View Full Version : Gym or or play sports? What do you prefer?
afsalim
11-01-08, 07:00 AM
I prefer sports, especially basketball, tennis and swimming, but since most of these require having someone to play with (and I would like to exercise on a daily basis, without having to wait for someone to make the time for a game) I usually find myself in the gym instead.
So what do you prefer? Sports or Gym? Which one do you think is healthy?
.: Anna :.
11-01-08, 08:38 AM
sport is more fun, gym can get boring cos same thing and doing it alone..
i guess the healthiest is having a balance between both? doing sport outside u will also get some fresh air and socialising with others which is a good thing
$HugoBoss$
11-01-08, 08:49 AM
Well if your into sports you have to be healthy and fit physically, so you have to hit the gym at some point. A equal balance of both.
Indoor Sports: Table Tennis, good players will make you sweat in minutes
Outdoor: Tennis and Basketball :up:
afsalim
11-01-08, 09:07 AM
Unfortunately after I started working, maintaining a sporty lifestyle has become tough. Now days I just go to the gym, workout for 2 hours and go home. I play basketball or tennis on weekends.
Outdoor without a doubt, i prefer the great outdoors and go running on a regular basis to keep phisically fit, i avoid gym's at all cost, but i guess its diffrent 4 everyone sum of the ppl i know go 5-6x a week cum hell or high and enjoy it immensly.
Syrian714
11-01-08, 04:33 PM
So what do you prefer? Sports or Gym? Which one do you think is healthy?
I think obviously either method of working out is healthy. I prefer sports though because, mentally, it doesn't really FEEL like you're working out... it's just plain fun! Whereas if you go to the gym with the intent of getting fit, it becomes more of a chore.
I like stuff other than traditional sports also, though. Hiking outdoors is great and nothing beats breathing in fresh air as opposed to sweaty circulated gym air. :vomit:
prashantnew
11-01-08, 04:43 PM
What I find strange is that (alhamdulilah) I can run for 45 mins on a treadmill, but after 20 minutes of 7-a side football I am absolutely exhausted!
Team sports are so much more fun than going to the gym or jogging. But you need the latter two for conditioning :(
Oh yeah, cricket, can't go wrong with cricket...bowl one over...get knakered, camp out on the field for 10 mins...and repeat!
Syrian714
11-01-08, 06:04 PM
What I find strange is that (alhamdulilah) I can run for 45 mins on a treadmill, but after 20 minutes of 7-a side football I am absolutely exhausted!
Really? That's so odd, I'm the opposite in that I can't run for more than 10-20 mins on a treadmill but if I'm running anywhere outside I can go for miles. :up: I think it's because if I'm on a treadmill, I feel like I'm doing all that effort and going nowhere.
Medievalist
11-01-08, 10:28 PM
gym. I dont like da rain. :torture:
LastFriday
11-01-08, 10:42 PM
MONDAY: SPORTS
TUESDAY: SPORTS
WEDNESDAY: GYM
THURSDAY: SPORTS
FRIDAY: GYM
SATURDAY: SPORTS
SUNDAY: GYM
:up:
GAL-actic
11-01-08, 10:45 PM
MONDAY: SPORTS
TUESDAY: SPORTS
WEDNESDAY: GYM
THURSDAY: SPORTS
FRIDAY: GYM
SATURDAY: SPORTS
SUNDAY: GYM
:up:
:rubeyes:
Well if doing nothing is a sport then mine would be like this:
monday:sports
tuesday:sports
wednesday:sports
thursday:sports
friday:sports
saturday:sports
sunday:sports
:hidban:
Ibn Sina
11-01-08, 10:55 PM
sports sports sports and more sports :blobblue:
LastFriday
12-01-08, 08:14 AM
:rubeyes:
Well if doing nothing is a sport then mine would be like this:
monday:sports
tuesday:sports
wednesday:sports
thursday:sports
friday:sports
saturday:sports
sunday:sports
:hidban:
LOl are you suggesting I do nothing?
I prefer both.
Sport is fun...but it's quite difficult finding a halaal environment to play tennis or basketball :p Some sisters choose to run around in the abayah...I find that weird :eek3: You're meant to dress in comfortable clothing if you are going to do an active sport....which is WHY a halaal environment is required.
As for the Gym..there are plenty 'female only' sessions.
GAL-actic
12-01-08, 01:54 PM
LOl are you suggesting I do nothing?
