It is known that as time goes by prices are increasing
Where I live, it has become difficult to even survive due to the high costs of services and food. I've always wanted to stay in shape, one way or another, and recently I've been researching gym membership prices.
And I realized that they've really gone up in price too much. The first time I attended one was about two or three years ago, and the fact that I wasn't paying for it made my perspective on it incomprehensible.Today I cover almost all my expenses myself (despite how difficult it is and having more than one source of income)
And as much as I'd love to go to a gym, I simply can't afford it right now. So I opt for exercising at home occasionally and walking a bit more when I go out, to avoid being completely sedentary.
Do you pay for a gym membership? Or do you work out at home? I'm curious to know if anyone else feels the same way I do about gym prices.
You don't need a gym or weights to work out. This is a scaling bodyweight plan that will target every muscle group.
You definitely don’t need a gym to stop being sedentary. Want to do cardio? Go for a walk or a jog in the park nearest to your home. Want to lift weights? There are plenty of videos that offer ideas using items you already have at home, I remember seeing my neighbors working out with 5 liter and 2 liter water bottles. You can find hundreds of videos on any social media platform featuring at home exercises; the discipline and willpower, however, have to come from within.
Stop usong the car. Start walking and cycling... create a vegetable garden, that is also exercise. Cut down trees, and turn it into firewood with a saw and an axe. You can even sell it and make money with your exercise.
Be creative man.
woman* but thanks!
Be creative woman. 🙌
I don't think you have to go to the gym to stay healthy but I find I am more likely to get off my butt and go to the gym than I am to get off my butt and work out at home.
Love a good hot and steamy gym session.
I've heard this from others. Why is that? My friend said it's because the gym has nice fresh towels... they pay something like $200/month for Equinox. I just cannot fathom it. But I'm a total sloth so
Equinox, damn, you have rich friends
is the the Equinox in Century City?
No, this is someone I know from childhood who works in washington DC now
I don't know anyone using Equinox in LA, though some probably do, I just don't know about it.
you need to find new friends in LA
edit: what's the point of having friends in LA if they are not rich? I have had to terminate relationships in LA because they have less money than me
$200 a month US is crazy. We are paying like $130 Canadian for the family of four at the YMCA. Some people just need to be fancy.
I found this great place that gives kids boxing lessons. I was going to sign my daughter up. It's only $80 a month and they have an all girls class of kids her age.
Of course it's crazy, it's fucking LA and DC
edit: a neighbor asked me do you like living in your building? my response was I like the building but I hate LA
They nodded their heads, we understand
I don't know. I used to work out at home 6 days a week during the all the Covid bullshit but then after we moved out of the city and I sold my business I was only doing 3-4 days a week and the last couple of years that got pretty inconsistent as well. Since we joined the YMCA in June I have been going to gym at least 4 days a week and usually more. I think going somewhere makes it part of your routine. You plan it into your schedule whereas when you are at home you think "ah I can work out later or tomorrow"
I'm the opposite. Treadmill in the garage, I watch junk youtube while exercising on it, on an old junk laptop.
I think you can increase your activity level quite a bit without going to the gym.
Find places in your routines where you can substitute walking or physical activity for something you’re currently paying for.
I once robbed a store and then ran from the police, best workout of my life
That's exactly what I'm talking about. Why split the take with a getaway driver when you've got two perfectly good legs?
My legs are bionic and worth 6 million but I digress
edit: this is so fuckin embarrassing, the other day i had to run a 100 yards to catch my waymo and i was winded when i got to the ev
most at home (or outside: the mountains are free #1592815). I also pay for individual visits to gym or yoga practice. (and, I rent a studio where I teach, too, so I obvs have access to that space)
blaming costs for not working out is cope. If it's really, truly that tight... skip some essentials (well, "essentials") and pay for a cheap gym, day passes now and again, trial weeks, or the occasional yoga session. (Or, better: find an outdoor gym or a playground and go regularly)
Work out at home.
I try really hard to avoid any kind of "subscription" (i.e. monthly bills) and gym is one of them.
Best deal - used exercises equipment, that you actually USE. At home.
Used to pay for a gym membership but I ended up realizing it was overpriced. Then I justified a new membership at a rock climbing gym and while it was more expensive, I justified it by the fact that it allowed me to practice something that would be pretty risky to do outside without any prior experience.
However given this economy I can't even justify that. Especially when I was able to buy resistance bands and a door-mounted pull up bar second-hand for under $50 total. That in conjunction with my love of outdoor activities keeps me decently in shape.
I do miss climbing, but being able to save so much every month is just more necessary for me as I try going back to school.
Pushups, sit-ups, squats and running are all free. Offcuts from the butcher are cheap.Things like pig/chicken liver/intestine are very healthy but few people eat them.
There's always a way to stay healthy!
i haven't used a gym in years and avoid exercise equipment in general even if it's available, especially since it's laden with other people's parasites, excretions, patroleum, and usually under toxic lights (outdoor gyms are cute tho); it also takes up space & needs maintenance;
nowadays i mostly train by moving rocks & wood or pulling out weeds at farms/homesteads/ranches, as well as hauling baggage; occasionally i get a kettlebell for carrying, tossing, and flipping in order to maintain strength/agility/fitness;
tree and rock climbing also provide a solid full-body full-range workout; if i need a tougher challenge, i strap on a weight or do some heavy tasks with one hand, like carrying the weight in an extended overhead "snatch" position; in a way, i strive to embody the "farmboy strong" image; ain't nothin' a muddy madafaka can't do;
🛡💪😉👊🗡
Pavel Tsatsouline - Enter the Kettlebell, a must watch; u can go a step beyond if u magnetize ur kettlebell (iykyk); fun fact - i used to have an 88 lbs kettlebell, lol; rarely used, it was fun but needed too much concentration to stay safe;
in general, i now avoid most isolated repetitive motions, and think that it's a childish pursuit with little benefit and much risk; however, i still like grip-sttength training and testing - it's a great gauge of overall physical fitness; i also have a few rubber bands, mostly for a quick rehab routine;
i work slowly, naked under the sun, with mud rubbed on for pulling out toxins & sunburn-shielding and sungaze in-between and during tasks; i steadily get stronger, more resilient to injuries, and most importantly, the tasks are becoming more enjoyable as i seek that elusive "tensionless tension" as Bruce Lee wud say;
a simple prescription is: pack a backpack with heavy weights and go walk outside on trails;