How to Improve Your Fitness — Without Going to the Gym (Ep. 231)

Fun fact: people were fit long before we invented bench pressing or treadmills. We talk about how to ditch the gym without giving up your health. Full show notes This week’s episode is sponsored by: Audible: Get a free audiobook download and a free 30-day trial by going to audible.com/CIG or texting “CIG” to 500-500 on your phone. Brilliant: Accelerate your learning in math, science, and computer science. Start learning for free at Brilliant.org/CollegeInfoGeek — and if you're one of the first 83 people to use this link, you'll also get 20% off your subscription. Things mentioned in this episode: Tim Ferriss' Secrets of Gymnastic Strength Training episode Gymnastic Bodies Yoga With Adriene on YouTube Bodyweight Fitness subreddit Nerd Fitness 30-day dead hang challenge T Nation Yes4All Deluxe Chin Up Bar Doorway Turtles All the Way Down, by John Green Stealing Fire, by Steven Kotler and Jamie Wheal Strava (iOS | Android) Thomas on Strava Want more cool stuff? You can find all sorts of great tools at my Resources page. You can also get a free copy of my book, 10 Steps to Earning Awesome Grades (While Studying Less), by staying up to date with the College Info Geek newsletter. Timestamps: 0:01:08 - Doing yoga or body weight exercises as an easy way to improve your fitness 0:16:26 - Building your own home gym 0:25:13 - Sponsor: Audible (Listening to audiobooks) 0:29:55 - Sponsor: Brilliant (Learning problem-solving skills) 0:31:14 - Building your own home gym (continued) 0:35:30 - Trying out different sports 0:43:40 - Recap and conclusion If you enjoyed this episode, subscribe to the podcast on iTunes! It's easy, you'll get new episodes automatically, and it also helps the show gain exposure :) You can also leave a review! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.