What sport do you do?

[twinkletoesfaery]

I'm bored so I thought I'll create an off topic thread.

I am a dedicated figure skater. Been ice skating for a few years now and injured my knee twice but still love it.  Am undergoing therapy for my knee now so kinda on pause but still want to sneak out and skate (despite parents wishes) but no jumps nor spin for the time being.

I use to love equestrian but I don't ride horses like crazy anymore after a fall right before my show jumping competition.  Nothing serious but hurts like twiddles.

[Waldszenen]

SOCCER

[janne p.]

I played soccer in the Swedish 3rd division 'til I moved and began my studies at the music college in another town (I was 20 at the time). After that I just never got a round to contact a soccer team and I only practice soccer with my old team when I visit my parents.

But I do play floorball, used to play in the 2nd division, nowadays in the 4th division as I concentrate more on my studies and don't have the time that is needed for playing in the higher divisions.

Other than that I'm fond of jogging and weight lifting (mostly my own body's weight as gym attendance costs multum.)

I also like handball, basket ball, base ball, table tennis and badminton; but alas, there is so little time!

[pabst]

I swim 10km every week for leisure (now don't ask me how much that is in miles). Not professionally or insanely compromised, just  for fun and for the aid it gives me on my  playing. Aside form yoga, swimming is the best thing you can do (as a complement for piano practice), and this is from my own experience - helps you concentrate on parts of your body you couldn't before, makes your shoulders a lot more relaxed and the stamina boost at the keyboard is crazy. If I could I would force every student of mine to do the same, but I would probably drown a few..   

[dinosaurtales]

Ice hockey

[twinkletoesfaery]

@janne - What's floorball?

@dinosaur - Ice hockey - I love watching the sport. Are you good? It's such a fast and rough sport, good for boys.

[jeremyjchilds]

Rock climbing was my passion for years and years untill I really started taking my piano seriously.

[Tash]

i am a bum, my extent of exercise stops at trecking up and down uni (which is quite a treck must i say, the whole place is an entire suburb mass of stairs)
used to do ballet, jazz and tap if dance counts, but i sucked really badly...
hmm i've always hated sport

[Bouter Boogie]

Badminton.

I'd love ice hockey, though, it's a very cool sport. Pity I haven't got time for it

[janne p.]

@janne - What's floorball?

Kind of like ice hockey, only with shoes instead of skates and a hollow plastic ball with 24 (or is it 25?) holes in it instead of a puck. And on floor, not ice.

[6ft 4]

i am a bum.

i sucked really badly.

Confident women are oh so sexy

[princessdecadence]

Kind of like ice hockey, only with shoes instead of skates and a hollow plastic ball with 24 (or is it 25?) holes in it instead of a puck. And on floor, not ice.

Now I get it, ta chuck!

[Tash]

Confident women are oh so sexy

there are about 50 ways i could interpret that and i'm not sure which one to choose...

[Dazzer]

the worst one

[nanabush]

I play soccer, football, and I snowboard..

[Bouter Boogie]

Badminton.

I'd love ice hockey, though, it's a very cool sport. Pity I haven't got time for it

I forgot to add that I did a lot of competition swimming.. I quit 2 years ago, because I had to swim 4 times a week and it didn’t work out with piano anymore..

[maul]

It's all about the badminton. I also skate and snowboard.

[cadenz]

i play ice hockey too. although i don't know if i'd really recommend it for pianists, atleast not within a few days before a performance. it can be hard on the arms/wrists/hands/thumbs/fingers

[fliszt]

i do ninjutsu for 9 years and i have a black belt 3rd dan degree. Also training kyokushinkai karate ( black belt ) and i do gymnastics at national level, and last but not least, mixed martial arts ( cage fighting ) and have european championship in december

and sometimes i do squash

[stormx]

Running 

[goansongo]

Swimming...

[princessdecadence]

Am surprised at the number of Ice hockey-ers...bet they're all boys.

