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| merr |
Posted: Sat Mar 15, 2008 5:30 pm Post subject: |
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Do lots of jumping jacks, squats, lunges, squatting low and jumping high into the air, running in place (pick knees up), run up and down a staircase.
most of those you can do in your living room. |
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| MissConstrue |
Posted: Fri Feb 29, 2008 1:53 am Post subject: |
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| Any cardio dances you recommend? |
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| MsJ |
Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 3:08 am Post subject: |
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Definitely, if there's enough room for you to do exercise DVDs, get them! Most of them don't require that much space and there are DVDs for all preferences - kickboxing like Tae Bo, cardio dance, strength training (some new DVDs include exercise bands), Pilates - which is obviously one of my favorites, if you checked out my other responses in this section.
I review exercise DVDs (I even have a 300+ page website devoted to reviews), and I'd say that at least 85% of the exercise I do involves DVDs (the other 15% is me walking - I'm fortunate to live in a very pretty, safe neighborhood - and strength training on my own, since I have a full set of weights and a bench). And I am fit and look it! (I am just lucky that one of my "special interests" happens to be exercise.)
-J. |
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| EvilKimEvil |
Posted: Thu Feb 28, 2008 12:28 am Post subject: |
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| I play with my skateboard inside. I put on music and just glide back and forth and spin in circles. If I go fast enough, it feels like exercise. |
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| MissConstrue |
Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2008 2:57 pm Post subject: |
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| Arbie wrote: | | Do you have any back yard at all? You could run back and forth over a small space over and over, you might look silly but it would be useful. Are there any free gyms such as a local Y? Do you have a flight of stairs in or around your home? You can jog in place, or even get an exercise bike. |
No, my backyard is very small with a steep hill near the front road. Wish I did. |
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| Arbie |
Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2008 1:24 pm Post subject: |
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| Do you have any back yard at all? You could run back and forth over a small space over and over, you might look silly but it would be useful. Are there any free gyms such as a local Y? Do you have a flight of stairs in or around your home? You can jog in place, or even get an exercise bike. |
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| alex |
Posted: Wed Feb 27, 2008 12:48 pm Post subject: |
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| Get a treadmill and a big screen HDTV so you can watch the National Geographic channel and fool yourself into thinking you're actually out in nature. |
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| Flismflop |
Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 11:44 pm Post subject: |
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| New office space means lots of pavement. That allows some of the best exercise to be done: skating. I suggest figuring out a circuit somewhere, so that if you want to skate for an hour you can without leaving a familiar area. |
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| hartzofspace |
Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 11:33 pm Post subject: |
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| Tai Chi DVD. |
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| gwenevyn |
Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 9:04 pm Post subject: |
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| MissConstrue wrote: | | Mikomi wrote: | | Tae Bo DVDs! |
Now there's an idea, thankyou. |
Those are actually kind of fun. We used those in high school in Strength & Agility class.
If you're into gaming, you could always set yourself up with Dance Dance Revolution. |
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| MissConstrue |
Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 8:56 pm Post subject: |
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| Mikomi wrote: | | Tae Bo DVDs! |
Now there's an idea, thankyou. |
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| Mikomi |
Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 8:40 pm Post subject: |
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| Tae Bo DVDs! |
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| gekitsu |
Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 8:39 pm Post subject: |
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maybe, a skipping rope (those cheap plastic ones...) could be the best 5$ to spend in your situation.  |
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| MissConstrue |
Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 8:11 pm Post subject: |
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| Tim_Tex wrote: | | Are there any parks in your area that have walking trails? |
I wish there was. They're building a bass pro. Someone told me that it looks like they'll build a place to walk. If they do that'd be great. I'm so tired of looking at buildings and cement. The closest park is in another town, sometimes I go there. |
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| poopylungstuffing |
Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2008 7:16 pm Post subject: |
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| I use a mini trampoline and ride my bike. |
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