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colourfulWatermelon53 April 16th, 2017

As I've been getting older I've noticed I can't just eat whatever and not exersize witouth losing my lean figure anymore, the thing is the only form of exersize I don't dislike is skateboarding or going for a hike. I live in the Netherlands and the turning point to all of this is that it's curently about 50 degrees and I can't stand staying outside for more than 10/20 minutes in this cold Xp. Does anyone have idea's on light exersizes I can do at home witouth feeling the need to just give up and eat crisps.

My target areas are my belly thighs and upper arms :P I have an hourglass figure (In case that information is important)

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sparklygreenkitty April 16th, 2017

@colourfulWatermelon53 I'm the same way. My family didn't do me any favors by telling younger me that I could eat anything I wanted and never gain an ounce. I kept bad eating habits into my 20s, and by the time I was almost 30, I was developing fat in places where I didn't want it.

I tried kicking around a soccer ball, but that can be tedious. I'm physically active at my job anyway, but it's not enough for my target areas (same as yours, actually).

When I can remember them, I do reverse crunches and the bicycle movement lying on my back.

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colourfulWatermelon53 OP April 17th, 2017

@sparklygreenkitty thank you so much! Yeah, I've actually thought about doing bisacle movements before going to sleep and after waking up since I'm laying down then anwyay hahaha.
Yeah I actually used to be so skinny that I was bullied for it :o but rn my body is like nooooooooppppppppeeeeeee.

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sail46 April 17th, 2017

Since winter is over I get outdoors more and have be trying to stay motivated to exercise. I eat healthy, but have to get my walking up to speed. Area is hilly which is good for a workout.

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colourfulWatermelon53 OP April 17th, 2017

@sail46 I would do that but it's unbarably cold like most of the year here :-;

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PoliteOcean April 18th, 2017

@colourfulWatermelon53

Colourful... have you tried going to our EXERISE OF THE WEEK Thread here in the subcommunity?

Perhaps you can find something there you might like. Each exercise is only 5-10 minutes, and there are many different threads with different varieties. Perhaps you can take a look and start there to see what you might like.. Or perhaps they will lead you to something you "do" like. CLICK HERE . Also you can check out YouTube for other different "do-at-home/indoor" type exercises.

I'd recommend some pilates! I personally do these at home- most of the exercises aren't hard, but they'll give a burn! I'm sure there are some for arms (I love working out my arms!) and for belly, too. Check out Blogilates for example! Don't forget to stretch after every workout! :)

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colourfulWatermelon53 OP April 18th, 2017

@MyDreamIsToBeANeurobiologist I'll look into that, thank you :)

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