Well I haven't been working out rcently due to getting out of the habbit, so I've put a little weight on, but usually I do several minutes running, weight lifting and exercize each day.
i could never really bother with a jim myself, it requires to much effort to go and find one, but doing about 20 minutes each day when I wake up and get out of bed is easy enough.
Running I do on the spot on a small indoor trampoline, but this is only because I'm currently in an upstairs flat and me running on a tred mill or on the floor would be pretty loud, though when i used to live down stairs in colidge I used to just run on the spot on the floor, counting as I did it.
HAving a mum who is a blind physio helps qutie a lot in working exercizes out.
I have two sets of hand weights (I forget the exact weight of them), ie, two sets of dumbells, one heavy and one light that I use for different exercizes.
I'll describe what I do.
i start with 10 minutes run, usually counted by myself and done in bursts of 120 seconds run, then 30 cool down, then same again four times.
then I usually start with exercizes.
With the heavy weights (I can't remember whether their 18 pounds or 18 killograms per dumbell). I tend to start off with 20 of the weights, then increase the number over time. First I do one where I'm standing with my feet apart holding one dumbell in each hand with my arms down and my elbows almost streight (but not quite), with my hands turned so that my knuckles are upwards and my wrists are facing the floor, then bringing both dumbells up to the level of my chin and down again.
I then do an exercize with the heavier weights where I stand still, arms down at my sides but this time with my knuckles facing inward, then raise my arms to sholder hight and down again.
I then do one last one with the heavy weights where I have my hands up near my shoulders,knucknles outwards and elbows bent, and raise the weights up above my head and down again (I always think of that one as the heman exercize).
I thend lie on the floor and do 10 stomach crunches. this is like doing sit ups but slightly different. I lie on my back with my feet on the floor near my behind so that my bent legs are towards the ceiling (though not quite fully bent), and fold my arms behind my head so that I'm cupping the back of my head in my hands.
i then raise myself upwards using my stomach muscles. I can't usually get to sitting fully upright, but it's enough that I'm pulling upwards.
I usually start off with ten of those.
Finally, I get the lighter set of weights (I think they are five killograms, though they might be five pounds), and lie on my back with my legs down and my arms out to either side at shoulder level, with the back of my wrists on the floor and a weight in each hand, ---- you might call this the crucifiction position if that doesn't upset any christians here.
I then raise the weights upwards above my chest until my arms are together, then lower them. This i do very slowly, sinse that exercize is all about working the chest and pectoral muscles.
Actually describing all this makes me want to get back to it. I've missed a few months due to guide dog training and not getting started after I finished, but it always makes me feel better and is also very good for my singing as well.
I hope this description makes sense, but I'd actually recommend people go to an instructor once to get a routine, and make sure your doing it correctly, sinse you can do yourself injuries if you exercize in the wrong way.
For instance, if I did the first weight exercize where I bring the weights up to my chin starting out with locked arms, I'd risk popping my elbow joints, which would obviously not be fun.
With our dreaming and singing, Ceaseless and sorrowless we! The glory about us clinging Of the glorious futures we see,
Our souls with high music ringing; O men! It must ever be
That we dwell in our dreaming and singing, A little apart from ye. (Arthur O'Shaughnessy 1873.)