Cardio?

I am by no means a picture of health and fitness. Looking around me I see few that are either. Recently I made a conscious decision that I need to exercise more. I need to be in better health. I know you’re thinking you’re on the wrong blog. Health? Fitness? I know you are thinking, “I am here for zombies and zombie related stuff. What is this health and fitness crap stuff? Bring on the rotting corpses!” Well hold on there Polly Prissy Pants and let me get to my point. In all likelihood you are either going to be away from your fortress when the zombie apocalypse occurs or you will have to venture out for resources. And if you are going to be outside of your fortress, you will have to avoid the zombies. The zombies will be motivated by their need for your delicious BRAINS and will be chasing you as quickly as their rotting flesh will allow. So, if you’ve been spending your free time munching on Doritos and downing Dr. Peppers (or whatever your snack of choice is), you aren’t going to be in much shape to out run those monsters. When I came to this realization, immediately I started calculating the amount of exercise I was getting a day on average. And the average is well…shameful for a lack of a better word. Quiet honestly the only thing I can currently out run is a rock. And it might go faster if someone were to pick it up and throw it. 

So, the point to all of this? I am going to start an exercise challenge. My goal is to get at least 1.5 hours a week of exercise. Will you join me in this challenge? Will you get in shape so I can have some other survivors to talk to once the apocalypse occurs?

Wondering how fast a zombie can really run,
The wife

Disclaimer: You should never start any exercise/diet program without discussing it with your doctor. I am not a medical professional and I am not providing you with any medical advice. If you want to join the challenge, that’s great! But you do so at your own risk. So please consult a physician if you have any questions in regards to the proper exercise or diet regiment that is best for you.

Have you seen it?

Okay, so 3 episodes of AMC's The Walking Dead have been shown. Have you seen it yet? I must say I am hooked. I am really enjoying the story they've developed. I still can't believe Meryl cut off his hand!! Its not quite the same as the graphic novel, but well done none the less.

Anyway, if you don't know what I am talking about you can see info here on AMC's website. The even have Episode 1 available for viewing.

The only thing I don't like is the fact that they only have 6 episodes!

Waiting with baited breath for Episode 4,

The wife

Scenario Sundays - The Parking Deck

This weeks Scenario Sunday scenario: You’re walking up the stairs of the parking deck and exit onto the level where your car is parked. You begin to walk down the aisle toward your car when you notice a small group of people who appear to be crouched down and chewing? Chewing?! They look as though they are shoveling something into their mouths. The something looks like it was ripped from the body of someone that is lying on the deck!!!

What do you do now?

Don't forget, you can leave your breakdown of how you'd handle yourself in this situation in the comments section.
 

Reaching for her keys,
The wife

Halloween Again

Happy Halloween everyone! First thing I wanted to say is be extra careful out there as there will be zombies about and some of those zombies will be just kids in mask. So be extra cautious when approaching a "zombie" today. Second thing is tonight is the premier of AMC's The Walking Dead. 

Remember to stay safe. Stay vigiliant. Don't get bit.

Enjoying the holiday,

The wife

How to Prepare for a Zobie Attack - An Exercise in Preparation

Obviously I am late to this show. Last October apparently there was a link on the University of Florida's website for an exercise on how to prepare for a zombie attack. I was at first glad to see that some places were being proactive about the threat of zombies but was soon saddened to see it had been removed. Fortunately, I was able to find it with a little searching online. Attached below is the pdf version of that document. Please enjoy.

Link

Running her own zombie exercise, 

The wife

Please note this was originally retrieved from http://www.astro.ufl.edu/~jybarra/zombieplan.pdf on Oct. 7, 2010.

The top 5 places I don't want to be when the apocalypse occurrs

Top 5 Places I don’t want to be when the Zombie Apocalypse occurs

1. Work - Talk about a place I don't want to be during a disaster. Can there be anything more confusing than being stuck at work away from you loved ones and weapons than being at work? For me, I work in a sea of cubicles. This means that I cannot hold off a zombie apocalypse from my cube. And the location of my cubical puts it a relatively unsafe distance from the nearest emergency exit. Most the rooms in the building are not zombie defendable either. I do however, have a few items laying around my floor that would be good defensively.One on one I may be okay, but otherwise, work is a no go for me.

2. The daughter’s school - As you recall from my Scenario Sunday scenario, I am a softie when it comes to little kids. I don't want to be in a situation where I am going to have to defend tons of small children (because I won't be able to desert them). Not to mention if you are in a carpool lane, you are stuck unless you are at the front or end of the line.

3. The Mall/other large retailer - First, there are always tons of people around which means tons of people to become zombie-fied. The nearest exit can be hard to get through (you have to go around lots of set ups in the stores). And in some cases the nearest exit may be nowhere near your car. You could be on the opposite end of the mall from your car. Could you imagine trying to make your way through an entire mall of zombies? No thanks.



4. A parking Deck - Parking decks always freak me out. No matter how well constructed it is, they are always creaking or bouncing from the weight/movement of all those cars. Not to mention they are almost always dark and glummy even in the middle of the sunniest day. They have large wide open areas and few spots for cover. They have great corners for zombies to hide in and plenty of vehicles for them to hide under or near.




5. The park - The park could be easy peasy or a pain. If you are near the entrance, its a no brainer. But if you are mid way through a trail or you are at the play ground, what are you going to do? You have limited directions to go in to get away from the zombies. And if you walked to the park, there is no car you can get in to give yourself some protection. Heck, the infection could be heavier in the direction you need to go to get to your home.


Hope the apocalypse occurs while I am home,
The Wife

Scenario Sundays - The Park - The breakdown

Last Sunday I posted about being at the park and zombies running toward you during a visit to the park. So what did you do?

Here's what I would do:

Fortunately in my scenario, the zombies are coming toward you from a single direction.  I would turn around make sure no zombies were behind me and run to the parking lot as fast as my legs could carry me. While running like a mad woman (and praying my asthma doesn't trigger), I'd take my cell phone and call the police. I would do my best to inform them of the situation (of course they'd probably think I was nuts and soon they'd be at my home trying to have me "visit" with a "special" doctor). Once in the parking lot, I'd make a bee line to my car and go go go! All the while running I would be checking to make sure there were no zombies ahead of me or on either side of my path, but no looking back. That's when they get you is when you look back.

Making sure I have good running shoes,

The wife