Exercise w/o Any Gym Membership/At-Home Equipment

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aylajh
aylajh Posts: 5
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Hello all! For the past seven days, I've begun to refine my diet and eat healthy...and wow, the lbs are shedding off! Eating well isn't enough to make a person healthy, though. I'm pretty lacking in the way of physical fitness (my mile time is embarrassing) and don't have any gym access or exercise equipment. I have some of those workout apps on my phone that suggest ab exercises and whatnot but that gets pretty tedious.

I'm looking in to buying a compact recumbent bike and some weights but in the mean time, does anyone have any recommendations for me? YouTube video workouts for beginners or things I can do to tone my body?

Much appreciated :smile:
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  • Tdacks
    Tdacks Posts: 136 Member
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    My favorite new discovery has been http://www.fitnessblender.com/

    No hokey dance music, no outlandish claims, just good full length workout videos for FREE. The couple that runs the site is really down to earth, and emphasize making reasonable fitness goals and preventing injury. You can search the videos by various categories, including type of exercise, muscle group, equipment/no equipment, length of video... they even give you calorie burn estimates for each video.

    You have to make an account for all of the search features, but the videos themselves are hosted on YouTube if you don't want to make an account. Just search for FitnessBlender.
  • dabucks
    dabucks Posts: 82 Member
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    Get insanity! No weights, no gym membership - no equipment. I'm in week 2 and I'm already down 5lbs and have gained a lot of muscle/tone. I'm loving the program.

    It's tough, but you can modify it to your physical ability - just do your best.
  • sargessexyone
    sargessexyone Posts: 494 Member
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    Do you a game system? WII U fit is pretty fun and Xbox has some good workout stuff to. Jillian Michaels 30 day shred on youtube is good. She uses weights for some of the stuff but if you don't have them use canned food to start with.
  • aylajh
    aylajh Posts: 5
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    My favorite new discovery has been http://www.fitnessblender.com/

    No hokey dance music, no outlandish claims, just good full length workout videos for FREE. The couple that runs the site is really down to earth, and emphasize making reasonable fitness goals and preventing injury. You can search the videos by various categories, including type of exercise, muscle group, equipment/no equipment, length of video... they even give you calorie burn estimates for each video.

    You have to make an account for all of the search features, but the videos themselves are hosted on YouTube if you don't want to make an account. Just search for FitnessBlender.

    Oh yeah! I've seen these people when I looked up workout videos on youtube before. A lot of them were too difficult for me so I did the best I could, then got discouraged/distracted. I didn't realize there were so so so many videos though, I'll search...there's gotta be a handful that I can keep up with. Thank you so much!
  • aylajh
    aylajh Posts: 5
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    Get insanity! No weights, no gym membership - no equipment. I'm in week 2 and I'm already down 5lbs and have gained a lot of muscle/tone. I'm loving the program.

    It's tough, but you can modify it to your physical ability - just do your best.

    I'm still getting the hang of this site so bear with me if this reply doesn't post correctly. Thanks for the suggestion! I've looked into insanity and a couple other DVD regiments, trying to decide which would be best for me. Glad to hear it's working for you, keep at it :~)
  • cmanningjr
    cmanningjr Posts: 12 Member
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    One of the best "Gadgets" I've used in the past.....jump rope.
  • aylajh
    aylajh Posts: 5
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    Do you a game system? WII U fit is pretty fun and Xbox has some good workout stuff to. Jillian Michaels 30 day shred on youtube is good. She uses weights for some of the stuff but if you don't have them use canned food to start with.

    I don't, but my mom brought up Wii U to me once before. She's 61 and thought it might be a fun thing for both of us to do together, it would be a nice thing for us to bond over while getting in better shape. I saw a thread on here with before/after results of Jillian Michaels 30 day shred and holy cow, they're not kidding around. I'm a little bit intimidated by it but if so many people on this site could push through it, I think I could too. Thanks a lot for your suggestions
  • TeaBea
    TeaBea Posts: 14,517 Member
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    This YouTube channel has a lot of good workouts.

    http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=jessica+smith+tv&sm=1

    Hulu.com has a health & fitness channel too

    30 Day Shred is high impact (jumping jacks).....likely not for your mom
  • leviclampitt
    leviclampitt Posts: 67
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    My top 3:

    1. EZ bar and weights to go with it (or just a kettlebell to start)
    2. A 20 lb weighted vest (for when standard lunges, planks, and squats become too easy)
    3. A Pullup bar that can fit in your doorway (and some bands that can help you do a pullup if you do not possess the strength yet).

    I specialize in "non-gym fitness" so if you have a question about where to buy that equipment (for cheap), send it my way. Good luck!
  • rybo
    rybo Posts: 5,424 Member
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    YAYOG
    Convict conditioning
    Nerdfitness

    No equipment needed
  • yogicarl
    yogicarl Posts: 1,260 Member
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    YAYOG
    Convict conditioning
    Nerdfitness

    No equipment needed

    Agreed - this, plus just to say if you cannot perform a single or many chin-ups or pullups, I would add a couple of resistance bands and slip a foot or knee into the band(s) as a support sling to take some oft he weight until you gain strength.

