Casino exercise

Do you use the casino for any kind of exercise? Do you throw the dice all the way across the casino to build up your arm?

I’m just using this as an excuse for an exercise topic but I did used to make sure if I didn’t do anything else that day, I use some of the larger casinos for a long walk, although it is more a pain when casinos are really crowded.

I only actually went to Vegas once when I didn’t live there. So, I never used a hotel gym/spa there.

One nice thing though — lots of air conditioned space. I got lots of practice holding my breath through clouds of cigar and cigarette smoke.

Right now I’m on a routine of jumping. Not rope jumping, just jumping straight up as high as I can in sets. I never really liked barbell squats. However I do lift weights in a rather mild routine just trying to maintain muscle.

I usually go there when severe weather alerts include car damaging hail and high winds because the parking structure should protect my car. Tornado warnings, maybe I should find someplace else where slot machines and other cars don't become airborne.

I wandered into a store called 5 Below and saw a jump rope that had no jump rope. It has a digital readout that measures your bouncing. You swing it like a jump rope but you can't trip on it. I can't jump rope to begin with, so I didn't see the point, but if I did it might be something, but then I'd really want a jump rope, but then I can't swing it around in this small place so this is the thing to buy! I bought a USB charging bug zapper for $5 instead.
The Necco wafers were $1.50 instead of the 1972 price of 15 cents. Most of the candy was 10X what I remember paying for candy before inflation hit bad. 50 cents for a blow pop. We'll be running out of pennies soon. I guess that means we'll have to round up or down to the nearest nickel after sales tax at the register next year.

I walk around the floor. I try to do a lap before I start looking for lucky machines.

A surprising number of casinos are tagged in games like Pokemon Go, which allows some basic gamification of walking around. (Yes, it's a dumb game, but that doesn't stop me from playing other dumb games, and I have family members that also play.)

I believe I managed to walk around 5km in and around a mid-sized casino one day without really trying, at least according to the Pokemon app.

I do make a point of parking in a relatively remote corner of the lot. This lets me get more walking in.

I don't think the "12 ounce curls" are going to count as a workout, no matter how many reps you get in.

If I'm doing a Strip day, it's usually around 10 miles of walking according to the magic watch. If it's a Downtown or 'Mingo day 3-5. Good leg stretching before the session can increase your walking speed and thus, your EV.

I used to powerlift and there's a part of me that misses having a 500 pound bar up on my shoulders for the squat. But that part is not my back, and it is not my legs, so I don't do that anymore. Try the kettlebell! It's very challenging, more than you would expect from just seeing one, and it's compact so you can put your whole gym on the floor of your car and go to the park and swing kettlebell. I do it outside usually because with some of the exercises I would hit the ceiling.

Between all that and my cycling, that's enough exercise. People who spend a lot of time in casinos do not have a track record of excellent health and a lack of exercise as well as alcohol are probably large contributors to that. Excellent thread topic!

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Do you use the casino for any kind of exercise? Do you throw the dice all the way across the casino to build up your arm?

I’m just using this as an excuse for an exercise topic but I did used to make sure if I didn’t do anything else that day, I use some of the larger casinos for a long walk, although it is more a pain when casinos are really crowded.

I only actually went to Vegas once when I didn’t live there. So, I never used a hotel gym/spa there.

One nice thing though — lots of air conditioned space. I got lots of practice holding my breath through clouds of cigar and cigarette smoke.

Right now I’m on a routine of jumping. Not rope jumping, just jumping straight up as high as I can in sets. I never really liked barbell squats. However I do lift weights in a rather mild routine just trying to maintain muscle.
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I have probably spent over 100 nights in Las Vegas casinos and can proudly say that I have never used the gym equipment.

I do laps around the casino to check games.
After several laps, I'm around 10k steps.

Good for weight control, not effective for heart health according to my doc.
I need moderate heart rate, such as sustained brisk walking.
not possible because checking machines every few feet but even if it was, it would attract scrunity

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I have probably spent over 100 nights in Las Vegas casinos and can proudly say that I have never used the gym equipment.
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Not quite 100 for me, and I have considered hopping on an exercycle (at home, I try to get in 20 minutes / 6km a day on a stationary bike), but the same with me - considering how much walking I do when in Vegas, what's the point?

