How to work out without machines.

_fitnessNERD
_fitnessNERD Posts: 6
in Fitness and Exercise
I take care of an autistic teenager. He use to be really into working out, which made it super easy to get a great workout in. Recently, he's lost interest and I can't seem to get good workouts during the week. What are some things I can do to still get a good workout in if he's wanting to do something else inside?

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  • jaz050465
    jaz050465 Posts: 3,508 Member
    I take care of an autistic teenager. He use to be really into working out, which made it super easy to get a great workout in. Recently, he's lost interest and I can't seem to get good workouts during the week. What are some things I can do to still get a good workout in if he's wanting to do something else inside?

    You are your own gym. It's a book and an app which does strength training using body weight only.
  • _fitnessNERD
    _fitnessNERD Posts: 6
    Thank you! Ill have to check it out.
  • LiftHuff
    LiftHuff Posts: 131
    Convict Conditioning is another good resource for bw stuff.
  • matt2442
    matt2442 Posts: 1,259 Member
    Without machines? Dumb bells, barbells, bands, body weight. He can pretty much do anything if only machines are out of the question
  • Laura42012
    Laura42012 Posts: 180 Member
    Kudos to you for taking care of him. As a single Mom, I do a lot of DVD workouts. p90x, Jillian Michaels Body Revolution, etc. etc. etc.
  • _fitnessNERD
    _fitnessNERD Posts: 6
    He can't lift heavy stuff bc he does hand flickering (part of autism) but will def try!

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