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A sad little gym
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dorotheanElsewhere rydra_wong encouraged me to post about what equipment the little gym at my apartment complex has.
The only things I've ever seen people using are the cardio machines:
(1) two stationary bicycles
(2) two treadmills
(3) one elliptical machine
There are weight machines, the sort you sit down on, and that have adjustable weights on pulleys (don't know how to describe them any better):
(4) one that has levers for flyes and other levers for pushing forward
(5) one that has a pull-down bar and levers for pulling forward
(6) one that has something to lift up
(7) one in which you hook your legs over and pull up on the weight with your ankles to strengthen your thigh muscles
And then the saddest part, the free weights (in front of a mirror, but with no room to swing them or a bench to sit or lie on):
(8) two 10-pound dumbbells
(9) two 30-pound dumbbells
That's it! No pull-up bar!
Yet, there must be many much worse gyms out there; and this one is free with my rent. I've never had a free gym in my neighborhood before, so I really should take advantage of it.
Any clever ideas? Tell me about worse gyms you have known?
(If it helps, I am not athletic, not interested in running, and have little upper-body strength, but want to become overall stronger for things like hiking.)
rydra_wong encouraged me to post about what equipment the little gym at my apartment complex has.The only things I've ever seen people using are the cardio machines:
(1) two stationary bicycles
(2) two treadmills
(3) one elliptical machine
There are weight machines, the sort you sit down on, and that have adjustable weights on pulleys (don't know how to describe them any better):
(4) one that has levers for flyes and other levers for pushing forward
(5) one that has a pull-down bar and levers for pulling forward
(6) one that has something to lift up
(7) one in which you hook your legs over and pull up on the weight with your ankles to strengthen your thigh muscles
And then the saddest part, the free weights (in front of a mirror, but with no room to swing them or a bench to sit or lie on):
(8) two 10-pound dumbbells
(9) two 30-pound dumbbells
That's it! No pull-up bar!
Yet, there must be many much worse gyms out there; and this one is free with my rent. I've never had a free gym in my neighborhood before, so I really should take advantage of it.
Any clever ideas? Tell me about worse gyms you have known?
(If it helps, I am not athletic, not interested in running, and have little upper-body strength, but want to become overall stronger for things like hiking.)