    No Gym Membership or Home Equipment could easily be your advantage.
  • Laura3BB
    Laura3BB Posts: 250 Member
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    Walking and running is free too and burns calories...though it's not a workout....
  • KeriAnn06
    KeriAnn06 Posts: 49 Member
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    Insanity may be a little tough although it's awesome. Jillian Michaels has lots of home dvd's that are pretty decent too.
  • NatalieG525
    NatalieG525 Posts: 65 Member
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    My favorite new discovery has been http://www.fitnessblender.com/

    No hokey dance music, no outlandish claims, just good full length workout videos for FREE. The couple that runs the site is really down to earth, and emphasize making reasonable fitness goals and preventing injury. You can search the videos by various categories, including type of exercise, muscle group, equipment/no equipment, length of video... they even give you calorie burn estimates for each video.

    You have to make an account for all of the search features, but the videos themselves are hosted on YouTube if you don't want to make an account. Just search for FitnessBlender.

    This!!

    FitnessBlender is my favourite. I always use them on youtube :)
  • SingingSingleTracker
    SingingSingleTracker Posts: 1,866 Member
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    Hello all! For the past seven days, I've begun to refine my diet and eat healthy...and wow, the lbs are shedding off! Eating well isn't enough to make a person healthy, though. I'm pretty lacking in the way of physical fitness (my mile time is embarrassing) and don't have any gym access or exercise equipment. I have some of those workout apps on my phone that suggest ab exercises and whatnot but that gets pretty tedious.

    I'm looking in to buying a compact recumbent bike and some weights but in the mean time, does anyone have any recommendations for me? YouTube video workouts for beginners or things I can do to tone my body?

    Much appreciated :smile:

    Run - it's absolutely free!!! And you can do it all year long in every condition (provided you have the clothes for it).

    What else is free? Lunges, push ups, sit ups, calf raises, stairs, planks, core exercises, squats without weights, and any body weight exercise you can do...

    The LeMond recumbent is an excellent home machine with a nice console with multiple workouts and the ability to download or upload workouts and keep track of them at online training sites. It's under the HOIST Fitness portolio...

    http://www.hoistfitness.com/lemond/equipment/g-force-rt_exercise-bike
  • zeno2014
    zeno2014 Posts: 6 Member
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    Hello,

    I've been working out at home for the past 4 months and just love it. I turned a bedroom into a small gym. I have a treadmill, a step, free weights and resistance bands AND a good set of speakers!!

    I love doing power walks with Leslie Sansone on Exercise TV:
    http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=exercise+tv&qpvt=exercise+tv&FORM=VDRE

    and cardio with Kendell Logan again on Exercise TV:
    http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=exercise+tv+kendell+hogan&qs=VI&form=QBVR&pq=exercise+tv+kend&sc=1-16&sp=1&sk=

    I try and mix the cardio part every other day.

    So my training is about 60-90 minutes including 20 min. of weight exercise.

    It's true what they say, it becomes a drug. Never thought I would experience that.

    Good luck!

    Lyne :wink:
  • lisalsd1
    lisalsd1 Posts: 1,521 Member
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    I have a Nordictrack bike (it was pretty expensive). I used to use it often though before I joined a gym. I also have a treadmill, which I have been using all week since it's too snowy to get to the gym.

    Between the two, I think the bike is more effective at burning cals; it can be a serious cardio workout. I do use the treadmill more often though; it's my go-to.
  • LabrakaDebra
    LabrakaDebra Posts: 47 Member
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    Do you a game system? WII U fit is pretty fun and Xbox has some good workout stuff to. Jillian Michaels 30 day shred on youtube is good. She uses weights for some of the stuff but if you don't have them use canned food to start with.

    I don't, but my mom brought up Wii U to me once before. She's 61 and thought it might be a fun thing for both of us to do together, it would be a nice thing for us to bond over while getting in better shape. I saw a thread on here with before/after results of Jillian Michaels 30 day shred and holy cow, they're not kidding around. I'm a little bit intimidated by it but if so many people on this site could push through it, I think I could too. Thanks a lot for your suggestions

    You can find level 1 of the 30-Day Shred for free on Youtube, so you can try it out:

    http://youtu.be/1Pc-NizMgg8
  • Fitnessman168
    Fitnessman168 Posts: 85 Member
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    I suggest insanity or T25 in T25 you can use a resistance band and those are pretty cheap just make sure to get a good one that won't snap in half after one day.

    Insanity you don't even need weights just your body which is why I love that program it's hard but fun.

    Another one I suggest is tapout xt if you buy from there site you get the resistance band or you can always buy off eBay to.

    Tapout xt is more MMA style fighting but does require a resistance band.

    Also les mills combat might be a good choice.
  • twixlepennie
    twixlepennie Posts: 1,074 Member
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    I love my winter routine-

    3 days/30 minutes of Mark Lauren's Body By You strength training program (book is under $20). No extra equipment is needed and I can definitely feel and see results!

    3 days/20 minutes on a rebounder (mini trampoline), got mine as a Christmas gift but I think they're under $40 at Walmart. I do 10 minutes of jogging, then put on 1lb wrist weights and do 5-7 minutes of the jump roping motion.Then finish up with more jogging. Love the rebounder and have had two people go out and get one after trying mine :)

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