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    I've been working on losing weight to dance, but there's no gym available. So I've had to be a little creative in my workouts. I've been doing squats, situps and pushups at home, and dance practice for cardio. And since I live on the fourth floor, whenever I climb the stairs I try to go slowly enough to really build up my heart rate and visualize how much fat I'm burning... I know, maybe that's not a physical strategy, but the positive thinking seems to help! A month ago I was nowhere near dancing size; now I'm at probably the worst weight I've danced at, but at least that's in the range! My pants are all a lot looser and although I've still got a sizable belly, I'm substantially more hourglass-shaped than I was before.

    The hardest part of strength training is finding something to do with my lats, because there's really not a calisthenic exercise I know of that will do it. So today I went to the playground at my college with rings/monkey bars (China has lots of playgrounds for adults, at adult sizes -- I think it's kinda cool!) and tried them out -- and found out just how much harder it was than when I was a kid, heh. But that's kind of encouraging, since I know I DID it as a kid, so I don't feel like it's totally out of my abilities. Perhaps this will be what finally gets me to the level of strength I would need for decent pole tricks -- I never managed it before, but thinking of it as something I can build up to on the playground somehow makes it seem a lot easier.

    I'd like to hear from anyone else who's done gymless workouts and has something cool to report!
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    Oh, those stretchy band things. You can work out your whole body (practically) with those. They're just like bungee cords with handles on both ends.



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    That or dyna bands. They're resistance workouts. Push up, dips, etc all will work the upper body well and you don't need any special equipment except space and a couple of chairs (for the dips).

    A body ball will help with the workouts as well.

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    Quote Originally Posted by thechaosfairy View Post
    whenever I climb the stairs I try to go slowly enough to really build up my heart rate and visualize how much fat I'm burning... I know, maybe that's not a physical strategy, but the positive thinking seems to help!
    Lol I've been doing the same thing. I always have to climb stairs in my house so now I try to do it slowly and SQUEEEEEEEZE the whole way up.

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    A jump rope !

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    I love rollerblading, it really builds your legs and glutes!

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    If you're joints can handle it, nothing beats a good run. Nothing required except shoes and the great outdoors.

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    My prefered gymless fitness:

    Pole dancing is a great workout is so many ways.

    I also like my balance ball as well for core work.

    A jump rope and ofcourse a good music collection
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    Meh, I can't praise kettlebells enough, so. :3

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    If your joints can't handle running, a bicycle is great. You can also buy a trainer and turn your bike into an exercise bike when the weather isn't nice enough to go outside. I have a Minoura rim-drive trainer that cost about $180 (I specifically wanted the rim-drive because the wheels that provide resistance touch the rim, not the tire, so you don't need to change your tires or worry about wear).

    It's not the easiest thing in the world to take the bike on and off, but on the other hand, it's a lot cheaper and a HELL of a lot better than an exercise bike! To increase resistance, you just change your gears like you would if you were outside. If you want "wind", add a fan.

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    Ooh! The playground sounds awesome. I wish they had them here.

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    Don't forget to do some tricep dips on your bathtub. And you can also do some wall sits. You will def feel the burn doing 1 or 2 of those for 30secs a piece.

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