What can a mfer do for exercise?

Swimming is no go because the nearest pool is even further. Running is off the table because of a bad injury I had a long time ago (knees and hip are fucked) and cycling is a thing but my bike is all fucked up and the bike shops around here charge a fortune and I tried repairing it myself based on diy youtube videos but ended up damaging it more.

Walking feels like it's not good enough and I don't really have enough room at home for doing most bodyweight exercises or for home equipment (also too expensive). With winter coming up doing exercises outside won't be impossible but I live in canadia so it'll be a fucking pain in the ass.

Any suggestions fit comrades?

  • Owl [he/him]
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    3 years ago

    If you have enough room to lie on your back on the floor and roll over, you have enough room for bodyweight exercise. A couple dumbbells and sliders can round that out to a full workout.

    For a start, try squats, v-ups, pushups, lunges, bicycle crunches, and a pulling exercise (dumbell rows, bicep curls, pullups... pulling exercises are the one that's hardest to do with pure bodyweight). Do some number of each, repeat the whole collection 3 times. If the third time is impossible, reduce the count or difficulty next workout, and if the third time is easy, increase them. You may also prefer "as many as I can for 45 seconds" instead of a raw number.

    If some of those exercises are too easy, too hard, or just getting boring, I can suggest alternatives. Except for squats, which you're stuck with.