Comments on: 40 Ways to Stay Fit Without a Gym Membership

By: Spare Keys Info

Spare Keys Info — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 03:14:27 +0000

Great info. I will follow instructions and will let you know what works best for me. Thanks

By: Debbie

Debbie — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 23:00:22 +0000

Thanks for the tips on exercising. I really am not one for the gym. I do have a stationery bike. Do these really help? And how many minutes does one nedd to ride per week for it to help?
Debbie

By: Kirsti

Kirsti — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 21:58:14 +0000

Re: #8
if you’ve never seen a guy who’s GOOD at middle eastern dance (belly dance) then they look awkward. A male friend of mine is a teacher of middle eastern dance, and a mutual (male) friend of ours is a dancer, and both are amazing (and very sexy) to watch!

By: Gary

Gary — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 06:27:23 +0000

I like it. At the end of the day the key is to move your body and gym is just one of the places you can move your body. I like the desk exercises #32 so you can think of your health and do something and not just Google it.

By: John

John — Tue, 09 Feb 2010 03:49:18 +0000

All of these ideas are outstanding ways to get that workout and an intense one at that. At the end of the day you really don’t have to spend a dime to get in really good exercise.

By: Fotografia eventowa

Fotografia eventowa — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 09:02:07 +0000

This is an interesting article. However, most people would just stick to one or two exercises. My choice number one is riding a bike.

By: Art Jury

Art Jury — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 06:52:13 +0000

I agree with the fellow above about the terms.

Tae Kwon Do is a great work out, we also do wall sits without the wall, looks funny but works well.

Swimming is great! Best tip I know is do it as much as you can but avoid chlorine, salt water pools use much less than most pools.

By: Jam

Jam — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 01:42:51 +0000

I usually ride my bike; then go swimming where ever I can; I like get around town using no gas, it helps keep me in shape and it saves me money at the same time!

By: Khiyo

Khiyo — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 01:31:23 +0000

I find swimming a good way to exercise. Can you give me some tips when doing it… Thanks!

By: Malcolm Duff

Malcolm Duff — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 15:29:06 +0000

Hi,

British bloke here. Thanks for these tips. I do appreciate the effort that it must have taken to write.
If you are advocating taking up a hobby (#38) I would like to make you aware of trampolining. It must be “up there” in the muscle groups that it challenges.
I really agree with #30. I run a small Bed & Breakfast – I do all the cleaning washing, hoovering, cooking, ironing etc. myself. That is a workout!
However, and you knew it was coming, I feel I must take issue with a few points;
#10. “try to beat your time with each rep”. Time to do what? Timed from when to when? The exercise includes “Hold this position for as long as you can”. Well to beat your time just hold it for a shorter length of time. Or did you mean that “beat your time” is to hold it for longer?
(Same with #19) Do tell. Some of us are beginners.
#37. I can’t see how anyone can have their palms on a chair facing forwards (the palms) and have their “back to the chair” whilst also having their “butt hover just a few inches off the floor”. I need to see a diagram. Did you mean; “butt hover just a few inches off the chair”?
I really hope so.
You use terms such as “cardio”, “reps” and “abs”. What are these? Do people go out of an evening and say; “Yeah, I’ll have two abs and a rep please – with a side salad – Oh! Hold the cardio.”
Do you not think that people who understand these terms will already know all of what you write?
I reckon that you need to figure out your audience. Are they beginners? If so, you need to explain more – some poor man or woman is still trying to get his/her butt on the floor whilst still keeping their back to the chair and palms facing forward! Dislocated shoulders are in their future…..
If your target audience is intermediate then you have explained too much. They surely know all this.
Anyway, thanks for the tips. Oh! Try #37 without a chair. i.e. On the floor. Not so far to fall then eh? Mind, this would not be “dips” – but then, neither was #37 – just see if you can get your butt and heels off the floor and keep them there for 5 or 10 seconds – this also has a lot to do with balance and centre of gravity (yes, its centre not center), which, I have noticed, almost all “fitness trainers” ignore. Have you ever seen an olympic gymnast ignore balance? Yeah, she did well didn’t she?

Byeeee

Malcolm