Thinking Outside the Box Until You Can Get Back into the Gym

People that don’t work out may not understand how devastating a gym closure can be.

You lose more than just the place you exercise. You lose the place that you decompress after a long day at work. You lose treasured rituals like meeting your friends for pick-up basketball games on Wednesday. And you can easily lose a lot of self-esteem if you start to put on a bit of weight.

We’re seeing gyms close and reopen due to COVID-19 at a frustrating rate these days. If you’re a former gym rat that now feels like a rat in a cage, you might have to start exploring some of these unconventional options to help you regain your body.

Consider Body Contouring Procedures

As you leave your 20s, losing weight starts to get much more difficult. Your metabolism is slowing down. You don’t have as much free time to work out. And youcan’t do a crash diet because you’re cooking for a whole family now. This is why so many people are now turning to body contouring procedures to lose those extra pounds or inches.

Even genetically blessed and expertly conditioned Victoria’s Secret models get Velashape III treatments before a show. Body contouring has never been more painless or yielded better results.

For example, noted Toronto Plastic Surgeon Dr. Stephen Mulholland helped revolutionize the liposuction procedure to give patients far less bruising or swelling than traditional liposuction.

Work Your Body

We know you miss being able to grab any weight increment of dumbbell off of the rack. That’s one of the hardest things to replace.

But, if you do your homework, you can find some absolutely incredible body-weight exercises that can actually help you add strength during the lockdown.

You’re probably picturing an endless string of push-ups and crunches. But once you try some archer push-ups or Aztec push-ups, you may not miss the bench press.

Throw in the Towel

COVID has created an unprecedented demand for home workout equipment. North America has seen a 170% increase in fitness equipment sales, and the UK has seen an astonishing 5,800% increase. Dumbbells and kettlebells have vanished from retail shelves, and people are waiting for months to get a Bowflex Adjustable Dumbbell or a Peloton Bike online.

With supplies low and prices high, it’s time to get creative. You may have seen people using buckets of water as dumbbells. But you may not know that you can get a TRX-band-level workout using a simple towel.

Like bodyweight workouts, it may feel a bit awkward (or even silly) at first. But things get a bit more serious when you’re on your 5th rep and suddenly realize your muscles are on fire.

We’re all doing our best during COVID-19 and trying to cope with the new normal, while wondering what it will even look like in a month. However, you can do more than just “wait and see.”You can use the out-of-the-box solutions we’ve covered today to regain some much-needed stress-relief, while losing any weight you may have put on.

Once you really get into it, you may not even miss the gym (much).