Strength training without a gym

yogicarl

... and I'm the guy on here for whom DO YOGA is the answer, now what's the question! However, I do think that a daily yoga session would give you the strength, suppleness and so much more that I think you may be looking for. With a good yoga teacher and practise you will increase flexibility while increasing stability in your joints if running is your main focus.

- and yes, bodyweight exercises, providing you are choosing progressive movements so you are challenging yourself slightly each time.

FitFabFlirty92

... and I'm the guy on here for whom DO YOGA is the answer, now what's the question! However, I do think that a daily yoga session would give you the strength, suppleness and so much more that I think you may be looking for. With a good yoga teacher and practise you will increase flexibility while increasing stability in your joints if running is your main focus.

- and yes, bodyweight exercises, providing you are choosing progressive movements so you are challenging yourself slightly each time.

I'm so glad you said this, I actually love yoga!!! At the moment, I'm using yoga DVDs (Rodney Yee, Rainbeau Mars) as a part of my practice, but ideally I would like to join a yoga studio in my neighborhood once I start working and have some money. I've heard very good things about the strength gains from doing yoga consistently.

leviclampitt

"If I need more, how do I get it without a gym membership and fancy equipment? "

The key is intensity and learning proper progression.

My guess, you can probably get by without equipment for a long time by just doing different variations of pushups, squats, lunges, chinup hangs, planks, ab rollouts (or hand walkouts if you dont have a roller), thrusts, and many others.

That said, you will want to invest in external weight eventually. Your legs will need resistance much sooner than your upper body will.

In the end, the most important thing will be if you can stick to it or not. You don't need to make any outrageous time commitments (20 min is enough), but you will need to find a way to make it more stimulating (aka do things that make you nervous or excited). Finding your Challenge - that is the key.

Hope that helps.

Naomi0504

Have you looked into Chalean Extreme? I did that last summer/fall, you can use resistance bands or dumbbells. It's a pretty decent program. I don't go to the gym either, I just do lifting/strength at home.

Cheeky_and_Geeky

Youtube:
Jillian Michaels Yoga Meltdown, and Fitness Blender strength training with no equipment. I only use body weight & have had fantastic results thus far. No, I don't have 6 pack abs, but I have a pretty flat tummy & I'm happy with that!