Home Workouts?

[Joey]

Been trying to find some on the web... but it's mostly stuff which involves spending alot of money!

Anyone know any basic excercises that you can do from the comfort of your own home!? Which you don't have to go and spend loads of money...

I do fair amounts of jogging and that! Nowhere near as much as I should.

... Just want some sort of home workouts I can do in the mornings!

Thank You!

 

[dt3]

Push-ups
Sit-ups
Pull-ups if you can find something to do them on
Set up a couple of boxes or something and do dips

 

[Joey]

Push-ups
Sit-ups
Pull-ups if you can find something to do them on
Set up a couple of boxes or something and do dips

Why thank you DT =]

You know much about running excercise? Like, how far should I run and stuff?

I'm 18.
Weigh 154pounds ish.
And I've not done regular fittness stuff for awhile! >.<!

 

[dt3]

Why thank you DT =]

You know much about running excercise? Like, how far should I run and stuff?

I'm 18.
Weigh 154pounds ish.
And I've not done regular fittness stuff for awhile! >.<!

Start out easy man, it's important not to push yourself too far right of the bat or you'll just get discouraged and quit. Find an easy, comfortable pace and see how far you can go. A mile would be a good start.

Another really good thing is interval training. Set a distance, say half a mile or a mile and get a stop watch. Sprint for 30 seconds (or whatever's comfortable), then walk for the same amount of time, then repeat until you're finished. It'll build up your endurance quick as hell.

 

[Joey]

Start out easy man, it's important not to push yourself too far right of the bat or you'll just get discouraged and quit. Find an easy, comfortable pace and see how far you can go. A mile would be a good start.

Another really good thing is interval training. Set a distance, say half a mile or a mile and get a stop watch. Sprint for 30 seconds (or whatever's comfortable), then walk for the same amount of time, then repeat until you're finished. It'll build up your endurance quick as hell.

Wow, thanks alot man! Actually a really encouraging post lol... cause I would have just gone and took the approach of pushing myself further than I should.

I may draw up a little workout plan for myself. Is it best to do this daily or does it depend how commited you are to it?

Thanks again for going out of your way to help =]

 

[dt3]

I'd say switch it up everyday. Like Monday run. Then Tuesday set up a little circuit and do 3 max sets of what I mentioned in my first post. Run Wednesday. Circuit course Thursday. Run Friday. Take the weekend off to rest your body.

For the run, make sure you switch it up. Different routes, different distances. Otherwise you'll be bored in a week. I'd also recommend an IPod or something, keeps your mind off it.

 

[Joey]

I'd say switch it up everyday. Like Monday run. Then Tuesday set up a little circuit and do 3 max sets of what I mentioned in my first post. Run Wednesday. Circuit course Thursday. Run Friday. Take the weekend off to rest your body.

For the run, make sure you switch it up. Different routes, different distances. Otherwise you'll be bored in a week. I'd also recommend an IPod or something, keeps your mind off it.

Yeh well... I used to do boxing up until like 3 years ago or something! And that was pretty intense training & workouts. But then I spent the last 3 years not doing much excercise at all. And I cant go back in to my boxing routines because they were just brutal.

But I will draw up a plan later and post it, see what you think! Then I may post updates on here as I've seen others do! ... If thats okay!?

Plus... I wouldn't go anywhere without my ipod =P I'm going to be really picky and ask for specific running music haha!? Or is that asking abit to much from you

 

[dt3]

:24: I prefer anything loud with a fast tempo, gets me pumped up

Also, add jumping jacks or a jump rope to the non-running days. Get the heart rate up.

 

[Joey]

:24: I prefer anything loud with a fast tempo, gets me pumped up

Also, add jumping jacks or a jump rope to the non-running days. Get the heart rate up.

Right, like I said... I'm going to try and pull something together later! Draw up a plan... if that fails. Do you think you could put all what you just said into abit of an orderly fashion for me!?

Monday: ?
Tuesday: ?
Wednesday: ?
Thursday: ?
Friday: ?
Saturday: Rest
Sunday: Rest

Not sure what the best order to do things are!?

 

[dt3]

Sure. What distance do you plan on running to start?

 

[Joey]

Sure. What distance do you plan on running to start?

