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#1 jonmoon

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Posted 31 January 2010 - 11:39 PM

what do you do to keep fit? i really would like to avoid getting a belly
i occasionally roll for like an hour but it gets a bit boring... and i dont think there are any disabled sport groups near oxford

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Posted 01 February 2010 - 12:48 AM

i use my saratoga for about a mile a day and do my hand weights............

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Posted 01 February 2010 - 01:05 AM

I like to drink beer and watch television!

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when it absolutely, positively, has to be destroyed overnight, call the Marines.

I will nevah, EVAH take a pinch from a greasy muddahf*@kah like you!

How 'bout if I spell it out for ya. D-I-L-L-I-G-A-F

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Posted 01 February 2010 - 01:42 PM

if you go on the website www.parasport -you will be able to see sports available in your postcode area -its very useful!!

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Posted 01 February 2010 - 02:18 PM

Hi Jonmoon if you can get your hands on a motomed that is great for keeping a para belly at bay. I use it every day for at least fifteen minutes. I also swim once a week and uses the standing frame daily. Good Luck

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Posted 01 February 2010 - 10:02 PM

i'll ask.....what's a saratoga and a motomed????
GEAUX SAINTS!!!!!!

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Posted 01 February 2010 - 11:29 PM

a saratoga is a table top hand cycle that u use with your arms, i do around a half mile to a mile a day, just depends on how i feel......saratoga makes quite a few different styles.......its a brand name...........a motomed, i dont know what that is.............i'll have to google, curiosity has got me there!




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