Exercise at home?

cellorocker

I'm at my aunt's house, 230 miles away from home, and there is no treadmill, no weights, no TV, and no gym. To top it off, it's raining outside, so I can't go running.
What are some exercises you do at home when you can't go outside.
I'm thinking yoga, but the amount of calories it shows you burning does not look right to me. Plus, I don't have a HRM, so I won't know for sure.
Please, I need some ideas.
All I've done today is sit and drink coffee, then added up al the creamer and sugar and discovered the astonishing amount of calories.
Please, I really need some exercise ideas to burn some serious calories if I want to eat tonight.

cellorocker

I'm at my aunt's house, 230 miles away from home, and there is no treadmill, no weights, no TV, and no gym. To top it off, it's raining outside, so I can't go running.
What are some exercises you do at home when you can't go outside.
I'm thinking yoga, but the amount of calories it shows you burning does not look right to me. Plus, I don't have a HRM, so I won't know for sure.
Please, I need some ideas.
All I've done today is sit and drink coffee, then added up al the creamer and sugar and discovered the astonishing amount of calories.
Please, I really need some exercise ideas to burn some serious calories if I want to eat tonight.

Dave198lbs

put on a raincoat
walk
explore the area

Marla64

run in place, jumping jacks, dance.

NoraEE

Jumping rope is a great workout. Just make sure your aunt doesn't have low ceilings.

mommared53

dance, dance, dance

sonia2

run in place, jumping jacks, dance.

do that to your favorite tv show plus pushups, crunches, burpies, climbers, etc, anything to get your heart up and alot of sweat!

cellorocker

I don't have a raincoat, I didn't know it was going to rain here.
And I don't have a jump rope or string, either.

But maybe I'll try dancing.

iambrandice

I like to do regular calisthenics, like crunches, calf raises, and leg lifts. As an alternative, look up Tae Bo on YouTube. There are actually a lot of workout routines on that site!

Dave198lbs

I don't have a raincoat, I didn't know it was going to rain here.
And I don't have a jump rope or string, either.

But maybe I'll try dancing.

use a plastic garbage bag....have fun

hiddensecant

Random youtube routines sound like fun. You might even discover something new.

Marla64

I don't have a raincoat, I didn't know it was going to rain here.
And I don't have a jump rope or string, either.

But maybe I'll try dancing.

use a plastic garbage bag....have fun

Yep-- and you can imagine you're holding a jump rope-- to quote Nike-- "just do it."

adopt4

jog in place. walk in place. turn on the radio for music. do situps. crunches. use household items for weights - a jug of milk or juice, etc.

Frost

Jogging in place actually burns a lot of calories but is no where near as fun as dancing! *humming Disco Queen*

molsongirl

Got stairs at her house, run up em as fast as you can, slowly walk back down, after 5 sets, do jumping jack for a full minute then jump squats for a minute, followed by pushups, so this for a solid 30 minutes, and there ya go, full body workout, and mega calories. It's true that yoga doesn't burn a whole heck of alot of calories, it's a shame, cause it's sooo good for you.

iRun4wine

I went for my jog yesterday and it was raining really hard- no raincoat or anything... just a sweatshirt that is (literally!) still hanging in the shower dripping. It actually was kind of fun- something different! Doing the same thing everyday gets boring, so call me crazy, but I didn't mind it! :happy: