Originally Posted by
majorwibi
I'm trying to find a good beginner workout for a hotel room if I dont have a weight room available. Obviously running and walking are good for cardio but I need to do workouts as if I had no weights available other than my own body weight.
Any ideas?
The number of things you can do with your own body weight is only limited by your imagination. Offhand I can think of about a dozen variations of pushups, plus squats, mountain climbers, burpees, dips, ab and lower back work, and assorted plyometrics that combine a bunch of moves that will keep your heart rate elevated. Yoga move are also great, and will get your heart pumping a lot more than you would think. A couple of times a year I do workouts for 4-6 weeks that involve nothing other than moving my own body weight.
Add a couple of resistance bands and you'll practically be able to duplicate any workout you could do in a gym. Cardio's pretty easy as you just have to hit the pavement. Heck, I can hit 85% of my MHR in a 2 foot by 2 foot space, so you don't even need to go outside.