working out with no equipment! I need ADVICE!

You can also do some strength training...squats, lunges, crunches...using food cans or gallon jugs as weights for bicep curls and other arm lifts. Running in place, jump roping (even without the jump rope), hoola hoop (even without the hula hoop), climbing stairs if you have them. Sorry, I didnt' check out your profile, so I don't know your fitness level/weight...but when I first got start, just getting down on all fours and then getting up again (1 rep) over and over again was a killer workout. And stretch. Stretching is always good for the muscles!

You can get videos from the library, that way you can try them before you buy them.

This girl is on my fitness pal and I have looked at her videos. I think I am going to start trying them. http://www.fitnessbender.com/

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Most of those will need to be scaled down, lower reps, shorter time but it kind of gives you an idea of how to incorporate bodyweight exercises into an effective at home workout. You can also google circuit workouts with no equipment and you should get some good ideas there.

Also, I second the Zuzana comment. If you've got some money to spend, I've heard great things about the Jillian Michael's DVDs, if you can stand Jillian Michaels.

Create your own workout by adding in all of your favorite exercises, time it to do for 30-60 minutes just like back in gym class. I do this on some of my off days, I do butt kicks, upper body punches, jumping jacks pushups, crunches, leg lifts, planks. Just get a list going in your head and go at it.

I suggest a heart rate monitor, get the heart rate up.

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my friend posted this link the other day...

i am friends with charger440 on here and he post a mini challenge every morning and so far nothing has required equipment -- I repeat some of them everyday (arm curls, calf lifts, push ups) and just add on his mini challenge. for example he does 200 arm curls (100 per arm) start with your weights you already have and then when those are getting "easy" tie them together for 5lbs each! i also agree with the steps if you have some in your house, i walk mine all the time and carry the laundry (or child). My brother walks in the evenings with a back pack with books in it all the time (like he did in college!) ya just have to watch your form on this one. but as other mentioned there is always u-tube! I remember when my daughter was little (now 17) if got her a little exercise VHS of ballet and jazz steps we did them together.

bodyweight exercises are great, you can do them anywhere with no equipment and they are free!

burpees - i dont know anyone that can do more than a few minutes of these without being worn out, they are a fantastic exercise!!
pushups
squats
lunges
plank
leg raises
crunches

plus for cardio running round after your kid should do a good job, or run up & down the stairs :-)

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These workouts by Zuzana Light are brilliant!

Push-ups, squat thrusts (burpees), jump squats, split squats. Make up a little circuit where maybe you do 10 of each, then 9, then 8, 7,6,5,4,3,2,1. Add whatever you like or focus just on upper body (do different kinds of pushups--search for variations), just lower body with plyometrics, squats, lunges. Have fun with it and get your 2 yr old to help you count!

Check out an app called "Jefit" There is an exercise for every part of the body with several that do not require any/ a lot of equipment.

I haven't done it in a while but running up and down my stairs at home gets my heart rate going or jogging in place (I also have 4 kids so I'm on a tight budget). I have a heart rate monitor and feel like it was a great investment in getting my health back. I started this journey at 278 pounds and never once set foot in a gym :-)

Stairs are a great workout. Mix it up.. One at a time/4 at a time/2 at a time. When unloading ur groceries take it one item at a time... The neighbours will think you are nuts...

the best tool is the thing you're on. the internet look up some great info

plenty of body weight exercises that you can avoid the equipment all together.

squats, planks, walking, jogging, sit ups, push ups, jump rope, suicides, bur-pees, jumping jacks, lunges, punches, butt kicks, list goes on and on, kicks, front kicks, side kicks

no we just currently moved and havent gotten our cable set up yet. Our dvd collection consists of war movies (for the hubby) and spongebob dvds lol. The closest park to me is a good 30 minute drive so thats somethign i will have to do maybe a couple times a week. Very good idea though, I hadnt thought about taking her to the park actually!

Since your cable is not set up and you don't have dvd's. I never owned cable too much money spent flipping channels. You can do online streaming with Netflix for about 7.99-11.99 a month. They have exercise videos on there a lot of Crunch videos I have found some good ones there to supplement my dvd's. Some days it may rain and you can't get outside to the park. Just another option.

I also just bought a weighted jump rope from Target for 9.99 it's a great interval like workout you can burn some pretty decent calories in 15 minutes and sweat. A trainer told me a while ago to do that. It gets you moving and it's cheap and fun if you don't have major joint issues but I did it with a bad right knee just know your limits.