I don't have access to the gym

MixedbarbieMOM1991
MixedbarbieMOM1991 Posts: 43 Member
edited November 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
Anyone else lose weight without going to the gym. Can you share what exercise you did?
I can't afford the gym right now.
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  • jadamuriel76
    jadamuriel76 Posts: 58 Member
    Try walking, jogging or jumping rope for cardio. Maybe purchase a lightweight set of dumbbells for arm/chest/back workout. Check out online videos for ideas on floor/chair/aerobic exercise you can do at home.
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  • William54321
    William54321 Posts: 652 Member
    Plenty of walking and ensuring you keep to your weight loss calories but do not use exercise calories to eat more
  • DoubleUbea
    DoubleUbea Posts: 1,115 Member
    edited July 2018
    You can walk around the block. I have a friend who on his lunch break walks up and down the stairswell at his office.
    You don't need a gym.
  • onecookieshort
    onecookieshort Posts: 1 Member
    I use apps that pay me for walking - Sweatcoin and StepBet are both great.
  • estherdragonbat
    estherdragonbat Posts: 5,283 Member
    I walk for cardio. For strength, I've purchased what I need (dumbbells, a mat, stability ball, etc.) I'm also training for a 5K.
  • Panini911
    Panini911 Posts: 2,325 Member
    in 2015 i lost like 100lbs. the first 50-60lbs were lost strictly via walking. i ate fewer calories (at a deficit) and walked walked walked
  • spraytanninghelens
    spraytanninghelens Posts: 92 Member
    I would say lots of walking, running, Dumbells and look on you tube for videos to follow
  • emarific
    emarific Posts: 12 Member
    If you prefer more structured exercise, there are lots of yoga/pilates style videos for free on Youtube - look up 30 day yoga challenge and you can find them. There are also some good zumba instructors posting on Youtube too. Or you can check out your local Goodwill/thrift store for exercise DVDs
  • DoubleUbea
    DoubleUbea Posts: 1,115 Member
    That is a good idea, thrift stores or "play it again Sports" for inexpensive used equipment. If she does not want to make that investment at this time that is perfectly fine, just walk.
  • CowboySar
    CowboySar Posts: 404 Member
    MixedbarbieMOM1991 wrote: »
    Anyone else lose weight without going to the gym. Can you share what exercise you did?
    I can't afford the gym right now.

    I lost 130lbs for the most part without going to a gym, simply by walking and hiking and eating properly. I also bought some cheap gym equipment for at home.

  • amgreenwell
    amgreenwell Posts: 1,267 Member
    Losing weight is not about working out but about calorie deficit. That said, you can do plenty of body weight exercises at home with absolutely no gym.
    Walking, running, planks, push ups, sit ups, jumping jacks, squats, lunges, etc.
  • Diatonic12
    Diatonic12 Posts: 32,344 Member
    Simply take it back outside and work UP to lifting heavy things.
  • trackercasey76
    trackercasey76 Posts: 781 Member
    Abs are made in the Kitchen not the gym! You can lose all the weight you weight without setting foot in the gym, eat at a deficit and just move.
  • hesn92
    hesn92 Posts: 5,966 Member
    You can do cardio at home. There are workout videos online, look at fitnessblender. Or beachbody on demand. Countless others. You could walk or jog outside. I purchased weights for my home but you can do body weight exercises. Look up you are your own gym. Or there are videos online for that too
  • ACanadian22
    ACanadian22 Posts: 377 Member
    Never been in a gym in my life. I walk and have free weights here.
  • fitoverfortymom
    fitoverfortymom Posts: 3,452 Member
    I walked. As the weight came off, I started running. Not a big fan of the gym. I use the treadmill when it's below 10 degrees in the winter, because that's just too cold for me to run outside. There's lots of free exercise options to do at home via online videos that many people like, also. The most important thing about exercise is to do the exercise you like to do that you will do on a regular basis. You might have to try a lot of different stuff until you find something you want to stick with. Good luck!
  • tinkerbellang83
    tinkerbellang83 Posts: 9,147 Member
    Weight loss happens in the kitchen not the gym. You need a calorie deficit to lose weight.

    That said, exercise is good for the body and the mind and can help alongside managing your food intake in creating a calorie deficit.

    For cardio there's walking/jogging/running/hiking/sea-swimming
    For strength training there's bodyweight exercises or you can use food tins/water bottles as makeshift weights or check out local 2nd hand sales for some dumbbells.

