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Getting in shape
I want to get back into shape so I can try out for sports next year.
What are some ways I can get back into shape without getting a gym membership?
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try jogging around an outdoor track or jog around a block. Spend a lot of time excercising at home.
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Well the obvious question here is... what sports?
Some require endurance, some require explosiveness, some require arm strength, others leg strength, etc.
What you have to do is to break down your chosen sport into components and see how you can train them.
In training for sports its important to remember that you get what you put in. If you train to run slowly, you will become good at running slowly and not much else. This is a common mistake people make, thinking that somehow the 30 min jog will translate into the ability to rush a quarter back, or to charge the net in tennis. It will not.
Another important principle of training tells us to periodise our routines such that as we get nearer and nearer to the season, our training becomes more and more specific. Its ok to build general foundational strength and endurance early on, but by the time the season starts one is training mainly sport specific movements and routines.
So, what does this mean for you? Well you have some options training outside a gym. For general training you can jog, you can sprint, you can jump (this can for example simulate a squat if you jump from a squated position onto a bench), you can jump rope, you can bike, you can do pushups/ pullups/ crunches/ etc, and so on.
Once you are in some sort of general shape I would start some sport specific drills. Now I dont know what you do, but I can use soccer as an example. You can practice dribbling around cones (or whatever), you can do shoot training, you can practice alternating between jogging and sprinting, you can practice running with the ball at your feet, and a huge number of other things that are very hard to describe. Just use google to find out your sport specific drills.
Hope this helps you out. Good luck.
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Well if you don't want a gym membership you could probably go walking or running every evning or you could do extercises in your house. Don't worrry if you don't get back to shape on time. Part of being in sports is to get in shape.Hope everthing turns out okay. Please let me know what you think.BYE!!!!!!!!!!!
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