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I do all my exercise at home. I would prefer to work out at a gym with all the latest machines, but there are few gyms in close proximity to where I live and having tried the closest out, it had only one bench and one set of dumbells to @25Kgs and about 60 aerobics machines !! It also fits better with my lifestyle to workout out home and cut-out the additional trips to the gym. Maybe one day when I need heavier weights there will be better equipped gyms nearby.

My equipment consists of a 25Kg dumbell spinlock set & 4 x 20Kg plates. The only problem I have with this is the limited number of back and leg exercises that I can perform and the time it takes to change weights between sets which is often @1 minute.

I also have a dual-action Weider exercise bike, which is the old belt resistance type.

I also use a Polar ProTrainer NV heart rate monitor.

My current exercises are:

UPPER BODY

Chest

  • Dumbell Bench Press
  • Dumbell Flyes

Shoulders

  • Side Raises
  • Dumbell Press

Back

  • One Arm Rows (used for both high points)

Triceps

  • French Press
  • Dumbell Extension

Biceps

  • Seated Dumbell Curls
  • Hammer Curls

 

LOWER BODY

Quads

  • Dumbell Squats (used for both high points)

Hamstrings

  • Dumbell Lunges
  • Straight Leg Deadlifts

Calfs

  • Single Calf Raise
  • Standing Angled Calf Raise

Abs

  • Bent Knee Raises
  • Floor Crunches

 

AEROBICS

  • Static Bike - usually for 23 minutes 3 times per week, but planning 40 minutes during last month. My heart rate usually hits @178bpm during the 10 intensity phase.
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