I am rather worried the government will prevent us exercising outside if people continue to congregate.
I have a very small garden mostly patio. I have been jogging daily away from other people to prevent going backwards as I've just moved out of osteoporosis into osteopenia range and not taking any medicines now. All exercise classes closed, the house is full with all working from home. So I'm really concerned critical exercise will be stopped. What are you doing to exercise?
I share your concerns about being told we can't go out to exercise, although I'm fortunate in having a decent sized garden. My main exercise at the moment is to walk about 2 miles a day (that would be a LOT of circuits of the garden, and couldn't easily be done at a brisk pace!). I was also exercising regularly with weights but have had a break from that for a few weeks, so really need to get back to it. If we are banned from going out to exercise, I think I'll try to find some decent exercise videos to do in the house, and maybe get my skipping rope out!
Our front room has been my gym for years. I hoop for 40 minutes but since we have been told to stay home, I only do 20 minutes hooping and then jog on the spot. I have a pedometer and so like to do minimum of 10,000 steps per day but am happier if it is 15,000+. So with tweaking the hooping to half the time and jogging more on the spot and the hour out walking each day which is permitted I find my daily steps are great. I also do tai chi each day (about 10 mins max) and other floor exercises and standing on one leg and then the other. We do have a garden but to get out of the home and walk, I find is more beneficial to my mental well being as well as to my health. I also use an exercise bike each day and cycle for 15 minutes.
We are walking everyday 4km or so from our home or occasionally take s cycle ride its the only thing keeps me sane
So you are right about people congragating
Spoilng things for others who depend on it for health reasons.
You can buy gym equipment, such as a treadmill, quite cheaply these days. I have a treadmill for those days when the weather is bad. Stairs are good exercise too. Also, have a look at the Melio Guide website, there are some good exercises for osteoporosis.
Ditto. We are locked down and I don't even go out at all as we are allowed only 100 metres from the house. I do zumba and yoga at home with the internet but it's really not enough.
Same here. I walk up & down the corridor in the apartment and also go up & down the stairs in the apartment building. Fortunately, so far, I haven't met anyone on the stairs.
Yes, I’m concerned I’m going to lose all the gains I made.
I have no garden, and only a very small flat. Sure, I do home exercises, and jogging outside since lockdown. My weights are too light.
I think my amazing results were due to my weightlifting.
I was using deadlifts of 40 kg at the the gym. Leg press 80kg.
Looking into buying weights , but have no space, and waiting time for delivery is 6 weeks.
Impact exercises are doable, with internet.
But how do I improvise 40 and 80 kg for strength training?
My physio said I must use as heavy as I can without compromising my technique.
Wow, 40kg is a lot of weight. The heaviest weights I've got at home are 2 x 4kg so one in each hand. I was pressing 50kg leg press at the gym and I find the motivation hard at home. I'm doing planks, stretches and using the small arm weights I've got and doing leg lifts but it's hard without the regular timetable of classes and working online is so static. Also, not enough weight bearing exercise unless I can jog.
Hi Nan
The 40kg is only for the deadlift. I started with two 8kg kettle bells 2,5 years ago, and was up to 40kg with barbell and plates before lockdown.
Coincidentally, this is the exercise that was used in the Onero study in Australia, and had such good results.
I’m convinced this is what improved my spine from -3.7 to -3 in 2 years.
I was only using 4kg or 5kg dumbbells for most of my upper body work.
I’m concerned my scores will worsen without the heavy weights and don’t know how to avoid this.
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