snow shoveling... bad for the back, I stay away from stuff like that. men's work, not for me. I was going to the gym a while, I generally don't lift over 80 lbs or so. Almost every person I know, male or female who spends a lot of time at the gym lifting weights has major back problems.

It sounds like I do a lot but really I do just a bit of something every single day. For instance I am working on a big old tree with the chainsaw today, the past several days actually, skipped a couple days there but I go out and I'll never spend more than an hour out there with that. I can ski for hours on end, that may sound physical, great leg workout I guess but really it's more balance, you are moving downhill afterall. got me a nice brush burn on my shin from rubbing against my boots a few days ago, that'll slow me down a bit a couple days. I love the cold fresh air.

of course, once a week or so I spend the entire day on the couch..

I hardly used the bike all summer. mostly it was just too hot.