those who workout at home

I have a bunch of DVDs (P90x, TaeBo, Yoga, Jillian's 30 day shred), I have resistance bands, a coupleof yoga mats and weights up to twelve lbs that I got over time from target and walmart. I also have a rebounder (mini trampoline) that I got online from walmart for about $25 and I bought an elliptical with my income tax refund last year.

There are a bunch of free workouts on youtube. You can search workouts and then refine the search to show videos longer than 20 or 30 minutes. I saved them to a playlist for easy access once I found ones I've likes. So far I've been able to find rebounding workouts, zumba, power yoga, tae bo classes, line dancing workouts, etc... all on youtube. All free. All things you can do in your home with no equipment.

Also, if you don't have weights, you can use canned veggies, bags of sugar or potatoes, anything around the house that is fairly small that you can add to your workout.

Also, search the web for calisthenics exercises (strength exercises where you use your own body weight to workout) like pushups, pullups, lunges, crunches, etc.

I'm also looking for a good DVD that incorporates strength training.

To any of you that use Jillian Micheals 30 day shred:

Does it hurt your knees? I have a terrible knee that I injured back in high school that still gives me a good bit of pain from time to time. I have read reviews that the 30 day shred is very hard on the knees.

I'd like to try it, but I don't want to end up with a bum knee again.

I do zumba on it and it's fine.. running stresses it a little and it aches afterwards.

I do, and I love it! I have an elliptical, and I have most of Jillian Michaels' DVDs, some of Bob Harpers, and P90X (which I just started Tuesday)

P90X is expensive, but the others are cheap - under 10 if you order on Amazon, and if you order up to $25, you can have them shipped for free. Weights are cheap at Target or Walmart, especially when first starting out.

I just cleared out some space and bought a couple of kettlebells and got Steve Cotter's DVD's (Highly recommended, the man's a genius). Now my "gym" is open 24/7, and don't have to wait for some meathead to finish posing and put the weights down. But I also think the key to working out at home is self-motivation. If you go to the gym, you see other people working, which helps you get your work done. At home, the bed and Oreo's are literally right down the hall.

I have multiple Killian (Jillian Michael's) dvds and find that I get less bored if I switch it up. I'm doing Ripped in 30 right now and I like it a LOT more than 30 Day Shred. Plus, i have a couple of her longer dvds like No More Trouble Zones and Killer Buns & Thighs for days when I want a better burn.

Plus, I just ran my first half-marathon last month. I started with C25K last summer and worked my way up. Run around your neighborhood. OR, simply go for a great walk! A good 45 minute, fast paced walk will give you a great burn (especially if you do it following a 30 min Killian workout)!

Good Luck! :flowerforyou:

I am basically doing the same things we where taught in gym class, that I was doing in yoga, and that Boyfriend has taught me from his years in martial arts.

Lately I have been sadly slacking off with what I normally do and suspect a developing ear infection may be to blame for my current lethargy, here's what I do at home:

Biking;Try to get a minimum of 30 minutes
Walking:Try to get a minimum of 30 minutes
Sit ups; Reps of 10, minimum of 5 sets total (50 sit ups)
Side lunges; reps of 10, minimum of 3 sets (30 lunges, 5lb weights)
Squats;reps of 25, minimum of 5 sets (100 total. Can be done with weights as well)
Underarm curl: reps of 25 per arm, 5 sets for each arm (100 on each arm, totaling 200 using 10lb weights)

The following weight lifts I am not sure of the name ^^' so I will describe it to you the best I can, each one I do a minimum of 25 with 10lb weights.

'Windmill'; Standing with one weight in each hand, bring your arm up from your side straight up so your fingers are facing the ceiling.Do not bend the elbow, lower arm down and raise the other arm-this counts as 1 rep. Do not count each arm raise as 1, 2, etc.. count 1 rep only when you've lifted BOTH arms up once.

'Airplane';Standing with one weight in each hand with your arms to the sides and your fists turned so your hands are facing out sideways from your body instead of forward, lift your arms up from your side almost like you have two really heavy grocery bags in each hand-so your arms are out in a position that looks like 'airplane' wings. Do this as high as you can, and slowly lower back down-count that as 1 rep. (Lift both arms at the same time)

I am using weights to help make push ups easier to do, as it stands I can only do about 10 before falling on my face :noway:

I have an untreated issue with my ankles where coming down on them while jogging or while doing jumping jacks caused an exorbitant amount of pain, and it feels as if my ankle will snap I cannot perform these activities until I've been checked out by a doctor it's enough pain that two jumping jacks sends me falling to the floor in tears and clutching my ankle. However provided that you don't have any problems that would prevent you from jogging or running or doing jumping jacks I HIGHLY recommend them. You can run in place at home (provided it's not 3am and your on the 2nd floor of an apartment complex..) interchanging from having your knee's forward and having your knee's back in the 'natural' way you would run.

Before exercise I complete a set of stretches, mixing up the order I do them in. Here's a few links to the common ones I do;
http://www.yogajournal.com/poses/749
http://www.yogajournal.com/poses/2492
http://www.yogajournal.com/poses/2488
http://www.yogajournal.com/poses/477
http://www.yogajournal.com/poses/486
http://www.yogajournal.com/poses/476

For an intense cardio work out I recommend the Jillian Michaels 30 day shred that everyone is mentioning, you can find the video for free on youtube and while it may seem short initially it will kick your butt.I need to get back into doing it myself. It was extremely intense.

I have a gym membership, but I've been working out at home doing P90X.

I'be always had fun exercising with the Wii, I used to exercise with 'My Fitness Coach' (the first one, the second nono); also was very entertained playing Exerbeat!, which is also cool. I have a treadmill, but I try to run, not only walk, is what I do at home.

I belong to a gym but I only use it in the extreme temperatures. Winter/Summer.
I have been doing Jillian Michaels kettle bells and 30 Day Shred at home. They are awesome.
While it's nice outside I add additional cardio by jogging around my neighborhood. Way better than the treadmill in the gym that smells like bleach.!

I work out at home. I hate the gym; I find it inconvenient to go. Plus, I have a baby that's too young for child minding.

I'm currently doing a hybrid of ChaLEAN Extreme and Turbo Jam, with some Slim Series thrown in. I do ChaLEAN Extreme for the weight training, Turbo Jam for cardio/HIIT, and Slim Series for the Yoga/stretching videos. Well, that, and taking the kids to the park and walking the dogs.