strength/weight training at home

chaaalgeo
chaaalgeo Posts: 70
in Fitness and Exercise
i cant get to the gym as i have 3 small children i have an elliptical and exercise bike and try to use it daily but on mfp lots of people suggest weight/ strength training is good too. i dont really know where to start and can you do it without much equipment. any ideas would be great.thanks

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  • TeaBea
    TeaBea Posts: 14,517 Member
    You can start without weights ..... push ups, sit ups, squats

    I like this video ....the whole thing is without equipment

    http://www.collagevideo.com/workout-video/kelly-coffeys-30-minutes-to-fitness-body-training-5756

    Pilates and power yoga are other forms of exercise that don't require weights (just a mat)
  • LaurenEIngram
    LaurenEIngram Posts: 4 Member
    I cancelled my gym membership a while back due to finances. I've invested in some barbells (8 lbs) and a couple of resistance bands, which allow me to do at-home strength training. There's also a lot you can do using your own body weight (pushups, crunches, tricep dips, etc.) If you Pinterest, I'd recommend checking out their Health and Fitness section. Some of it is hooey, but there are a lot of solid at-home workouts.
  • chaaalgeo
    chaaalgeo Posts: 70
    great thanks i will check that out.x
  • chaaalgeo
    chaaalgeo Posts: 70
    just looking at some dumbells they are a good price is 2kilos heavy enough do you think

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