Gym or Home?

Home for me every time. I work full time and have 3 dogs so I can't go to the gyms near work, and I don't drive so getting to the nearest gym from home would take almost an hour - home wins!! I've used a combination of Wii Fit, Wii games, Tae Bo dvds, and of course walking the pooches until we're all pooped.

For me, spend the first month's membership on a Tae Bo dvd and then the rest on good healthy food :flowerforyou:


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Its a mixture for me to be honest. The biggest thing is the mind set you have to want to make these changes. You have to really want it. But I do both I use my Wii a mixture of Just DAnce, Zumba and Wii Fit and I go to the gym for cardio and swimming and that works for me but I guess in the end its a real personal preference xx

i did everything at home when I lost a lot of weight. once i lost the weight is when i started going to the gym. i still prefer at-home workouts but i try and go to the gym at least once a week but only to see a personal trainer or when it is too cold/wet to run outside.

Home, since it's a life style change and I'm not going to go to the gym for the rest of my life, I pick free things to do. Plus, healthier food cost way more money so spend your money at the store and not the gym.

I go to the gym. I'm a stay at home mother, and I like that one hour a day that is just for me. I use it to destress, decompress and take care of ME. Which, in turn, makes me a better mother, I think!

I do have some work out stuff at home - medicine ball, weights, yoga ball - and if I can't make it to the gym, I've been known to do a 30 min work out videos. I own a Yoga video, and that's alright - but if I'm skipping the gym, I want something more intense that's going to make me sweat. I love the Enviga Workouts you can find -for free- on you tube. Most of them require only your body.

But yes, gym is definitely my preference. I lost 14lbs in 60 days not watching what I eat at all, just working out. Then for the past 6 weeks I've been on here, watching what I eat in junction with working out - and I've lost 22lbs total, so far!

I lost half my weight going to the gym and half my weight doing Zumba at home... Both obviously work for me. Zumba is a great workout. I want to go back to the gym now though as there's a wider variety and I want to start proper strength training to build my lean muscle mass, and would like a programme set for me x

I'm the kind of person that HAS to workout at the gym, otherwise I don't complete my workouts and don't push myself as hard. It helps hold me accountable - since people begin to recognize you. I've met a lot of people that have helped me stay motivated through everything. It's also nice to have a place to escape to, to have some "me" time.

In short, the one you will do consistantly wins out hands down! That said, I can tell you what I did/am doing and what I think most people should do. I was active to begin with, but this is even more true for those who are moving from sedentary to active. START at home!!!

Here are my reasons. First if you build up your "home gym" with DVD's, dumbells, etc. you will always have them and can always use them, no matter what the weather, life circumstances, price of gas, or whatever reasons people use for to not getting to the gym come up. Secondly, your home is definitely not intimidating, so it is more likely you will stick to it in the begining when you feel awkward, sore, frumpy, whatever. Finally, it gives you something else to add in later. If you have a good deal of weight to lose, there will come a day when you WILL plateua. At that time your fitness level will be better, your appearance should be better, you should have more confidence and capability. That is the time to ramp it up a notch!

I have lost about 90 pounds at home. I have an elliptical, numerous DVDs, a step, dumbells ranging from 5# to 22#, the big beach ball thingy...lol, a kettlebell, and one resistance band. I will always have those, and use them still. I hit a plataue (I've spelled that two different ways and neither is strking me as right...sorry). I have about 75 more pounds to go, maybe a little more, we'll see as I get closer. I just completed a promotional rate on a local bootcamp for one month, I am currently taking advantage of a free week at Lifestyle Family Fitness, I have two more "promo" months at different bootcamps and a couple more gyms to check out, them I am taking my tax return and getting a year somewhere. I need the ramp up of intensity, the accountability of others, and the push that comes from not wanting to look bad in front of others, to take my fitness to the next level and bend my metabolism to my will. When you get to that point, if you do, LivingSocial, Groupon, Google Offers, and such are great, especially if you live near a decent sized city.

Sorry to write so much. I have had this talk/debate with others. Some just won't do it (meaning workout) if left to their own devices at home, some won't do it in front of others, for them it truely is an either/or situation. But if you think you will do your workouts well and consistantly in either setting.... this gives you the best of both worlds, doesn't break the bank, lets you budget and plan for future spending, and gives you the ability to tackle the need to ramp up your workouts in the future.

Saved the gym membership money to have a home-gym...one cost FOREVER...not to mention the convenience etc...

I do both, my gym membership is 19.99 per month and for this you can go any time of the day. I haven't joined a big gym but one which is in a hotel I have use of pool, sauna , steam room and gym equipment . It's the second best thing I have done , the first was finding this app.

I need to control my eating habits and what I put in my dailey eating and I feel I need to start all over again with my exercise and work outs.

I've lost nearly 60lbs and I can honestly tell you, I wouldn't be where I am without my gym membership. I commend anyone who can workout at home and stick with it. I do not have that kind of motivation or dedication. I'll be honest, if I can choose between sitting on my couch and doing a workout video? Well, I'll choose sitting on the couch every single time.

Having a gym membership is what kept me on track through all the ups and downs of this journey. I know if I would have tried to do it strictly at home, I would have given up a long time ago.

It is really an individual thing. Some people can do it by working out at home and others NEED the gym. Find what works best for YOU.

Home-with no weights or equipment. For the most part I use workouts from bodyrock.tv it's totally free and usually doesn't take very long. I just moved so I wouldn't know where to find a gym anyway, plus I'm cheap and poor lol.