Too Cold To Get To The Gym! Best of Your Favorite Free Online Exercise Videos-30minutes or under
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I do all my workouts at home, why waste time going to the gym when you can use online videos and get it all in at home, and use travelling time as workout time? As quite a few people have said, fitnessblender is amazing, definately the best free videos out there0
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OP: it seems like many people go anyway and encourage you to do so too. Most of the posts doing that have been friendly as far as I can see and I hope you don't take any more scathing posts to heart.
I go *because* it's too cold to run outside. That said I do like at home workouts too. Push yourself to go if you can, but there are loads of good ideas here to take inspiration from. Remember that it's not where you workout that counts, it's how good it feels.
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OP drive to the gym yet? Maybe all of a certain poster's anger directed at everyone will help her stay warm in those frigid >0F days.0
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Therealobi1 wrote: »JenMaselli wrote: »I absolutely cannot believe how rude people are in this thread. OP simply asked for online workout recs. If you don't have a recommendation to give then don't post anything. Jesus H. Effing Christ on a cracker.
so telling her to get up, put on coat, get in heated car, and go to gym is not a recommendation?
just because you don't like the recommendation does not invalidate it….
What if op doesn't have a car
she obviously already belongs to a gym ..so then the revised recommendation would be to use her normal method of getting to the gym and go ….0 -
Do not be discouraged. I don't have access to a gym. Even if I did my health does not allow me to go out in extreme temps, either hot or cold. So, I use videos and what I have learned when I had or. Good for you for doing something.0
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I feel your pain. It is not easy to get to a gym during the snow storm. Get a treadmill and watch a movie while walking uphill.0
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Oooh this thread got me angry, so much hating for saying it's too cold to go outside!
Like OP I skipped the gym because of cold.
I skipped it for for two weeks recently as cycling to the gym was giving me frostbite through my snowboots.
And no I can't drive, the government won't let me, and frankly you should be effing glad they won't allow it.
I know there's public transport but I'd rather spend that hour of travelling working out at home.
I don't know OP 's situation but seriously, some people should stop and think for a second!
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onelonelysocknoble wrote: »Oooh this thread got me angry, so much hating for saying it's too cold to go outside!
Like OP I skipped the gym because of cold.
I skipped it for for two weeks recently as cycling to the gym was giving me frostbite through my snowboots.
And no I can't drive, the government won't let me, and frankly you should be effing glad they won't allow it.
I know there's public transport but I'd rather spend that hour of travelling working out at home.
I don't know OP 's situation but seriously, some people should stop and think for a second!
Not being rude, but how do you get to work? Surely people can't phone in and say they're not coming to work as it's too cold.
I live in England, so we don't get extremes of temperature, but I'd have thought if you live somewhere that gets extremely cold/hot, you must get used to it and find ways to cope with it.
On the rare occasion it snows a lot here, everything seems to fall apart...the trains stop running, traffic is at a standstill etc...as we're not prepared for it. I live a mile from my gym and last time we had bad snow my friend picked me up in her 4x4 (I'm not sure my car would've made it) and drove us there. It took about 40 mins to drive that mile! But we still made the effort.0 -
DawnieB1977 wrote: »onelonelysocknoble wrote: »Oooh this thread got me angry, so much hating for saying it's too cold to go outside!
Like OP I skipped the gym because of cold.
I skipped it for for two weeks recently as cycling to the gym was giving me frostbite through my snowboots.
And no I can't drive, the government won't let me, and frankly you should be effing glad they won't allow it.
I know there's public transport but I'd rather spend that hour of travelling working out at home.
I don't know OP 's situation but seriously, some people should stop and think for a second!
Not being rude, but how do you get to work? Surely people can't phone in and say they're not coming to work as it's too cold.
I live in England, so we don't get extremes of temperature, but I'd have thought if you live somewhere that gets extremely cold/hot, you must get used to it and find ways to cope with it.
On the rare occasion it snows a lot here, everything seems to fall apart...the trains stop running, traffic is at a standstill etc...as we're not prepared for it. I live a mile from my gym and last time we had bad snow my friend picked me up in her 4x4 (I'm not sure my car would've made it) and drove us there. It took about 40 mins to drive that mile! But we still made the effort.
Telecommuting can be quite common in some areas of the US and especially in certain industries like insurance and technical writing.
I have an MFP friend who works in health insurance from home. And I shared a building with one of the largest health insurance companies in the US, a large chunk of their employees worked from home at least part of the week if not full time.0 -
lishie_rebooted wrote: »DawnieB1977 wrote: »onelonelysocknoble wrote: »Oooh this thread got me angry, so much hating for saying it's too cold to go outside!
