downloadable workout videos for the time poor
September 1, 2015 6:45 PM Subscribe
I've got a fair bit of travel coming up in the next couple of months, and am time poor at the best of times. Any suggestions for a source of free/cheap downloadable workout videos that are primarily bodyweight focussed? My motivation fluctuates, but I find things like videos and apps are generally helpful to staying fit and focussed.
I'll have access to simple props like chairs for dips etc, but little else. Something that I can download and transfer to my ipad or laptop would be preferable. 15-30 mins duration would be about right. I'm in reasonable shape and good strength in upper body (thanks 15 years of climbing) and lower body (thanks endurance mountain biking) but my core is rubbish.
Let me know what y'all got!
I'll have access to simple props like chairs for dips etc, but little else. Something that I can download and transfer to my ipad or laptop would be preferable. 15-30 mins duration would be about right. I'm in reasonable shape and good strength in upper body (thanks 15 years of climbing) and lower body (thanks endurance mountain biking) but my core is rubbish.
Let me know what y'all got!
Look for Betty Rocker on YouTube. Extremely portable (usually a chair and a towel), modifiable for fitness levels, and she does free months pretty frequently (and isn't terribly expensive for her pay series).
posted by Lyn Never at 7:54 PM on September 1, 2015
posted by Lyn Never at 7:54 PM on September 1, 2015
not downloadable, but awesome and free, are the fitnessblender videos (youtube). You can search by equipment needed and they have a ton that are bodyweight only.
posted by munichmaiden at 9:53 PM on September 1, 2015 [2 favorites]
posted by munichmaiden at 9:53 PM on September 1, 2015 [2 favorites]
Despite the cheesecake factor, Bodyrock actually has good core exercise workouts.
posted by benzenedream at 11:45 PM on September 1, 2015
posted by benzenedream at 11:45 PM on September 1, 2015
The Nike Training Club app is the absolute best, free and primarily bodyweight focused. It warns you if you need equipment, but a lot of the exercises can be modified to be done without equipment anyway. Lots of 15 minute focused exercises and tons of 30 minute total body workouts, all complete with instructional videos for each individual exercise if you need them.
posted by thebots at 1:42 AM on September 2, 2015 [1 favorite]
posted by thebots at 1:42 AM on September 2, 2015 [1 favorite]
Robin Long has fantastic Pilates videos on YouTube -- the free ones range from around 5-20 minutes, I think, or you can subscribe to her site for longer videos which are hosted on Vimeo.
posted by rainbowbrite at 10:54 AM on September 2, 2015
posted by rainbowbrite at 10:54 AM on September 2, 2015
Couldn't tell from your question whether an iOS app is okay. I've been using Sworkit for a while and really like it. You can pick from 4 categories of workout, how long a session you want and how long you want for each exercise. It then will create a randomized workout for you. All use bodyweight.
posted by homesickness at 12:15 PM on September 2, 2015
posted by homesickness at 12:15 PM on September 2, 2015
Search sweat with Lauren Hefez on YouTube. She is awesome, and free.
posted by frescaanddietcoke at 1:03 PM on September 16, 2015
posted by frescaanddietcoke at 1:03 PM on September 16, 2015
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posted by pyro979 at 7:39 PM on September 1, 2015