please give me tips on Free Exercise

kfitzs
kfitzs Posts: 48 Member
edited December 18 in Health and Weight Loss
Are there any free exercise programs that dont require much equipment or a gym membership i could try. I would really like to build up some muscle to help burn this fat and to make me look lean when im smaller. I dont currently do any exercise except walking and being on my feet all day at work but i am going to start the C25K program when i get over the whooping cough.
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  • microMXL
    microMXL Posts: 51
    How about the ones at http://www.bodyrock.tv/
  • rileamoyer
    rileamoyer Posts: 2,412 Member
    light dumbbells are not expensive, but you can make weights with milk jugs and work with them (a full one weighs 8 lbs)
  • summer8it
    summer8it Posts: 433 Member
    Check out the "Try before you buy" section on t-tapp.com -- I lost an inch in each thigh just doing the Awesome Legs exercise every night for a week.
  • pinkhu13
    pinkhu13 Posts: 133
    On Youtube put "BeFit" in the search bar. They have tons of free workouts to choose from. I like some of the Denise Austin ones. She has some 20min butt kicker vids.
  • brittdaw32
    brittdaw32 Posts: 14
    Run! All you need is a good pair of shoes. Or you could invest $10 and get a Jillian Michael dvd for working out at home. All you need are some light weights between 1-3lbs. It's seriously the best $10 I have spent!
  • Rhea30
    Rhea30 Posts: 625 Member
    Check out youtube, there are a ton of different exercise routines and ideas on there
  • krunchykat
    krunchykat Posts: 158 Member
    bump
  • JayByrd107
    JayByrd107 Posts: 282 Member
    http://nerdfitness.com/blog/top-posts/

    http://www.builtlean.com/category/best-workout-routines-men-women/
  • SammyKatt
    SammyKatt Posts: 363 Member
    http://www.youtube.com/user/ZuzkaLight?feature=chclk

    http://www.youtube.com/user/BeFitin90

    http://www.fitnessblender.com/
  • rockette7
    rockette7 Posts: 18
    You can do lots of things with no equipment or money.
    Get out and walk around your neighbourhood. Kick a ball around with friends. Run up and down the stairs. Put on some music and do some crazy dancing round your living-room.
    You can do body-weight exercises, like squats, push-ups, triceps dips, crunches...loads! Use bottles of water or tins of food instead of weights.
  • Toddrific
    Toddrific Posts: 1,114 Member
    Youtube has a TON on exercise videos. You can learn the moves then make up your own routines.

    As others said check out:

    bodyrock (charliesjames1975)
    Zuzka Light (ZuzkaLight)
    BeFitin90
    etc

    also, for fun....youtube ghetto workout =)
  • kfitzs
    kfitzs Posts: 48 Member
    Wow thanks everyone i didn't think there would be much for free. I will have to check them all out and maybe give them all a go :)
  • jj3120
    jj3120 Posts: 358
    The nerd fitness beginners routine is a great place to start! I am on week 4, still can't do a full push up but I will get there : )
  • LilynEdensmom
    LilynEdensmom Posts: 612 Member
    bumping for later :)
  • _rosegray
    _rosegray Posts: 26 Member
    from my experience running's worked for me.. i'm never motivated enough to continue with the youtube ones! if you find one you like its great though. i quite like the ones here: http://www.youtube.com/user/blogilates?ob=0, they're pretty hard but keep you motivated and there are loads there :)
  • Weaz66
    Weaz66 Posts: 1,846 Member
    Thanks for posting this question as I was researching things to do myself. I don't have money for a gym, nor are there any in my local area. I work 12 hour shifts standing all day and the last thing I want to do is travel after work. i want to workout at home and don't have spare room to house alot of big, bulky equipment. I love all the ideas and websites others are sharing....thanks!
  • lifes_revenge
    lifes_revenge Posts: 49 Member
    I just started level 1 of the jillian michaels 30 day shred, each routine is only like 20-30mins, its hard going but you can find it free on youtube
  • papastu
    papastu Posts: 737 Member
    walking

