Can't afford the gym anymore! - Exercise & Fitness Message Board

Cakies · 01-04-2009, 10:20 PM

Hi, I was hoping I could get some ideas from people. Money is tight and I can't afford my gym membership anymore. I put on a bit of weight over the holidays and I really want to get back to working out. I want to lose about 20 pounds. Can anyone give me some free/cheap ways to lose weight. I already walk a ton, I live in the city with no car. I hate running outside, I miss the eliptical

So I have been trying to go on extra walks. I try to do some yoga at home too. Does anyone have any ideas? Good workouts for home (which is a very small apartment) I know I should just run outside but its COLD here by the time I get home from work it's 17 degrees out and lately the ground is covered in snow. I really need some cardio that gets my heart rate up and if you know of a good small space/indoor workout that does not require large equipment please let me know!

hunjiman · 01-04-2009, 10:56 PM

Do you have a dvd player? You can rent a variety of workout routines.

janewhite1 · 01-05-2009, 07:47 AM

The ground is covered with snow? And this is a problem because?

Ah, you do not have cross-country skis! Buy a secondhand pair of X-C skis. It takes about 10 minutes to learn how to use them. It's as intense as running, cardio-wise, but it has no joint impact.

I'm soo jealous of you. We've had like 4 snowfalls here, but none was quite enough to get my skis out.

Cakies · 01-05-2009, 02:13 PM

I wish I could cross country ski that sounds so fun! Unfortunatly Snow here turns into brown muck pretty quickly and well its the city so I think some people would be a bit angry about me skiing on the already over crowded sidewalks. I have been using free videos from my cable they are the on demand thing so I can watch them whenever. I really want to go skiing now!

tUrRrRa · 01-05-2009, 06:49 PM

I actually can't exercise outside when it's cold or my allergies act up too much and for some reason I get a rash on my skin that gets very red and itches so bad!

I'd try the exercise dvd's. I really like Denise Austin's dvds. Her Boot Camp one works very well and I like her Pilates ones too. I didn't really care for Windsor pilates and some of the others I've tried though.