How do you exercise? I need ideas!

First eating a good diet is good way to stay in shape, then doing exercise as walking to work if not far from home, fast walk around park with family or friends after dinner at least for 30 minutes every day, which must not cost money, also which can chatting with somebody while walking.Anyway healthy is very important for us.

It's important to do something that you both enjoy as if you enjoy the exercise you will want to do it more than if you didn't like a certain exercise. Once you have found one you like it's a good idea to gradually step up your regime and build up your time.

I have hand weights, rubber bands, and an exercise ball. I also have a machine, but I know you said you can't afford one. I also have a jump rope and hula hoop. I incorparate all these into my workouts. I like to workout with exercise tv, we have it on our cable tv. They have tons of workouts to choose from.

I use skipping rope all these year, it keeps me in shapes. You only need to do it 5 -10 mins a day. A skipping rope only cost round $4 and you can have it all the time.

Walking is a great exercise and it doesn't cost you anything other than a pair of shoes. Same with jogging. Great exercise. Personally, I like to play tennis. If you can't afford a racquet, check out garage sales etc. I also love to bike ride. I do belong to a gym and I love the spin (indoor cycling) classes. DH and I throw our bikes in the truck and drive down to the beach and ride our bikes for miles on the trails along the beach. I would definitely encourage you to take a look at your budget and see if you can't tweak some things here and there. Belonging to the gym is soemthing that I do to keep myself healthy but I also think that it is a relatively cheap source of entertainment as well. We work out 6 days a week ( and I am a former couch potato) and on Sunday we spend the entire day at our club. We play tennis in the morning and spend the afternoon at the pool. I saw a special on Dr. Oz about people who live to be 100. One of the featured guests was a doctor from Loma Linda. He said that when he bought his home 65 years ago, he bought a 2 story house. He felt that if he could walk up and down the staircase 10 times a day, it would be all of the exercise that he would ever need. Hard to argue with a guy who's still working at 100 years of age.

I use a cd to exercise to..they have a richard simmons dvd for 10:00 dollars my daughter and I used yesterday, it was wonderful and fun, we did sweat but thats what we want to burn those calories..

Are there any places nearby to go hiking? This is good exercise, gets you outside and lets you see nature(depending on where you can go) which can be enjoyable. Another simple possibility might be to walk to a park, if there is one close enough, and swing on the swings if they have some that are adult size. Try skipping rope together, this would require two individual ropes, but maybe you just might find it fun. Tennis is a lot of fun but would require a little more investment for the equipment and would be something you have to work into; but if there are public courts where you live the money on rackets, balls and shoes might be worth it in the long run.

Before I could afford the gym, I often took walks in the evenings. I would carry weights with me (2 or 3lb weights.) On rainy or snowy days I would do a work out video inside. I LOVE dancing work out videos, taebo, the biggest loser, etc. There are a lot of great videos out there and if you check out www.amazon.com you can get reviews on dvds and see what people did and didn't like about them! I'm so thankful now that we have our new gym, Planet Fitness. They offer a $10 a month membership - which includes unlimited working out, 24 hours a day/7 days a week! It's fantastic. Most gyms are so expensive, which is why I could never afford to go to one before. I'm so thankful this chain came to town! Fitness is so important - IT SHOULD BE AFFORDABLE!