It's comforting to know that I am not the only person who has insane fears like that. Mine are oft founded in reality, though; the number of times I have hurt myself in unbelievably stupid ways makes me wonder how it is that I am still alive.
I refused to use two chairs as support because I was convinced that they would fall inwards and crush my skull. That would be an utterly unacceptable way to die. xD
Those look like decent regimes. It always amuses me that there are exercises using space or objects that I don't have. Like, not including weights is awesome but like "use a chair" and I think "oh smurf well I don't have a chair........"
Ah, yes, that does suck a little. As does poor history. :s I do this and this for cardio and strength respectively. I can highly recommend them both! Was thinking of starting up the Starting Strength program, since I have the gym membership and all. I just don't know where to fit it in. Do I replace the bodyweight exercise with the weights? I JUST DON'T KNOW.
That would be the ideal, if not for requiring specific kinds of shoes to make best use of the $500 orthotics that I just had to splurge for. For me, being anything less than crippled is an uphill battle The primary problem with the track, aside from laziness, is that I have a history with a fair few of the people there, and it's not always positive history. Going along and letting them see how far they have eclipsed me in fitness is not the most enjoyable concept! Looking forward to this yoga though. I've got a half dozen other exercises and what not plugged into my HabitRPG and even though I'm not necessarily looking as good as I wanted to, I'm certainly a bit healthier. A while ago when I started doing just a couple sit ups a day, 10 was like, really smurfing hard. Now I bust out thirty odd and it's not that difficult. Still gets a bit sore, but I'm not curling up in the foetal position any more But, yeah, small steps are a lot easier to manage. It's just a constant mental battle too, going from like, one of the best athletes in my discipline in the state to being some random joe with a bit of a belly. I have noticed that my technique hasn't really diminished which is something that goes when your muscles can't actually sustain the movements properly, so I'm not nearly as dodgy as I feel xD
Ah well, if you just get yourself a good pair of shoes and you'll probably be alright on concrete. Why not just go back to the track? Everybody there started somewhere, so you needn't worry about your Gym Fright*. Yup! You'll probably find yourself shaking uncontrollably for the first few weeks, but it's easy enough to spend 20 minutes on it every day, and you'll quickly see improvements. I wouldn't be surprised if your arms vibrated like crazy during the Warrior 2 pose and your legs spazzed out in the Chair pose. xD *Technical term for fear of being judged when starting exercise. Totally legitimate.
I do have a park sort of round the corner but the problem with there is that the ground is so uneven that I'm just as likely to bust an ankle on my way around. Mind you, I didn't have too much trouble with the old knees and shins when I went for a run yesterday (oh, day before. smurf. That means I should probably run today) but it's always been one of those hassles. The only place I really felt good training was on the tartan track and that's eh so I have to make do! Hopefully my body is holding together as well as it seems because it's actually pretty promising. This app will do nicely. Probably gonna be horrendous at first but that's the point, right?
I imagine there's more motivation for an Australian by virtue of Australia than there is for an Englishman to keep fit. It's almost never hot enough for England folk to get their kit off, haha. Do you have any parks or beaches nearby? They could be good options for a run without fear of knackering your knees. If you have a smartphone, have a look for a "Daily Yoga" app. The starter level is free, I think, and it's a nice 20 minute session that'll ease you into it. Not like to ruin your joints, grandpa.
Geez, that's alright. I feel a bit the opposite; since I moved the first time, it was hard to keep motivated. When I came back to the coast, it seems my training squad petered out and so it's just me and as much as I loved feeling fit, I smurfing hate running on my own and going to the track to train isn't an option because everyone there is ripped as smurf and super quick 'cause they haven't been lazy trouts. So my option is plod around the footpaths here feeling like some middle-aged man trying to salvage his shrinking lifespan and suffering the high impact on my knees and back I really ought to look into yoga or something though, my flexibility is minimal at best thanks to all my back problems and that ought to extend my life a li-- oh god I am that middle-aged man.
Aye, it really eggs you on. I've got my lot doing yoga with me as well now. So my Monday to Friday has five days of running, five days of yoga, three days of bodyweight exercises and two days of pull ups on a machine. And I'm feeling bloody amazing. Big change for someone used to being a chubby git with low self-esteem. My gym cost me 1700RMB, which is about £170, for a year, Bloody love it. xD
