Hoborobics - Get Fit For Free

Bodyweight workouts are well-known to be one of the most beneficial, sustainable and cost effective ways to increase health, decrease the chances of injury and build functional strength.

Since these exercises can be done almost anywhere, excuses for not, are futile. After all, sitting is the new smoking and it’s imperative that our made-to-move bodies continually fight the urge to become sedentary mounds of mush.

I spend a lot of time travelling by car and commuting by bike, so my upper body tends to get neglected, my hip flexors get tight and the monotony of the movement leaves my mind craving variety.

To combat this, I turn to hoborobics.

Hoborobics is the act of using free, public spaces (playgrounds/schoolyards, building ledges/stairs, parks/picnic areas) or everyday objects (bicycle racks, guardrails, found items, industrial equipment) to motivate and facilitate a pay-no-fee bodyweight workout or a much needed stretching session.

The best thing about hoborobics, besides that it’s free, is that your destination dictates your routine, decreasing your risk of exercise plateau and encouraging your brain to get creative. Plus, you control the intensity with repetitions, rest time and the number of sets.

If you stumble on a set of monkey bars, parallel bars or a solid building ledge. Try some pull ups, chin ups, hanging leg raises, bar dips and deadhangs.

If you’ve found solid ground. Throw in some push ups, v-sits, squats, handstands, planks and burpees.

Don’t forget to warm up for a minute or two before getting into the action. Jumping jacks, running on the spot and simple stretching goes a long way.

Your body is an incredible movement machine that does so much for you, why not pay it forward by giving something back with a healthy dose of hoborobics.