@Anson - swimming is the best sport - you won't ever get silly injuries. I'm resorting to that for a while.

[jeremyjchilds]

I should have also mentioned that I get up skiing about 50-80 times a year...whistler being so close and all...

Darned seasons passes are just getting so expensive, but at least the roads are being improved for the olympics

[dinosaurtales]

Am surprised at the number of Ice hockey-ers...bet they're all boys.

Not me!  Although I don't get to do it as much as I used to.  Piano is taking most of my spare time these days!

[goansongo]

Am surprised at the number of Ice hockey-ers...bet they're all boys.

@Anson - swimming is the best sport - you won't ever get silly injuries. I'm resorting to that for a while.

....  Swimming has gotten me some broad shoulders...  Yay for swimming.

[kelly_kelly]

I do swimming and occasional badminton  .

[BoliverAllmon]

baseball and golf

[Torp]

I used to run marathons (ran 3 marathons and countless other shorter distance races) until an injury forced me to stop running.

[BoliverAllmon]

I used to run marathons (ran 3 marathons and countless other shorter distance races) until an injury forced me to stop running.

injuries suck. I had tendonitis from throwing curveballs and that forced me to stop also.

[Torp]

injuries suck. I had tendonitis from throwing curveballs and that forced me to stop also.

Tendonitis is what is bothering me too.  It has not been fun, that's for sure.

[BoliverAllmon]

what are you doing to alleviate it?

[Torp]

Pretty much everything the physical therapists and doctors have told me, i.e. stretching, strengthening, etc.  The problem apparently stems from some biomechanical issues with how my right ankle joint is positioned.  Essentially, at this point, I can't even run for 5 minutes without it inflaming the tendon; even after I have rested it for months.

At this point I think I am simply going to have to find another way to stay in shape.

[026497]

Running and ice-skating.

[BoliverAllmon]

Pretty much everything the physical therapists and doctors have told me, i.e. stretching, strengthening, etc.  The problem apparently stems from some biomechanical issues with how my right ankle joint is positioned.  Essentially, at this point, I can't even run for 5 minutes without it inflaming the tendon; even after I have rested it for months.

At this point I think I am simply going to have to find another way to stay in shape.

wow that sucks. Mine wasn't that bad. I went to therapy for a couple of weeks and was all better.  sorry to hear that.

[princessdecadence]

Oh me. I hate injuries that forces you to stop (even for a while).  I injured my knee twice (once last year and this year) so no more figure skating for me until I'm fully recovered.  It's been 2 months since I skated, kinda miss the ice already. Physiotherapy alone don't work without tablets.  I had to take Acroxia for my injury.

[BoliverAllmon]

I try to avoid pain pills. they can screw up your liver badly.

[sklebil]

I used to play "ultimate" every sunday but since I've bought my piano in March I don't do anything anymore... now I'll get fat and useless

[Torp]

I used to play "ultimate" every sunday but since I've bought my piano in March I don't do anything anymore... now I'll get fat and useless

Fat...perhaps.

Useless...no way.  Playing the piano allows you to create beauty.  The creation of beauty is one of the most useful things anyone could ever do.

Pardon my waxing philosophic...

[BoliverAllmon]

I used to play "ultimate" every sunday but since I've bought my piano in March I don't do anything anymore... now I'll get fat and useless

what is ultimate

[sklebil]

Ultimate frisbee. It's a bit like rugby but non-contact  and played with the flying disc. It's really fun. Look here https://www.whatisultimate.com. Now looking at the pictures, I think I'll start again

[Torp]

Ultimate is fun.  I miss those days.

[BoliverAllmon]

Ultimate frisbee. It's a bit like rugby but non-contact  and played with the flying disc. It's really fun. Look here https://www.whatisultimate.com. Now looking at the pictures, I think I'll start again

that is what I thought, but I wasnt sure. I use to play with a frisbee and with a football.