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12/13/09 2:01 P

I workout at home mostly too! I have turbo jam and Oxygen Magazine to keep me focused also my sparkfriend Jess who has getting me doing more strength training and using my husbands weight equipment. We also have a treadmill too so its nice to have options.

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12/9/09 3:31 P

I work out at home, I know I would feel out of place in the gym.

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12/7/09 1:08 P

Thanks...it took a while to build....but i'm so happy NOT going to the gym. I could never fit it in. My empty space (i took the coffee table out) is the 8x8 with couches AROUND it. I wish somebody would come over sometimes and work out with me.

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12/7/09 1:04 P

WordGirl - WOW! I would love to come workout in your home gym, lol! I have to use my tiny living room (really tiny - maybe 8'x12', but then the couches take up half that, along with the entertainment center!).

So envious of your room!!!

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12/6/09 12:28 P

I have built a nice home workout studio for myself, complete with an 8x8 ballroom dance floor. I love it this way, i Have power stacks instead of dumbells, bands, balls, barbells and plates, weighted gloves and ankle weights, pretty much anything you could want...oh yeah a ballet barre, tap boards, all the right shoes and about 70 DVDs.

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12/5/09 1:07 P

Hi Girls! I work out at home and just love Cathe Fredrich (www.cathe.com) I have about 10 of her DVD's and just cycle through them.

She's really into Step. I remember starting with basic step about a year ago and barely getting through it. Now I'm starting to do some of the more advanced ones with a riser and gain a feeling of accomplishment! For those who haven't tried step yet, it's really fun! Especially when you wake up one day trying a move you've been struggling with and all of the sudden "get it"!

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11/30/09 4:47 P

I work out at home because I have no choice in the matter. I live in a small town that has no gym or swimming pool or anything remotely "physical". The closest I am to anything of that nature is an hour away, and well, I can't justify driving 2 hours every day to work out.

So I bought myself a Wii, got the EA Sports Active and started the 30 Day Challenge on medium. I made it halfway through and for some dumb reason let myself slide. I'm going to get back at it though! I was really seeing results with it - both mentally and physically! Which is nice to see because everything I read emphasizes how you NEED to go to a gym! Maybe I'd see better results by going to a personal trainer & going to a gym, but thats not an option for me!

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11/30/09 1:02 A

I had a membership at the YMCA. Although they have everything I wanted and needed to achieve my goal, I didn't see or feel results.

A year later I worked on my weight on my own by mixing running and walking and working out on my home gym. Reading "Galloway's 5K/10K Running" helped a lot since running makes my side hurt and I don't like running. Shortly after I followed the run-walk-run method I dropped pounds quickly and went from size 14 to size 12.

I have many books on healthy recipes, nutrition, fitness, and I get the "Shape" magazine. I usually go to the library. They have endless resources on anything you can think of and it's free.

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7/13/09 10:24 A

I work out at home with my Wii. I use Wii Fit and also have the fitness coach "game." It's really like a bunch of work out dvds all in one. Yoga, Strength, Cardio, Etc.

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7/7/09 1:52 P

i work out at home. i used to have free access to a great gym in college, but once i graduated all the gyms around me were out of my price range. now i bought an elliptical off of craigslist (for indoor winter/bad weather cardio), and i usually walk/jog on nice days. i love the turbo jam workouts, and also just started the chalean extreme program. turbo jam is really a great workout! it's a lot of fun, you'll enjoy it

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6/3/09 11:45 A

I workout at home now too, but sometimes it is hard to find the motivation after I put my son to bed, so now I am trying to focus on getting up an 1hr earlier to exercise. I have plenty of DVDs, resistance bands, a stability ball, dumbbells, a stair climber, so I really don;t have any excuses not to. I just ordered Turbo Jam yesterday because I am looking for something new and fun and I heard a lot of good tings about it. I use Netflix too for other different videos sometimes.

I do think that working out at home is better than the gym for exactly the same reasons that everyone else has said. Good luck to you!

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6/3/09 6:47 A

I workout at home. I have a gym in one of our spare bedrooms.

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5/18/09 7:42 P

I currently work out at home. I run 3 miles 3 days per week and am going to be starting the 100 pushup challenge tomorrow. On the other days I do various workout DVD's. My favorites right now are Jillian Michaels-I love her 30 Day Shred , Burn Fat, Boost Metabolism, and No More Trouble Zones.
I also do some Walking Away the Pounds videos when I want something less intense/bouncy. (Like during TOM when my boobies hurt).

Soon DH and I will be moving to a new apartment community that has a gym, and I am very excited for that! I live in Washington and it is way to easy to use the rain as an excuse to not go out for my run. We are also going to be right next to a bike trail so I am hoping for a bicycle for my birthday!

