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How fit is the average person in Ireland?

  • 08-09-2010 02:58AM
    #1
    Pisco Sour
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    How much exercise do you do? Be honest.

    How fast could you run a mile in right now?

    Do Irish people participate in sport enough?

    Do girls get too lazy and drop out of sport too young?

    Discuss


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  • #2
    minidazzler
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    Starts fine, but then randomly turns into a gender thing, why? Young boys stop playing sport too.

    I don't exercise much, but the nature of what I do for a living means I am strong enough to move a person.

    I can run a mile in around 7 mins, probably less if I really pushed myself!

    No, most countries these days don't have people who participate in sport enough.

    See point 1 for last question.


  • #3
    Einhard
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,919 ✭✭✭Einhard


    I was reading the thread about the fella who ran after a little skanger in Louth today, and I just thought to myself, I wouldn't be able to do that. It's not because I'm unfit, though I am, it's because my knees would likely just fall off. Nothing like falling over and sitting on your own knee when you're drunk to limit mobility in later life!!


  • #4
    Pisco Sour
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    minidazzler wrote: »
    Starts fine, but then randomly turns into a gender thing, why? Young boys stop playing sport too.

    I don't exercise much, but the nature of what I do for a living means I am strong enough to move a person.

    I can run a mile in around 7 mins, probably less if I really pushed myself!

    No, most countries these days don't have people who participate in sport enough.

    See point 1 for last question.

    Apologies, dont mean this as a gender discrimination thing at all. I've just always noticed that less girls take part in sport after the age of about 12 or 13. It is true. Look at any Triathlon or Marathon or fun run in Ireland and the majority of people taking part are males. That has to count for something.


  • #5
    [Deleted User]
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    I hadn't been fit for a number of years but I can do a half marathon in an hour, 54 mins.


  • #6
    karlog
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    I can run a good 20 minutes without stopping to take a breather.

    No wait thats actually metres not minutes.


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  • #7
    jd007
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    I'd be fucked for a couple of days after a short sprint tbh! :pac:


  • #8
    [Deleted User]
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    Einhard wrote: »
    I was reading the thread about the fella who ran after a little skanger in Louth today


    What was this? Got a link?


  • #9
    Einhard
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    Deleted User wrote: »
    What was this? Got a link?

    http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056019772


  • #10
    Davidius
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    I do very little exercise and when I do it only lasts for maybe 15 minutes before I either become bored or my lack of fitness leads to tiredness.

    I never find myself running so I don't really know. I've seen fat people that could outrun me though. Not for very long mind you.

    Most people I know play a bit of sport.


  • #11
    Mr. CooL ICE
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    I exercise 3 times a week. One game of astroturf soccer and two jogging sessions, and have been doing this for the best part of a year, and I don't diet, i.e. eat whatever I like, when I like.

    I have no idea how fast I could run a mile in as I never time myself and only run to preveny myself from getting fat, as I am 25 and find that this is the age I need to really start looking after myself. Although I was never fat, I put on my interview suit yesterday (which I hadn't worn in over a year) and now its far too big for me


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  • #12
    Bloody Nipples
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    04072511 wrote: »
    How much exercise do you do? Be honest.

    How fast could you run a mile in right now?

    Do Irish people participate in sport enough?

    Do girls get too lazy and drop out of sport too young?

    Discuss

    I do an awful lot of exercise, I run at least 7 miles (give or take) 6 days a week, along with squash and swimming.
    I'm aiming at doing the Dublin City Marathon in Oct. in under 3 hours (hopefully) which means doing 6:51 min/mile for 26 miles. As to how fast I could run a mile, I reckon I could do it in about 5 mins if I was going all out.

    And no Irish people don't participate in sport enough, as national obesity trends show. This is because boys AND girls get too lazy and drop out of sport too young (I'll put my hand up as being guilty of this).

    I really don't get how people are perfectly fine being fat.


  • #13
    Frisbee
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    Train twice a week for an hour and a half and two hours respectively and then will have a game on a Saturday, sometimes a Sunday too near the end of season when we're trying to fit back matches in.


  • #14
    Cabaal
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    I run about 35km+ a week, can run about two hours non-stop without much of a problem,
    Can do 10km in about 55min so I'd say I'm not too bad


  • #15
    easyeason3
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    It drives me insane when a poster ends his thread with 'discuss' or 'thoughts?'. It reminds me of the English paper in the Leaving Cert.

    Relatively fit. Walk a good bit, getting back into jogging & do some cardio excercises.
    I excercise at least 5 times a week so I suppose if I had to chase a gurrier I could manage it.
    The change in weather has me cutting the excercise short though, I haven't climatised to it yet :D


  • #16
    kfallon
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    Have a decent level of fitness again!

    Usually once boys/girls discover alcohol around the age of 15 the fitness levels start to drop away as it overtakes sport as their new hobby.


