No Gym No Membership No Problem
Hello,
My name is Frank Remington, a 50 year old male smoker that has undergone knee surgery, have some permanent damage to the right knee, and have been diagnosed with premature arthritis in both of my knees, hip and lower back. I work on the road around 250 to 300 days per year and am usually in one area for only 3-4 weeks at a time, so a gym membership is almost impossible for me to use. I travel with a set of Reebok Speedpac dumbbells and a 65 cm fitness ball. Cardio work is a big problem for me because of the injuries, arthritis, and surgeries over the years (not to mention the smoking part!). I stay at cheaper hotels generally (project budgets) that don’t have any type of fitness equipment or facilities. I do a 4-5 day/week, 30-45 minutes/day lifting regimen, but it doesn’t seem to do any good. I would dearly love to drop around 30-40 pounds, but am clueless as how to go about it. Any advice for someone like me? Any help would be very, VERY much appreciated. I am really looking forward to hearing from you. Thanks in advance for your time and consideration.
Sincerely,
Frank Remington
From Ray:
I think your best bet Frank is to get into some bodyweight training. That way you can train quickly and at a heavier resistance. Just look at a gymnast. If you train quickly using fairly decently heavy resistance like your own bodyweight and watch the processed food often cardio isn’t needed.
Here is the type of workout I am talking about that uses only bodyweight and keeps you moving fast so you don’t need to go for a jog and you don’t need a gym membership.
As well, here is a clip of me doing most of these exercises:
Here is the page with the routine:
Bodyweight workout Routine
Hope that helps,
Ray Burton
www.fattofitbook.com
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