Reddit reviews You Are Your Own Gym: The Bible of Bodyweight Exercises for Men and Women

You should check out /r/bodyweightfitness. They can really point you in the right direction for doing some awesome at-home workouts. I also do yoga via Yogaglo. The first two weeks are free and it's $18/month thereafter. It's been great for helping me to keep up my yoga practice while I'm in between studios. I am also doing You Are Your Own Gym with my boyfriend and it's been great!

Subreddits to check out:

/r/Fitness

/r/bodyweightfitness

/r/keto

/r/loseit

My success story:

For the first 2 months, all I ate was fruit, veggies, and sources of protein. I cut out all bread/grain and dairy. I drank nothing but water. This coupled with bodyweight training (pushups, pullups, core, squats) and 30-second sprints made me lose 20 lbs in the first month. In the second month, I learned about Convict Conditioning and You are Your Own Gym. I also recommend SimpleFit if you only have about 15-20 minutes in the day to exercise. What I learned from these programs has helped me shed 20 more lbs. I still loosely follow my original diet (I caved in, I just had to eat bread/grain) by taking in the same amount of macros (protein, carbohydrates, fat).

Which is more important: diet or exercise?:

I would say that diet attributes to about 70 percent of a person's weight loss. Perhaps even more. That's how important diet is.

I'm assuming you didn't retire due to injury.

Here are some suggestions that are related to what you like:

• A different form of dance than what you were doing. There are hundreds of different types you can take up, many of which are great fun.
  
• Gymnastics. Yes, there are classes for adults. If you don't want a class, you could pick up Convict Conditioning or You Are Your Own Gym.
  
• Capoeira (Example if you've never seen it.)
  
  I know you said you eat well, but cutting out processed foods and sugar for a month or two could make a difference. It's likely you're eating the same as you were when you were more active, which is why you've put on a bit extra. Cutting back slightly will help with that.

well, I have just joined a crossfit affiliate gym. So far, we have only been doing bodyweight stuff, so mostly stuff that around the internet ive found called travel workouts of the day (apparently because you can do them while travelling, since they require little to no equipment)

HERE is a listing of a lot of these workouts, and HERE is an awesome generator that picks a workout for you on random. Just select bodyweight (or whichever category you like) and it'll generate a workout for you

Don't really know how fittit thinks about cross fit, but I think if you don't take it too seriously, and just take it for what it is (a high intensity, short duration workout) and of course, not become obsessed, then I think it is a good workout. I personally like it because I like its style, but I am in no position to say whether it is worse/better than anything else out there

Also, you might wanna checkout You are your own gym which has its own subreddit at /r/YAYOG which seemed like an awesome book, but I've been seeing better progress with xFit (but that, in all honesty, is probably because I have joined the gym with some of my friends and my wife, and I find the company much more motivating than working out alone, and keeps me from skipping workouts. I have been much more committed now than I was when I was following that book, so it is probably entirely my fault and not the book's)

if you are still reading, sorry I poured out such a long reply, but honestly, i LOVE BW workouts... they are so cool and simple and you can do them everywhere. Stick to them, or add them to any other routine you've got, they're god damned awesome, and at the very least, they are SO MUCH FUN :D

Push ups are great exercise, but pushing is only one of the four main categories: push, pull, core, legs

http://www.amazon.com/You-Are-Your-Own-Gym/dp/0971407614

I'm following YAYOG and functional strength has been gaining faster than I ever had doing free weights. The ability to do it anywhere keeps things interesting by going outside and enjoying fresh air.

I recommend this book:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0971407614/ref=redir_mdp_mobile/183-6270918-2720042

Somebody on reddit suggested this book for home workouts with minimal equipment.
It has a lot of home exercises and often includes ways to increase/decrease the effort required for each one.
It has been a really good book for me to have around. I am gym-phobic.
I figure that probably all the information in the book is available online via various resources. I like the convenience of having it all in book form as I stumble through my attempts to work out and motivate myself.

I generally hate workout books. I think they are a waste of money. However, I am glad I got this book. It was cheap and it was the exact sort of information I needed.

Gym? Who needs one?

Forget the home gym

You are your own gym!

Seriously, this book is good, buying useless expensive shit is an american addiction.