Getting my fitness up

[Shermanator]

Excuse the horrible title, I couldn't think what else to make it

Now that I have a full time job, I'm wanting to (cliche incoming) "turn my life around". Currently I'm pretty unhealthy, junk food was a common staple of my diet, no physical exercise other than walking around the shop I would volunteer at.
Since I got the position I cut down on the junk food (not entirely) and due to being a Parts Person there is a bit of manul labour. The start of making myself fitter and healthier.

I currently weigh around 53kg and I'm 6"2', which means I'm dangerously underweight and so I want to bump up my weight with muscle rather than fat.

So, other than the gym (as that's a cliche, and I don't like clichés; hypocritical I know considering what I just wrote) what other ways are there?
I've been suggested walking, jogging, running which will all help my stamina and fitness, not so much the weight/muscle.

So any generic fitness suggestions?

Very vague post I know, really difficult to explain my line of thinking.

[Shermanator]

Mothersruin said:

Lift stuff and eat loads - cliche or not.

If you still dismiss it, then I don't care - good luck.

Can "lift stuff and eat loads" be done without a gym membership etc? Well obviously the eat one can be.
Could doing the manual labour etc carrying doors and the like at work be classed as "lift stuff"?

[Shermanator]

The people who go to the gym are my issue, everyone I could possibly know who goes to the gym on a regular basis are complete tts.
As for the home gym suggestion; fun fact: Not everyone has that sort of space and money... (If you're going to be snarky to me, I'll be snarky right back)

I'm 19, I've always been this skinny. I've been to dietitians before, and I eat as much as I can. Not much works, which is exactly why I am trying/planning on increasing weight with fitness/muscle rather than just outright fat.

I just want to be generally fitter and healthier, not specialising in anything in particular.

In terms of visiting the GP, that is my absolute last resort solution. If this whole regime doesn't work.

I'll have a look at "PT"

[Shermanator]

gregs656 said:

Shermanator said:

The people who go to the gym are my issue, everyone I could possibly know who goes to the gym on a regular basis are complete tts.
As for the home gym suggestion; fun fact: Not everyone has that sort of space and money... (If you're going to be snarky to me, I'll be snarky right back)

You wouldn’t be going for them though, would you? You’d be going for your self. So who cares what anyone else is doing or is like?

I wasn’t being snarky. And actually if you don’t like gym people this does seem like an easy solution. FWIW I built a pretty decent home gym - twice - for about £100 buying second hand. Doesn’t have to be expensive but you do need a little bit of space.

Fair enough, me being in a bad mood plus you're "get over it" probably made me jump to the conclusion of snarkiness. (Remind me not to come on this site when annoyed)

Even though a home gym seems a lot cheaper than I thought I still don't have the space. I live with my parents, in an already overcrowded house, and while we have 2 sheds one is falling down and the other has bikes, garden furniture and car washing stuff in it. No space for another shed.

I think I will be eating better, while going for a walk every night. Once everything starts to fall into place I'll start jogging etc.
I'll also throw in some sit-ups and press-ups in there at some point.
Will stay away from the gym until later, but will still go at some point in the next few years.

[Shermanator]

Also, many people have said to go to the doctors about the weight vs height issue. The only reason I haven't yet is due to the worry of what they'll do. My main thought is they'll just put me on 12 million tablets that I need to take 6 times daily, which I refuse to happen (overexageration to make the point). I assume I'll just have to go, tell them I don't want tablets etc and see what else they say?