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submitted 7 months ago by Doubledee@hexbear.net to c/fitness@hexbear.net

Hey comrades. I'm not trying to build a crazy body or get jacked or anything, but I'm getting older and want to ensure I'm not neglecting my body so it keeps up as I go. I've been doing pushups 3x a week (got from being unable to do them on level ground to doing a set of 30, 25, 20 with 5 minute gaps, nothing too crazy) but that's all I'm currently doing. I got dip bars to try and add inverted rows to my routine, so here's my questions:

  1. is there a reason I shouldn't just do rows as part of the same 3x a week pushup thing I do?

  2. will it be bad if I alternate, assuming I can't do them both the same day, in terms of maintaining a baseline level of fitness?

  3. are there very easy/no equipment exercises that do not take much time you would include/add for someone in my situation? My partner and I work alternating shifts, and we have children, so it's not really realistic for me to plan to have even an hour where I can do intense exercise away from the kids/go to the gym, part of why I've been doing basically just pushups is that I can drop and do them while I'm in the same room as the kids without leaving them unmonitored.

I know if I was really committed to building muscle mass I would be doing a bunch of other stuff but I can't devote that kind of time, I'm basically asking for the bare minimum "reasonably healthy" routine.

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[-] FnordPrefect@hexbear.net 10 points 7 months ago

Most of what I came to say is already here, so I'll just add: lunges. If you're in a position where it's not too weird, for short-ish trips (like getting to/from the bathroom) do lunges instead of just walking to things. Minimal extra time, but reasonably effective lower body exercise

[-] Doubledee@hexbear.net 5 points 7 months ago

I've been meaning to add lunges, I remember hating them in middle/high school but I'm sure they're not half bad.

[-] MLRL_Commie@hexbear.net 3 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

Sorry, I can confirm that I've never started liking them after at least a decade of weekly inclusion in fitness. They just aren't fun for some reason. But they are definitely healthy for you

[-] LargeAdultRedBook@hexbear.net 3 points 7 months ago

Lunges are great if you have dumbbells too. Any weight works.

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