Small Apartment/Tight budget/Downstairs neighbors

somewhat of the same issue... i started running... i do a booty workout, arm workout, squat workout... a lot of thing si can do outside too running is my absolute fave though

do the stairs...just for fun. put on your earplugs, listen to music and go up and down!

I'm not sure where you live but there are some of us who host free, yes I said free "fit clubs" in cities all across the US. I'd be happy to try and help you find one, if you'd like. Send me a friend request if you want.

There are tons of fun ways to keep up with your training even with all those “conditions” I actually, like a lot of them more because the variety keeps you motivated (well, keeps me). Take your training outside for cardio if you would like to be considerate of downstairs neighbors. Try mini goals of going from walk to jog to run. Do sprints to help with speed then long walks to help with endurance. Take the stairs instead elevators or better yet run the stairs! Have small weights for at home strength training. SELF has tons for exercises and you can create your own routine. Or, if you are stateside, someone shared with me recently that the OnDemand on cable has workout videos you can watch. I SO did not know that, and it is great, because I never know what I’m getting.

find a playground and do pull ups on the monkey bars, pushups on the grass,

I like adding to my list! thanks!

The stairs have been my saviour. I havent taken an elevator in weeks, even if its many flights of stairs.

Here's an article on some stair exercises you can do:

http://www.womenshealthmag.com/fitness/stair-workouts

Walk walk walk! Walk everywhere. It'll save you on transit/gas too! It burns a lot of calories, and the weather is getting nicer

Im not sure why you say you have to work out from sun up to sun down; you want to burn calories to be fit and active; not the overwhelm yourself... You want something you can live with for the rest of your life; not exaust yourself. Use the stairs at your apartment as a major benefit, walk to places instead of drive (maybe u already do?)--when i lived in town I could walk to just about anywhere, the grocery store to get a gallon of milk, the movie theatre to watch a movie, to work & back home, to friends houses, etc... as a matter of fact, the last time i lost weight was accidentally--i didnt diet at all--in fact was drinking alcohol tons & processed foods, but i lost probably near 50pounds by increasing activity by living in town and in a house with alot of stairs. So seeing as you live in a place with stairs--use them! You could even purposly leave things in your car so you have to go get them later, etc..

You also dont want to burn so many calories you have trouble eating those calories back--I know days where I burn 1000 calories, Ill be damned if I could then eat 2660 calories instead of my normal 1660. and even have trouble on those days getting my calories out of starvation mode territory--where i have to eat back a minimum of 600 extra calories instead of all 1000.

Also, considering you have neighbors downstairs, you dont want too intense workouts--id suggest jogging in place if it werent for that, burns alot more calories than walking, and i also live in the country and dont have roads i can walk on or stores i can walk to, etc so i tend to jog in place on days where im not terribly active. Id suggest doing sit ups, lunges, squats, boxing type stuff (ducking/punching/etc), dancing in place to music with limited leg movement (due to neighbors), using resistance bands, and weights where possible. If you cant afford weights, you can use milk jugs filled with water--or even sand from a beach if u wanted, or canned foods, etc.

Go outside! Sounds like you are doing a lot to up the activity, keep up the good work!

I saw this little elliptical trainer in a magazine a few weeks ago. It's just the foot pedals, it's small and it was inexpensive, I thought about getting one to use when I watch TV at night, so I could be working out at the same time. I haven't bought one yet, but that was one different idea I had for you. Sounds like you're already running and if you get a few toning DVD's there shouldn't be too much jumping around.

Good Luck!