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| oldearth Groupie United States Joined 4895 days ago 72 posts - 173 votes  Speaks: English* Studies: Spanish, Esperanto | Message 9 of 47 27 August 2011 at 3:19pm | IP Logged |
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I listened to Michel Thomas Spanish and a fair amount of Pimsleur Spanish I on
my iPod while briskly walking around town. It worked well for me. From a fitness perspective it may not be as efficient as running, but for me it was more sustainable than a higher intensity activity like running. I walked ~30 miles with MT :) I tried doing a similar routine using the audio materials from FSI/Platiquemos and found it frustrating to do without the transcripts handy for occasional reference. Now I just listen to target language music with clearly pronounced lyrics and try to decipher the meaning. I don't look up the lyrics until I've listened many many times and eked out as much meaning as possible without any external crutches. Sometimes I also listen to target language podcasts or audiobooks the same way, but I prefer music for exercise. Edit: formatting. Edited by oldearth on 27 August 2011 at 3:20pm 2 persons have voted this message useful | |
| Élan Senior Member United States Joined 5444 days ago 165 posts - 211 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Persian | Message 10 of 47 27 August 2011 at 3:28pm | IP Logged |
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This site sounds fun! I clicked "Request an Invite" and it said "We will let you know when Fitocracy" is open to the public. If I get in, I'll definitely join (and I'm looking forward to it).
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| kagemusha Newbie United States Joined 4924 days ago 35 posts - 42 votes Speaks: English* | Message 11 of 47 27 August 2011 at 4:51pm | IP Logged |
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I signed up for an invite too.
I watch movies when I ride my bike on the trainer. Putting in L2 DVDs is an easy way to get both done at the same time. 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| Sprachprofi Nonaglot Senior Member Germany learnlangs.comRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 6470 days ago 2608 posts - 4866 votes Speaks: German*, English, French, Esperanto, Greek, Mandarin, Latin, Dutch, Italian Studies: Spanish, Arabic (Written), Swahili, Indonesian, Japanese, Modern Hebrew, Portuguese | Message 12 of 47 27 August 2011 at 5:00pm | IP Logged |
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I said I can provide invites :-) I only have a very limited amount though, so first come
first served, and don't share this anyone else. Invites Language Geeks on Fitocracy Edited by Sprachprofi on 27 August 2011 at 5:05pm 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| iguanamon Pentaglot Senior Member Virgin Islands Speaks: Ladino Joined 5262 days ago 2241 posts - 6731 votes Speaks: English*, Spanish, Portuguese, Haitian Creole, Creole (French) | Message 13 of 47 27 August 2011 at 5:18pm | IP Logged |
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There are alternatives to sitting out there. Standing utilizes more muscles and burns more calories than sitting: Standing Desk / Treadputer
Benefits of Standing vs Sitting at Work So- "Get up! Stand Up!" 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| jdmoncada Tetraglot Senior Member United States Joined 5034 days ago 470 posts - 741 votes Speaks: English*, German, Spanish, Finnish Studies: Russian, Japanese | Message 14 of 47 27 August 2011 at 5:43pm | IP Logged |
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Oddly enough, I combine my fitness with my language, and a friend started calling it "Hoopanese."
I do hoop dance, or try to anyway. And I've found it easier to not think so much about the hoop to get it to spin on the waist. So I had been hooping while watching TV. Then I started hooping while watching Japanese instructional videos (Irasshai, usually). Then I was hooping while doing Pimsleur lessons. So practicing hooping and Japanese at the same time = hoopanese. :D 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| g-bod Diglot Senior Member United KingdomRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 5982 days ago 1485 posts - 2002 votes Speaks: English*, Japanese Studies: French, German | Message 15 of 47 27 August 2011 at 6:04pm | IP Logged |
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My interest was also piqued by xkcd! Thanks for the invites Sprachprofi. I have a natural tendency towards prefering activities which involve sitting and thinking, which is why language study always seems to win over going to the gym. I'm not very good at multitasking so for me, trying to combine the two feels a bit impossible.
But I'm happy to try tricking myself into doing a bit more exercise by pretending it's some kind of game. The health benefits of moving around a bit more are obvious. 1 person has voted this message useful | |
| Jinx Triglot Senior Member Germany reverbnation.co Joined 5693 days ago 1085 posts - 1879 votes Speaks: English*, German, French Studies: Catalan, Dutch, Esperanto, Croatian, Serbian, Norwegian, Mandarin, Italian, Spanish, Yiddish | Message 16 of 47 27 August 2011 at 6:44pm | IP Logged |
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Thank you for the invitations, Sprachprofi! This site looks fantastic, and I can't wait to join the group. :)
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