Saturday, July 19, 2014

You Don't Need A Gym To Get Fit



There are infinite options on how to exercise and get fit without a gym membership.

Depending on your current fitness level you can determine what method/s to use.

For someone who is overweight and hasn't done any kind of exercise in years, a good kick start would be to incorporate a brisk walk into your daily routine as well as some easy body weight exercises such as jumping jacks, modified push ups (using your knees for assistance), crunches, hyperextensions and half squats in order to start strengthening the muscles.

On the other hand, for those who already have some kind of fitness, you can perform more challenging exercises such as burpees, full (deep) squats, regular push ups, walking lunges, chin ups and pull ups.

When people get to the point where all those exercises are no longer very hard to perform, I advice resorting to the cheap yet wonderful resistance bands.
You can get a good set of bands (each color has a different tension) for less than u$s 20 on eBay, and with some creativity you'll be able to work out every single muscle of your body.

I'm a big fan of resistance bands for when you can't have access to a gym. They're travel-friendly and you can get a really tough workout anywhere and achieve a lean and fit looking body with their help.

The exercises that you can execute with them are literally ENDLESS and as wide as your own imagination.

Of course, for those who are interested in bodybuilding it would be better and more fruitful to get a gym membership, but if your goal is to get in shape and attain a respectable level of fitness, know that these are some of the multiple options that you have.

2 comments:

  1. Since shoulder surgery I haven't fully recovered and with continuing pain I was told to stop lifting weights, but started following Jeff Sekerak on You Tube, who was all about a body weight workout. Some impressive exercises that I have started to follow. Sure won't replace weights, but it's great to see what can be accomplished with just the body.

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  2. Thanks for commenting, Stephen!

    Body weight exercises are definitely great, even for those people who do go to the gym and follow "conventional" routines.
    There are many of those exercises that are really challenging and advanced, and I'm certain that anyone can get amazing results just with calisthenics.

    I hope your shoulder heals fast!

    Cheers,
    Martin

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