Anyone exercise at home?

[DiaShel]

I rarely exercise at home. I go to gym. I'm no good at motivating myself. I need a class instructor to do it for me- I'm too lazy otherwise. It works. I go 6 times a week!!;)

I'm the same way, I love work out classes, I just finished a weight lifting class and I'm soo going to feel it tomorrow. If I can't get to a class I work out at home (if my roommate is gone) to Advanced Tae-bo video. It's the only workout DVD that's ever been challenging enough, though now it's gotten easy. I think machines are the most boring things in the world though and avoid them at all costs.

[ellaminnowpea]

The only exercise I can do consistently is at home. I do a lot of random stuff with back therapy, yoga, ballet, pilates, etc. Other than that, if I'm well, I'll head to the gym to use the elliptical machine. I would love to be able to run and not pay for gym memberships but my joints can't handle it. I often can't even do the cardio because I'm sick, so yoga is the main thing I do now to keep my flexibility and minimal muscle tone/ strength.

[Marrers]

. . yoga or pilates at home . . . I would prefer a teacher to make sure I'm having good posture, etc.
Me too, because I have scoliosis but I'm also a perfectionist. :o

I reckon once I've mastered the postures I could do it at home but I've tried several yoga classes where the teachers weren't great at individual help and also did one to one pilates sessions for a while but the teacher was always really late and too interested in chatting so I stopped going.

[Kitteh]

Hmm, I like to do more of my stretching at home. I also do some yoga and some of the Tibetan Rites poses as well.

I go to the gym 3-4 times a week for atleast an hour. I walk on the treadmill, quite fast and on an incline and then I hop on the stationary bike. I'll do weights, mostly arms, using the machines and some for abs and I'll do squats w/ a fitness ball behind my back against a wall.

I also cycle twice a week, unless the weather is awful, then I'll gym instead or not do anything.

I've just ordred a skipping rope from ebay, hope it arrives soon, for arvos/evenings when I get home and can't drag myself to the gym.

[Fuhzy]

Here is a link with about a million exercises you can do (mostly) without weights...

http://www.fightingarts.com/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=15833023&an=0&page=0

[gogs67]

Here is a link with about a million exercises you can do (mostly) without weights...

http://www.fightingarts.com/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=15833023&an=0&page=0

Excellent site!

[august]

I use hand weights, do yoga and walk/slow jog for exercise. I'm considering getting another bike. The time spent going to and from the gym was always the main reason I never made it there regularly. I doubt I'll ever have another gym membership. I'm rather happy exercising at home and I love going for walks with my dog and getting fresh air. I do miss the tennis court at my old gym.
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http://www.fightingarts.com/ubbthrea...23&an=0&page=0 (http://www.fightingarts.com/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=15833023&an=0&page=0)

great link- thanks!

[Healthy]

I've been doing yoga and light weights at home for over 20 years.

Over the years, occasionally I'd take a dance class, yoga classes, join a gym ... but none of that lasted as long becaue it's just not me.

Home is best because I can be consistent. It's part of my day. I get up, meditate and do my yoga/light weights. This routine is even for weekends and vacations ... I can't function unless my day starts like that :)

Of course I go swimming, go out dancing, go for walks, bike ride, hike, etc. also.

[heat13]

Anymore,lol? Every thread i see about exercise and it's always 'Oh i must get to the gym tonight' and then there's the guilt if a gym day's missed out.It's easy enough to get a routine to do at home as well (and saves a fortune ;)) and you can fit it in whenever you want!
Pushups are obviously easy to do whenever/wherever with varying distance between your hands to work various upper body back/arms/chest muscles!
2 x 10kg weights that can be adjusted are great for biceps curls and working triceps,or take most of the weights off and just box with them, a very efficient exercise.Also hold them and step up and down onto a seat or do squats, great for quads,calfs,gluteus
Sit ups, again various types, can be done anywhere/anytime.
A chin up bar for £7 can be fitted in a door frame and 10 or 15 pull ups done every time you walk past. Great for the arms,back and stomach.
Dips can be done using a chair behind you or for full body weight, anywhere that your arms can reach either side of you like the corner of a kitchen worktop.
A skipping rope for cardio and a local park if you're into yer 5 mile runs and there you go!:D
Watch folks, gyms become highly addictive and i've seen people actually get depressed by missing a day so even if you can't stop going at least have a back up plan at home with some of these mentioned so you don't lose out on your endorphin rush!;)

I use to think I HAD to go to the gym to get a good workout. But my sister is now an in-home personal trainer and she had given me lots of wonderful workouts to do at home! Lots of push-ups and plank poses, lunges, dips, etc. You don't need much equiptment at all. I picked up a "step" at a yard sale as well as a stationary bike. And you do short bursts of cardio in between circuits to keep your heart rate up. I love it and I actually feel like I have more energy than before! Plus the workouts are funner and much more variety than lifting weights at the gym. If anyone is interested, I can give you some sample workouts that are so much fun!

