Do you work out in a gym? At home? With friends or alone?

I work on the Wii Fit this is the only exercise I do and I love it! I do the run / Hula Hoop / Stepping (30 mins) with small hand weights and then usually 30 mins worth of Just dance or Zumba plus 10 mins of stretching either side. I did start using the gym but had a wii at home and just couldn't afford the monthly cost all the time when I could manage it with what I had at home. I hated working out infront of strangers because I get paranoid about people watching me.

Home. I don't have time to drive back and forth to the gym and have to fit training in when I can. Sometimes my little one is in the training room with me. I have tread, stepper and bike. Full set of plates, bars, dumbbells and attachments, Powertec Squat rack with tower, Powertec bench with leg attachment and a calf machine.

With the exception of the Power Tec equipment (which was bought new). I accumulate exercise equipment from yard sales and craigslist around Spring when the New year's revolutioners finally want to get rid of their "clothing racks." :laugh:

Best deal ever was a gentleman moving to AU the next day and had to dump his olympic weights quick! I still get giddy

I run outside and do workout dvds at home. Sometimes my kids join in on the dvds.

We have strength equipment at home that my husband uses when he's working to many crazy hours to hit the gym so we just added weights for me to it. So I strength train at home. Usually alone but every now and then my husbands schedule lines up and we work out together so he can coach me.

I tried jogging and hated it. So I caved and had my husband ask about adding me to his account at his studio. They are only charging me 7 dollars a month because they know I only want to use the cardio room and usually come in with my husband. Sometimes it never hurts to call the small gyms and see what they can offer. Private owned gyms have more flexibility in what they can offer you on price.

I also have a couple dvds that I use on those busy family days and I want to sneak in 30 minutes.

I'm saving up to add some cardio equipment to our home gym but I do like the occasional excuse to get out of the house and for 7 dollars a month can't really beat it.

i got to the gym pretty much 6-7 days a week and do at least 45 mins of cardio each day, usually elliptical but occasionally i'll run or bike. some days i do 60 minutes, and some days 30 minutes, depending on the lines. i try to burn >500 cals because i like to eat. i've found that intervals are really good for increasing cal burn, and boosting metabolism. i also try to do strength training 4-5x a week, one day for upper, one day for lower, and one day for core. i take an hour long core class on sunday which helps me learn good moves, then up them on my own. i try really hard not to get lazy with the cardio, and if i'm feeling tired, will skip the weights.

someday i'd like to have a nice elliptical in my house, but for now it's just too bulky and expensive...so the gym it is!

Here's the skinny on my workout routine:

Monday-Tuesday- rest

Wednesday- Intense Cardio: 1-2 hours and 45 minutes of strength training (GYM)

Thursday- Barbell Total Body Workout-1hour- Chest. Upper Chest, Lower Chest.Shoulders, Biceps, Triceps, Glutes, (GYM)

Friday- Intense Cardio: 2 hours running (GYM)

Saturday-Circuit Training- Body Weight Total Body Workout-1 hour:Chest. Pushups, kettlebells, ropes, pully's, squats. etc...(GYM)

Sunday-1 hour of Cardio- Jog (Neighborhood)

%%%Please give me your opinions and refer to specific days. Thanks

Have you tried doing Strength and Cardio on the same days? Research I've done suggests you get better benefits doing both. I'm not suggesting I follow all my research, just that is something you might want to try. I don't believe in separating muscle groups so one day squats, next day deadlifts or some other exercise. Everyday shoulders, I have an injury I'm trying to build around. My issue, getting enough calories in my diet.

My routine
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday = Start with 1 hour of intense (usually above zone 3) strength training followed immediately by 1 hour of cardio (typically aim for zone 1 or 2 with sprints into zone three). Either way the goal is a minimum of 1,000 calories burned.

Every other Friday / Saturday = same as above (have my kids every other weekend so we just go to gym and swim on Saturday)

Sunday's = Off, well ok Off usually means don't pick up a weight but I do go and try to get more zone 1 fat burning cardio in for at least an hour.

I work out in a gym when the weather is bad, but I prefer to run outside. I also like to work out alone because then I don't have to worry about planning to go at a certain time or waiting for someone who is running late. I can work out when I feel like it for however long I feel like it.

Used to work out at the gym but it started getting costly and I wasn't really going constantly. I know do 30 day shred or jog on the treadmill kinda boring lol but I am gonna try out the wii fit and see how that goes

I work out alone in the gym, but I want to try some classes there once I get more comfortable with my strength and body. I also do Insanity a couple of times a week at home. I find being alone at the gym is almost like meditation for me, and is very relaxing