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I go bouldering (indoor rock climbing) at least once/twice a month. I want to go more, but it works out quite expensive. I used to do a lot of cycling (road bik

I go bouldering (indoor rock climbing) at least once/twice a month. I want to go more, but it works out quite expensive. I used to do a lot of cycling (road bike) but had to sell my bike. Really I want to start going to the gym. I'm 6ft 3", 10st and a terrible BMI - which is to be expected. Now that I've started putting on a bit of weight (I was 9 stone, regardless of what and when I ate) I feel like I could be doing more to turn it into muscle and actually tone myself a bit. It's a thing for me to do throughout 2014 I think.

teleclimber 13y ago
I started bouldering a few times a week during lunchtime this year. It's been great. I had to put money down for the full year membership (having to pay every time you go is a good way to lose motivation to go.) I find simply lifting weights gets too boring and I lose interest. At a bouldering gym there are constantly new problems to work on. There is also a nice community/vibe to go with it which is great if you work alone from home. It's definitely expensive though!
- geoka9 13y ago
  > I find simply lifting weights gets too boring and I lose interest. I find it hardly boring when I actually lift. I mean, if it's hard (as it's supposed to be), I may be overexerting, but I'm certainly not bored. I also found that bringing a book to read in between the sets helps a lot - before I had been just lounging around the gym for 3-4 minutes every time after doing a set (that was a bit boring). I also found that for me, lifting is a great complimentary exercise to do in the evening (shortly before going to bed), while the main exercise of the day should be some kind of a cardio workout/sport.
- jbrooksuk 13y ago
  Actually... I could start going on my dinner. It's about a 5 minute drive, which gives me a good 40 minutes to do so. I can eat before/after too. I never thought about that. But that would be expensive at £11 a session. It's the shoe and chalk hire at £4. Might be worth buying some shoes. There is also a gym 2 minutes down the road, that I've never thought about. Again, that's something else I could do which would be cheaper. I'd need someone to spot me lifting because I'm a "pussy" as my mates call me haha.

teleclimber 13y ago

I started bouldering a few times a week during lunchtime this year. It's been great. I had to put money down for the full year membership (having to pay every time you go is a good way to lose motivation to go.) I find simply lifting weights gets too boring and I lose interest. At a bouldering gym there are constantly new problems to work on. There is also a nice community/vibe to go with it which is great if you work alone from home. It's definitely expensive though!

geoka9 13y ago
> I find simply lifting weights gets too boring and I lose interest. I find it hardly boring when I actually lift. I mean, if it's hard (as it's supposed to be), I may be overexerting, but I'm certainly not bored. I also found that bringing a book to read in between the sets helps a lot - before I had been just lounging around the gym for 3-4 minutes every time after doing a set (that was a bit boring). I also found that for me, lifting is a great complimentary exercise to do in the evening (shortly before going to bed), while the main exercise of the day should be some kind of a cardio workout/sport.
jbrooksuk 13y ago
Actually... I could start going on my dinner. It's about a 5 minute drive, which gives me a good 40 minutes to do so. I can eat before/after too. I never thought about that. But that would be expensive at £11 a session. It's the shoe and chalk hire at £4. Might be worth buying some shoes. There is also a gym 2 minutes down the road, that I've never thought about. Again, that's something else I could do which would be cheaper. I'd need someone to spot me lifting because I'm a "pussy" as my mates call me haha.