Would you get fit low tech?????

When I'm at the farm I leave all the tech at home (not like the cell works there anyway) and go for a 2 mile walk to the nearest neighbours (return) checking the fences along the way, checking the condition of the phone-line which for some reason is along the ditch (we were out of phone service for a week last year when some animal got tangled up in it and split the line)

There's lots to do there between lugging water and mending fences that it's not bad for getting fit as long as you watch what you eat.

Unfortunately for me it's not really an option 9 months of the year. It is really bad for your lungs to run in -40 :laugh:

But my girlfriend had a baby this winter. She started walking daily as soon as the weather would allow. I don't know how far she goes out or how many times a day, but I would always see her out pushing her buggy. She lost ALL of her baby weight. And I mean every single shred. She looks just like she did before she got pregnant. The baby isn't even 1 yet.

So maybe the tried and true old fashioned ways are still the best!

Me... I'm a gym rat. If they took my gym away I would have a melt down.

That's probably the best way. You don't need videos, gym memberships etc. I run, walk, hike for cardio. For strength, nothing beats using your own body weight for resistance. Sit ups are more challenging then machine crunches, Push ups harder (for me) than a bench press. You get the idea!

In a world of Wii, P90x, gym memberships, weights, fancy cardio/gym machines, pedometers that measure every micro calorie, ipods to keep you from being bored while working out...could you still be fit without those things??

If all you had was a pair of runners, outside, and comfortable clothing..could you still figure out a way to be fit?

If so...what would you chose to do?

I'm really curious as to what poeple would do if they didn't have their fitness "tech" so to speak.

Hi Wall dancer..Im the ultimate geek...all the gym stuff, you name it. But I left the gym as i stopped going and the weight kept piling on until I joined mfp. My 60lb weight loss is almost 100% down to eating right, walking and riding a bike, and of course eating right. nothing scientific about it at all.

You can be fit..all you need is a scent pair of shoes, a bike if you like cycling and the great outdoors. trust me, living in england you have to make rain and wind your ''friend'', even in the middle of the summer. the 'can do' attitude the amazing people on mfp drilled into my head is all you need..no gizmos, no science, no gym. I would be physically sick now at the thought of pounding the treadmill for an hour when i could walk outdoors for the same time instead.

Now, I'm going to learn to swim!

But you know, saying all of that, I'm sure the scientific approaches and gizmos work, too..allI had on top of the gizmos was a reliable pair of nikes, and the shoes were all that i needed all along to lose weight, get fit and hopefully stay fit!

Sorry for the double post.

How could I forget cycling... they've been around since 1885 for the bikes we recognize as bikes so that's low tech no?
Always nice for a quick tour 8 to 10 miles if I go around my neighbourhood (out on the farm)

Run fast and lift heavy objects.

The rest is negligible details.

I get a better workout tire flipping and sledge hammer swinging then I do dead lifting 400+ pound reps.

I was fit long before I ever paid a dime on any type exercise equipment. Running is free (you don;t always need special shoes) And so are doing push ups & sit ups.
I did belong to various "gyms" back in the day, but they were hole in the wall, rust on the plates, people came to lift, not prance around & look pretty kinds of places. And they didn't cost very much.

Run stairs & do pushups, and anyone can be as fit as they need to be.

all the devices (phone w/ apps, ipod, HRM) help with tracking exercise, but I could do it without them. I ran a lot 10 years ago and did so with none of these devices. But they are cool and handy and I enjoy using them now.