhile is swaying me to not fully choose crossword puzzles though. 
I don't like either one but of the two I prefer mental.
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I like them both. I do more physical. We try to walk two miles every day during the week, taking the weekend off. I wear a Fit Bit to track steps and aim for 10,000 every day. For mental, I like coloring, and also word puzzles.
Both for sure!
Mental
I'm a slug for the most part.
I'm a slug for the most part.
Mental - a fellow slug!
Both. Mental for me is reviewing plans, doing the math to ensure that there are enough trees and shrubs for a project, sitting down and writing it up for review. I'm working on (another) cookbook and I think that's mental, too, because of the "1/2 cup" of this, equivalents, oven temps, and the like. Trying to figure out where the graphics and the pictures will go and doing the editing. It's fun for me, but sitting there for hours can tax my brain sometimes.
But I do love to walk. I'd love to jog, but I can't. I like going out into the field to take pictures of the projects going on for work because I can get out of my office for a while and walk around buildings and improvements on a property. I enjoy mowing the lawn and working in the garden and flowerbeds. While it may not be actual exercise, it still gets the muscles moving a little bit.
But I do love to walk. I'd love to jog, but I can't. I like going out into the field to take pictures of the projects going on for work because I can get out of my office for a while and walk around buildings and improvements on a property. I enjoy mowing the lawn and working in the garden and flowerbeds. While it may not be actual exercise, it still gets the muscles moving a little bit.
i really enjoy both mental and physical exercise.
i like to keep my mind 'sharp', and it feels good to work my muscles.
i like to keep my mind 'sharp', and it feels good to work my muscles.
Definitely not physical but I do a lot of physical stuff like unloadind18 bags of mulch from the auto
I like mental such as reading (especially TCS posts!). But no math. I also do crochet and sewing which involves reading instructions
I like mental such as reading (especially TCS posts!). But no math. I also do crochet and sewing which involves reading instructions