    I left the gym just before I started my weight loss as it wasn't doing anything for me, I didn't enjoy it and it was so busy I didn't bother hanging around to wait for equipment to free up a lot of the time. Since then I've invested a couple of hundred euros in making a home gym over the last 2 years, that's the equivalent of a few months membership each year and I enjoy using it.
  • sweetkisses143
    sweetkisses143 Posts: 11 Member
    I can't afford the gym right now either. I walk with my puppy and I do this workout I made. I can do it at home and it has really helped me lose 50;bs. I need 70 more lbs to go! :) Good luck!

    https://youtu.be/Ed8yj1J-JSw
  • ExistingFish
    ExistingFish Posts: 1,259 Member
    sweetkisses143 wrote: »
    I can't afford the gym right now either. I walk with my puppy and I do this workout I made. I can do it at home and it has really helped me lose 50;bs. I need 70 more lbs to go! :) Good luck!

    https://youtu.be/Ed8yj1J-JSw

    This looks really fun. All I could think watching it was "I'm going to need a better bra".

    I am losing my gym membership in a week or so, DH got laid off and can't really afford it on unemployment. Going to have to find some things to do like this.
  • DancingMoosie
    DancingMoosie Posts: 8,619 Member
    I just cut calories and got some DVDs like 30 day shred, borrowed some from the library (The Firm and Denise Austin). I liked the workouts that used dumbbells/strength mixed with cardio since I wasn't in the gym lifting yet.
  • ExistingFish
    ExistingFish Posts: 1,259 Member
    Oh and I did want to add, I went to the gym with no change in weight (although I did lose inches) for months before I started watching calories. When I started tracking food and watching macros, the weight started dropping. Losing weight is 90%+ diet.
  • apullum
    apullum Posts: 4,838 Member
    You can lose weight without exercising at all. Exercise helps with strength, appearance, and other goals, and allows you to eat a little more, but it's not the most important part of a weight loss plan. The most important part is making sure that you are consistently eating fewer calories than you burn.

    That being said, I run, hike, walk, and do dumbbell/bodyweight strength training at home.
  • ceiswyn
    ceiswyn Posts: 2,256 Member
    Walking and hiking are good (I use the zombies!run app for entertainment during long tedious walks to the shops). For strength work I can thoroughly recommend DAREBEE, which has a whole bunch of routines for different levels of fitness, many of which require no equipment at all (not even dumbbells).
  • love_yourself02
    love_yourself02 Posts: 13 Member
    There is this channel you can use on youtube its walk at home leslie sanone some of the videos are harder than others but u can explore that
  • Noreenmarie1234
    Noreenmarie1234 Posts: 7,492 Member
    onecookieshort wrote: »
    I use apps that pay me for walking - Sweatcoin and StepBet are both great.

    Sweatcoin sucks it took me years and haven't been able to cash out since it only counts outside steps and limits the amount you can actually get. Is stepbet better?
  • amusedmonkey
    amusedmonkey Posts: 10,330 Member
    edited July 2018
    Noreenmarie1234 wrote: »
    onecookieshort wrote: »
    I use apps that pay me for walking - Sweatcoin and StepBet are both great.

    Sweatcoin sucks it took me years and haven't been able to cash out since it only counts outside steps and limits the amount you can actually get. Is stepbet better?

    Stepbet doesn't pay you for the number of steps. You pay a certain amount for a game, and you need to hit certain step goals every day until the end of the game. If you manage to hit all the goals, you get your money back plus a little bit more if there are people who didn't make their goals. If you miss your goals, you lose your money and it's split among other participants.

    The most common type of game is 4 active days (not very hard to reach), 2 stretch days (slightly harder but not impossible) and one rest day where you get to take as many or as few steps as you like, repeats weekly until the end of the game (games are 4-8 weeks, but most commonly 6). These goals are calculated based on your step history in the app/tracker you choose to link with the game, so it isn't the same goal for everyone.

    ETA: you can only join one game at a time unless you pay for membership. I think a membership is worth it because you get to play 3 games at the same time so it eventually pays for itself, plus you get a higher bonus payment when you win because they don't take a 15% cut from money pot like they do with non-member games.
  • Fitforevermore
    Fitforevermore Posts: 399 Member
    I use YouTube videos alongside heLthily eating in deficit. I love kettle bell workouts bodyfit by Amy, hasfit and fitness blender. I have kids and can't get to the gym
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