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I'm interested in what our readers do for calisthenics, and whether they do them on separate days or just mix them in with weights days and cardio days.

I include recreational sports (other than running, biking, or swimming) as calisthenics.

Calisthenics are about agility, endurance, general fitness, athleticism, balance, and things like that. Our list and variety is long. Some of them: Pushups, pullups, planks, heavy ball throws, burpees, body-weight squats, inclined pulls, Farmer walks, sled pushes and pulls, jumping jacks, band walks, step-ups, box jumps, lunges. As we've said often, just 3 hrs of calis/wk, with nothing else, is a lot better than nothing.

What do you do for this aspect of fitness?

Posted by Bird Dog in Physical Fitness at 13:27 | Comments (11) | Trackbacks (0)

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Mix them in. Push ups are a go to on upper body day

But I'll remain on record as saying planks are worthless. Worse than junk sets. Waste of time and (minimal) effort

#1 DrTorch (Link) on 2021-06-16 13:30 (Reply)

I'm 83 and just walk the neighborhood.
Hilly here in Cobb County Georgia.
Exercise bike on rainy days.

Arm exercise drinking George Dickel whiskey.

#2 oolioo on 2021-06-16 15:39 (Reply)

^^^ I mis=spelled - it's "whisky".

#3 oolioo on 2021-06-16 15:46 (Reply)

Working on the 100 push-ups a day routine. And planks in between sets. Looking for exercises for more flexibility in my legs

#4 TonyP on 2021-06-16 15:59 (Reply)

Squat 80-100 lbs, 8-10 times; then 1/4 mile on the eliptical, then more of same squats, then 1/4 mile on eliptical again ... Do this for three miles on elliptical.

Other days, using machines, set up machines that do the opposite of each other (i.e. push vs pull) with enough weight for 10-12 reps. Set up 8 or 10 different machines, then work quickly through the circuit doing only 5-6 reps on each machine, with 8-10 air squats between each machine. Maintain pace and heart rate roughly same as a running pace for at least three circuits.

After each of the above alternate 15-20 minutes in sauna (at least at 180 deg F) and cold shower, or better yet, ice bath ... then back through sauna, through ice bath. It will take some acclimation (especially using ice water), but you'll sleep like a baby and coffee will taste heavenly in the morning.

#5 edaddy on 2021-06-16 16:25 (Reply)

I generally do what ever the instructor has planned :) but I do mix days that are primarily kettle bells with days that are kickboxing on the bag. Both include what you consider calisthenics as warm up or part of the routine. I throw in a 5k jog if I can't make to the scheduled group workout or if I just feel like I need to get out.

#6 Christopher B on 2021-06-16 17:19 (Reply)

At this point, use my thirty-five year old Nordic Track ski machine for 45 minutes most evenings. Cleaned it up and bought a refurbished computer monitor component during the pandemic. Calories burned roughly equivalent to a 3 mile run or walking for an hour. Alternatives would be to walk or run in the evenings, but frankly in these times it has become too dangerous to be out after dark given that homeless, nut cases and criminals have largely taken over the streets. (Armed robbery less than a mile from my house the night before last.) I also don't especially like running with a mask, although that requirement was loosened a couple of weeks ago. My gym has been shut since March 2020 under the lockdown rules. Although the equipment is still in the space, I frankly don't see it ever coming back at this point.

#7 Jim on 2021-06-16 17:27 (Reply)

I'm 76. Fairly active do-it -yourself person. If I have a couple of days where I'm not done much, I walk 2 miles (35-38 minutes).

Nothing else.

#8 Robert V Sprowl on 2021-06-16 18:40 (Reply)

I am 70 years old and my workout days are mostly done on the pull up bars. I do muscle-ups, front and back levers, skin the cats, windshield wipers and meat hooks. I have never seen anyone of any age in the gym that can match me for core strength. Do not use your age as an excuse for why you are not extremely fit.

#9 Bruce B on 2021-06-17 06:57 (Reply)

I’m 56 years old, and I box. It’s all calisthenics. My floor work is push-ups, sit-ups, body twists, bridges, ball work, jump rope.

But the biggest conditioners are working the heavy bag, footwork drills, and road work. I put six rounds on the heavy bag up there at the top. Only thing better for conditioning is sparring.

#10 Jeff Younger on 2021-06-17 09:02 (Reply)

Boxing looks great.

There are some "boxing" gyms in my area that use instructor-led bag work for conditioning. I was looking into them yesterday.

But, I'm going to say that wrestling is better for conditioning than sparring.

#10.1 DrTorch (Link) on 2021-06-17 12:13 (Reply)

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