LOL no but I think doing nothing should be a sport:D...otherwise I'm an outlaw:(
LastFriday
12-01-08, 03:12 PM
I prefer both.
Sport is fun...but it's quite difficult finding a halaal environment to play tennis or basketball :p Some sisters choose to run around in the abayah...I find that weird :eek3: You're meant to dress in comfortable clothing if you are going to do an active sport....which is WHY a halaal environment is required.
As for the Gym..there are plenty 'female only' sessions.
LOL...
LOL no but I think doing nothing should be a sport:D...otherwise I'm an outlaw:(
lol...umm You can turn doing nothing INTO a sport...time your self how long it takes to bore your self to sleep!
ze leetle elper
12-01-08, 03:46 PM
Starting yoga classes on Monday! Should be a change from the usual workout (pushing the buggy around the streets :D )
Muslimah4lyff
12-01-08, 04:03 PM
I prefer sports, especially basketball, tennis and swimming, but since most of these require having someone to play with (and I would like to exercise on a daily basis, without having to wait for someone to make the time for a game) I usually find myself in the gym instead.
So what do you prefer? Sports or Gym? Which one do you think is healthy?
i prefer sports, gym can get very boooring at times. my fav sports r netball, and basketball. but i love netball mostly............:inlove:
GAL-actic
12-01-08, 04:05 PM
LOL...
lol...umm You can turn doing nothing INTO a sport...time your self how long it takes to bore your self to sleep!
haha lol
oh and it's not boring...
I love being lazy:inlove:
I'm starting gym... again.......
LastFriday
12-01-08, 04:44 PM
I'm starting gym... again.......
I'm going to gym.....now.... :up:
I'm going to gym.....now.... :up:
I'm definately starting gym next week, today i'm taking it easy *eating a bar of chocolate* ;)
LastFriday
12-01-08, 05:01 PM
I'm definately starting gym next week, today i'm taking it easy *eating a bar of chocolate* ;)
LOL hahah, thats a :nono:
See If you work out at least 3-4 times a week or play plenty of sports, then eating chocolate isn't harmful. But if all you do is eat chocolate. :rolleyes:
afsalim
12-01-08, 06:11 PM
Playing sports and working out at gym isn't enough. You have to watch your diet too. I follow a low carb and high fiber diet. Bowl of oatmeal for breakfast, tuna sandwich for brunch, garden salad for lunch, tuna or chicken sandwich for afternoon snack and a cup of green tea and rice or roti with chicken/fish curry and veggies for dinner. I drink around 2-3 liters of water.
Playing sports and working out at gym isn't enough. You have to watch your diet too. I follow a low carb and high fiber diet. Bowl of oatmeal for breakfast, tuna sandwich for brunch, garden salad for lunch, tuna or chicken sandwich for afternoon snack and a cup of green tea and rice or roti with chicken/fish curry and veggies for dinner. I drink around 2-3 liters of water.
course you do...:rolleyes:
LastFriday
12-01-08, 07:16 PM
Playing sports and working out at gym isn't enough. You have to watch your diet too. I follow a low carb and high fiber diet. Bowl of oatmeal for breakfast, tuna sandwich for brunch, garden salad for lunch, tuna or chicken sandwich for afternoon snack and a cup of green tea and rice or roti with chicken/fish curry and veggies for dinner. I drink around 2-3 liters of water.
lOL....I know what you mean. I still eat out often, however WHAT I eat is a different thing. Lets say I got to burger king, I'll get the Filet Of Fish, Fish to be grilled with no Tarter sauce, Tomatoes, Onions and Lettuce. They have to make it because they have the "Have it Your Way" :up: Same water is a Big thing! You need lots and lots of WATERR!! Protein is also very good, like before going to the gym, Power Bar or 100% Weigh Protein, same afterwards.
afsalim
13-01-08, 06:14 AM
lOL....I know what you mean. I still eat out often, however WHAT I eat is a different thing. Lets say I got to burger king, I'll get the Filet Of Fish, Fish to be grilled with no Tarter sauce, Tomatoes, Onions and Lettuce. They have to make it because they have the "Have it Your Way" :up: Same water is a Big thing! You need lots and lots of WATERR!! Protein is also very good, like before going to the gym, Power Bar or 100% Weigh Protein, same afterwards.
