Ways to Relax

In my experience I always need to find a way to relax after work otherwise I really risk burnout. How do you guys decompress after a long day/week of work? I go to the gym every day after work (alternating cardio/lifting days) and find this almost always does the trick. For those especially tough days I will supplement the gym with glass of scotch afterwards.

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demonfurbie

the dr put me on meds yesterday because i cant relax

N2IT

cxzar20 wrote: »

In my experience I always need to find a way to relax after work otherwise I really risk burnout. How do you guys decompress after a long day/week of work? I go to the gym every day after work (alternating cardio/lifting days) and find this almost always does the trick. For those especially tough days I will supplement the gym with glass of scotch afterwards.

I'm more scotch - GYM rather than your order, but I started trending the other way. I am also eating a lot better now.

BTW what type of scotch do you drink? My regular is Johnny Red, but I like Glen Morangie, Lagavulin and a few others.

cxzar20

N2IT wrote: »

I'm more scotch - GYM rather than your order, but I started trending the other way. I am also eating a lot better now.

BTW what type of scotch do you drink? My regular is Johnny Red, but I like Glen Morangie, Lagavulin and a few others.

Either Johnny Walker Black Label or Macallan Single Malt. Nothing like relaxing in my recliner with a glass of scotch and some dark side of the moon after a tough day at work.

Hypntick

I've recently gotten into hiking and fishing. I guess it comes from having done none of those things when I was growing up, despite the best efforts of my father, just wasn't interested in them. I used to spend a lot of time playing video games and messing around on my computer. These days, since I spend 9+ hours a day working on one for a living, it's nice to unplug and get away. Unfortunately way to cold out there for me to do much else aside from school stuff lately. Once it hits spring though i'm headed out east and doing some weekend/vacation time on the AT.

vCole

cxzar20 wrote: »

Either Johnny Walker Black Label or Macallan Single Malt. Nothing like relaxing in my recliner with a glass of scotch and some dark side of the moon after a tough day at work.

This made me relaxed just reading it!

N2IT

cxzar20 wrote: »

Either Johnny Walker Black Label or Macallan Single Malt. Nothing like relaxing in my recliner with a glass of scotch and some dark side of the moon after a tough day at work.

Single Malt Macallan 12 is solid. In fact I like it better than the 15. I guess I am showing my middle class upbringing.

Nice choice of music as well. I love Floyd

nhpr

Not one mention of motorcycles?! I'm surprised.

Akaricloud

nhpr wrote: »

Not one mention of motorcycles?! I'm surprised.

One of my most relaxing moments was on my GSX-R. 145mph riding into the sunset next to a perfectly calm river wondering if my body would skip across it if I crashed. It was oddly relaxing for me.

dontstop

Akaricloud wrote: »

One of my most relaxing moments was on my GSX-R. 145mph riding into the sunset next to a perfectly calm river wondering if my body would skip across it if I crashed. It was oddly relaxing for me.

haha reminded me of this http://www.speedzilla.com/forums/attachments/general-supermoto-chat/22532d1245250992-funny-motorcycle-pictures-crash-rossi-2008.jpg

Akaricloud

dontstop wrote: »

haha reminded me of this http://www.speedzilla.com/forums/attachments/general-supermoto-chat/22532d1245250992-funny-motorcycle-pictures-crash-rossi-2008.jpg

Look at how relaxed he looks for being about .5 seconds away from being severely injured.

ThePrimetimer

Mine was taking rides in my Corvette z06. It was such a beautiful car. I miss it everyday.

Now, relaxation comes every once in awhile with having kids, school, work, etc. I still get to enjoy a video game once in awhile. Right now I'm looking at trying to beat 70-640 so that I can get some time in with my new Fanatec Porsche GT2 Wheel for my 360 and Forza!

nhpr

Re: motorcycling/donorcycling

It's a lot more relaxing if you don't go 3x the speed limit!

DevilWAH

Books,
Time with little one and wife,
Walking the dogs.
Cycling,
Rifle shooting.
Juggling

All depends how I need to relax, the mind or the body?

If i have had a repetitive day at work, a few hours of study can be a wonderful way to wind down. But walking the dogs and the rifle are a wonderful way to clear the minds and calm the body.

bermovick

DevilWAH wrote: »

Books,
Time with little one and wife,
Walking the dogs.
Cycling,
Rifle shooting.
Juggling

All depends how I need to relax, the mind or the body?

If i have had a repetitive day at work, a few hours of study can be a wonderful way to wind down. But walking the dogs and the rifle are a wonderful way to clear the minds and calm the body.

Oh dang. I've been up too long. 37 minutes left of my 12 hour shift, and I'm tired enough that what I misread part of the above. Combined

Rifle shooting.

with

Walking the dogs.

It wasn't pretty.

cxzar20

One thing I failed to mention is that, unless I am on call that week, my blackberry gets turned off as soon as I leave work. The exception is if a major migration is happening that night or something. Quality of life increases greatly when you leave your work at the door.

MAC_Addy

Whenever I've had a long week I usually like to go and ride my mountain bike down some trails. Since I lived in England most of my life it's more common for people to ride a lot, I've noticed.

I hadn't rode my bike in a long time until about 6 months ago. I had a really bad day and had the urge to ride, and man, did it help. I find that it clears my head and makes me feel awesome. It's not just the exercise since I work out regularly.

I also love to go camping and backpacking. I find that packing all my equipment into my bag and walking off in to the forest for a few days - that also feels awesome - no phones, no TV, no annoying people... Bliss! .

Of course, I do all of this with my fiancee who also loves to do everything that I like to do. She doesn't have a bike right now, but she's found one that she likes. Bless her, she hasn't rode a bike since she was 12!

Just curious on what other people do for recreational activities.

CodeBlox

Video games, programming, running the track or nature trail, and really soon scuba diving. I would love to go camping again, we always used to go (me and the family) but never seem to anymore as everyones always busy.