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5/18/09 10:14 A

I workout at home. I have a spinner, a treadmill, and lots of nice dvds/tapes to use. It does work exercising at home. I just need to work around my dogs who have learned that exercising means they get out of the way! LOL Once I start cooling down they come up to me.

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1/14/09 8:39 P

I workout at both, the gym and at home. However, currently, the majority of my working out has been at home. Prior to getting a gym membership, I had great progress with working out at home! I have great DVDs. I just recently purchased the Urban Rebounder. I felt that baby in my legs. So, yes, you can have great results at home! I did!

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1/14/09 6:17 P

maybe you could join our working out at home team. It's a good group!

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1/13/09 10:38 P

I'm in college so I do go to the gym when I'm there, but I work out at home on breaks and weekends. I mix up my cardio between DVDs, interval training on my own, jogging, and jumping rope normally. I also have free weights I use. I like the gym, but it's nice to be able to work out at home too.

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9/1/08 9:28 P

I work out at home. Hubby and I bought a treadmill when I got pregnant with child number 2 (10 yrs ago) since then, we've added a home gym, many weights and a library full of dvd's, exercise balls, yoga mats and pilates equipment....I do get bored easily but I LOVE working out at home and I USE my equipment. I tried going to the gym when we had just my son but it was just too hard finding a sitter or waiting until hubby got home from work...sometimes not until 8pm and then it was a 30 minute drive to the gym. It didnt work out for me. We moved closer to the gym, but the closer one burned to the ground and they never rebuilt, they have another gym but its still a 10 to 15 minutes away not far but a hassle to deal with. For me I've done good with working out at home. I lost 50 some pounds after my first child, got pregnant and lost that weight and got pregnant with the third child, lost that, that was 9 years ago. I'm still at it though and happily at it.
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9/1/08 5:07 P

Hi!!!! I workout FAITHFULLY at home. I also run outdoors.

The main reason I do this is because here in Canada the Winters are so bad (icy roads, deep snow and SO frigid!!!)that I would waste my gym membership by NOT going just to avoid the elements!!!

Now I NEVER MISS a workout!!!

Didi

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9/1/08 12:55 P

I work out at home but sometimes enjoy going to the gym to use the "BIG WEIGHTS" they have to offer. I own the elliptical , stair stepper and a Stationary bike.

DVD's are a nice change as well... my favorite is Muscle Max by Cathe Fredricks.

I think it is important to add a variety to ANY workout - if you join a gym DO NOT Limit yourself or you will get burned out.

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9/1/08 11:32 A

Hi Ya'll,

yup, i work out at home. 75 dvds & counting! Even with part time cleaning jobs, a baby sitting job, 2 kids, 1 husband {or is that 3 kids? lol}, 2-4 cats{depending on if we are babysitting the extra cats} & my much love of my computer.

I started off with a Richard Simmons dvd a few months after the birth of my first child, fourteen years ago & a treadmill. Now, its Turbo Jam, Amy Bento, Kim Spreen & Cathe Friedrich with bike riding & a New Yorker's unofficial nondriving fave: walking.

I've lost 40lbs this way, thats a small child ya'll .

I have dvds that i can do in 10-60 microns. dumbells from 1-25lbs, bands, tubing, stability ball, step.

I used to work in gyms as a receptionist & yes, its fun to go to the gym--cost & time wise, cant go wrong with a dvd.

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9/1/08 8:25 A

I have never entered a gym. I do all my workouts at home. :)

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8/31/08 11:35 P

I lift weights and also do cardio classes from demandfitness.com, plus I'll run, bike or rollerblade when its weather permitting =] Working out at home is a great convenience!

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8/31/08 9:37 P

yes and walking outdoors

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8/31/08 8:52 P

By the way, you can get some of your equipment off of freecycle.org That's how I got most of my weights! Watch for offers, or just ask if your group allows wanteds.

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8/31/08 8:41 P

I'm a half hour away from a gym, but would stay home anyway. I did a gym about 20 years ago, and got tired of having to "go" there. Just seemed like I could use the time at home that it took to get ready to go, then get cleaned up there and get back. Plus at the time had little children. Now one of those little girls meets me after she gets off work and we workout together! I love it! I also work out in the a.m. after DH goes to work before I have to get started on my business (work in an office at home), so it really works best for me!

