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?
Do you have enough room to do yoga? I'm kind of cheating by having a vegan diet, but I've had good results with yoga, bodyweight exercises, intermittent fasting and timing my walks/bikes for when I'll be in ketosis- ie first thing in the morning before eating.
Seconding Yoga. All you need is a mat and some space on the sides (ideally a bit more than one wingspan). It can be done as difficult or as easy as you like, there is an infinite amount of free resources and videos online and (YMMV) i've had good results with working through my joint injuries. The mental aspect is also not to be underestimated.
If you're dealing with super limited space a doorway pullup bar, two chairs, and your body weight can go a hell of a long way.
Got run off the road (was on the shoulder already, go figure) by some boomer ass last year and went into a ditch... rear wheel and axle are destroyed and the strut things that are meant to hold the rear axle are fucked up a little too. The derailleur arm thing is also bent badly. I tried to bend everything back into shape but caused more damage...honestly would probably be cheaper to buy shitty parts on kijiji and just put a new frankenbike together.
That's kinda what my current bike is anyway. I assembled it from parts stripped from three different disused bikes. Found one at the junkyard and the owner let me take it home for free. Another one was given to me by a friend who didn't want it anymore and it wasn't worth trying to sell. And the third was my old bike that was older than dirt lol. Surprisingly reliable bike considering how it came into existence.
You probably have enough room for some bodyweight exercises. Pushups, situps/crunches, etc.
pull up bar in doorframe, nintendo switch + Ring Fit Adventure, yoga, squats, pushups, get a bike for next year (gonna be too cold to bike in canada in about a week)
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.
Kettlebells are great (but expensive, though the last forever). Check out Enter the kettlebell in the sidebar.
There's some cool at home yoga & pilates videos on YouTube that don't need much space or any equipment other than a mat.
A workout like this can be done by making about as much space as a towel. I used to do three sets of this in between three sets of upper body stuff when I was working out (a habit which I have sadly fallen out of) and that plus running kept me fit enough for the Marine Corps. If running is no-go then that's fine it just means more time to focus on your core and upper body until you get that bike fixed.
Working out is all about creating a habit, which looks easy but is actually one of the hardest things you can ever set out to do. Schedule your workout into a time slot where you feel energized and commit to doing it even when you feel like shit and don't want to do it. This can be where having a workout buddy really helps, because it's a lot harder to let somebody else down than it is to let yourself down.
From what I understand the only downside to walking compared to running is it just takes longer to get the same amount of exercise.
If one has the time to do it, walking can be great
This is correct. Takes a bit less than twice as long, if I remember correctly.
For this reason I prefer hiking, which is basically walking with some hills and a view.
Push-ups, leg-lifts, crunches, planks... the list goes on.
Like others have said, if you have 5' by 8' of clear floor in your living space, you have enough to do any body weight workout.
Whom Amogus can say that they are fit? Idk. My brother has a few kettlebells and he swears that they are a great cardio exercise. It takes almost no space and you can get your heart rate up in really no time at all. I would recommend that no matter what you do, try to find something that you are interested in progressing in, like calisthenics for example - be one of those people who trains to do all those funky bodyweight movements like a muscle up or a planche pushup or whatever. Do something that will capture your interest outside of being your main form of exercise. That is what makes it worth it to me.
Anywhere nearby that you could hike? It's a nice middle ground between running and walking, I find it much more tolerable than running because there's stuff to look at and I don't feel pressured to keep my pace up.