Well... I reckon I could stretch to a mile to start. Seeing as my village is a reasonably decent size to run through =]

I reckon I'll be able to progress higher quite easy, if I can get my mind set right!

Thanks ocne again. Top man :rockon:

 

[dt3]

Monday: Run 3/4 of a mile doing the interval training I mentioned

Tuesday: Do a max set of these 3 times in order, try not to rest too much in between exercise:
Jumping Jacks or Jump Rope (try 2 minutes/set)
Pushups
Situps
Pullups
Dips

Wednesday: Repeat Monday

Thursday: Repeat Tuesday

Friday: Run 1 mile at a good pace, try not to stop/walk. Push yourself to 1.25 miles if you can, remember you'll get the next two days off.

Sat-Sun: Rest



BTW, I'm not a personal trainer I'm starting tomorrow, and this is what I plan on doing!

 

[Joey]

Monday: Run 3/4 of a mile doing the interval training I mentioned

Tuesday: Do a max set of these 3 times in order, try not to rest too much in between exercise:
Jumping Jacks or Jump Rope (try 2 minutes/set)
Pushups
Situps
Pullups
Dips

Wednesday: Repeat Monday

Thursday: Repeat Tuesday

Friday: Run 1 mile at a good pace, try not to stop/walk. Push yourself to 1.25 miles if you can, remember you'll get the next two days off.

Sat-Sun: Rest



BTW, I'm not a personal trainer I'm starting tomorrow, and this is what I plan on doing!

Haha yeh, I was kinda joking about the personal trainer thing! Just seemed like you knew a fair bit about it =]]

Thanks though, I will write this up later on and start next Monday. Obviously water & fruit and regular things to include in all the days yeh!?

Thanks man! Lemme know how you get on with yours aswell... the first couple of weeks will determine how commited I am.

 

[GraceAbounds]

Commit yourself to doing it for a month. By that amount of time it should be close to becoming a lifestyle change/habit.

 

[Joey]

Commit yourself to doing it for a month. By that amount of time it should be close to becoming a lifestyle change/habit.

Yeh good plan... I suppose it's like that with everything though aint it! If you stick to it long enough it becomes routine!

 

[GraceAbounds]

Yeh good plan... I suppose it's like that with everything though aint it! If you stick to it long enough it becomes routine!

Exactly.

 

[Elle]

Been trying to find some on the web... but it's mostly stuff which involves spending alot of money!

Anyone know any basic excercises that you can do from the comfort of your own home!? Which you don't have to go and spend loads of money...

I do fair amounts of jogging and that! Nowhere near as much as I should.

... Just want some sort of home workouts I can do in the mornings!

Thank You!

Resistance training, using your own body weight, is excellent for you! Depending on your level of fitness at the current moment, either start with just your body weight and then upgrade to resistance bands. These are almost all you need. Just don't do the same exercises everyday, and change up your routine from time to time. With repetition, your muscles eventually don't respond as well to what you're doing.

Resistance bands:
On this page is a variety of bands you can get, just scroll down. And they're cheap!
Amazon.com: Fitness Tube: Sports & Outdoors

Here are some good bits of info. for you to peruse:

Training with Body Weight - an Effective Way to Improve Fitness - Associated Content

Body Weight Workout (No equipment needed)

Great forums for information:
Body Weight Training :: Index
http://www.bodyweightculture.com/

 

[Joey]

Resistance training, using your own body weight, is excellent for you! Depending on your level of fitness at the current moment, either start with just your body weight and then upgrade to resistance bands. These are almost all you need. Just don't do the same exercises everyday, and change up your routine from time to time. With repetition, your muscles eventually don't respond as well to what you're doing.

Resistance bands:
On this page is a variety of bands you can get, just scroll down. And they're cheap!
Amazon.com: Fitness Tube: Sports & Outdoors

Here are some good bits of info. for you to peruse:

Training with Body Weight - an Effective Way to Improve Fitness - Associated Content

Body Weight Workout (No equipment needed)

Great forums for information:
Body Weight Training :: Index
http://www.bodyweightculture.com/

Wow, thanks alot man! Some of them links are actually really good! I'll have a thorough read once I'm back! Cheers.