Re:Ask HN: What keeps you from exercising?
by RUG3Y on Friday August 12, 2016 @10:43AM
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I have some suggestions that have helped me:
#2. Boxer-briefs: They're the best of both worlds. Once I switched, I never looked back. There are many comfortable varieties, the best are the Under Armor kind that breathe really well and don't get swampy.
#3. I have a few simple items at home that make good workouts possible:
- A sandbag, wrapped in duct-tape that weights about 52 pounds. I use this for squats and overhead lifts.
- A pull-up bar that goes in the doorway.
- A kettlebell (mine is 35lbs, a pretty good starting weight).
- A jump rope. This is one of the athletic ones, not a toy. You can find them on Amazon.
This equipment all fits in one corner of the closet and I can do a whole lot with it. Variations of bodyweight exercises can give you varying degrees of resistance as well, eg pistol squats, diamond pushups, etc.
I hope this helps, good luck! Staying fit as a developer with kids is definitely a challenge.
#2. Boxer-briefs: They're the best of both worlds. Once I switched, I never looked back. There are many comfortable varieties, the best are the Under Armor kind that breathe really well and don't get swampy.
#3. I have a few simple items at home that make good workouts possible:
- A sandbag, wrapped in duct-tape that weights about 52 pounds. I use this for squats and overhead lifts.
- A pull-up bar that goes in the doorway.
- A kettlebell (mine is 35lbs, a pretty good starting weight).
- A jump rope. This is one of the athletic ones, not a toy. You can find them on Amazon.
This equipment all fits in one corner of the closet and I can do a whole lot with it. Variations of bodyweight exercises can give you varying degrees of resistance as well, eg pistol squats, diamond pushups, etc.
I hope this helps, good luck! Staying fit as a developer with kids is definitely a challenge.