Help putting together an at home exercise plan?

krissy3773
krissy3773 Posts: 44 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
Wondering if someone would be willing to help me put together an exercise plan at home to tone up. I am 147lb 5'6. I just want to build muscle and tone all over!! Any help is appreciated!!!

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  • LeahT84
    LeahT84 Posts: 202 Member
    You have to find things that you enjoy doing. A lot of people talk about Jillian Michaels 30 Day Shred, and it's a great way to tone up! I have tried it, but due to my bad knees and still being about 60 pounds over weight, I had trouble with it, but I plan on trying again. Right now, if I don't go to the gym, I use my dumb bells. You can youtube or google different exercises that you can use, and you can even find a bunch on pinterest.com. Good luck to you!
  • jaz050465
    jaz050465 Posts: 3,508 Member
    I'm about the same. I'm 5ft 7 and about 149 pounds. I'm starting Body Revution when I get back from holiday next Wednesday. I'm in Italy so have probably put on weight anyway!!
  • toutmonpossible
    toutmonpossible Posts: 1,580 Member
    What equipment do you have at home, or are willing to buy? At home I have a range of dumbbells,, a body bar (light barbell), a small bench for step ups, and an exercise ball that can be used for a bench, and some resistance bands, among other equipment.
  • SyntonicGarden
    SyntonicGarden Posts: 944 Member
    I found the 30DS videos online. My cable package also offers Video On Demand which has some free programs on it. When I don't do either of those, I've done C25K and a lot of time on the recumbent bike. Free weights for the arms. :)
  • Mario_Az
    Mario_Az Posts: 1,331 Member
    get you a pull up bar Iron Gym Total Upper Body Workout Bar get you some dumbbells

    and watch this guys he does alot of homeworkouts will be good for you for some tips


    http://www.youtube.com/user/scooby1961/videos

    good luck

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  • kckBxer396
    kckBxer396 Posts: 460 Member
    I do a lot of my exercise at home.The company I work for closed down,so a gym membership is not within my budget right now. Remember that it's easy to be thrifty. Using a box of books, gallon jugs of sand,bags of cans, et cetera work well in place of weights (just weigh them to see how heavy/light they are). I really like 6 week sixpack,and I haven't tried it,but a lot of people see success with 30 day shred. I found both of them on Youtube. I don't always follow the videos though,after a while they don't hold my attention. I always make sure to incorporate squats, sumo squats,chair pushups, planks, side planks with at least 10 dips each,and some form of jackknife crunches. Generally, I like to take in a walk, hike, or jog at least 2-3 times a week (more often if I have the time). Cleaning can also be turned into useful exercise, you just have to incorporate movements that will work muscles. The very most important thing I have learned about exercise at home? Make sure that you have the willpower to do it. Nobody is watching or coaching you,so it's easy to say, "Meh, I will do it tomorrow," and continually neglect it. Best of luck to you!
  • Alta2000
    Alta2000 Posts: 655 Member
    Try blogilates.com Casey has a calendar with specific exercises every day. Also at the Befit channel on youtube you can find different videos and experiment with the ones you like.

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