What is the difference between calisthenics and gym and how to choose?

When it comes to fitness, most people’s first reaction is to go for a run or find training videos to follow. This is calisthenics. There are also some people who only consider going to the gym for fitness after being recommended by many fitness instructors. There is a big difference between fitness in the gym and fitness by yourself. So what do you think is the difference between fitness in the gym and fitness in the gym? Let’s go take a look below!

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1. The difference between two fitness methods

Generally speaking, we will choose to go to the gym not only because The venue of the gym and the guidance of the coach are also because the gym has a wealth of equipment that can meet our needs for exercising various parts of the body. The use of equipment in the process of fitness brings better muscle-building effects than freehand training.

Although freehand training is relatively simple in the use of equipment, or even just bodyweight training, it can make a variety of postures and movements to make fitness more interesting. Moreover, freehand training does not limit the venue, which is very suitable for us to exercise in any venue space.

In fact, both training methods can achieve certain results. However, the specific choice must also follow specific personal characteristics and preferences. Some people may be pursuing muscle mass, so going to the gym to use equipment to stimulate muscles is a good way. If you just want to lose weight healthily and are not overly obsessed with muscles, then such friends can achieve results by choosing to exercise at home.

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2. How to choose between the two methods

1. Clarify your fitness goals p>

For friends who are working out, even novices will know their fitness plan very well. In other words, before we exercise, we will make a plan that suits us. So is our goal at this stage to gain muscle or lose fat? How long is the cycle? What kind of exercise do you need to do every day to match it? Do these exercises require going to the gym and using equipment? After evaluating our own series of situations, we can know how to choose.

2.Choose specific movements or equipment

After completing the above step, we can make a plan for our goals. For example, we have decided to go to the gym to exercise, so which part of ourselves do we want to use the equipment to exercise? What actions do we need to do to achieve these parts? Or we choose to train with bare hands. What actions can we choose when doing body weight training with bare hands? These are things we should consider carefully.