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Exercise and Fitness

Tink41

(537 posts)

2. Hi!

Reply to pangaia (Reply #1)

Sun Sep 8, 2019, 07:48 PM

Sep 2019

Question #1 In my trade we have a book system, which after being laid off you wait on til your number comes up and you go back to work. Sometimes the wait can be a few days. After the recent financial "depression" we went thru the wait was 21 months to 36 months.

Question#2 Doing physical labor for 8 hrs a day we use muscles that are not necessarily used in everyday life, along with flexibility and balance. If you aren't using those physical attributes for months at a time while laid off you can deteriorate rapidly.

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Any trades people here? [View all] Tink41 Sep 2019 OP

Not sure of your questions... pangaia Sep 2019 #1

Hi! Tink41 Sep 2019 #2

OK got it. i think pangaia Sep 2019 #3

Yoga's good. sharedvalues Sep 2019 #6

I'm in the same situation. Well, not the "waiting for the book" part, but FailureToCommunicate Sep 2019 #4

Stopped smoking a couple of years ago safeinOhio Sep 2019 #5

I asked my husband about this (he worked construction for decades). enough Sep 2019 #7

Thanks All! Tink41 Sep 2019 #8

If you have access, rock climbing might work. Lars39 Sep 2019 #9