Help! Need Indoor Exercises with no equipment

vegan4lyfe2012
vegan4lyfe2012 Posts: 1,239 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
HELP! I live in Michigan and it is so rainy and wet outside that I can't get my power walking in. I don't belong to a fitness club and there isn't an indoor walking area around. I need to do some exercises inside at home, but I have no exercise equipment or videos. What do you suggest?

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  • bmaxwell31
    bmaxwell31 Posts: 48 Member
    Jillian Michaels 30 Day Shed....I am on day 3 and love it. You can view it on you tube.
  • kleonard42
    kleonard42 Posts: 204 Member
    In a situation like that I would be becoming best friends with youtube! lol. There are some really good Jillian Michaels workouts that I do on youtube. I also do a whole lot of Zumba using youtube. I can send you my youtube playlist with a bunch of Zumba workouts on it if you want:)

    Other things I can think of are running up and down the stairs (if you have any), dancing, walking in place (maybe there are some Leslie Sansone- Walk at Home videos on youtube)

    I hope this helps a bit!! I never go to the gym and only walk outside with my family....all of my workouts are done at home. Let me know if you want that youtube playlist and feel free to add me if you'd like:)
  • vegan4lyfe2012
    vegan4lyfe2012 Posts: 1,239 Member
    I'd love the youtube play list - how do I get it? Thanks so much!
  • ROCKERFOREVER81
    ROCKERFOREVER81 Posts: 109
    Create your own WOD, 5 different exercises, little rest in between. When finished do rest for 3 min. Try to complete 3 rounds.
  • nvpixie
    nvpixie Posts: 483 Member
    If you like yoga, this is an awesome site with many videos.

    http://www.doyogawithme.com/
  • NinjaKelly
    NinjaKelly Posts: 82
    Jumping Jacks, Burpees, Mountain Climbers, Push Ups, Walking Lunges, Squats. You can use almost anything around the house for weights as well like water bottles, laundry detergent, can goods, bag of dog food, etc....
  • jessmart83
    jessmart83 Posts: 283 Member
    I mostly workout at home as well. I use Youtube and fitnessblender.com
  • scarrletti_girl
    scarrletti_girl Posts: 479 Member
    dancing just put on some music and there ya go lol or if u have the wii then u can play some wii sports.
  • paintlisapurple
    paintlisapurple Posts: 982 Member
    I absolutely LOVE Zumba. (I use the Wii system) It was the best investment ever. My daughter and I have a great time and burn soooo many calories. Sweat sweat sweat!
  • Brianna72994
    Brianna72994 Posts: 887
    Make your own workout. Do some jumping jacks, jog in place, listen to some good music that makes you feel pumped. I personally like to do ab exercises while listening to music. I do one exercise for a whole song, and then at the next song I switch to something new.
  • meeper123
    meeper123 Posts: 3,347 Member
    Youtube has some great things on it i like belly dancing
  • CaffeinatedConfectionist
    CaffeinatedConfectionist Posts: 1,046 Member
    NerdFitness has some good suggestions, especially here: http://www.nerdfitness.com/blog/2009/12/09/beginner-body-weight-workout-burn-fat-build-muscle/

    Check out the website, you may find a lot of helpful stuff there. You can also go to bodybuilding.com and search for exercises that use no equipment. http://www.bodybuilding.com/exercises/
    Just select the body part(s) you want to work and select "none" for equipment type.
  • FitBlackChick
    FitBlackChick Posts: 215 Member
    Jillian Micheal's Banish Fat Boost Metabolism. Right here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTT4W8ygJ7w
    That's no joke.
    Insanity also!
  • canelly
    canelly Posts: 731 Member
    Jumping Jacks, Burpees, Mountain Climbers, Push Ups, Walking Lunges, Squats. You can use almost anything around the house for weights as well like water bottles, laundry detergent, can goods, bag of dog food, etc....


