Working out

Work out videos. I do 30 Day Shred and Biggest Loser...Cardio Blast i think its called. I do them in my bedroom and you don't need much room. They are great work outs too.

Work out videos, local classes (try new things like kickboxing, yoga, etc) or riding bikes with a friends. There are a plethora of ways to get exercise without hitting a gym.

If you dont have access to the videos use a clock and your body....push ups, side planks, sit ups, jumping jacks, lunges...you can lift "weights" with milk gallons, laundry detergent or canned goods...you can make a line on the ground with a belt and jump over it back and forth, you can dance to the radio or you can walk up and down the stairs over and over....the goal is to get your heart rate up....be inventive belly dance in front of the mirror, do the old school squat thrusts - even better do a combination of all of them for 30 minutes (or more).

If you've never tried to fight it, you will soon find Gravity is a *****. Push ups, sit ups, pull ups, squats, etc. Anything that you do to move yourself against gravity is work. Lie flat on the floor and get up to your feet as quickly as you can, 30 times, with no rest. Bet it get's your heart pumping. Now squat down and touch the floor between your feet, without stopping to rest look up and the ceiling and try to jump up and touch it. Put in a CD and dance like no one is watching. Run around the house, the block, or the town. Just because it doesn't fall into a "category" doesn't disqualify it as a workout. Get your heart rate up so it's difficult but not impossible to talk, break a sweat, and feel a little burn in your muscles and you're doing just as much of a workout as someone at a "gym".

I used to be the same about the gym! I just hated it because it seemed like I would be the ONLY one not in shape there, but once I started taking my ipod and just tuning everyone else out it worked wonders. As long as I have my music up loud, I don't pay much attention to anyone else lol. Another trick, I've started is covering up the part on the machine w/my distance, calories burned, and time w/a towel. I tend to get discouraged if I'm not doing as well as the person next to me, so I only move my towel after a couple of songs and see how far I've got.

And another thing that worked for me, is a sweat band. You can get one at Walmart for $5 and wrap it around your stomach really tight and it causes you to sweat more while working out. It really works!