Like OP I skipped the gym because of cold.
I skipped it for for two weeks recently as cycling to the gym was giving me frostbite through my snowboots.
And no I can't drive, the government won't let me, and frankly you should be effing glad they won't allow it.
I know there's public transport but I'd rather spend that hour of travelling working out at home.
I don't know OP 's situation but seriously, some people should stop and think for a second!
Not being rude, but how do you get to work? Surely people can't phone in and say they're not coming to work as it's too cold.
I live in England, so we don't get extremes of temperature, but I'd have thought if you live somewhere that gets extremely cold/hot, you must get used to it and find ways to cope with it.
On the rare occasion it snows a lot here, everything seems to fall apart...the trains stop running, traffic is at a standstill etc...as we're not prepared for it. I live a mile from my gym and last time we had bad snow my friend picked me up in her 4x4 (I'm not sure my car would've made it) and drove us there. It took about 40 mins to drive that mile! But we still made the effort.
Telecommuting can be quite common in some areas of the US and especially in certain industries like insurance and technical writing.
I have an MFP friend who works in health insurance from home. And I shared a building with one of the largest health insurance companies in the US, a large chunk of their employees worked from home at least part of the week if not full time.
I suppose that makes sense. It would be pretty dangerous to risk driving in bad conditions when you don't need to (our mile to the gym wasn't dangerous lol).
I'm a teacher so can't work from home. One of my MFP friends in the US is often saying her kids have a snow day. I think I work in the wrong country 0 -
I use workout videos off of you tube all the time. I like Jessica Smith, Leslie Sansone, some from Sparkpeople and random others. Just do a search on you tube for whatever type of workout you are interested in doing and you will likely find some there.
Have fun!0 -
Google Jennifer Galardi standing abs workout. I love it and it is only ten minutes0
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onelonelysocknoble wrote: »Oooh this thread got me angry, so much hating for saying it's too cold to go outside!
Like OP I skipped the gym because of cold.
I skipped it for for two weeks recently as cycling to the gym was giving me frostbite through my snowboots.
And no I can't drive, the government won't let me, and frankly you should be effing glad they won't allow it.
I know there's public transport but I'd rather spend that hour of travelling working out at home.
I don't know OP 's situation but seriously, some people should stop and think for a second!
Frostbite through your shoes is a valid reason not to go to the gym, if ever I heard one! I can't drive either so it would be a pain if our gym wasn't within walking distance.
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Wow...some of these responses are brutal!
I would think having an easily-accessible ALTERNATIVE to the gym would be a great idea!
For days that your sick, or you dont have as much time, I think it is great to have a plan to do right at home. 0 -
lishie_rebooted wrote: »DawnieB1977 wrote: »onelonelysocknoble wrote: »Oooh this thread got me angry, so much hating for saying it's too cold to go outside!
Like OP I skipped the gym because of cold.
I skipped it for for two weeks recently as cycling to the gym was giving me frostbite through my snowboots.
And no I can't drive, the government won't let me, and frankly you should be effing glad they won't allow it.
I know there's public transport but I'd rather spend that hour of travelling working out at home.
I don't know OP 's situation but seriously, some people should stop and think for a second!
Not being rude, but how do you get to work? Surely people can't phone in and say they're not coming to work as it's too cold.
I live in England, so we don't get extremes of temperature, but I'd have thought if you live somewhere that gets extremely cold/hot, you must get used to it and find ways to cope with it.
On the rare occasion it snows a lot here, everything seems to fall apart...the trains stop running, traffic is at a standstill etc...as we're not prepared for it. I live a mile from my gym and last time we had bad snow my friend picked me up in her 4x4 (I'm not sure my car would've made it) and drove us there. It took about 40 mins to drive that mile! But we still made the effort.
Telecommuting can be quite common in some areas of the US and especially in certain industries like insurance and technical writing.
I have an MFP friend who works in health insurance from home. And I shared a building with one of the largest health insurance companies in the US, a large chunk of their employees worked from home at least part of the week if not full time.
I make video games, I telecommute.
That said, I've never said it was too cold to do anything, including camping, hot tubbing, or doing my taxes.
Go to the gym.0 -
mumblemagic wrote: »onelonelysocknoble wrote: »Oooh this thread got me angry, so much hating for saying it's too cold to go outside!
Like OP I skipped the gym because of cold.
