Quick Cardio Ideas for living room?

Ransom · 22 Jan 2010 at 16:03

Hay im needing some suggestions on Living room cardio,

yes i goto a gym yes ive just started lifting (light weights) but for at elast 3-4days a week i have my 2 boys so i can not goto the gym but i can sit infront of a computer monitor or tv for a few hours at night time

Right now ive been doing,

Star Jumps
Standing Jumps
On Spot Running
Situps
Crunches
Press ups
Shadow boxing + kicking
Stepper Box (just need to get it back tonight)

What else can people suggest that will burn an can be done over and over

MikeHunt79 · 22 Jan 2010 at 16:15

exercise bike?

Buffman · 22 Jan 2010 at 16:24

skipping, although preferably outside.

Ransom · 22 Jan 2010 at 16:25

got any non bulky machine ideas?
im pretty limited on space hence the jumping instead of skipping as the rope would hit the ceiling and other stuff

sammo62 · 22 Jan 2010 at 16:39

Davina DVD

Ransom · 22 Jan 2010 at 16:42

sounded good on moyles didnt it

wasnt keen on the marine part tho if you complain HARDER HARDER HARDER haha

nah just needin ideas of stuff i can do at home bicep curls, press an situps an star jumps an shadow boxin are what i do like 80% of the time but needing other ideas

THE DOC · 22 Jan 2010 at 16:48

a smallish box for or just use the sofa
russian squats
incline press ups
decline press ups

you could also set up to say 50x straight jabs
50x jab cross
and in some front kicks [just watching the kids]

tom_e · 22 Jan 2010 at 19:12

I picked up a little mini stepper quite cheap just to throw an extra 40mins cardio in in the mornings, works up a nice little sweat

King85 · 22 Jan 2010 at 19:24

+1 for skipping, tonnes of variaton you can do aswell.

When you get to this standard you can ask again for new ideas.

cavonia · 22 Jan 2010 at 19:25

A toddler to run around after!! lol

DarkShadow · 23 Jan 2010 at 15:40

cavonia said:
A toddler to run around after!! lol

Not to forgot the exercise to make one!

There are so many bodyweight exercises you can do. So many variations of press ups for the upperbody, squats/burpees for the lower.

BennyC · 23 Jan 2010 at 16:12

Another vote for skipping. Really is a good one.

Rockclimbers?
Could try lying on your back and just cycling in the air.
Running on the spot and really get your knees up (wheeeey

)

Jonny L · 23 Jan 2010 at 17:15

I like to use this: http://www.beach-fitness.com/tabata/

Do burpees, 20 seconds on, 10 seconds off. Its killer, and up the work period as you get better eg 30 seconds on, 10 seconds off.

Hope this helps.

dun · 23 Jan 2010 at 23:06

Benny06 said:
Running on the spot and really get your knees up (wheeeey )

This. If you do it right you will be sweating like an absolute pig and be shattered after ~15 minutes.

Ransom · 25 Jan 2010 at 00:09

dun said:
This. If you do it right you will be sweating like an absolute pig and be shattered after ~15 minutes.

you can seriously do 15mins?

i can do about 2mins an im beat altho ill keep trying this often run on the spot but dont lift my legs much

Zip · 25 Jan 2010 at 06:40

This, It will give you a complete body work out :cool:

http://www.havant-rfc-mj.co.uk/Commando 7fitness.pdf

I have it in book form :cool:

vcl_X1 · 25 Jan 2010 at 12:46

Get a Wii and have fun at the same time, it's so easy to raise your heartrate and keep it there for an hour or two without realising, you can control how active you are and thus your heart rate, no doubt Nintendo will make a bluetooth HR monitor at somepoint to update wii fit.