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8/31/08 6:09 P

i actually have no choice but workout at home. i live over an hour from the nearest gym.

in the year that i have een doing regular exercise, i have purchased several dvds and now have a bench press, with plates and b/bell. also have the d/bells that you can put plates on giving igher an lower resistance. i have a swiss ball and 5lb dumbells and a yoga mat.

i also studying my pt course from home.

it shows that the gym is not alway neccessary, its called committing and sticking to it.

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8/31/08 5:38 P

I work out at home and enjoy it. I take my youngest son a walk in the morning in his stroller and I have a room set up with a treadmill, elliptical, weight bench, free weights, and a stability ball. I also have some dvds and pool in the backyard that gets a lot of use in the summer months. I'm a Stay at home mom right now so even on days when I don't have enough time to get in the workout room i've still taken a walk and did some cardio in the pool. One more bonus is that I don't have to pay out money to a gym or find a sitter. I want to start doing some yoga in the mornings that way when the weather turns cold and we dont' get in our long walk we have something else to do.

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8/31/08 5:23 P

I work out at home. I started off with Turbo Jam and nothing else. Well, actually, I got started with the Firm because I was impatient for Turbo Jam to arrive, and saw it at Target, and picked it up. LOL So I actually started with 3 dumbbells (3, 5 and 8), and the transfirmer (a Firm package with a step). Honestly, I could have just waited for TurboJam and bought 3 or 5 lb dumbbells and been just fine for quite awhile. ;) That was a little over 2 years ago.

Since then, I've gotten into Slim Series (by Debbie Siebers, available from www.milliondollar. or www.beach.) and most lately into Cathe workouts (advanced) and now have a larger step, more dumbbells (up to 15), a barbell with plate weights, bands, a stability ball, weight gloves, etc... But that is only because I've kind of gotten into weight training (I loved it for the brief month we did it in PE in high school and should have realized I'd like it again!)... Anyhow, YES, you can do this at home! And no, you don't need a lot of equipment (even though I'm quickly moving into that 2 years later). Turbo Jam Maximum Results package is a great way to start because it has plenty of cardio workouts and a nice start up weight program that is plenty intense. As time goes on, you can build up to more equipment and videos if you want.

I find that getting up an hour and a half earlier to workout works best for me. A lot of people think that is insane, and actually I started off getting up 45 minutes earlier, but I've worked up to wanting longer workouts. The great thing about working out at home is that you don't have to get dressed to go anywhere, burn gasoline getting there and back, and it is a WHOLE lot cheaper than a gym membership. Even with all the equipment I've been getting lately, it is much cheaper. Plus, I like the convenience of finishing, and moving to the next room for my shower and getting ready. Easily I save 30 minutes a day, but probably more like 45. ;)

My body is completely different than it was when I reached my goal weight... That was when I started working out actually. It makes sense to do cardio and weight train. Aside from looking better and jiggling less (LOL), my pulse is lower, my blood pressure lower, my cholesterol is lower, my lower back pain is completely gone and the snaps and creaks and pops I had when I would get up each morning (that appeared magically at about age 34) have gone away. I can lift groceries or run a distance without feeling like I'm going to die, and when I walk my body feels full of energy. In fact sometimes I'll just jump up and down a few times (startling my husband and dismaying my teenage daughter LOL) just from the energy I have now... which brings me to my mood. Definitely improved!

The key to working out at home is to plan out the time you are going to do it, and then commit to it and stick to it! Like I said earlier, for me, it is easier to do it first thing as part of my "getting ready for work" routine. First thing done each day, and feeling great for the rest of the day!

Shani

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8/31/08 5:09 P

I also work out at home. Have treadmill, weights, DVDs, stability ball, and the Wii Fit
I also like to walk around a lake not far from where I live. I have never had a membership to a gym.

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8/31/08 3:19 P

I started working out in 2005 and only belonged to a gym for about 4 months. Over the last 3 years I've lost a total of 90lb (gained back 20 after quitting smoking). For me, working out at the gym was a pain in the butt. Pack myself and my stuff, pack up my youngest child, drive to gym, drop off at the gym day care, workout, pick up child, drive home. Took me over 2 hours to get in a 1 hour workout!

I workout in my basement. I have lots of videos that I use, a spinning bike, dumb bells, bar bells, an aerobic step that goes up to 14", yoga stuff and an outdoor bike. I use all of it and also walk outdoors, cross country ski and hike. I am more fit that I have ever been in my life and will probably never step back into a gym.

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8/31/08 3:03 P

I exercise in the mornings at home before i go to work.. usually a WATP DVD.. I have Zumba and MaDonna Grimes dance Fitness that i love too.. but sometimes i just make myself head out the door and get on my bike and go for a 1/2 hr or 45 minute ride.

I belong to our local community club but only use it in the winter.. I plan on getting in the pool and using the sauna soon as I figure out how..

