Originally Posted by
MilfordJohn
I never understood how a sane person would opt to go to a gym for exercise, when half the joy of exercise (for me) is being outdooors and enjoying nature and fresh air. Granted, I am 68 years old and when I began working out in the late 1960s, a gym was a place where you went to play basketball. I ran 25 miles a week until my late 40s, then rode a bike to commute to work, and now I ride 4,000 miles or so a year for the pure pleasure of it. Those few times that I went to a gym, the climate-controlled atmosphere and artificial light were suffocating. Maybe I am just a dinosaur.
One word: progressive resistance. Its not only good at the moment, but it's effects last many hours after the session is over. The more muscle you have, the more calories you'll burn even at rest; and no amount of walking, running or cycling will substitute for it.
NOTE: You don't need to go to the gym if you have the equipment you need at home.