Stay Fit

Question: How can I stay fit and healthy if I can't afford a gym membership or my own exercise equipment? I would like to know how I can stay fit and exercise all of my muscles even though I don't make enough money after my bills to afford a gym membership. I also can't afford to buy exercise equipment for my place, but I wouldn't be able to anyway because my studio apartment is too small to contain any gym equipment. On top of it all I work at a desk job so I don't get any physical exercise during my work hours either. Please help me solve this problem, my mood seems to be souring due to lack of physical exercise. I'm feeling more and more how much I need some kind of exercise because my physical health is suffering and this is affecting my mental and emotional well being. Thank you.

Answer: I'm a fitness buff myself who found myself in a similar situation a while back. I came to realize i was sitting on the best piece of equipment available my own body. You will see twice the result lifting your own body wieght from different variations on pushups and other excersise lifting your own body wieght in different more natural positions will double your strenght and boost mind and body awareness this is recommended before hitting the gym any how. But I guarauntee after doing it this way you'll never stop if not just to hit the gym to show off your results to the gym elite

Question: How to stay fit during military service/ deployments? Hey guys For any people who are in this situation (airmen, marines, sailors, soldiers, and coasties) how you guys stay fit during you military service? Are their gyms on every bases you all have been to? Are there gyms oversees such as in afghanistan? Also, do chow halls, mess halls, dining facilities offer good/ healthy options? Advice from vets or current folks who are in this situation is truly appreciated!

Answer: All stateside bases have gyms, and most deployment bases have them, of course they aren't as nice as the ones in the states, but they do the job. It usually doesn't seem to matter either how big the base is, I spent a lot of time on small Company sized bases in Iraq and even those have gyms/work out facilities of some kind, troops are pretty resourceful. How much they get used depends on how busy the units are. When I was deployed we were constantly running operations, we would get maybe 6 hours of sleep a day, so I usually chose sleep over working out. Chow halls serve just regular foods, usually a meat, a carb/starch, and a veggie. Ranges from chicken to burgers to steak, all veggies you can think of and potatoes or bread of some kind. Again operational tempo dictates, so usually we just got MRE's (Meals Ready to Eat) military rations.

Question: How to stay fit and healthy after training? I want to hear this from current or former military. How do you stay fit and healthy after boot camp/OCS (Marine Corps). I don't want to get in and develop shin splints or osteoarthritis and end up with a medical discharge earlier than I was expecting. So what ideas for workouts and diets are good for helping you keep up with the "young guns"?

Answer: I had no problem just keep doing what we did in training, PT, Running and good food! Oh yeah uh...lots of whiskey!

Question: What are some ways in which astronauts stay fit in outer space? What types of exercises do they do, and do they have physical fitness machines that help them stay fit? Your knowledege and sites that provide such info will be helpful! Thanks!

Answer: I did set the console in Goddard . They have special design exercise machines . There is a bad problem with people in space for a long time ,it is the body dumps calcium . In space the body tries to adapt and it doesn't need the big bones ,but this creates other problems .

Question: How do you stay fit during vacations? I'll be goingto Europe for a few weeks and will only stay at each city for a few days. I'll be travelling with a small group of 4 people staying at hostels and hotels. At home I spend about an hour each day running or swimming. If i go more than three days without any physical activity I start to get real antsy. How do you stay fit on vacations?

Answer: just do morning and night walks they will help you in terms of exercising your body (muscular parts of your body). Walking or jogging in the morning.

Question: What can i do to stay fit with a broken radius? I broke my radius playing football at school. they had to set it. Its my right arm, and that's the arm i use to do everything. I play baseball year round and i never get tired of it. so i was wondering are there any ways i can stay fit without injuring my arm more.

Answer: not much upper body work for now. But, you can still work on core musculature, legs, and cardio.

Question: What are some ways to stay fit for the sport of Rock Climbing? As I only go rock climbing once or twice every 2 weeks, what are some ways I can stay fit for rock climbing? Pull ups? Push up?

Answer: The best way to get and stay fit for climbing is climbing. Still, if that's not possible there are good tools you can use to get your arms and fingers stronger. I have used a hang board made by Metolius that really gives you a good work-out. It has various holds and surfaces that work different muscles and tendons which you need if you want to build strength for hard climbing. On the other hand simple exercises like chin ups and sit ups build both strength and endurance. I have a bar that fits across a doorway that lets me do this in the house. Check it out...

Question: How did the French side stay fit during World War One? How would the French side of World War One stay physically fit? How would they deal with long periods of time without food? How would they maintain their health? What was daily life like for the French soldiers in World War One? PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE help me!! I need this information and I have a 200point essay due soon! I cannot find any information anywhere else!

Answer: omg i need that 2!!!!! sum1 plz help!!!!!!

Question: How too stay fit until cheerleading tryouts? How can I stay flexible and fit till tryouts? Tryouts are the last week of February. I already am a cheerleader and we have a break till tryouts.

Answer: Since you're going to be a cheerleader, you might as well start training like one, then. Get a good amount of cardio every single week and make sure that you're eating habits are healthy. Do not eat potato chips, I don't care if it's just one chip, don't do it. Do n ot go to fast food restaurants like McDonalds, Burger King, Carl's Jr., etc. Train your abdominal section with sit-ups. Trim down those arms with a few weights and watch your body turn into a goddess. To stay flexible, you need to at least have the splits. TO work on your side splits, I would suggest you put your right/left foot extended in front of you while you're on the ground. Have you knee bent, touching the floor. Slowly lean forward with your hips until you are able to touch your foot with your nose. Also, with the bent leg, try to pull it up towards your back; you should feel a good stretch in the quad muscle. That's where the splits come in at. If you have very flexible quads, you will reach the splits eventually. Enroll in some tumbling classes that will help you with your tumbling passes. Tumbling is key, especially if you want to be a collegiate cheerleader. I'm a collegiate cheerleader and if you don't have any tumbling, you'll be laughed at. Remember: Over time, not over night!

