Exercise room
Oct. 27th, 2014 08:45 amAt the gym, I mostly do the same things, a run on the treadmill (or occasionally another machine) and a few weights. And the habit is sufficiently established I'd maybe like to quit the gym and do it elsewhere.
In summer, I can run outside easily, and am looking to do more social running (parkrun, hashing, etc). However, in winter it's much less attractive to run outside, and I think I can, but I'd maybe like the option of doing exercise indoors, so (a) there's no hurdle of "do I really want to go out in this" (b) ideally, so I can watch DVDs at the same time, combining the two things I never have time for :)
The practical question is, if I wanted to do exercise in the TV room, what should I use? I know there are home treadmill/elliptical/rowing machines, but I don't know how good they are. Are there ones that are at least a little space efficient? Contrariwise, it seems like step aerobics (or maybe just skipping?) might be equally efficient -- is that actually plausible, or not really?
In summer, I can run outside easily, and am looking to do more social running (parkrun, hashing, etc). However, in winter it's much less attractive to run outside, and I think I can, but I'd maybe like the option of doing exercise indoors, so (a) there's no hurdle of "do I really want to go out in this" (b) ideally, so I can watch DVDs at the same time, combining the two things I never have time for :)
The practical question is, if I wanted to do exercise in the TV room, what should I use? I know there are home treadmill/elliptical/rowing machines, but I don't know how good they are. Are there ones that are at least a little space efficient? Contrariwise, it seems like step aerobics (or maybe just skipping?) might be equally efficient -- is that actually plausible, or not really?