[heat13]

Here is a link with about a million exercises you can do (mostly) without weights...

http://www.fightingarts.com/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=15833023&an=0&page=0


Great link- thanks for sharing

[blue-y]

I do alot of walking usually- about 2.5 hours in the county up and down hills - also i own a Xtrainer and use that for high intensity.

i own some wieghts too - only 3kg and less tho. Yet i cant say ive been organised into using them just yet and i own a mat too lol.

Ive gained weight from depression and other things and trying to organise eating a healthier vegan way and exerciseing too.

good thread.

[heat13]

I do alot of walking usually- about 2.5 hours in the county up and down hills - also i own a Xtrainer and use that for high intensity.

i own some wieghts too - only 3kg and less tho. Yet i cant say ive been organised into using them just yet and i own a mat too lol.

Ive gained weight from depression and other things and trying to organise eating a healthier vegan way and exerciseing too.

good thread.

Blue-y, your avatar is TOO CUTE:D

[Hemlock]

No, I'm not disciplined enough. Corum and I are off to the beach later for a long bike ride. The good thing about exercising outside is that however tired you are you can't stop because you somehow have to get home again:)

[blue-y]

Blue-y, your avatar is TOO CUTE:D
I cant take credit - funny what ya cna find in google ; )



The good thing about exercising outside is that however tired you are you can't stop because you somehow have to get home again:)




Thats my routine/motto too!

[karenann33]

I have a gym membership mainly because it has a nursery (hard to work out with 3 kids) and a pool plus we get it as a perk from dh's work. But I do like to work out at home too. I have some dvd's and a ball. I also take taekwondo classes 2-4 days a week. THAT is like boot camp!

[puffin]

Yes i do. I have a dance mat :o and i have weights.
I do exercise at the gym because i work in one but i do like the privacy of my own house.

[powder]

I regularly use PowerBlocks (http://www.powerblock.com/blocks.html) at home, along with a balance ball (http://www.gaiam.com/product/fitness-center/exercise-balls/kits-equipment/total+body+balanceball+kit.do) for sit-ups and decline push-ups (and of course I look exactly like the person depicted in the photo at that second link.... okay, not).

[BJJNick]

I rarely work out at home. When there's nothing good on TV. :o)

[1gentlemaorispirit]

i do yoga at home if that counts :confused:

I do Yoga at home, Iyengar and Ying styles. Does dancing around to music when dusting count?:p

[ellaminnowpea]

I do yoga at home, too. Dancing definitely counts. :)

[1gentlemaorispirit]

I do yoga at home, too. Dancing definitely counts. :)

Yes! Yes! Yes!:thumbsup:

[babystace]

I do!! I do most of the things you mentioned like jumping rope or working with dumbbells and leg weights. But I still like the gym too because they have a treadmill and I don't, lol! I like to run but not outside. Treadmills save my knees!!!!!

[squigaletta]

I used to skip (jumprope) at home, but now I live on a top floor flat I don't think it would be very appreciated by the people living below :). I like the gym for classes, I always push myself harder than I do on my own, and they teach me some moves I can use on my own later. I also don't like running coz of my joints, so I like to use a cross trainer instead. So my home is pretty inactive at the moment, but that will hopefully change when I move out of this flat.

[shiny2008]

Yes, on my treadmill, and also YOGA.

[Penny]

If anyone is interested, I can give you some sample workouts that are so much fun!

Yes, please!

I walk the dogs, go up and down the stairs quite a bit and am going to get my daughter to lend me her Hairspray soundtrack CD so I can dance around to it. I reckon that should help me to lose some pounds. :satisfied: I'm slimmer than the wee girl in the film, so if she could do all that energetic dancing, surely I can? (But I'm nearly 50 years older....Hmmm.....)