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[conbon78]

Does anyone else hate working out in Korea?

At home, I used to compete in triathlons, worked out 5-7 times per week, and generally loved it. Here, I think it is impossible to work out. The equipment is old, sometimes doesn't work properly, its hard to make friends at the gym, and it just doesn't have the same feeling as being at home. With that said, I did find friends to run the 1/2 marathon in Seoul this year, but now those friends have moved on and I'm back to doing nothing. Does anyone else lack motivation to work out here?

[red_devil]

[Bloopity Bloop]

The Bloopity Gym:

- Download P90X
- Buy a 20,000 won pull-up bar + 25,000 won resistance band + 15,000 won yoga mat
- ???
- Profit

No crowds + great results

[Pwillig]

Yea, my routine has gotten pretty redundant. There aren't a lot of different exercises I can do at my gym due to lack of appropriate benches, weights and space

And I hate running in my gym. There's hardly any air circulation and it's quite stifling when I'm trying to bust my ass. I guess it's fine for everyone else doing their walking

[asams]

I've been running about 2-3 km a day for the past month or two along with pushups and different exercises in my apartment. I also play basketball for 2-3 hours whenever I can get to the courts. I actually quite like running on the streets here because you get the inclines and people in your way so not only am I working on my running I building up my agility and lateral quickness when I have to dodge a scooter or ajumma.

I'll be joining a gym next week to get some weight training in; we'll see how it goes then.