Keep Exercising During This Recession

Right now, in this economy, money is tight for just about 90% of Americans. If you are in a place where finances have got you down and holding you back from exercise, because maybe you cannot afford the gym membership, there are solutions for you. Yeah, we all know that you can go run on the street for free or perhaps workout with a friend, but I am talking about money saving exercise ideas that do not break the bank, but still give you the high level workout your body needs.

First, we can talk about that free stuff. Running, hiking, swimming (if you have a pool or lake), biking, these are all great activities that can give you a great cardio workout. So for now cardio workouts are a check. Very easy to accomplish and free, but what about muscle exercise.

As you know a gym membership can be fairly expensive, that is unless you pay an arm and a leg up front in order to get your monthly membership rates down. Well there are better, and cheaper ways to get a good workout. The problem with a gym is that you are the only motivation for yourself. If you have a gym membership, ask yourself how many times you have used the membership in the last 2 weeks.

I will ask the people in my office right now… I am working with 4 other people all of which have gym memberships. Dain has been to the gym 4 times in the last 2 weeks, Michelle has been to the gym 2 times in the last MONTH, Brianna has been 3 times in the last 2 weeks and Steve has been 4 times in the last 2 weeks. Get this NONE of them have been to the gym even 30% of the days that they pay for it. I, myself, do not have a gym membership, I use my money other ways and exercise in ways that are much more motivating and give myself a “personal” in home trainer to keep me going.

I am talking about getting a home video workout program. Right now I am going through the Chalean Extreme workout. I have exercised 10 of the last 14 days, and that is because the program calls for 2 rest days a week. The best part about this is that the program did not even cost me as much as just the start up costs at a gym would cost. The workouts in this video are extreme effective and I am saving tons of money. There are some really great home workout videos you can use to get an amazing workout. One of the reasons a home video is so affective in getting you to workout everyday is because it is like you are a trainer guiding you through a whole fitness program. There is a clear start and a clear finish.

If you do not have a gym membership right now try picking up one of many great home DVD workouts, they usually last 3 months or so, and they are extremely effective if you repeat them. This small tip could save you hundreds of dollars in gym membership fees. Let’s face it, you will probably be just like everyone in my office and hardly use the membership anyway.