Question: What are some ways I can stay fit during the summer? Usually summers for me are kind of easy-go, relaxing and lazy. I'm a long-distance runner and soccer player but season is not on right now ( it starts in august) By that time I'm usually "out of shape" and usually get back in to shape when training starts. However, this year I want to be ready and fit. Any training suggestions on how to stay fit?

Answer: Swimming is great to keep you in shape . So go for it ,one of the best exercises around. Queen Bee

Question: What are some good ways for a teenage girl to stay fit and tone up? Not to lose weight, but to tone up all areas of the body and stay fit. But no activities that would build TOO much muscle, I just want to look fit and healthy, not really muscular! Thanks! I'm looking for something I could sign up for, like pilaties, yoga, kickboxing, etc.

Answer: Kickboxing is a great way to stay in shape. If there is a cardio kickboxing club nearby, I definitely recommend it; or even just an MMA or Kickboxing dojo. There is this one girl that comes to my kickboxing class, and she looks really good if I may say so :)

Question: Write an essay that explains what you do to stay healthy and physically fit? It is important to live a healthy life. Write an essay that explains what you do to stay healthy and physically fit. Please make this essay 5 paragraphes im hopping to get some answers on how i could stay fit thanx. 10POINTS WHO EVER COMES UP WITH THE LONGESST ESSAY AND BEST STUFF TO STAY FIT.

Answer: I hope that I am not doing this simply as an assignment for you but rather as an inspiration. So here goes... Fitness to me, is a "quality of life." It is not a drudgery that I detest, rather a privilege to be able to possess. It involves diet, exercise, stretching, meditation and prayer. My favorite choice of activity for cardiovascular fitness is hiking. I am fortunate enough to live in the beautiful Colorado Rocky Mountains and take full advantage of daily walks/hikes in the woods. During these walks up and down pine strewn hills/mountains, I open my heart to God in prayer, thanking him for all that I am grateful for. This is one of my favorite times of day and a must do, not only for my physical well being, but for my spiritual as well. Here are some benefits that cardiovascular exercise offers: 1. Weight loss 2. Stronger heart and lungs 3. Increased bone density 4. Reduced stress 5. Reduced risk of heart disease and some types of cancer 6. Temporary relief from depression and anxiety 7. More confidence about how you feel and how you look 8. Better sleep Along with my daily hikes, I make it a habit to get to the gym four days a week to do weight-training. The benefits of weight-training go far beyond what it does for my outward appearance. It not only gives me an outlet for my excess energy, it also offers the following benefits: 1. Weight training tones your muscles which looks great and raises your basal metabolism...which causes you to burn more calories 24 hours a day. You'll even burn more calories while you're sleeping. 2. Weight training can reverse the natural decline in your metabolism which begins around age 30. 3. Weight training energizes you. 4. Weight training has a positive effect on almost all of your 650-plus muscles. 5. Weight training strengthens your bones reducing your risk of developing osteoporosis. Cardio and weights alone is not all-inclusive to acheiving fitness however. If nutrition is not a part of the equation, you cannot be considered "fit". I follow a clean, well-balanced diet, yet to ellaborate on this could take a whole book to explain. Along with the above-mentioned activities, I also incorporate daily meditation. This offers me a chance to still my body and mind; and as a result, reduces the stresses that accumulate throughout the day. In closing, I would like to encourage anyone that has not already adopted a healthful fitness regimen, to do so now. For this is how nature intended it to be and the results are absolutely outstanding.

Question: How do I stay fit when from a injury? Well I got a Rotator cuff and I cant do upper body at all in the weight room. I need to stay fit for like 5 months and I need some tips and details on what to do. The only thing I can do is jog and work out on my legs.

Answer: that would be fine till you recover ,

Question: What could i tell my 13 cousin to do to build muscule and stay fit? My cousin keeps bugging me about ehr weight. She doesnt know what to do to build musuclae and get fit. She doesnt have any of the work out machines at her house either. She is 13 years old. So what could i tell her that would make her stay fit but gain muscule.? Remember. She doesnt have any fitness equitment at her house

Answer: There are plenty of things around the house that will work for building muscle! Think gallon jugs filled with water. Using your own weight as resistance works too (i.e. push ups, pull ups). It is also important to have a well balanced diet. Thirteen is such a sensitive age... be careful how you approach it.

Question: How do I stay fit when field hockey season ends? Field hockey season ended today :( I do a hip hop dance class and we work out there, but that only goes until June, and it's not going to keep me as fit without field hockey still going, so what should I do to stay fit?

Answer: excersise at least 30 min. everyday. i got wii fit and it keeps track of how long you excersise and how fit you are. also.. eat healthy! it helps!

Question: What can I do to stay fit now that I have ruptured my calf? I blew out my calf last night playing tennis. The doctor said it will be six weeks before I recover. I need to stay fit. Until now, I have done one hour cardio classes five days a week, played tennis three times a week, and played soccer every Sunday. I am so mad. I need help designing a new exercise plan. My injured leg cannot fully support my weight and I can't swim with the injury. Any help is much appreciated.

Answer: try swimming with a float between your legs so you don't kick.