home workouts for stay at home mamas!

Hi! I am in nearly the same situation as you. Don't really get much time to myself never mind to exercise! When my baby sleeps during the day I'll have about 30 minutes to workout, so I needed something that was short in time but still effective. I am doing 30 day shred by Jillian Michaels, its on youtube. You do level one for 10 days then move up to level 2. I am still on level one but I can really feel the burn. It has really good reviews and I think its a good one to start out on, so good luck fellow mama!

Are there no gyms in your area with childcare? I personally prefer the gym over working out at home. Plus if they have childcare, you get a nice little break! When my little one was younger I used to even take him in on my rest days and just go take a shower, sit in the hot tub or steam room, etc. Lol. But if not:

You can get a running stroller and go for jogs. The C25K is a good program if you're not good at running. And other than that there are plenty of work out videos out there. Jillian Michaels has lots. You could also just do push ups, sit ups, pulls ups, etc. on your own. There's a book called "your body is a gym" (or something like that) you could look into that.

I know a lot of people on here use beachbody workouts, like insanity, p90x, etc. I did turbo jam a couple years ago... it was fun for cardio.

I started working out when my twins were 3 months old and I have never had a gym membership so it is very possible!

I recommend 30 Day Shred, Ripped in 30, Jillian Michaels' Body Revolution and getting yourself some hand weights. I started with 3, 5, and 10 and moved up from there.

I did my workouts in the evenings after my kids (6 of them) went to bed. Just find what works for you, whether it is first thing in the morning or right before bed or somewhere in between.

ETA: Doing the above workouts got me confident enough to start heavy lifting and that is where I really started seeing some awesome change.

4 kiddos here and my husband also works at night. He pretty much just works and sleeps during the week. I can't afford a gym membership or the gas it would take to drive there a few times a week. So I had to think old school. I see someone already mentioned push-ups and sit-ups. Use squats and jumping jacks, too. Things like that are more effective than most realize. And do you realize how many calories you can burn with a simple jump rope? Jillian Michaels work-outs can be found on youtube, along with MANY other kinds of work-outs. I've bought some free weights from Wal-Mart and found strength training work-outs online. I can already tell a diference since I started using them. We mamas have to get creative sometimes, but we can lose weight the same as someone who goes to a gym. Just use that beautiful baby as inspiration. Gotta be fit to keep up with them!

I've just started using Leslie Sansone Walk away the pounds at home DVD's and I'm enjoying them. I've found a couple on youtube but have also bought a couple. One is a 5 day DVD and it was only $7 so not bad and it has a different workout for each day. I'm on day 4 and am enjoying them.

Got a smart phone? Download Nike Training Club - free app loaded with over 100 workouts from 15-45 minutes long. Easy to mix and match, and they just recently upgraded the app to include 4 week programs that are easy to follow. http://www.nike.com/us/en_us/c/womens-training/apps/nike-training-club

Also check out Fitness Blender - free workout vids, great variety there too. http://www.fitnessblender.com/

Both have workouts that use weights/dumbbells, but many with just body weight as well. Good stuff.

I really love the EA Sports Active 2 for the PS3.
Also, have a Jillian Michael's kettlebell workout that's great.

YouTube has a ton of workouts. I like Fitness Blender, Xhit Daily, BeFit. You can also find Jillian Michaels workouts on YouTube as well. I use those sites as well as Kathy Coffey-Meyers 30 Minutes Fitness Weights and Muscle Definition dvds, Jari Love's Ripped to the Core dvd. On days I can't walk outside, I'll find a cardio workout on YouTube or use one of my old Firm dvds. There are a lot of free workouts online. The important thing is just to start somewhere!

I just recently got into using a workout called daily workout AP. Its on my kindle and you can pick the amount of time you want to workout. It was a free AP.

I second the Jillian Michaels videos. I've done the 30 day shred and Ripped in 30 (just starting Ripped again). When its nice, put the kiddo in the stroller and go for a walk. I've been doing C25k when its warmer than 20* . I'm a SAHM, but my kids are both in school now. I simply cannot afford a gym membership right now.