    bags of sugar

    back of a chair

    the steps in your house

    push-ups

    sit ups
  • JMPerlin
    JMPerlin Posts: 287 Member
    Bodyrock.tv is good you may also want to try www.warriorxfit.com you will need a resistance band for that one but nothing else.
  • mimiclown
    mimiclown Posts: 32
    I have heard a hula hoop works wonders. Planning on getting on myself thia weekend.
  • terrellc1
    terrellc1 Posts: 231 Member
    Your local library most likely carries an assortment of exercise videos that you could check out.
  • bethmillerwilson
    bethmillerwilson Posts: 43 Member
    Like others have mentioned, push ups, triceps dips, stairs. Also planks, crunches, lunges. Go to a kid's playground and use the equipment to do things like modified pull ups, full pull ups, use the stairs to do step aerobics, put your feet or knees up on a step or something to do push ups on an angle so that your head is lower than your feet or knees. You could fill empty plastic emergency gas cans with water and do Farmer's walk or push press above your head with one and then walk back and forth with it. There are a number of yoga poses that use your body weight and work the arms and shoulders.
  • kfitzs
    kfitzs Posts: 48 Member
    Thanks for posting this question as I was researching things to do myself. I don't have money for a gym, nor are there any in my local area. I work 12 hour shifts standing all day and the last thing I want to do is travel after work. i want to workout at home and don't have spare room to house alot of big, bulky equipment. I love all the ideas and websites others are sharing....thanks!

    This is exactly the same as me i mostly finish at 10pm at work and its now coming into winter so its harder to get outside to do things plus it rains all the time
  • kfitzs
    kfitzs Posts: 48 Member
    I need to learn how to correctly do all of these things such as pushups and sit ups etc. Don't have stairs available to me or a playground near by. Ill try youtube but i dont think my downloads could cope. I like the idea about the iphone apps. Thanks again everyone so many great ideas.
  • Dauntlessness
    Dauntlessness Posts: 1,489 Member
    If you have Direct TV there are free VODs (Video on Demand) exercise videos. Just download then and go for it :)

    If you yard sale during the summer, maybe look for exercise videos or cheap equipment? (I know you didn't want to spend money but if its cheap, it might be worth it)

    There are a ton of websites that show exercises that require no equipment. Just google it :)
  • Fieldsy
    Fieldsy Posts: 1,105 Member
    youtube.com

    Look up certain workouts and it will show you. Try to find one that has positive comments.
  • KayteeBear
    KayteeBear Posts: 1,040 Member
    I have found a lot of channels on Youtube with lots of workouts! Some are only 10 minute workouts, some have up to 30 minute workouts. And some of the 10 minute ones say you're supposed to do them 3 times through so you have the option of making them longer. Plus some with Zumba.

    http://www.youtube.com/user/popsugartvfit
    http://www.youtube.com/user/ZuzkaLight
    http://www.youtube.com/user/LarissaZumbaCO
    http://www.youtube.com/user/BlogilatesTV
    http://www.youtube.com/user/GRDanceFitness
    http://www.youtube.com/user/SensazaoCrew
    http://www.youtube.com/user/TiffanyRotheWorkouts
    http://www.youtube.com/user/BeFit
    http://www.youtube.com/user/ToneItUpcom
  • GraceK2012
    GraceK2012 Posts: 64 Member
    bump
  • kellyreynolds14
    kellyreynolds14 Posts: 56
    I have been gym-membership free for about 3 years now. I have a good pair of running shoes, a set of dumbells and a yoga mat. I just set myself up with my own personalized beginners weight lifting routine. The best advice I read was to do 2 excersices per muscle group which include:

    Back
    Shoulder
    Chest
    Triceps
    Biceps
    Lower body
    Abdomin

    Then I went online and researched excercises for each muscle group until I found 2 per group that seemed easy enough for me and didn't require heavy equiptment. The biggest reason I am actually USING this routine is because I made a workout log using excel. There is a column that I fill out for every date that I do the routine. Then for each excersice I write down how many reps/sets I did and how much weight I used. I fill it out as I finish up with each excersize so it keeps me organized (because 2 excercises x 7 muscle groups x 3 reps equals alot to keep track of)!

    Good luck!
  • becalee26
    becalee26 Posts: 185 Member
    comcast on demand under sports and fitness. It's free and tons of workouts.
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