My favorite choice of exercise is walking. However, its been raining 5 out of 7 days for the past few weeks.
So I've turned to my trusy $20.00 elliptical - best bargain I've EVER gotten!
I'm able to burn about 400 calories (using my heart rate monitor bought on sale) for 30 minutes of exercise and I can watch tv while doing it
I also utilize library workout dvds, swap workout dvds from friends and use Comcast's On Demand Exercise tv.
I also use weighted bands for my wrists and ankles to up the workout. My sister gave me them for my birthday last year & boy were they a great gift!
But like I said, the best thing I do is walking. I utilize different local parks, neighborhoods around mine and even the local university campus.
I recently went walking at a park that is next to water on one side and a protected marsh on the other side.
The different scenery is what I enjoy most about the walking.
Since my home-based workouts can get a little repetitive and boring, I'm always looking for new ideas.
I have a few items on my wish list and am keeping an eye out for good deals:
Weighted jump rope
Weighted hula hoop - how fun is that one?
Frugal Exercise!
June 9th, 2009 at 10:37 pm
June 10th, 2009 at 12:02 am 1244588574
i like to walk too, but haven't for ages. i am trying to get myself motivated to do it again. I used to do a lovely walk which was a round track, half on a path and half on the beach, it took me about 35 minutes. otherwise i am like you and do exercise dvd's, or i have an exercise bike (that we haven't moved upstairs yet since we moved)
June 10th, 2009 at 02:54 am 1244598883
June 10th, 2009 at 03:35 am 1244601331