Something Quiet, Indoors, No Equipment

yinkyo
yinkyo Posts: 78 Member
edited January 24 in Fitness and Exercise
Hello, I'm a bit new to this site... and exercise in general... I'm a fairly new mother, so I don't really get out of the house much, and have to keep the baby occupied while I exercise. Typically I get my SO to watch him, but sometimes our schedules clash (fairly often, considering I also work 2 jobs)

My question is, what, if any, exercises might I be able to do at night, while the baby is sleeping, with no equipment on those days where I don't get exercise in?

Thanks ^_^

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  • JenniTheVeggie
    JenniTheVeggie Posts: 2,474 Member
    Leslie Sansone walk at home dvds!
  • nolongerXXL
    nolongerXXL Posts: 222 Member
    Leslie Sansone walk at home dvds!

    ^ Yup!
  • ctpeace
    ctpeace Posts: 327 Member
    I don't know how long it's been since you gave birth, but at 4 months I started Insanity. It's intense, but I did it with the baby in the next room no problem.
  • SheilaG1963
    SheilaG1963 Posts: 298 Member
    ^^^^This and yoga. Planks, sit ups, resistance band work. Lots of stuff on YouTube!
  • lovelymrsbasham
    lovelymrsbasham Posts: 73
    Yoga! :)
  • bearcrusher
    bearcrusher Posts: 90
    Body weight resistance is super good training.
    Especially if you do it slow.
    Like for push ups try and take 4 seconds to lift up hold for 4 seconds and take 4 seconds coming down.
    It works with all body weight exercises even squats. 4 secs coming down, holding at bottom for 4 secs, and then coming up slowly over 4 seconds.
    Trust me you'll get a great work out that way.
  • lhourin
    lhourin Posts: 144 Member
    Google ZWOW. Her workouts are intense, short, and a lot of them require no equipment.
  • szarlotka717
    szarlotka717 Posts: 85 Member
    You are Your Own Gym/Body By You is a good bodyweight program that you can do indoors with just occasional common household items as "equipment."
  • rmontpetit
    rmontpetit Posts: 31 Member
    Yoga , yoga/pilates or pilates.... great DVD on the market
  • PinkNinjaLaura
    PinkNinjaLaura Posts: 3,202 Member
    If you're fairly new to exercise I agree with the people who suggested the Walk Away The Pounds DVDs. They're a great starting point, and they take up minimal space.
  • I_Will_End_You
    I_Will_End_You Posts: 4,397 Member
    I'd suggest yoga & pilates.
  • sherrirb
    sherrirb Posts: 1,649 Member
    all kinds of workout videos out there.

    Just a small word of advice tho in regards to "something quiet". Dont tip-toe around when the baby is sleeping and get the baby used to complete quiet when he or she is sleeping. You are better off getting the baby used to sleeping when there is more noise then less. JMHO
  • yinkyo
    yinkyo Posts: 78 Member
    Thank you everyone for the suggestions, and please keep them coming... I think tonight I'll do the yoga, since I can find stuff on youtube, and i'll look into some of the other stuff later ^_^ It's definitely helpful though, thank you all. I can already tell this is a great community of people.
  • yinkyo
    yinkyo Posts: 78 Member
    all kinds of workout videos out there.

    Just a small word of advice tho in regards to "something quiet". Dont tip-toe around when the baby is sleeping and get the baby used to complete quiet when he or she is sleeping. You are better off getting the baby used to sleeping when there is more noise then less. JMHO
    Basically when he naps, my SO's grandma also naps (she lives with us) so it's not particularly him I'm worried about waking xD
  • traceyfunk
    traceyfunk Posts: 86
    If you have stairs - just walk up and down. But start slow - 15 minutes and you'll really feel it in the calves the next day!
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