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I have probably spent over 100 nights in Las Vegas casinos and can proudly say that I have never used the gym equipment.
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Not quite 100 for me, and I have considered hopping on an exercycle (at home, I try to get in 20 minutes / 6km a day on a stationary bike), but the same with me - considering how much walking I do when in Vegas, what's the point?
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Back in the 1990's a company came out with a slot machine attached to an exercise bicycle. I remember seeing it at Sunset Station.

They had them in Atlantic City, as well. At the time, most slots were played standing up,and those were some of the few you could sit at.

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I have probably spent over 100 nights in Las Vegas casinos and can proudly say that I have never used the gym equipment.
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Not quite 100 for me, and I have considered hopping on an exercycle (at home, I try to get in 20 minutes / 6km a day on a stationary bike), but the same with me - considering how much walking I do when in Vegas, what's the point?
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Back in the 1990's a company came out with a slot machine attached to an exercise bicycle. I remember seeing it at Sunset Station.
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I’m not sure people want to exercise more than a few minor muscles while gambling. I have gotten cramps in my hand back in the day from repetitive button pushing.

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Back in the 1990's a company came out with a slot machine attached to an exercise bicycle. I remember seeing it at Sunset Station.
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I’m not sure people want to exercise more than a few minor muscles while gambling.
I have gotten cramps in my hand back in the day from repetitive button pushing.
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If you're a pro gambler, claim social security disability :)

I don’t use the casino for exercise per se, but I have definitely taken advantage of the long walking paths inside larger casinos—especially in Vegas. When it’s hot outside, that air-conditioned space is perfect for racking up steps. Dodging crowds is its own cardio! I’ve never used a hotel gym there, but I do keep up with a light weightlifting routine and some simple jumps for leg strength. I’m not a fan of heavy squats either—just looking to maintain muscle and stay active without overdoing it. The smoke clouds? Great for breath control!

as I see it, the non-silly answers are going to be lots of walking and hotel gyms.

Higher level casino tiers sometimes get access to the gym, sometimes no one is checking room keys and anyone can go right in.

I like to park on top floor of the garage. Never lose my car and take in a good view of the mountains and the high roller. Then have the option to run up the stairs at the end of a stop.

Should be a lot of good silly answers only limited by our creativity. Get the largest drink available and hold it out in front of you with a straight arm for as long as possible.

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Should be a lot of good silly answers only limited by our creativity. Get the largest drink available and hold it out in front of you with a straight arm for as long as possible.
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Challenge the cocktail waitress to wrestle!

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I remembered I started an exercise thread, though this is not in a casino.

A few months ago I took a bus to Atlantic City and then walked to every casino over a period of about 10 hours so that I could see every single table game. It was a lot of exercise and the middle of Atlantic City at 3am is scary :D

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A few months ago I took a bus to Atlantic City and then walked to every casino over a period of about 10 hours so that I could see every single table game. It was a lot of exercise and the middle of Atlantic City at 3am is scary :D
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Please never do that again! Or your exercise is likely to be running.

To "do AC" you're best off at the north end of the Boardwalk. Resorts and Hard Rock are connected by a passageway, if you know the secret. The walk between Hard Rock and Ocean on the Boardwalk can be a little risky with a lot of bums hanging around there but it's safer than making that run on Pacific Ave., which goes through a desolate area.

On the other side the walk from Resorts to Bally's/Caesar's isn't so bad, that area is usually populated. But then it's a real long way to the Tropicana and there's nothing else there, and the games at Trop are so bad it's not worth going there at all.

There's usually something worthwhile at the Marina stores and you can usually walk between them, but walking from the Boardwalk to the Marina or vice versa is a bad idea. Lots of enemy territory to traverse. Savages!

The Bus: the private buses you pick up on the Boardwalk at Showboat or Resorts or wherever that take you into Midtown are fine. A little inconvenient scheduling though. I would usually take the 319 down from Port Authority but that walk from the bus station on Atlantic Ave. to the Boardwalk is also bad news, especially at night. But I've been assaulted doing that in the daytime. Best to take taxi or Uber. If they see you walking with any kind of luggage they know you can't run with that so that makes you a target.

TBH i have never gambled in AC, or know much about it, other than my poker tournament that I played about a month ago. But when they handed me the 25K in front of everyone in the middle of the poker room I ran like I knew your story by heart.

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TBH i have never gambled in AC, or know much about it, other than my poker tournament that I played about a month ago. But when they handed me the 25K in front of everyone in the middle of the poker room I ran like I knew your story by heart.
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You couldn't opt for a check?