Traning at home help?

I used to train evryday for at least 2-3 hours in my backyard and it was really good. Now my parents moved to a damn apartment where ther is no backyard. I use to practice lots of bagua/Xin yi , meditation, Sil Lum tao a wing chun form that was good for balance and body structure. As well as strectching, punching, kicking and push ups. Now that im the apartment, I cant really do all these things, all I do now is external exercise, leg raises for abs and push ups, thats it, i have no more will to do all the others epacialy the internal arts because it doesnt look ghood doing it at home on the carpet. What can i do to regain will to train at home? Or is it all useless? because i used to do it outdoor near the trees and stuff. Is it useless to practice internal arts indoor at home? because my cousin told me about doin meditation outdoor on real grass helps you develop more strenght because you bring up power from the ground. Briefly what can i do that works equally indoor/outdoor? behones

Traning at home help?
Ok I will give this a shot for you.





Sometime when you are forced to train yourself in an environment that is hostile to what you normally need I can think of a few things that may help sooth the transition.





First MUSIC: Use music, esp sounds of the outdoors and nature or what you are used to hearing when you work out, that sound setting can help your mind get into the imaginary setting that you will need to obtain to succeed.





Second Images: Cover your walls with images of a locale or setting that is friendly rather than negative to your training. That is what is unique about human beings over other animals. We can adapt our surrounding to us and our needs.





That is what you need to do, best duplicate the sight, sound and smell of your former atmosphere and when you can esp in good weather, go to a wooded area if their is one and train there alone, or find one or two others whom have a geat training place and work with them.





good luck hope this helps some.
Reply:well...you cans till dreaw strength from the Earth, although this may take more willpower than going outside.





For training indoors, it helps to clear some of the furniture and arrange things in a way that make you feel comfortable.





Other things that can contribute to an increase in your comfort is music, decorations, scented oils, etc. (practice Fueng Shui)





The only thing that may hinder your indoor practice is the people that live with you or in the smae building.





I myself had hell trying to practice meditation and energy techniques for shaolin and ki-aikido because of the lifestyles of family/room mates.





If this is an issue, that scout out a location in or near your building that would contribute positively to your practice. Sometimes going to the roof or basement helps, or a nearby park.





This is assuming, of course, that you are allowed the freedom to do such. It is still possible to practice the internal arts with dedication, even if the environment works against your development.





Good luck. I hope this helps you





PS It helps if you don't attract attention to yourself while you practice.
Reply:I know the feeling that you are having. I think that it has more to do with not feeling like the area that you have to train in is a training area any more. Also you may find that you are forcing yourself to train when you are not really in the mood which is going to attach a negative feeling to your training and make you want to train even less.





My advice is if you prefer training in the outdoors then go find yourself a park or if that's too public then you'll have to modify your surroundings at home.





For Ba Gua I recomend getting a big mat with a Yin Yang symbol on it to practice walking the circle, this is how it is supposed to be done to an extent anyway and it makes it feel cool whilst you do it, if this works then flow from that straight into other forms and flow into harder workouts, this will ease you into the right train of though and eventually you will associate the mat as your new training space and this has the benefit of being portable so you won't ever have to go through this again.... Next problem, getting a mat lol... I have one, my mum made it lol, you can't have mine though ;-)





Another great Ba Gua training idea is to get bricks and practice walking the circle on these, check out this pic http://www.egreenway.com/vsjournal/image...





Realistically with internal forms it shouldn't matter where you are, it will be harder for you to focus but in turn this can potentially help your focus.





Good luck dude.
Reply:Why oh why are you limiting yourself?





If you are serious about practicing then don't let yourself be influenced by issues as mundane as available space. Of course you can practice... Your state of mind makes it so - or not!





Accept the decision of your parents in their move to an apartment, clarify your circumstance and get on with it - stop dilli-dallying!