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What to do when you can't bring yourself to go to the gym and you aren't a runner?

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  • shano25
    shano25 Posts: 233 Member
    Do you have a large hill nearby? I live near one and every day there are a ton of us out there walking up and down the hill. It's a great workout.

    I don't go to the gym and I hate running. So I go for walks each day and other than that I do workout videos or dumbbells at home. I hate doing the same routine over and over so I use pinterest to find different workouts and try a new one each time.
  • CrabNebula
    CrabNebula Posts: 1,119 Member
    I'm a pretty avid hiker. In fact, I use the gym to train for hikes (lots of incline treadmill). I also sea kayak. I have some dumbbells at home for weight training, but I am getting where I need higher weights than what I have.
  • RaeBeeBaby
    RaeBeeBaby Posts: 4,246 Member
    I'm 54 and don't currently belong to a gym. I like to mix it up with at home workouts, so I do YouTube videos, yoga, strength circuit training. Now that the weather is getting warmer I'll pump up the tires and go for a bike ride. Whenever nothing much strikes my fancy I'll put on the hits radio station and dance like nobody's watching! B)
  • sminker81
    sminker81 Posts: 5
    I've had a lot of luck with the 21 Day Fix videos and after doing it twice I started doing Insanity Max 30. On week 2 now. Don't do their diet program or shakes. Those are a waste of time/money. But their workouts are great. I burn 400+ calories per Insanity workout according to my Polar 400 with HRM strap. I burned about 250-325 doing the 21 Day Fix. Will be doing P90X3 after Max30 is done. Find a friend that has it or look on something like Craigslist or Facebook to get them on the cheap. I found mine online for cheap.
  • victoria_1024
    victoria_1024 Posts: 915 Member
    Another vote for fitness blender! I work out during my kids' naptime so I can't leave the house. I've seen amazing results from fitness blender!
  • Shanairah1991
    Shanairah1991 Posts: 152 Member
    I skip rope. I use my fitbit HR monitor to (more) accurately track calorie burn because it varies a lot. How fast you skip, how long, any rest periods, etc.
  • tomatoey
    tomatoey Posts: 5,446 Member
    Yet another one for FitnessBlender - I think the instructions are very clear.

    I've got my eye on some outdoor stairs I might have a go at tomorrow if the weather's nice.
  • liteskindsista
    liteskindsista Posts: 2 Member
    If you have a smartphone , download Sworkit. You can work out at home with high intensity (or modify as suits you). I do this when I'm traveling to a place without a gym in the hotel and /or if my own gym is not close. .....or, like you , I'm just over the gym for the moment and need a break from the gym. I paddle board , too , which can be a great workout and really fun. :smiley:
  • Ronster1505
    Ronster1505 Posts: 1 Member
    I like the 7 app. Its HIIT seven minutes, can do twice a day.
  • NaturallyOlivia
    NaturallyOlivia Posts: 496 Member
    I have this really neat free app it's available for iPhone and android and it's called the 7 minute workout. Really easy calisthenics (just using your own body weight type stuff) and when I first started working out I just used to do two rounds (14 minutes total) as just something to get me started and get me going.
  • Camo_xxx
    Camo_xxx Posts: 1,082 Member
    Bike, swim, row, hike, walk, jazzercise, dance , video workouts, trampoline, rollerblade, kayak, paddle board, tennis , racquetball, .........
  • Mick1127
    Mick1127 Posts: 451 Member
    SuggaD wrote: »
    I have a stationary bike planted in front of the TV in my room. I watch TV and pedal.
    I'm also an ADD person and most any exercise in a gym setting would drive me crazy from the boredom. However, I have a recumbent exercise cycle in our spare bedroom and make sure I get on it when there is a TV show on I want to watch. It really does work for me. 30, 45 and even 60 minutes can fly by.
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