Help with exercise creativity!!

Elementary, Jumping jacks, sit-ups push-ups, body weight squats, skip. Not know exactly what your enviroment is I can not suggets anything such as carring wood after being chopped or chase a cow. Walking can get "boring" try listening to a book or a language recording.

It all depends on what you are interested in.

*Videos may not be "creative," but they can be useful in mixing things up. Sometimes I like to pop in one of my old school videos from back in the day (Claudia Schiffer abs and MTV The Grind Dance Exercise) just to make it more fun!

*I like to use Hal Higdon's race training plans to keep me motivated- having a goal for every day of the week keeps me on track- even if I don't plan to run a race, it keeps me moving!

*Check out sites that show you "on the go" training. There are a lot of ideas for exercising in a small space- you can make these work even if your house is a little cluttery like mine!

*I am a former (still at heart) martial artist- so I always recommend a martial arts class if there are any near you (in the middle of nowhere). If there aren't, you may consider have someone show you how to use a heavy bag and you can put one up fairly inexpensively at home. Kicking and punching are some of the most cathartic exercises ever! Title Boxing seems to be growing as well, so I would keep an eye out for that.

*I say to just mix it up. Plan certain days to walk and others to be some of the ideas you get from people here! Keeping it interesting makes it easier to persist!

What do you do for fun (or what is your job) in the middle of.... absolutely nowhere? I live in the country, really close to a mid size town, but am not a gym or organized exercise fan. I always think I'm going to walk on my quiet road, but never have. But, I have incorporated walking / lifting / etc into my daily routine caring for my animals. I walk all the way around the pasture (hilly, uneven ground, so it's hard work), instead of taking the short way to the barn. I take bales of hay out one at a time (more handling), instead of several at once w/ the tractor. I dig the holes to transplant shrubs instead of waiting for my husband or son to do it.... since I actually want it to get done! ;-) I challenge myself to do "just 15 minutes" on the exercise bike- or "just during commercials"- and almost always end up doing more. I find it easy to be competitive w/myself, where it's not easy for me to compete with others.

None of this stuff is too exciting, but I am amazed at the satisfaction I get from not taking the easy way out, which is what I've done all my life.

[Obviously the exercise selection on mfp doesn't list many of these things, but I find an exercise that I think replicates the energy expenditure, (I don't have a HRM yet), and make that do....]

Good luck, and you look beautiful in your wedding gown!

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My hubby and I created a 'circuit' one time in our (1br) apartment. Something like 5 different stations. Stuff like: 1) pushups for x seconds, 2) pullups for x seconds, 3) squats, 4) crunches/situps, 5) jog up and down the hill right outside the apartment

Doing all 5 stations was one circuit and we did 3 circuits. You can certainly throw different things in there to keep it fresh, like kettlebells, squats, jumping jacks, or free weights. Even just walking up and down steps in your home if you have any.

I jump rope. It's a great workout!

Check out bodyrock.tv. They have tons of high intensity interval workouts that can all be done at home. I am going on vacation next week, so I just copied and pasted some of the interval instructions and printed them out...I don't have an interval timer, so I'm going to just do sets of intervals...use the resources that are online and make them work for you!