Are there any martial arts, or hobbies that are good exercise, that I can learn at home?

Asked by noodle_poodle (1617

) January 6th, 2012

I am going to be spending about 3 months in a fairly isolated rural location. I am going to need to fill the time somehow. As I work as an illustrator I can spend a lot of my time sat still, so I need something that gets me off my butt!
I already run and walk but the weather at this time of year often prohibits that. It would be preferable to do something that doesn’t require a lot of expensive equipment but I cant really think of anything. Does anyone know of any fun and energetic hobbies that can be done around the home or big indoor spaces?

Any Ideas gratefully received.

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Lots of people love the Wii. (other active motion game consoles are available)

Stinley (11525

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Kickboxing?

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Take some yoga, pilates, tai chi and other fitness/sports training books with you. You determine the level of energy so make sure you know how fast your heart rate should be during aerobic exercises. If you do have a solid source for electricity then DVDs of same and Wii/Xbox/etc. are all good choices. Cutting wood, tossing hay bales, moving hefty bags of feed, shoveling, garden tilling by manual labor, ladder climbing, rope swings… safety :)

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