Four things I’m doing while the gym is closed:

[sawsar]

@englishseminarian Thank you! Adding to my post

 

[domdom32]

@sawsar Youtube has a bunch of low impact non-jumping workout videos.

Some other youtubers to check out:

Sydney Cummings

PopSugar Fitness

Tracy Steen

Trifecta Pilates

 

[sawsar]

@domdom32 Thank you! Adding to the list

 

[b_james]

@sawsar Another resource is the Down Dog app series. Free until April 1. Love their HIIT.

 

[sawsar]

@b_james Thank you!!!

 

[matthewswinson]

@b_james Love their yoga!

 

[bugeah]

@sawsar This is so sweet and lovely. I'm on lockdown for the next two weeks (maybe more but trying to focus on the present) so I'm just doing bodyweight, yoga with Adriene, and using my bands. I find dancing is a great way to keep my spirits up. Love to everybody, we can get through this healthy!

 

[redcherry]

@bugeah Have you tried out any of the FitnessMarshall dance videos on YouTube? Highly recommend to add this to your dance routine if not !

 

[bugeah]

@redcherry I haven't, thanks for the tip!

 

[rickyknight1]

@bugeah I got champagne drunk yesterday and danced around in my house. I’m not even usually a big drinker but the release felt great.

 

[bugeah]

@rickyknight1 Sparkly wine sounds like a fantastic idea. I'm in Spain so think it's gonna be a 4 euro bottle of cava for me.

 

[sawsar]

@bugeah Lol! Love the energy in this thread

 

[happytina]

@sawsar You return items after you use them?

 

[sawsar]

@happytina I know it’s not the greatest thing and I’ve only maybe done it twice in college before....but I’m about to move cross country for grad school this summer So I’m back to that student mentality right now The commenters below are definitely making me rethink my idea though.

 

[patmosann]

@happytina Wait, yeah, what??

 

[%C3%ADomh%C3%A1nna_beag]

@patmosann You guys have never returned something to a big box company after you used it?

I’ll tell you a story.

2014 I moved across country with $900 to my name going thru some quarter life crisis bs combined with some alcoholism. I couldn’t afford a bed. I bought a $40 air mattress from Target. I returned it four times due to leaks. On the fifth time, I returned it for store credit. I used that credit to buy TP and toiletries. It took me three or so months to save up enough money to buy a $70 mattress from Ikea.

Sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do. OP is giving people like me from 2014 options.

I’m about to be laid off from my job, and this is a very comforting post. Thanks @sawsar

 

[worshipsongrecording]

@%C3%ADomh%C3%A1nna_beag

I returned it four times due to leaks.

You returned a defective item. That's what you're supposed to do. That's very different from using something that works perfectly for a month then returning it. Walmart is not a "borrow these gym weights for free" service.

What OP is doing is more like buying a prom dress, wearing it to prom, then returning it. It cheats the store.

 

[%C3%ADomh%C3%A1nna_beag]

@worshipsongrecording I hear and understand your side too. Thanks for explaining.

I wish you all in this thread the best. Let’s hang in there team.

 

[sawsar]

@%C3%ADomh%C3%A1nna_beag Ahhh I’m so sorry to hear that Feel free to DM me if I can do anything - even if it’s just being someone to vent to.

 

[%C3%ADomh%C3%A1nna_beag]

@sawsar Thanks girl. Let’s all keep our dialogues about fitness going. We are all about to learn so much more about this field and our places in it the next few months.