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8/31/08 3:00 P

there is a group on here i belong to called "working out at home" good name eh?
i have a treadmill, dvd's , weights and of course a dog. lost 55 lbs. so far and i'm getting nice and firm for an old lady :))

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8/31/08 1:51 P

I have no desire to work out in a gym. I would feel like I was being watched. (I know I shouldn't be so self conscious.) I didn't even work out at all until I bought Turbo Jam. I found in that a work out I love. That is the key. Find a work out you love, set apart some time for yourself everyday and do it. I hurt my knee though and have had surgery on it and am trying to recover and strengthen it so I'm not able to do TJ right now but we have brought in a exercise bike for my physical therapy to build my knee strength back up and I am doing other prescribed exercises. To me they are boring and I'd much rather get back to the work outs I love but I am doing it so I can get back to my preferred work outs.

Have I been successful? Well, you tell me. I have lost 36 lbs and have gone from a size 18 to a 10-12. It has given me a desire to eat healthy as well and I feel much better.

B.

Edited by: KING*GET*FIT at: 8/31/2008 (13:50)

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8/31/08 1:37 P

Hi, I have a 'barn' that I've been using as a place to do my exercises for the past year. There is a dvd/vcr with a ton of tapes for cardio; ST; stretching; yoga, etc. along with mats; free weights, and weight benches. I also have a standing gym set that can be adjusted to complete many different types of muscles and area.

To answer your question, I enjoy working out at hoome because it saves time. Saves time and money.
It's been successfull for bothj

Time to go!

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8/31/08 1:34 P

ft4ever -I belong to a gym, but I also work out at home. I love to work out at home! I have 3 sets of dumbells, 3, 5, and 8 lbs and a BOSU and I get Netflix so I use their instant play as well as receiving dvds in the mail to mix up my workouts. At the end of every month, I take a month calendar and I plan my workouts for the upcoming month. I write down my workouts and then I put a sticker on every day that I do my workout (I can substitute if I want/need to). I select 1 theme for each new month to try to mix it up so my body doesn't get used to the workout. I started working out again by doing SP bikini workout, and then I did Jillian Michaels 30 day shred for the month of July. I did it for 30 days (with one day off when I got sick) and got great results. August is Jari Love month. I am hoping to do Cathe Friedrich for September. I have started turbo jam as well. Shani, who is on this team, is a wealth of information on this topic and through her I heard about turbo jam. And there is a WONDERFUL turbo jammer team on SP that is full of really knowledgable, helpful, supportive, and amazingly addicted to TJ people. Well worth checking out. Shani has posted a lot of really helpful threads that will help get you familiar with the tj and the team.

I also wear a pedometer and try to get 10,000 steps a day there. There is a walking challenge by Leslie Sansone that you might want to join. Here is the Link:

messageboards.ivillage.com/iv-bhstepup

You are right, you can DEFINITELY get in great shape without stepping into a gym.

I hope this message does a little in helping with your discouragement about not belonging to a gym. A gym is definitely not for everyone.

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8/31/08 1:32 P

When I first started out I had nothing only a vision of what I wanted to become. I had lost 60 pounds before I ever stepped into a gym. Now I have a fully equipped home gym and I can pop over to the local gym if I need but when I first started I had to make due with almost nothing.

Going to the gym to workout does not get you a great body. I know plenty of people who are living room warriors who are ripped and I know people who live in the gym and simply use it as a social club.

It is all about intensity and focus. To be honest you don't need any fancy equipment. Just a body that is willing to work hard at chasing the dream.

So I guess it is all about personal preference. I can workout anywhere. My body doesn't care as long as it is moving.

Good luck on you quest

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8/31/08 1:25 P

I do all my workouts at home. I've belonged to a gym in the past, but it's easier for me to work out whenever I want. I've lost 27 pounds so far. Need to drop some more body fat and build muscle next. I have a bench, free weights, stability ball, DVDs, and a treadmill. It is completely doable to get results at home. I bet you will find many others on here that work out at home. I know for some, it's harder to get motivated to work out at home. Good luck!

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8/31/08 1:24 P

I think you can workout at home and get good results, but for me it's best if I go to a gym where I don't get distracted by other stuff. Plus there is no couch at the gym. I do yoga dvds at home once in awhile though.

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8/31/08 1:10 P

II would love to hear from others that are getting fit by working out at home only. I believe it is possible to not step foot in a gym but I feel discouraged when I read about how many go to a gym to work out.
Please anyone that has achieved results at home please comment! I am interested in hearing anything about your experience. Thanks in advance for any replies.

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