Your body can be a portable gym: how to ditch membership fees and expensive equipment

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In the top 5% of all research outputs scored by Altmetric

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news: 19 news outlets
blogs: 1 blog
twitter: 10 X users

facebook: 3 Facebook pages
reddit: 1 Redditor
bluesky: 4 Bluesky users

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Article details
Title	Your body can be a portable gym: how to ditch membership fees and expensive equipment
Published by	The Conversation
DOI	10.64628/aa.svxfrfmvw
Authors	Hoek, Dan, Fyfe, Jackson
Abstract	Have you ever thought of your body as a portable gym? It can be, whether it’s squats in the park or push-ups at home.

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Geographical breakdown

Geographical breakdown
Country	Count	As %
Australia	4	40%
South Africa	1	10%
Thailand	1	10%
Unknown	4	40%

Demographic breakdown

Type
Type	Count	As %
Members of the public	8	80%
Scientists	1	10%
Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors)	1	10%

Attention Score in Context

This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 160. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 02 April 2026.

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