exercises to do at home...

fabtastic86
fabtastic86 Posts: 2 Member
edited September 27 in Fitness and Exercise
..... I have recently quit the gym as cant afford it any more and need to find ways to burn calories that are free to do! i just dont know where to start!! help!

Replies

  • Tennessee2019
    Tennessee2019 Posts: 676 Member
    bump
  • laddyboy
    laddyboy Posts: 1,565 Member
    www.bodybuilding.com
  • TNelly
    TNelly Posts: 16
    Step up the chores, use cans of food and or bottles of detergeant as weights.. give yourself extra trips. Instead of carrying one load of laundry to be put away at a time make several small trips... Keep moving...GOOD LUCK
  • Shizzman
    Shizzman Posts: 527 Member
    Fitdeck (just an idea)
  • RunHardBeStrong
    RunHardBeStrong Posts: 33,069 Member
    bodybuilding.com or bodyrocktv are both GREAT sites full of info and routines!
  • new_view
    new_view Posts: 47 Member
    Buy a soft medicine ball and some bands. I know it is spending money on those items but it is worth it as you won't have to spend it again. There are zillions of workouts to do with these items and I get all mine from shape magazine or weight watchers. As a female this has worked best for me and running outdoors.
  • kjb0976
    kjb0976 Posts: 68
    Jumping jacks, jump rope, glut kicks, taking a walk/jog/run around the neighborhood, sets of doing push ups, squats, lunges. Body weight is actually a great way to stregnth train. If you have the desire/motivation/and mindset to workout at home, it can be done!
  • ChantalGG
    ChantalGG Posts: 2,404 Member
    Squats, lunges, push ups, jumping jacks, running on the spot, crunches.... you can work out ever part of your body without equipment. A towel can be used for resistance.
  • ohthatmomma
    ohthatmomma Posts: 115
    Sparks people has videos that you can follow. Also, head over to your local library and get a few workout dvd's. Also, about.com will send you fitness newsletters with daily workouts.
  • GaveUp
    GaveUp Posts: 308
    Lots to chose from. It depends on what you were doing at the gym... was it cardio, weighs.... treadmill, bike??????
    There are lots of videos out there for cardio.... Leslie Sansone has some great walking workouts. Jillian michaels has some great circuit training videos. Walking or jogging outside. Research online.

    I don't use a gym. I have a treadmill and alternate with video's
  • cskalaj
    cskalaj Posts: 94 Member
    I wasn't sure how much I could do since I haven't done push ups since high school, but I began this past Sunday doing sets of 10 pushups throughout the day to total 50 (so I fit 5 sets in at some point during the day) and 2 sets of 25 situps. I'm sore and I don't know how much it's really going to help, but it makes me feel like I'm at least doing SOMETHING and the soreness tells me some muscles are being worked. I felt like an idiot doing so few, but it's not like I can expect to jump into it overnight. The pushups are about the weakest, most pathetic ones you'll ever see, but I plan to perfect my form and then add more as my body lets me. Baby steps :)
  • Zeromilediet
    Zeromilediet Posts: 787 Member
    For some ideas Google: home gym on a shoestring
  • fabtastic86
    fabtastic86 Posts: 2 Member
    Thanks everyone :) loads of ideas to get me off to a good start! just need to get the motivation now!!
This discussion has been closed.

Categories