Making Home Workouts Work For You


Working out at home has always been popular. YouTube is packed with workout videos. There are countless fitness blogs and vlogs and even personal trainers that will work with you in your own home. It’s easy to see why home workouts are so popular. A lot of us haven’t got time to make it to the gym. With kids at home, busy jobs and other responsibilities it’s not always as easy as we’d like to get out of the house. Then, there’s the cost. Committing to a monthly gym membership when you’re short of cash, or just not sure if you’d use it is often a mistake. Some of us just don’t like exercising in public. The idea of running in front of people can make us feel anxious and unhappy. 

But, home workouts aren’t easy either. Sometimes, it’s hard to find something that you love doing at home, but it’s also hard to keep focus and make a workout program work when there’s no one to push you or motivate you to move forward. So, how do you make home workouts work? Can working out at home ever be as successful as join a gym or getting a trainer? How? 

Get Some Equipment 

If you love working out on cardio and weight machines like those at the gym, but either hate the gym or can’t get there often enough, why not get some equipment at home? If you’ve got the space, you could convert a room into a small home gym, or just get one machine which fits into another room. Click here to find the best treadmills for home and remember you can always add free weights and other bits as you go. 

Find Something You Love 

Just like exercising out of the house, you are more likely to stick to something and do well if it’s something that you love doing. Home workouts aren’t confined to basic aerobics anymore. There’s absolutely tons of choice. You could try Pilates, yoga, combat aerobics, boxercise, kettlebells and many, many more. You could stick to one or rotate your exercises in a routine. But, make sure you enjoy what you are doing. 

Set Goals 

Goals and targets are a great way to measure your success and push yourself harder. But, it’s much harder to set goals at home on your own than with help in the gym. The best thing to do is to write down your goals and track your progress. 

Remember, goals don’t have to be about weight or measurements. Nor do they have to be about times or what you can lift. It could be things as simple as working out for at least 10 minutes every day, doing 10,000 steps every day or being able to complete a video that you used to have to stop for a rest halfway through. 

Workout Early 

Many of us make excuses to avoid exercise. We mean to do it, but life gets in the way. Workout early in the morning, as soon as you get up and you are less likely to put it off. You’ll also start your day in a better mood, feeling more confident and alert.

Make sure to pair up your frugal home workouts with healthy nutrition daily for optimal recovery and results. 


I hope you enjoyed this article about how to make the most out of your home workouts without pricey gym memberships or expensive exercise equipment that might require you to take out a personal loan!

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