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Exercise, you love it or hate it, there is so little middle of the road feelings on it. I like sports but at my age, my knees are not so fond of anything that involves running, jumping or going sideways. That limits my options somewhat. I play gold and no matter what your opinion my be, it is too a sport. I lift weights and I do Pilates to stay flexible. Frankly a big part of my motivation to exercise is I like to eat. Matter of fact, I love to eat. Thusly exercise is necessary to keep from turning into a blimp. What the heck does this have to do with free audio books?

I walk and I ride the exercise bike. I find both boring. Audio books are the saving grace. If I can keep my mind occupied, I can exercise. The library has lots of audio books but it isn’t close. I have found some sites where I can download audio books for FREE. I put them on my Clip (Samsung’s answer to the Ipod Nano. I can walk, ride the bike and still prevent screaming boredom. Audio books also keep me awake, with out them, put me on a freeway and I immediately go comatose. So here are a few links for free audio books.
http://www.audiobooksforfree.com/screen_main.asp
http://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:The_Audio_Books_Project
http://www.simplyaudiobooks.com/Free_Audiobooks/dp/202/
http://www.booksshouldbefree.com/
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Unknown said…
Whether you're exercising to lose weight or to keep in shape, a recumbent bike makes perfect sense. These unique exercise bikes are built to be ultra comfortable, so that any one can get a great workout without having to stop and stretch because of the ill fitting seats and the awkward posture of regular Exercise bike.

http://www.yorkfitness.com/Cycles-cat-503/Index.html
December 4, 2008 at 2:14 AM
tomlopy said…
Check out NewFiction.com . They have free audio books that in the radio play format. Save you a lot of money.
December 5, 2008 at 7:05 PM
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