Comments on: Machine-free workout

Question: Machine-free workout

gottabefunky — Thu, 11 May 2006 14:03:59 -0800

What's a good, thorough full-body workout that you can do without any machines, like in a hotel room?

By: mkultra

mkultra — Thu, 11 May 2006 14:06:28 -0800

Yoga. Do you have a laptop? Get a DVD.

By: bove

bove — Thu, 11 May 2006 14:08:02 -0800

The Hacker's Diet has a decent exercise plan that you can do with no equipment. It has multiple levels so it works well for people of varying degrees of fitness.

By: gottabefunky

gottabefunky — Thu, 11 May 2006 14:09:21 -0800

Yea, I do yoga already - I'm looking for more strength training.

By: birdie birdington

birdie birdington — Thu, 11 May 2006 14:14:01 -0800

Anything that uses your own body as resistance. Push ups, leaning against wall pushing out thingies, sit-ups, on all fours lifting legs behind you things, etc.

Resistance bands/elastics are useful for creating resistance.

By: cosmicbandito

cosmicbandito — Thu, 11 May 2006 14:17:05 -0800

cue the floor humper

By: the cuban

the cuban — Thu, 11 May 2006 14:26:07 -0800

Lots of ideas here.

Parkour folk have good workouts too.

By: Big Fat Tycoon

Big Fat Tycoon — Thu, 11 May 2006 14:30:38 -0800

I'm sure shovelglove.com and burpees are going to get mentioned again, so let me get there first.

By: mbrubeck

mbrubeck — Thu, 11 May 2006 14:33:58 -0800

Previously: I need an exercise to do indoors w/o any equipment...

By: occhiblu

occhiblu — Thu, 11 May 2006 14:37:08 -0800

Do you do sun salutations in yoga? A sequence of seven or ten or so, done slowly, especially focusing on your alignment in going from plank to chaturanga (and back up), doing a wide-armed cobra to get the triceps and back, and adding in chair pose for your thighs, and calves pretty much covers a great deal of strength training for your body.

Really, as long as you're practicing proper alignment and not just sinking into the poses, yoga's should be giving you a lot of strength.

By: occhiblu

occhiblu — Thu, 11 May 2006 14:48:09 -0800

(I don't know what on earth happened to my grammar abilities in that last comment....)

You could also add vasisthasana, possibly with your upper leg in tree pose, to the sun salutation sequence, for more intense upper body work.

By: bibbit

bibbit — Thu, 11 May 2006 14:57:50 -0800

And this thread on what you could use for a workout in a hotel room also probably has what you're looking for.

By: essexjan

essexjan — Thu, 11 May 2006 15:13:17 -0800

You can buy fairly cheaply inflatable dumbells that you fill with water so you can do weight training.

By: sergeant sandwich

sergeant sandwich — Thu, 11 May 2006 16:14:34 -0800

if there's enough space for it, capoeira is a seriously ass-kicking workout.

By: WCityMike

WCityMike — Thu, 11 May 2006 16:53:14 -0800

Link for burpee workout.

By: dead_

dead_ — Thu, 11 May 2006 17:46:57 -0800

Pushups for chest, with varying hand positions, speed and reps. Don't underestimate what a change in hand position can do to stress the biceps or different parts of the chest.

Dips off the edge of a chair for triceps, place some luggage on your lap and your feet up on the bed to make it more challenging.

One legged squats for legs and balance, do them facing the mirror.

Calf raises on the edge of something (even just a book or something to get your off the ground a bit). Hold something in your hands to make it more challenging.

Situps and crunches for your core -- seriously and endless variety of these that you can do.

Pullups for your back, if you're lucky enough to have a bar somewhere.

That's all I can think of off the top of my head.

By: mammary16

mammary16 — Thu, 11 May 2006 18:44:02 -0800

8 Minute Abs.

By: underwater

underwater — Thu, 11 May 2006 22:06:37 -0800

Shovelglove.

By: underwater

underwater — Thu, 11 May 2006 22:07:22 -0800

Whoops.
Shovelglove.

By: vanoakenfold

vanoakenfold — Fri, 12 May 2006 07:46:43 -0800

Check out the latest issue of Men's Journal. It's got a section on page 124 of the May 2006 issue called, "The Anytime, Anyplace Workout" that pretty much covers everything and meant to be done all in a row. Some of them I had to chuckle at for the rep count, "to failure". It has full-color photo illustrations and I've got it thumbtacked to my bedroom wall, no equipment necessary, all self-resistance exercises. I tried hunting it up online, but couldn't find a web copy of it. Though, I do have a scanner... hmmm

By: TheophileEscargot

TheophileEscargot — Fri, 12 May 2006 07:58:34 -0800

The 5BX plan (also known as the Canadian Air Force exercises) might be useful. It can be done in a small space with no equipment, but it's a very short, basic workout, only 11 minutes.