Step-aerobics
Jan. 8th, 2016 12:03 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
jackAs an experiment, I tried on-the-spot exercising stepping up onto a step and back down, a la step aerobics in lieu of running once. It definitely worked better than trying to do running on the spot or crouching and leaping, and I feel like I did have a workout. And it would be really nice to have something that worked inside (where there's TV and no rain).
However, I didn't feel like I pushed myself the same way I do when I have a timed jog. It felt like times I tried to jog when I gave up hitting my original target speed, and alternate between bursts of activity and then bursts of slough.
Any suggestions for ways of doing it more effectively (or whether I should try at all)?
It seems like "count the number of steps and beep if they fall below a certain rate" would be easily within the grasp of a simple accelerometer app, but at first glance all the exercise apps I saw seemed focussed on doing something more complicated which I didn't really want. Any suggestions?
However, I didn't feel like I pushed myself the same way I do when I have a timed jog. It felt like times I tried to jog when I gave up hitting my original target speed, and alternate between bursts of activity and then bursts of slough.
Any suggestions for ways of doing it more effectively (or whether I should try at all)?
It seems like "count the number of steps and beep if they fall below a certain rate" would be easily within the grasp of a simple accelerometer app, but at first glance all the exercise apps I saw seemed focussed on doing something more complicated which I didn't really want. Any suggestions?
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Date: 2016-01-08 12:12 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2016-01-08 09:23 am (UTC)There are some great step games in Wii Fit, from ones which mimic an actual step aerobics class, to ones which are like a first-person platform game, where you run along on the spot and jump over obstacles, and it's all very gamified. You can probably buy the balance board quite cheaply second-hand, or to be honest you could borrow ours - we sadly don't have the time or energy to use it at the moment.