{"id":7500,"date":"2013-01-18T10:27:05","date_gmt":"2013-01-18T14:27:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/leehayward.com\/blog\/cheesy-hotel-gym-workout\/"},"modified":"2013-01-23T00:50:20","modified_gmt":"2013-01-23T04:50:20","slug":"cheesy-hotel-gym-workout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leehayward.com\/blog\/cheesy-hotel-gym-workout\/","title":{"rendered":"Cheesy Hotel Gym Workout"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><P><br \/>\nEvery once in a while you may find yourself working out in some pretty cheesy hotel gyms. But any workout is better than no workout. <\/p>\n<p>I actually think that it&#8217;s a good idea to workout in a crappy gym from time to time because it makes you appreciate a proper gym all that much more.<\/p>\n<p>In the video below I&#8217;m working out in a cheesy hotel gym. Now I didn&#8217;t choose this particular hotel because of the gym, but because they have efficiency units with a full kitchen. I think being able to prepare and eat decent meals when traveling is the most important thing. The <em>&#8220;fitness center&#8221;<\/em> that they offered was an extra bonus. However, it did look much more appealing on the website than it was in person.<\/p>\n<p><center><br \/>\n<strong><font color=\"brown\">Click PLAY To Watch The Video&#8230;<\/font><\/strong><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"590\" height=\"332\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/BPPMWJETlVI?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<I><U>Note:<\/u> if you can&#8217;t watch the embedded video clip above,<br \/>\nyou can watch it right on my YouTube Channel by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=BPPMWJETlVI\" title=\"Cheesy Hotel Gym Workout\" target=\"_blank\"><U>Clicking Here<\/u><\/a><\/i><\/p>\n<p><strong><font color=\"brown\">2nd Part Of The Cheesy Hotel Gym Workout&#8230;<\/font><\/strong><br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"590\" height=\"332\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/0-Eo-LY0UGc\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<I><U>Note:<\/u> if you can&#8217;t watch the embedded video clip above,<br \/>\nyou can watch it right on my YouTube Channel by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=0-Eo-LY0UGc\" title=\"Cheesy Hotel Gym Dumbbell Workout\" target=\"_blank\"><U>Clicking Here<\/u><\/a><\/i><\/p>\n<p>===========================================<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.leehayward.com\/12-week-workout-program\/index.htm\" title=\"FREE 12 Week Workout\" target=\"_blank\"><U>Download Your FREE 12 Week Workout Program<\/a><\/u><br \/>\n===========================================<br \/>\n<\/center><\/p>\n<p>The cheesy hotel gym workout routine is very simple, just do every freakin exercise you can do with the limited equipment available, don&#8217;t make it any more complicated than that \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n<p><U><strong>This particular workout consisted of&#8230;<\/strong><\/u><\/p>\n<p><em>&#8211; 5 minutes on the squeaky elliptical to warm up.<br \/>\n&#8211; Then on to a set of lat pull downs (which wasn&#8217;t that bad).<br \/>\n&#8211; Followed by some over stretched chest presses (not good for the shoulders).<br \/>\n&#8211; Then a set of wonky pec dec flys (again, not good for the shoulders).<br \/>\n&#8211; Moving on leg raises which were pretty solid.<br \/>\n&#8211; A few reps of dips, which had to be cut short because the machine didn&#8217;t sound very healthy.<br \/>\n&#8211; Finishing up with wobbly leg raises and clunky single leg curls.<br \/>\n<\/em><br \/>\nI went through several of these interesting circuits along with some push ups and bodyweight squats added in for good measure. And even though this wasn&#8217;t a very structured routine, I still worked up a sweat and got a decent pump from doing it.<\/p>\n<p>Everyday I get e-mails and comments asking how to workout with limited equipment and the answer is simple, make do with whatever equipment you have available. Any workout is better than no workout.<\/p>\n<p>Now with that being said, one thing that I would recommend you get if you have to workout with limited equipment is a set of Heavy Duty Rubber Fitness Bands such as the ones from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.BodyLasticBands.com\" title=\"Body Lastic Bands\" target=\"_blank\"><U>BodyLasticBands.com<\/a><\/u>. These are great for working out when traveling and for home gym workouts.<\/p>\n<p>If I had my time back I would have brought my fitness bands with me for this trip, but I didn&#8217;t because the hotel&#8217;s website said they have a <em>&#8220;fitness center&#8221;<\/em>, but now I know for next time \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n<p><HR><\/p>\n<p>If you don&#8217;t have a set of heavy duty rubber fitness band, then I highly recommend that you order a set from: <a title=\"Body Lastic Bands\" href=\"http:\/\/www.BodyLasticBands.com\" target=\"_blank\"><U>www.BodyLasticBands.com<\/a><\/u><\/p>\n<p>These are adjustable resistance bands that allow you to vary the resistance based on the exercises you are doing. 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