▲ 828 ▼ Asked LA Fitness to cancel my membership, they offered to freeze it for $10/month instead (lemmy.today) submitted 4 months ago by northernlights@lemmy.today to c/mildlyinfuriating@lemmy.world 214 comments fedilink hide all child comments (caught the spelling mistake afterwards ugh)
[–] Tetsuo@jlai.lu 5 points 4 months ago (2 children) I would wager you can emulate any exercise you do at a gym at home. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calisthenics There is a well known method for that designed by Olivier Lafay. It doesn't require any specific equipment and can be completely done at home. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] jeffep@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago (1 child) Regular gym bro here, tried home gym for a while, didn't work for me. Main issues are: progression, you have to increase difficulty over time which is difficult with no equipment equipment is fucking expensive, although it may pay off after a year or 2. Resistance bands may be an alternative but restrict you in other ways no pull exercises in my case, my house is fragile and I'd break things. Literally no place to attach anything to I ended up not training regularly anymore because it's harder for me to maintain a routine like that. It's helpful to have a separate space for that Overall, if you spend several hours per week with exercising, I'd recommend you use proper equipment. It's just so much nicer. Home gym can work if you have the space and routine, but not in my tiny ass apartment. Fortunately gyms are not as extractive where I live. Also, exercise is great for you, don't listen to the haters. Gym weirdly does it for me, although it's the most boring shit. Other exercise like bouldering often even comes with other people so you can socialise. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Tetsuo@jlai.lu 0 points 4 months ago Hey you should check out the Lafay method I mention. It's a method without any specific equipment required. Most of the increased difficulty is managed by how long you rest and the posture for the exercise. That said you need something to suspend under. permalink fedilink source parent [–] village604@adultswim.fan 1 point 4 months ago* (1 child) The only thing you'll have issues with is the pull muscles like biceps and upper back. But a door frame pullup bar fixes the problem. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 1 point 4 months ago Come over to my house, I'll set you to work pulling the kudzu down out of the trees. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] jeffep@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago (1 child) Regular gym bro here, tried home gym for a while, didn't work for me. Main issues are: progression, you have to increase difficulty over time which is difficult with no equipment equipment is fucking expensive, although it may pay off after a year or 2. Resistance bands may be an alternative but restrict you in other ways no pull exercises in my case, my house is fragile and I'd break things. Literally no place to attach anything to I ended up not training regularly anymore because it's harder for me to maintain a routine like that. It's helpful to have a separate space for that Overall, if you spend several hours per week with exercising, I'd recommend you use proper equipment. It's just so much nicer. Home gym can work if you have the space and routine, but not in my tiny ass apartment. Fortunately gyms are not as extractive where I live. Also, exercise is great for you, don't listen to the haters. Gym weirdly does it for me, although it's the most boring shit. Other exercise like bouldering often even comes with other people so you can socialise. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Tetsuo@jlai.lu 0 points 4 months ago Hey you should check out the Lafay method I mention. It's a method without any specific equipment required. Most of the increased difficulty is managed by how long you rest and the posture for the exercise. That said you need something to suspend under. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Tetsuo@jlai.lu 0 points 4 months ago Hey you should check out the Lafay method I mention. It's a method without any specific equipment required. Most of the increased difficulty is managed by how long you rest and the posture for the exercise. That said you need something to suspend under. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] village604@adultswim.fan 1 point 4 months ago* (1 child) The only thing you'll have issues with is the pull muscles like biceps and upper back. But a door frame pullup bar fixes the problem. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 1 point 4 months ago Come over to my house, I'll set you to work pulling the kudzu down out of the trees. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 1 point 4 months ago Come over to my house, I'll set you to work pulling the kudzu down out of the trees. permalink fedilink source parent
