No motivation to go to the gym

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  • NiikouruDesu
    NiikouruDesu Posts: 100
    You can use a skipping rope for indoor cardio and bodyweight exercises such as pushups, pullups, situp, tricep dips instead of weights :)
  • Blokeypoo
    Blokeypoo Posts: 274 Member
    To echo others.....the gym doesn't make you slim/fit, being active does. The 2 are not inextricably linked.

    Just doing something, then doing it a little more is enough to make a change, from there bigger things come.

    It's 2 yrs since I started to log food and exercise more formally (I was always a big walker on days off and hols) but I added my mini tramp which I use constantly plus gym around work demands. It's over 1 yr since I started maintaining. I'm now looking into more lifting but probably at home. This has just evolved from using machines in gym and enjoying feeling strong, I never had it in mind when I started.

    Just start something, who knows where it will end.....
  • Natmarie73
    Natmarie73 Posts: 287 Member
    ... I thought about going before work, but I would have to go into town, come back, and go back again for work.

    What does everyone else do? I guess I just need to suck it up and go, lol.

    Interested in why you would need to go home after going to the gym - do they not have showers there? I go to the gym before work sometimes then drive to work which is over an hour away.
  • 2essie
    2essie Posts: 2,847 Member
    Youtube has loads of free exercises from weight training to zumba and anything in between. Fitness Blender do great workouts on youtube and they do anything from cardio to kettlebells and again, anything in between
  • ValGogo
    ValGogo Posts: 2,168 Member
    I assume if you live in the country, you have a house.

    You are in the perfect demographic for home exercise. AND, it's free. There's You Tube but better yet, my personal favie, is FITNESSBLENDER.COM.

    I discovered them by accident. They have free videos on the site. FREE! They have all levels for beginners to pros and they kick your butt (if that's what you want).

    Put baby to bed, get into the living room with your laptop or smart phone (I've used my smartphone! It's a small image but it still works!)

    I'm not kidding about fitness blender. Check it out. You will be at home, you will get your workout and then you can jump in the shower and even kiss baby goodnight again in the span of an hour and a half.
  • jennlynn49
    jennlynn49 Posts: 8 Member
    Do you have a gym or a place to walk or run near your job? With a little one at home, the only time I can find the energy to work out is during my lunch hour. I also use my 15 minute break in the morning and afternoon to walk on the treadmill. Every little bit helps!

    I am just getting started with my weight loss journey, but so far this seems to help! I feel better, I am not as tired and it keeps me motivated.

    Best of luck!

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