Gym vs DVD workout?

I like working out in the gym because I am motivated by the people working out around me. I also like home workouts because they are easy to do without having to leave home or when I can't make it to the gym. I love anything Jillian Michaels, Insanity and T-25. I also use the Nike Training Club App to switch up my workouts.

All my progress has been done at home. I started with various DVDs (Mostly the Jillian Michaels stuff & a few others that I checked out from my library), moving on to heavier dumbbells as I got stronger, and now I use a free app on my phone for workouts - Nike Training Club. I also run three days a week (started with c25k app, also free).

Lost about 26lbs and went from a size 10/12 to a 4, and look and feel better than I have in years.

I definitely prefer DVD's at home. I like not having to go somewhere else in order to do my workouts (going to a gym here can be difficult because of the traffic), I can fit my workouts in my schedule, and I have a somewhat limited knowledge of exercise and a limited amount of money to spend (so personal trainers aren't really an option for me). So I like to just push play and follow along. I am definitely seeing results. In the first month of Body Revolution (which I'm doing now), I lost just over 5 lbs and 10 inches. I'm only 5'2" so that was a huge deal for me. The only things that I would want to go to a class for would horse riding (which I'm hoping to get back into when I have a bit more money) and ballet. I'm doing a hybrid of Body Revolution and Brazil Butt Lift now at home and definitely don't feel like I'm missing out on anything!

Definitely gym- if I get my butt there, I will work out hard... but if there's a couch right next to my workout area, I'm tempted to sit. Or just not to start at all! My absolute favorite thing is doing fitness classes AT a gym- set time, set place, people around you doing the same thing.

I do neither. I primarily do outdoor exercise (biking, running, walking, hiking), but add in some weight bearing exercise in my house on my own. I've got some weights, a stability ball, and pull up bar (for both pull ups and ab exercises). A gym is time consuming and expensive. DVDs can get boring pretty quick. Oh, that and I don't own a tv, so that would be an additional expense as well.

I used to do DVDs, then started going to the gym. I liked doing stuff at home, however, once I got comfortable with my body and what I could do in my apartment, I joined a gym. I know what I am doing in there (from working out at home), and so I am not "paralyzed."

Wow thanks for the replies...my work schedule, 2 toddlers and a traffic is gonna make it hard for me to go to the gym...but again I have a challenge my flat is so small and I will have a challenge to move around...but I can always re arrange the furniture...will see.

If you're thinking of DVDs look for mat style workouts .... pilates and yoga. If you've got room for the mat .... you've got enough room.

For cardio .... very little space is required for Leslie Sansone Walk at Home DVDs.

To look at video clip (find mat workouts, whatever) .....collagevideo.com has video clips & reviews. DVDs work for me - no excuses.

You can accomplish more with the equipment available at a gym than you ever could at home with a few sets of dumbbells and a home treadmill or elliptical. No DVD could ever lead you through a workout that is as effective as what you can achieve with gym gear. That being said, doing so requires a degree of knowledge most people don't have, and working out in gym environment can make it more difficult for some people.

I prefer doing at home workouts, but not to DVDs. If you think you need DVDs to lead you through a workout at home, well.... Actually I can't complete that sentence without blatantly insulting your intelligence. Sorry.

Anyway, I work out at home with sandbags and suspension trainers and a jump rope. I know what I'm doing well enough to get results without having a DVD lead me through a workout.

I am going to be perfectly honest. I don't feel that people who NEED a DVD to lead them through a workout DESERVE the benefits of a fit and healthy lifestyle. You owe it to yourself to do some research and to learn about how to do all this on your own, with nobody holding your hand on the way. And if you can't be bothered to do so, well then... Sorry.

DVD! Prefer to be in my own home, at my own time. I don't have to fight anyone for a machine or worry about making a fool of myself, plus no matter what DVD you buy, it is cheaper then a years membership at any gym. I am not a machine person anyways, I get bored easily. With DVDs you can switch it up and always go back to them. I have done Robin Antins ***** Cat Doll workouts, Tae Bo and currently doing Insanity with a little Hip Hop Abs in the mix. Love them and love the results I am getting.