I skipped it for for two weeks recently as cycling to the gym was giving me frostbite through my snowboots.
And no I can't drive, the government won't let me, and frankly you should be effing glad they won't allow it.
I know there's public transport but I'd rather spend that hour of travelling working out at home.
I don't know OP 's situation but seriously, some people should stop and think for a second!
Frostbite through your shoes is a valid reason not to go to the gym, if ever I heard one! I can't drive either so it would be a pain if our gym wasn't within walking distance.
lol, I'd get better shoes. Frostbite through snowboots in a populated area? Sometimes you actually have to invest in gear to get performance.0 -
I have been looking at the title of her post and the body of her message. I think she was just trying to be friendly in having suggestions from the community for work outs at home, should some of us for whatever reason are not able to get to the gym.0
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you're totes keywrecked.ruperthumphrey wrote: »I have been looking at the title of her post and the body of her message. I think she was just trying to be friendly in having suggestions from the community for work outs at home, should some of us for whatever reason are not able to get to the gym.
With that in mind, save up a few thousand and set up a home gym.
That way, when it's too cold to go to the gym, you can still workout!
I also think keeping a couple beer kegs around is a good idea too, they're heavy, filled with nutrition, and can be fun to throw around before taking back to the brewery.
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you're totes keywrecked.ruperthumphrey wrote: »I have been looking at the title of her post and the body of her message. I think she was just trying to be friendly in having suggestions from the community for work outs at home, should some of us for whatever reason are not able to get to the gym.
With that in mind, save up a few thousand and set up a home gym.
That way, when it's too cold to go to the gym, you can still workout!
I also think keeping a couple beer kegs around is a good idea too, they're heavy, filled with nutrition, and can be fun to throw around before taking back to the brewery.
Like 2k$ ish
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and another 1k in weights.... since you have none!
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Non-IG version but I also realized that due to the angle and lighting, its hard to see the plates on the rack. But I've posted a pic of my setup before @dbmata ! I moved on Friday so its got a new home. In another place where I can't use the pull up bar haha0 -
lishie_rebooted wrote: »
Non-IG version but I also realized that due to the angle and lighting, its hard to see the plates on the rack. But I've posted a pic of my setup before @dbmata ! I moved on Friday so its got a new home. In another place where I can't use the pull up bar haha
have I mentioned I love you?
Seriously- like can I marry you kind of love?0 -
lishie_rebooted wrote: »
Non-IG version but I also realized that due to the angle and lighting, its hard to see the plates on the rack. But I've posted a pic of my setup before @dbmata ! I moved on Friday so its got a new home. In another place where I can't use the pull up bar haha
have I mentioned I love you?
Seriously- like can I marry you kind of love?
If its legal in ME, I'm game! Not moving to NJ tho hahaha
So OP, a set up like mine is an option. A cheaper option is a few dumbbells and the NerdFitness bodyweight routine. Ive done it before in an apartment. My warm up was dancing around like a loon. Or running stairs0 -
lishie_rebooted wrote: »lishie_rebooted wrote: »
Non-IG version but I also realized that due to the angle and lighting, its hard to see the plates on the rack. But I've posted a pic of my setup before @dbmata ! I moved on Friday so its got a new home. In another place where I can't use the pull up bar haha
have I mentioned I love you?
Seriously- like can I marry you kind of love?
If its legal in ME, I'm game! Not moving to NJ tho hahaha
So OP, a set up like mine is an option. A cheaper option is a few dumbbells and the NerdFitness bodyweight routine. Ive done it before in an apartment. My warm up was dancing around like a loon. Or running stairs
My downstairs neighbors would love that I am sure. :laugh:0 -
that setup is super clean @lishie_rebooted0
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lishie_rebooted wrote: »lishie_rebooted wrote: »
Non-IG version but I also realized that due to the angle and lighting, its hard to see the plates on the rack. But I've posted a pic of my setup before @dbmata ! I moved on Friday so its got a new home. In another place where I can't use the pull up bar haha
have I mentioned I love you?
Seriously- like can I marry you kind of love?
If its legal in ME, I'm game! Not moving to NJ tho hahaha
So OP, a set up like mine is an option. A cheaper option is a few dumbbells and the NerdFitness bodyweight routine. Ive done it before in an apartment. My warm up was dancing around like a loon. Or running stairs
My downstairs neighbors would love that I am sure. :laugh:
Lol not with a rack @randomtai !! Just a bodyweight routine. I had no complaints but it wasnt jumping like Jillian Michaels0
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