working out with no equipment! I need ADVICE!

I havevn't read all the responses so if I'm repeating something, feel free to ignore me. Bodyrock.tv has a lot of workouts that require no equipment (I'd go for the older ones, from 2009-2010 when Zuzana did things like put a broom in two chairs to do pull-ups). You could check out ZWOW on youtube as well and I am sure there are a lot more bodyweight workouts on youtube. If you can't find any one workout that is all bodyweight, just take some things from each workout and make up your own. Things like burpees, push-ups, crunches, etc.. will always be great. I remember when I was at my poorest and all I had was a jumprope; I'd go to the park at 5:30 in the morning and do circuits of jumping, pushups, pull-ups (using the monkey bars or something). Also, check out freecycle in your area. That's where I got my dumbbells. They were definitely born in the 80s and super ugly but they were free from freecycle.

Google "playground" workout.

One way to burn a lot of calories is cross training. I attended this class at the local community center that involved one minute strength training then one minute doing different kinds of cardio. I wore a heart rate monitor that calculated the calories burned it was massive amounts. Check online for some basic exercises like lunges, squats, push ups and bicep curls. figure out a routine that will give you a complete workout, Do one minute strength training followed immediately with one minute cardio it could be jumping jacks, stair climbing, figure out a variety of different cardio exercises. this will keep your heart rate up the whole time and burn a lot of calories and give you a very good workout

I like using dailyburn.com. They have workouts that really burn and use little to no equipment. I have learned a lot of bodyweight exercises! It will also estimate the number of calories you burned during the workout. It's great!

Check out bodyrock.tv they have a ton of great exercise videos for free you can do from home, they will all kick your butt!

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I would go out and buy the 30 Day Shred I am telling you it will get you shape fast! And the best part is the workouts are only 27 mins from warm up to cool down but yet you will but at least 200 calories in that 27 min

Pilates - strengthen your core

Can you borrow DVDs from the library? Once you've gone thru them for several times, you will remember the routine, or write it down. There are tons of online resources for free, too. Good luck!

It sounds like you are doing fine right now. Dancing is great exercise. Calisthenics (body weight exercises) are also great. Squats, pushups, lunges, jumping jacks, planks, etc. Just do an internet search and you'll find plenty of instructions on how to do them properly.

Jumping rope and hula hoop are also good, though technically those use equipment. But at least it's cheap equipment. You can usually pick either up at a dollar store.

Use the child as a weight-that's what I did when mine were that age. Lay her in your arms and lift her like a barbell! Take her to the park and climb up the slides with her. Take her for a walk around the track-when she gets bored make it a chase. Put her on a swing and push her. In between each push do a jumping jack. There's tons of ways!

Back to the basics: Squats, Lunges, push ups, planks, bicycle crunches, tricep dips....sooo many!! I'm sure if you google it you will find a ton!

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Body weight exercises are the way to go, plus walks in the park, pushing the stroller etc. I don't have much equipment, but I LOVE bodyweight exercises and there is PLENTY online that you can look up and then create your own mini workout with.

*If theres a will theres a way... I have 2 toddlers and I just squeeze in the workouts when I can, and you don't "need" equipment.