    This... That's what I have done this past year. No gym needed
  • jamercer
    jamercer Posts: 4
    I just finished slim in 6 and really liked it! Came with a band too! Doing chalean extreme now and am loving it! Lots of free stuff on YouTube too! Hope you find what you're looking for:)
  • avocado22
    avocado22 Posts: 19 Member
    I'm going to check out some of these suggestions later on
  • MrsDrake678
    MrsDrake678 Posts: 90 Member
    I LOVE The Firm videos. I had lost my favorite dvd and recently found in on Amazon. Shipped to my house it was only $10. It has 4 separate workouts and in my opinion I feel it more than the 30 day shred or Ripped in 30 and they are more fun. I like my trainers to be moving their *kitten* with me and not just wandering around talking. I also really like Billy Blanks Tae Bo. Fun fun fun :)
  • allisonrozsa
    allisonrozsa Posts: 178 Member
    Check the library for videos/Dvds or on youtube you can search for some longer workout videos for free. Oh, and Goodwill/second hand stores. I've found things there.
  • mcwdvm
    mcwdvm Posts: 54 Member
    The gorilla app gives you daily exercises that use your own body weight.
  • Warchortle
    Warchortle Posts: 2,197 Member
    Bands that make her... nvm.. band training is also effective besides body weight.
  • 04ward
    04ward Posts: 196 Member
    Go to the Livestrong Woman Youtube site for videos. Also, it's amazing the amount of resistance and stretch you can get using a Pilates video with Stretch Band! My muscles are more sore the next day after that workout than with weights. It really stretches you!
  • gilberts3
    gilberts3 Posts: 37
    you can do leg lifts sit ups squats you can use cans for weights and walking or running in place
  • Melissa11412
    Melissa11412 Posts: 145 Member
    Jumping Jacks, Burpees, Mountain Climbers, Push Ups, Walking Lunges, Squats. You can use almost anything around the house for weights as well like water bottles, laundry detergent, can goods, bag of dog food, etc....

    this, mostly. When I don't feel like using weights i'll make up something like:

    2 Minute Warning
    2 minutes each of:

    jumping jacks
    pushups
    air squats
    mountain climbers
    burpees

    i do this circuit 2x. takes 20 minutes....plus 10-15 minutes of warmup/cooldown

    I used to do crossfit a couple years ago, and we did mostly this kind of stuff (with some oly lifts thrown in of course) but i was paying 99/month and i'm like jeez i can do this wherever for free LOL
  • maggs155
    maggs155 Posts: 258
    Kickboxing dvd burns a lot of calories! Thats how i lost almost all my weight on. I also did walking to but i think kickboxing burns a lot of calories:)
  • katy_trail
    katy_trail Posts: 1,992 Member
    Kickboxing dvd burns a lot of calories! Thats how i lost almost all my weight on. I also did walking to but i think kickboxing burns a lot of calories:)

    I second this, just starting out you can throw on some music and just do different intervals of punching,
    jumping rope, side to side, squat +side kicks - great for the whole glutes/thigh area, alternating front kicks- hold in your core while you do all of this,great ab workout too.

    if you decide you really like this kind of thing, people often sell punching bags on craigslist. there are different kinds, but
    most likely your cheapest option is the standing bag like a wave master. you just put in sand or water to keep it in place, and
    get punching. it doesn't take up much space, and it's not very expensive. just a great all around workout that is fun.
    there are also weighted gloves you can get to use even if you're just doing air punches in your room.
  • RawMomma10
    RawMomma10 Posts: 89 Member
    http://www.bodyrock.tv/

    you can do it all inside and while they DO use equipment sometimes... you can just do body weight... :)
  • blue696
    blue696 Posts: 94 Member
    pushups
    high knees
    but kicks
    lunges
    squats
    burpees
    calf raisers
    arm circles (forward and backward)
    push ups on the wall
    tricep dips on the floor or using a chair
    jump squats
    jumping jacks
    planks
    crunches

    make a circuit with some of these and go through it three times
  • vegan4lyfe2012
    vegan4lyfe2012 Posts: 1,239 Member
    Thank you, everyone! Some of the suggestions had me hitting my head saying, "I should've had a V-8!" So obvious that it took someone else to mention it :)
  • egluzelle
    egluzelle Posts: 6
    Hi there ;)
    Have a look at http://www.dailyhiit.com and http://zuzkalight.com/ it's free and the workouts are great. Some of them are with equipment like dumbells or sand bag, but there's plenty only body weight exercises as well. It' mainly based as hiit workouts that are not that long so you can keep it short or push yourself more by doing extra. ;)

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