can't afford gym membership :(
Natareeree
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herro! Just wanted to get some opinions on great ways to burn when you can't afford a membership.
I have a bottom of the line treadmill, and it only takes so many weeks of that before I'm bored out of my skull.
Any suggestions?
I have a bottom of the line treadmill, and it only takes so many weeks of that before I'm bored out of my skull.
Any suggestions?
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There's lots you can do from home! I got fit at home by doing Fitness blender workouts everyday http://www.fitnessblender.com/v/full-length-workouts/ and having a tread mill is awesome. Try to do both body weight and some cardio on the tread mill and you will see results. If you have one that can incline and decline, crank that baby up for 10 mins thats a workout in itself. Good luck!0
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Run outside.
Bike outside.
Get some cheap dumbbells.
Get some resisistance bands.
Get the You Are Your Own Gym app.
Buy a couple cheap exercise DVDs.
Search for circuit training workouts on youtube.
http://www.nerdfitness.com/blog/2009/12/09/beginner-body-weight-workout-burn-fat-build-muscle/0 -
Walk outside, go for a bike ride, check out Fitness Blender workouts on YouTube (plus tons of other workouts). My cable company (Comcast) offers a "free" fitness channel with tons of workouts. Many libraries have DVDs you can take out. See if yours has some fitness ones. I don't belong to a gym either. Good luck!0
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herro!
No gym necessary!
Free:
Fitnessblender.com (the best)
search youtube for whatever you like to do (cardio, dance, yoga, bodyweight workouts, etc.)
Strap on those sneaks and go for a run outside!
nerdfitness.com
Not Free but worth it:
Any Jillian Michaels or BeachBody DVD. I have done 8 or 9 Jillian ones and I've done P90X and am currently doing Chalean Extreme, both are excellent. You'll need some dumbbells for most of that stuff but it's a very worthy investment IMO. I'd also recommend investing in a heart rate monitor. I have the Polar FT4. It gives you a pretty accurate calorie burn during your workout.
Let me know if you want specific DVD recommendations!0 -
agreed with every poster above. Working out is free, all it takes is effort. if you want it bad enough then something like a gym membership isn't enough to stop you.
Cheers,
Tof0 -
I don't have a gym membership and I still exercise. I usually get out on a trail nearby, It is free and I can walk, jog, or even bike on it and It is a way to be around others doing the same.0
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free workout videos on you tube!0
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Get the You Are Your Own Gym app.
http://www.nerdfitness.com/blog/2009/12/09/beginner-body-weight-workout-burn-fat-build-muscle/
New to me
Love the app! 0 -
Run outside.
Bike outside.
Get some cheap dumbbells.
Get some resisistance bands.
Get the You Are Your Own Gym app.
Buy a couple cheap exercise DVDs.
Search for circuit training workouts on youtube.
http://www.nerdfitness.com/blog/2009/12/09/beginner-body-weight-workout-burn-fat-build-muscle/
ALLLLLL of this!!!!! :flowerforyou:0 -
Nerd Fitness has a great beginner body weight workout circuit plan. All one needs is their body and a gallon milk jug.0
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Beachbody dvd programs, they aren't free but they have a wide variety for all taste, from cardio, mma style workouts to mucle mass building.
Most of them can be done without any additionnal equipment in your home. Also having a trainer and other people on video that train with you give you a pace to follow, they give you cues on how to do the moves and it less boring to workout with other people that push you than alone.0 -
I didn't have a gym membership either when I lost 86 lbs. I walked/jogged at my local park... around town.... around the block. I watched what I ate and moved. Period. It doesn't take a gym to make results happen... it takes you wanting it. 0
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collagevideo.com and totalfitnessdvds.com are websites that provide tons of information on exercise DVDs.
Netflix (by mail) offers hundreds of workout DVDs ....when I started, I got a new workout every week. It was a great way to figure out what I liked. You local library will have workout DVDs too.
Cardio favorites (I have 2 left feet...so these are basic) ....
http://www.collagevideo.com/workout-video/leslie-sansones-just-walk-4-mile-power-walk-6190
http://www.collagevideo.com/workout-video/ellen-barretts-barefoot-cardio-5747
Strength training favorites.....
http://www.collagevideo.com/workout-video/kelly-coffeys-30-min-to-fitness-weights-7991
http://www.collagevideo.com/workout-video/10-minute-solution-tighten-and-tone-pilates-62400 -
There's some great advice already posted, so no need for me to repeat that.
Something I didn't see mentioned was that lots of gyms will give you a couple days to a week free trial membership or discounts for certain things. I don't use a gym, personally, but the ones in my area give insurance discounts (and some insurance even covers the entire cost!) and student discounts.
Also, if you're looking for equipment, the 'free' section of Craigslist usually has people trying to get rid of old equipment. It's not typically top of the line stuff, but you can't beat free. (I got both my elliptical and my stationary bike for free from CL ads.)0 -
Join the military. you wont need a gym0
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walk.0
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install Sworkit app on your phone....search youtube workout videos - there are TONS...I don't have a gym membership either, nor do I want one. I do everything on my own at home or outside.0
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Join the military. you wont need a gym
a nice jail sentence could work too.
and both have free food!0 -
Join the military. you wont need a gym
a nice jail sentence could work too.
and both have free food!
Doesn't jail have free healthcare!? I would go with that!0 -
Join the military. you wont need a gym
a nice jail sentence could work too.
and both have free food!
Doesn't jail have free healthcare!? I would go with that!
well, yes...i believe it does.
also free buttsecks!0 -
i got insanity brand new on craigslist for $20, check there!0
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i punch people and get a sweet calorie burn from it.0
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Join the military. you wont need a gym
a nice jail sentence could work too.
and both have free food!
Doesn't jail have free healthcare!? I would go with that!
well, yes...i believe it does.
also free buttsecks!
We could finally live together in peace!0 -
JM 30 day shred
Its free; on youtube. 0 -
Check out Bodeefit.com. You get free daily workouts (via e-mail) that are all body-weight only.
ETA: there's videos to explain all of the moves too 0 -
free workout videos on you tube!
with this one..loads of free workouts 0 -
What I do:
1) Run outside
2) Shadow boxing DVD
3) Step aerobics (you can do with or without a step, depending on what you like)
4) Various bodyweight exercises like pushups, squats, lunges, burpees, mountain climbers, and pyramid pushups if you're feeling extra froggy that day.
5) Stairclimbing- If you don't have stairs in your home, go to a high school football field and use the bleachers. Slow and steady wins this quadricep race.0 -
All great suggestions! A few others, if you have a wii then zumba and my fitness coach are both programmes I love to do, also a skipping rope is inexpensive, and perhaps my favourite workout, the "drink a bottle of wine and dance like crazy whilst doing karaoke at the top of your lungs" programme (wine optional of course) :drinker:0
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Can't really add much to what the others have already posted except to add I've lost 100lbs working out at home with videos, Jillian Michaels, BeFit and Fitness Blender on Youtube, Turbo Fire and Focus T25 from Beachbody.0
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SWORKIT app.0
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