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Do I need to join the gym
or use machines to lose weight? I live in an area with plenty of
outdoor activities such as mountain climbing and kayaking, but no access
to the gym.
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 Michael
Collins: You can absolutely lose weight without joining a gym or
using machines. Heck, in many ways the outdoors is even better than the
gym! Fresh air, new challenges for your body, never ending
variation can
keep it fun.
At the end of the day, performing your
chosen activity with a
high level of intensity will affect positive
change in the body. Whether you choose indoor or outdoor activity, it's
all good. It's a great choice to have.
Of course there are benefits to each venue
that the other may not have.
For instance, it's easier to measure
progress in the gym because the variables stay consistent- you know
exactly how much weight you're lifting, you know exactly how far you're
running or riding on the cardio machines. It's easier to track how much
work is actually being performed.
Outdoors, it is still possible to track
progress, it's just a bit more difficult for certain activities. Also,
in the outdoors, it may be tough to find a good amount of resistance to
hit certain muscles.
The outdoors has an advantage in the
endurance type activities. Maybe you'll choose to kayak on Monday, do
uphill sprints on Wednesday and do some
bodyweight exercises like pull
ups on a tree branch on Saturday. Whatever you chose to do, push
yourself to get the most out of it.
By the way, if you don't have access to
any equipment, fear not! Eugene wrote up a great bodyweight exercise
program that you can do to
maximize fat loss in the
Black Book of
Secrets. There's no equipment needed for the program, and very little
space required. (But delivers awesome results)
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