what is the other alternative of losing weight even without going to the gym?
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Harold14370
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I have access to a gym for free, if I want, provided by the company. Yet, I rarely use it. I find it more convenient to exercise at home. There are a million ways to get cardio exercise without going to the gym. Most are a lot more fun - walking, running, swimming, jumping rope, mowing the lawn, gardening, playing sports, etc. Weight lifting is maybe a bit more convenient at the gym, but there are still body weight exercises you can do, like push-ups, pull-ups, crunches, planks, lunges, step-ups, and so forth. If you really want to, you can buy a set of dumbbells, or just lift convenient weights you have around the house, like bottles of water, bags of books, and so forth.
Back in the fifties and early sixties a guy by the name of Bill Orban developed an exercise plan for Canadian RAF members who were stationed in places without gym facilities. This was called the 5BX program and will still work for you today. Orban's testing led him to the conclusion that the intensity of exercise was more important to improving fitness than the amount of time spent on it. Does that sound familiar? He was ahead of his time. Nowadays the fad is "high intensity interval training" which people seem to think is a brand new discovery. Anyway, you can download the 5BX program for free and it will still work just as well as it ever did.
Back in the fifties and early sixties a guy by the name of Bill Orban developed an exercise plan for Canadian RAF members who were stationed in places without gym facilities. This was called the 5BX program and will still work for you today. Orban's testing led him to the conclusion that the intensity of exercise was more important to improving fitness than the amount of time spent on it. Does that sound familiar? He was ahead of his time. Nowadays the fad is "high intensity interval training" which people seem to think is a brand new discovery. Anyway, you can download the 5BX program for free and it will still work just as well as it ever did.
If you have the money (and time) get a dog, a big need-to-run dog (Greyhound dog?) then it can take you for walks everyday, several times a day! Failing that adopt/babysit a small child, they love parks and swimming pools (most of them), the smaller they are, the more weight-lifting you will do, the older, the more cardio, and when they get really older, you can practice finding your 'chi' and meditating whilst they become angrier and more stressful!
But seriously, the others are right, food matters more then exercise when your trying to lose weight- exercise does make a difference and is worth taking up, but its like a the icing in the cake, its not the whole story but is a nice glossy finish.
But seriously, the others are right, food matters more then exercise when your trying to lose weight- exercise does make a difference and is worth taking up, but its like a the icing in the cake, its not the whole story but is a nice glossy finish.
MadysonBelinda
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Do Sit Ups. Lie on the floor, feet on the floor, knees up and fingers placed behind your ears or hands crossed on your chest. Sit all the way up, lifting your lower back off the floor along with your shoulder blades. Lower yourself down. Repeat. Once this becomes relatively easy for you (i.e. you can do a quite a bit with ease) start adding more challenges. Find an incline bench or do these with an exercise ball. Once you "graduate" from that, do weighted sit ups. Hold a weight on your chest while you do these. As these become easier, hold heavier and heavier weights.
Jericho
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Do what Kara said. Really, no amount of realistic exercise will do more for you than cutting calories in your diet.
I can't afford a gym membership either and don't have one available to me for free. There are TONS of workout videos available in pretty much any big box or sporting goods store. Local parks typically having walking paths where you could go power walking, jogging, roller blading, etc. If you don't have free weights use water bottles or large cans of soup. Find a park with stair and run them. There are tons of ways to get a good workout in without going to the gym! Good luck!
Jacklinger
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Poverty. It's free and you can't afford much food to eat.
But seriously, just cutting calories is really all there is to it. You just have to learn to deal with the hunger that comes with that and if you can do that, you can lose all the weight you want.
stardust2k4
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use cans as weights. Also, you can get workout videos on certain websites. you may be able to get a free treadmill somewhere too. That's what I had to do. sit ups, tread mill, and can weight lifting.