Those without gym memberships.

I do work out video off of netflicks, I also have some from forever ago like taebo and slim in 6 (beach body). I run 3 days a week as well. When I am out driving in my car I use the mile tracker thing to see how far places are. I started out running 1 mile and now I am up to 5!!
Working out outside is great...you can also find a local park and use the park benches to do like, step ups and push ups and tricep dips...use the monkey bars for pull ups....just use your imagination!!

When I take my little to the park she like to do things with me too...we also do yoga lol she love the downward dog. The gym is no the be all end all to working out!
Enjoy the fresh air!
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I have free weights, resistance bands, Wii Fit, a bike, my feet (walking), my body (body weight strength exercises), and a husband who nudges me when I'm feeling unmotivated (to be fair, I do the same to him.)

I do classes that have drop in prices -yoga, hip hop and zumba are my three i pay 100 for 8 or 15 drop in...

Or i have yoga & pilates DVD and i walk with my boss for my whole hour lunch everyday which is great to to burn off some calories and get out of the office...

I dance my *kitten* off (literally) throw some tunes on and bounce around like you're at the club...do it for about half an hour...then I do calisthetics. I made my own little weekly challenge book. This week is 50 twist crunches, 50 leg ups, 50 jumping jacks, 50 squats, 50 calf raises...4 days a week. Look on line for tons of calisthetic work outs. it's free! I also have an exercise ball i bought for $20 at superstore (canadian). you can look up tons of exercises for that too.

Turbo Fire with a little of P90X

i like several of the DVD's that are available to stream via netflix - which we got when we cut our cable off, to save money. most of the Jillian Michaels workout dvds are only 10 bucks at wal-mart, though i only own 1 so far. i also live in an apartment complex that has a fitness room free for tenants. if you don't, maybe you have a friend that does - workout buddy! or, if your neighborhood is safer than mine, just running and walking outside in the fresh air.

and when i feel like doing weights, i just fill bottles or jugs of water. for instance if you're filling like an empty juice bottle, it'll tell you on the label how many ounces. then you just divide by 16 to get the lbs.

you can actually develop an AMAZING workout routine for waaayyy cheaper than a gym membership. i, personally, have only invested as much as i have cuz it makes me feel better to get treats for myself all the time. i think i've spend a total of about $70 this year (not counting the netflix subscription, cuz we didn't get that specifically for this). but i probably would've bought shoes and a heart rate monitor whether i had the gym membership or not, so that's neither here nor there. by the end of the year i will have spent MAYBE another 50, just buying more dvds to keep my routine fresh, and some hand weights. cuz gallon jugs of water are just plain unwieldly, and very difficult to balance during a workout.

Do you have digital cable? If so, you may have ExerciseTV on demand..They have MANY workouts that burn many calories..

If you have cable TV, check out the OnDemand section. Netflix also has a great selection of workouts too! If you're more self motivated that me, you can put together your own routines through magazines/websites like Shape. And, if you can't afford a good weight set just yet, canned food works pretty good.

Grrr you stole my netflix thunder.

Good ol walking....lots of Jillian Michaels DVD's....playing soccer with my kids...biking with my kids...sometimes I even log my cleaning:-) The Wii is fun too...

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