  • #17
    biko
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    OP, it's netiquette to first give input or reasons for your questions.
    Now you sound like a lazy journalist.


  • #18
    _feedback_
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    easyeason3 wrote: »
    It drives me insane when a poster ends his thread with 'discuss' or 'thoughts?'. It reminds me of the English paper in the Leaving Cert.

    Remember, it's just a discussion, so there's no right or wrong answer. Good boy, well done.


  • #19
    Unwilling
    Closed Accounts Posts: 275 ✭✭Unwilling


    I am overweight - but not as much as I used to be.
    I am not FIT but I am fitter than I think I've ever been.

    I do a bootcamp twice a week and I do two gym classes twice a week. I am also trying to do the C25K - but only managed to complete week 1.. and that was over a week ago, so I need to start from scratch.
    I eat healthier than ever before but am still partial to sweet things.

    I do believe girls drop out of sports - but I think a lot of that is self image and self esteem. Sports for boys is typically seen as a macho thing. Girls in their teens are conscious of their bodies, boobs, bellies bums the works.

    I'm a few years out of school now, but I don't recall any lessons about self esteem, body image, confidence, healthy diet, the importance of excercise.
    In fact, I managed to get through most of secondary school skipping gym class which was only once a week if not a fortnight.

    The statistics on obeisity speak for themselves. In my gym also the majority of people are foreign and those who aren't struggle on the machines and the classes.

    This has turned out to be quite the rant. I apologise..... :o


  • #20
    Banned Account
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    In my experience kids can suffer burnout. I was, at one stage playing rugby for the club, hurling for school and club, soccer for school and club and football for school and club - put me off by the time i hit 16 - i was just sick of it tbh.


  • #21
    orourkeda
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    04072511 wrote: »
    How much exercise do you do? Be honest.

    How fast could you run a mile in right now?

    Do Irish people participate in sport enough?

    Do girls get too lazy and drop out of sport too young?

    Discuss

    I couldnt run 100 yeards


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  • #22
    gimmick
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    WTF is "netiquette"?

    How fit is the average person in Ireland? Not very id say. One of the main reasons for this, in my mind, is the dim view taken towards PE in schools. And both pupils and teachers are guilty of this.

    All too often, PE is seen as a "doss" hour or two in a week. All too often, the little butterball who has no interest in sports gets a note to get out of PE, and nothing is ever said about it. I am sure it would not be so easy for the butterball to get a note to get out of maths.

    For the record, at the moment I do 2 solid hours kickbox training, do 50-100 press ups 3-4 mornings a week and do some dumbell weights (about 60-75 reps) 3-4 nights a week. And I would not consider myself fit. i would consider myself reasonably/passably fit.


  • #23
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    gimmick wrote: »
    WTF is "netiquette"?

    How fit is the average person in Ireland? Not very id say. One of the main reasons for this, in my mind, is the dim view taken towards PE in schools. And both pupils and teachers are guilty of this.

    All too often, PE is seen as a "doss" hour or two in a week. All too often, the little butterball who has no interest in sports gets a note to get out of PE, and nothing is ever said about it. I am sure it would not be so easy for the butterball to get a note to get out of maths.

    For the record, at the moment I do 2 solid hours kickbox training, do 50-100 press ups 3-4 mornings a week and do some dumbell weights (about 60-75 reps) 3-4 nights a week. And I would not consider myself fit. i would consider myself reasonably/passably fit.

    You're awesome ...


  • #24
    gimmick
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    And I get the impression you are being sarcastic are you? :rolleyes:


  • #25
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    gimmick wrote: »
    And I get the impression you are being sarcastic are you? :rolleyes:

    Pretty much :rolleyes::rolleyes:


  • #26
    Kasabian
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    I would be averagely fit I reckon.

    Can run a mile in 6 mins .
    Do a hundred press-ups and 100 sit-ups.

    I seem to have pretty good stamina.


  • #27
    LordSutch
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    04072511 wrote: »
    How fit is the average person in Ireland?

    Not very fit at all, of course there are many on here including myself who are fit and who try to stay trim, but sadly the vast majority just let themselves 'go' after their mid to late twenties, (it seems like keeping fit is not a priority in life), with some going up a waist size every other year > middle age spread they call it :)


  • #28
    gimmick
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    Fitzcaraldo wrote: »
    Pretty much :rolleyes::rolleyes:

    And what is your contribution apart from your witty sarcasm chap?

    Back on topic, I would love to have the drive as some GAA/rugby players or swimmers and runners. It take serious application to be in tip top shape and to resist boozing too often and eating badly.


  • #29
    MistyCheese
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    You're asking on an Internet forum how fit people are. We need to send someone to a gym to ask people how much they know about computers.

    For balance.


  • #30
    i71jskz5xu42pb
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    I'm well fit


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  • #31
    easyeason3
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    elviscostello wrote: »
    Remember, it's just a discussion, so there's no right or wrong answer. Good boy, well done.



    :confused::confused::confused:


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