Cheap Workout and Fitness Tips

By CocoaDiva on Oct 01, 2008 with Comments

Cheap Workouts

P.O.S.H. is all about saving you money. So, while you are saving all your money under your mattress, you might as well keep your health in good shape. Who knows what your health care plan is going to look like after these crazy times.

Face it, some of the cheapest food around is pasta and bread. Yay for these yummy foods but they get two thumbs down because you can expect instant weight gain. Try to maintain your good eating habits while you are on a budget. You don’t have to stop trimming your waist line too. Here are a few tips to keep you lean and trim.

Get your own exercise equipment- all you need for a good work out is a combination of the following equipment: a barbell, dumbbells, a jump rope, medicine ball, stretchable bands, and a chin up bar you can install in your doorway. If your budget is really tight, you don’t even need to purchase those items. You can achieve the same results with items in your home. A stairway can give you a free step workout. Heavy cans can be weights. Be creative.

Where to buy cheap workout equipment

Hit up your local garage sale - Fitness equipment is often like a fad. People work out for a while and then the equipment collects dust. I guarantee you can always find a set of dumbbells, yoga mats, or old fitness DVDs or tapes at a garage sale. The best part is you can haggle your way to a great deal.
The Internet - Overstocked.com sells brand name equipment and your wallet won’t give you the evil eye at check out time. People will sell their own mamma on Craigslist and E-bay, so you can definitely find great fitness materials for cheap with these sites. Classified ads are also a great way to find gently used exercise equipment. Wal-Mart has a lot of equipment for super low prices. Check online to see if you can find any coupons before you hit the stores. Always watch for online deals.

Don’t waste money on Fitness and Health Magazines- many of your favorite magazines have an online version and you can find many of the same articles online. Or, the internet is a wealth of information you have sites like P.O.S.H. who will bring you free fitness and health tips (in exchange for you checking us out everyday ).

Cheap Workout Ideas

Maintain your physique

Park your car 100 feet or even 200 feet away and walking the extra steps would be (gasp!) exercise.

Make use of your stairs. Free stairmaster. Might as well use ‘em. Don’t hold on to the handrail, cheater. Keep your heart rate up, but stop if you feel dizzy (the stairs are not the best place to collapse in a heap). As you advance, start walking up and down with soup cans.

Dance. – Make your own Darren’s Dance Grooves (lol) crank up the music and make your own music video. No one is watching

Ride your bike or rollerblade._ while you are at it hit up your neighborhood market or grocery store and save on gasoline. Hey, you can’t beat those savings!

Jump ropes: They’re great for cardiovascular workouts and are inexpensive. “Borrow” one from the kids or some cousin/neighbor to eliminate out-of-pocket money.

Check out your recreation center- they offer suuuuper cheap classes or gym memberships.

Need a Trainer? – Group sessions with trainers may also be an option you can explore. Ask personal trainers if they’ll reduce fees if a friend or two joins the sessions.

Swapping exercise DVDs with friends and co-workers will ease the boredom and save bucks.

Clean. You know you should have done it last week anyway. Besides, cleaning burns tons of calories. Chase the dust bunnies and burn the fat.

Here is to not breaking the bank and staying in shape!! Got any other cheap fitness ideas?

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