So you can't go to the gym...

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  • dnamouse
    dnamouse Posts: 612 Member
    Start with bodyweight, and purchase bits and pieces as you go.

    I work out at home - haven't been in a gym since high school. At one stage I even set up a makeshift squat rack using two chairs (I'm short lol).

    I got my squat rack with bench, bar and weights second hand for $250. Someone somewhere is always upgrading or selling off their old equipment.
  • DeterminedBex
    DeterminedBex Posts: 97 Member
    I've never been to a gym, I work out at home around my children, I have dumbbells (varies sizes) to do weight training with, I use my body weight for weight training, I run out side on the foot path or on my treadmill, I also have a few exercise DVDs like insanity etc....
    I am 3kg off my goal weight all done at home, no trainer or anything!
    You can do it!
  • rza0704
    rza0704 Posts: 5
    I workout at home. I was able to get me a workout program called PiYo and so far I'm loving it. I don't really have any exercise equipment so it was a bonus that I didn't really need one for this particular program. It's saved me a lot of money since I'm not going to the gym. The amount I paid for this program equals a month and a half of a gym membership and I get to keep it with me for as long as I want without renewing annually or paying additional fees lol
  • higgins8283801
    higgins8283801 Posts: 844 Member
    I started lifting a full thing of kitty litter and I don't even have a cat. lol but I can use it in the winter so it wasn't a waste.lol
  • Francl27
    Francl27 Posts: 26,371 Member
    I've never been to a gym, I work out at home around my children, I have dumbbells (varies sizes) to do weight training with, I use my body weight for weight training, I run out side on the foot path or on my treadmill, I also have a few exercise DVDs like insanity etc....
    I am 3kg off my goal weight all done at home, no trainer or anything!
    You can do it!

    It's not about losing weight though, but improving strength and changing body composition.

    I have 45 lbs dumbbells but I can already squat more than that... so there's not much improvement to be made with those.

    I'm going to get an appointment to talk about stronglift 5x5 at the gym, but I'm more worried about what will happen to my body the day I can't go to the gym anymore honestly.
  • JoRocka
    JoRocka Posts: 17,525 Member
    I'm going to get an appointment to talk about stronglift 5x5 at the gym, but I'm more worried about what will happen to my body the day I can't go to the gym anymore honestly.

    I don't understand what that means??

    Like.. you think you're just going to turn into a puddle of flubber the day you stop going to the gym?

    That's not how this works. I find that I'm not happy when I don't go to the gym- so if I'm away for extended periods of time- I make arrangements to go to a local place- or I workout doing HIIT training- or progressively harder body weight exercises.

    But then when I get back home- I get back to it. It's not like muscles disappear over night.
  • bugaboo_sue
    bugaboo_sue Posts: 552 Member
    I'm going to get an appointment to talk about stronglift 5x5 at the gym, but I'm more worried about what will happen to my body the day I can't go to the gym anymore honestly.

    I'm confused. Do you already have a gym membership but for some reason you can't/won't be able to afford it or go or you're going to check out a gym?

    And like Jo said you don't just suddenly going to lose your muscles or any gains you have made if you stop going for a bit.
  • knitapeace
    knitapeace Posts: 1,013 Member
    I think it's all about goals rather than "right" or "wrong". You can get a body you like lifting heavy, but you can also get a body you like with just running or just bodyweight or just eating at a deficit. After you wade through all of the "you musts," you pick a goal and find out what process gets you there. Ignore the rest...until your goals change. :)
  • SeptemberLondon
    SeptemberLondon Posts: 151 Member
    I like www.fitnessblender.com for home workout videos much better than Youtube.
  • BellaGettinFit
    BellaGettinFit Posts: 113 Member
    OUTDOOR GYM. Free!! Check if any of your local parks have one. Get in some good workouts before it gets cold :)

    exactly what i was going to say! walk some stairs. go to a park. just walk outside. bodyweight is free and resistance bands are so cheap.
  • Therealobi1
    Therealobi1 Posts: 3,262 Member
    I like www.fitnessblender.com for home workout videos much better than Youtube.

    i agree with this. they have great workouts
    They have a free 5 day challenge a the moment

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