BRR it's cold out but I need cardio!!

ReinasWrath
ReinasWrath Posts: 1,173 Member
edited October 3 in Fitness and Exercise
SO i have mostly been relying on my bike for cardio. I just lost my gym membership due to financial crap so now I'm a little lost! The past few days have been terrible out (I live in Ohio and winter hits decently hard here :p) so I'm worrying about how I'll squeeze in my cardio now? I have a little bit of back up right now (An ancient Buns of steel tape and have the 30 Day shred on its way for reinforcements,) but I don't think those will give me the calories burned that I need... Well I have one more reinforcement, an old jump rope which I could do in the cold and snow but I'm terrible at using it. (Any pointers on becoming a jump rope pro, while we're at it?? )
Any pointers? Should I just decrease my calorie intake to compensate? (Also said financial crap will probably keep any elliptical or other home gym equipment out of my house for a while D: )
I've never been a big bike rider but I'm going to throw it out there and assume that once the snow hits that bike won't be much good on icy roads and snowy park paths...

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  • dls06
    dls06 Posts: 6,774 Member
    I would just eat less. But you could always get a video. :flowerforyou:
  • mandasimba
    mandasimba Posts: 782 Member
    jumping jacks
    running in place or up/down stiars or around in circles
    burpees
    jump rope motion without the jumprope so you can do it indoors without much space
    butt kick runs
    run with high knees in place
    squat jumps

    Do intervals of some, add some pushups in.

    youtube indoor cardio w/ no eqip
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSdZFnbjuzU

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0qWoY27Yw7s&feature=fvwrel

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mQp8q1aDKA4&feature=related (from the few clips I watched, you can easily do it without the j r)
  • alli_baba
    alli_baba Posts: 232 Member
    Jumping rope is my favorite cardio -- I find I burn more calories than running and it is lower impact (I try to keep my jumps to under an inch).

    If you have a crappy rope (as you mentioned in your note), you may get a bit too frustrated to keep up with it. If the rope is made of fabric (literally rope) or leather, they tend to tangle up more than other ropes made out of cable or cord. I bought my jump rope for $4 and it is a cord "speed rope" (it's just a plastic cord). I highly recommend a speed rope.

    Finally, it you can swing $10, I would buy the Buddy Lee jump rope book off of Amazon. It has a great training program to build proficiency and good details on the different types of jumps. If not, I think he has videos on YouTube that you can check out.

    I hope this helps!
  • Kidedan
    Kidedan Posts: 1
    Bump!
  • lschramm
    lschramm Posts: 22 Member
    I've found some great videos on www.exersizetv.tv all you need is internet, and a little bit of space. The dance ones are great!
  • calliope_music
    calliope_music Posts: 1,242 Member
    try layering and walking/jogging?

    and i feel ya, i'm from Ohio too (Cleveland) and it's getting chilly!
  • d2footballJRC
    d2footballJRC Posts: 2,684 Member
    A lot of malls let people walk/jog the mall before it opens in the morning and at night when the stores are closed up.
  • juliapurpletoes
    juliapurpletoes Posts: 951 Member
    I lost alot of my weight just putting on my music and dancing Really, you can do your own thing.....no ones watching and it's fun to be free!
  • Net132
    Net132 Posts: 174 Member
    Try Freecycle.org My sister got at treadmill someone just wanted to get rid of.
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