Yup. Still try to avoid Burger King stuff. All that processed food isn't good for you. I have a metabolism of a horse. lol. Thats why I have to eat often. Protein is good, but its better that you don't take excess protein unless recommended by sports medicine expert. Otherwise it might hurt your kidneys....thats what I've heard.
Arise St George
13-01-08, 01:58 PM
I prefer both although I'm looking for a Sunday football team to join. I went to the Gym on Friday, the thing I look forward for after exercising is the Sauna and the steam room and a swim in between... Refreshing.
prashantnew
13-01-08, 08:17 PM
I love the way the brother managed to fit in some roti in his diet schedule!
Mashallah Your regime is pretty much spot on there, you must really be into your fitness and workouts! :)
MohSkywalker
13-01-08, 09:22 PM
Salam u Alaikum
It is good to mix it up if possible, variety is always good. I been playing sports and hitting the gym since my highschool days. Sports help your endurance and so does the gym but the benefit of going to the gym is that it helps your strength and gain lean muscle mass:up:
LastFriday
14-01-08, 12:39 AM
Salam u Alaikum
It is good to mix it up if possible, variety is always good. I been playing sports and hitting the gym since my highschool days. Sports help your endurance and so does the gym but the benefit of going to the gym is that it helps your strength and gain lean muscle mass:up:
Yup. But you have to be careful to not become too BIG! Weight lifting...believe it or not you lazy people (including me) can get very addictive, especially when you see results. I'm not ashamed of saying, I used to be fat, and losing all this weight at the gym and gaining muscle feels very good :) ANd i'm a VERY VERY lazy person :p
Kasim2k7
14-01-08, 06:57 AM
Now a days im keeping fasts. I find it the best way to diet. I open the fast with a light meal then a bar of chocolate is must lol at night i have dinner.
I dont do workout neither do i go to gym but i do go to football for an hour once a week and that helped me a lot. I also do cycling and swimming. These things are actually better than going to gym.
Its just when you start getting healthy and put some weight on, the family says oh your getting fat lose some weight. And when you lose weight they say oh your getting too stick thin put some weight on. Whats in between? lol
ammarcool
14-01-08, 07:20 AM
Gym + Sports
MohSkywalker
17-01-08, 01:13 AM
Yup. But you have to be careful to not become too BIG! Weight lifting...believe it or not you lazy people (including me) can get very addictive, especially when you see results. I'm not ashamed of saying, I used to be fat, and losing all this weight at the gym and gaining muscle feels very good :) ANd i'm a VERY VERY lazy person :p
Yea, u have a point there. Weight lifting can get very addictive especially when u are getting results fast. It came to the point where i was getting a little too big that i decided to cut down.
-Shamil-
17-01-08, 01:41 AM
sports all the way - esp. footballlllll (and not the gay american version either :rolleyes:)
other sports - tennis, badminton, golf for some reason and sometimes kabadi :D
LastFriday
17-01-08, 01:56 AM
sports all the way - esp. footballlllll (and not the gay american version either :rolleyes:)
other sports - tennis, badminton, golf for some reason and sometimes kabadi :D
HEY!! The Gay American version is fun! To watch and PLAY! One of few sports which is both fun to watch and play...!
-Shamil-
17-01-08, 04:07 PM
HEY!! The Gay American version is fun! To watch and PLAY! One of few sports which is both fun to watch and play...!
:rubeyes:
promoting homosexual past-times is forbidden on this forum
lol just kidding :D
theres no skill and finesse in the game - just a bunch of guys running around, throwing the ball around, trying not to get knocked over by the opponents
its a caveman game :up:
Al Qadr
17-01-08, 06:22 PM
Prefer eating :D
LastFriday
17-01-08, 06:42 PM
:rubeyes:
promoting homosexual past-times is forbidden on this forum
lol just kidding :D
theres no skill and finesse in the game - just a bunch of guys running around, throwing the ball around, trying not to get knocked over by the opponents
its a caveman game :up:
LOl....omg there is so much more to the GAME! Theres strategy theres SKILL! Wow...you really need to sit down and watch a match with me! It's very thrilling!
-Shamil-
17-01-08, 07:44 PM
Prefer eating :D
tut tut
no wonder britain is facing an obesity crisis :nono:
-Shamil-
17-01-08, 07:46 PM
LOl....omg there is so much more to the GAME! Theres strategy theres SKILL! Wow...you really need to sit down and watch a match with me! It's very thrilling!
where does that skill come into it? :rubeyes:
the throwing the ball bit? or the running around aimlessly bit? :D
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