“To uncover your true potential you must first find your own limits and then you have to have the courage to blow past them.” - Picabo Street
We are often mistaken in thinking that our daily workouts need to include expensive trainers or the kind of equipment that are found in a gym. And of course there’s the belief that we need a gym membership to make sure we get our daily exercise. Wrong!
For instance, you can easily do 30 minutes of daily exercise without even realising it. This could include your housework, shopping, taking the stairs instead of a lift, parking further than you need to, or your daily walk or run!
In this article, Superprof is going to make sure you get a daily workout for free!
Keep Moving to Get Everyday Exercise
Ditch the bus and walk or cycle to your destination.
Of course, we don’t mean that you should walk for 3 hours to get to work, but if it is nearby, you could walk there.
What about biking there?
Cycling is a great way to incorporate everyday exercise into your life. To do this, you could consider e-bikes, ultra-light bikes and folding bikes to help you with storage at work or for other legs of your journey. For anyone considering using cycling as the main part of their daily exercise routines, investing in a bike is a great idea, especially for the sustainability of the planet.
In the long run, you’ll end up saving on both gym as well as petrol or public transport.
Not bad, is it?
If you are time-poor, don’t even think about using it as an excuse. Only 20 minutes of walking at a good pace can improve your health and is one of the easiest ways to establish an everyday exercise routine.
Check out the best ways to work out on a cheap exercising budget here
Find out other ways to incorporate a daily workout on a budget.
Urban Training: Daily Workouts in the City
Runners have always been a common sight in the city and of course running is still one of the most useful ways to get an easy and cheap daily workout.
All that’s needed are a pair of trainers, shorts, t-shirt and possibly a great playlist to motivate you. You don’t need the expense of a treadmill, but you may benefit from a running pal who will see to it that you don’t give up too easily!
Another option is to relook at how you can turn your city or local neighbourhood into an urban training ground! When you begin to see walls, lamp posts and benches as outdoor gym equipment, suddenly your daily exercise routines go up a level, only at zero cost!
Not only that, remember that parks with gym equipment are highly underrated until you have actually tried, and benefited from them!
Lacking motivation?
Check out online videos of urban training for inspiration, and consult cheap exercise apps to help you build a new daily exercise routine.
Hiking on the Weekends
Besides your Monday to Friday daily workout, hiking is a great way to enjoy nature, get out the house and do exercise, all for free!
Hiking in nature has huge benefits for both the mind and body. It’s low impact and will improve your leg muscles without damaging joints. It will strengthen bones, reduce fractures, improve your cardiovascular health and reduce stress. In fact, all types of walking outdoors is an excellent way to combine meditation into your everyday exercise.
Hiking is also something for all ages to enjoy, just pick a route that suits your level, preferably with friends and off you go. You’ll need:
- Water to stay hydrated
- Suitable hiking boots
- A hat and sunscreen
- A warm piece of clothing in case you need it
- A GPS or map
- Snacks
- Optional walking poles and
- A rubbish bag
Regularly hiking will improve your stamina, tone your legs and help you to let off steam in a way that a gym never could!
It is definitely one of the cheapest and best ways to exercise on a budget.
Exercise at Home
Count your housework as everyday exercise because it is!
One way to make housework more enjoyable is to remember it makes a brilliant daily workout! Taking on a deep clean will leave your arms and legs burning, especially if you choose to put on your upbeat playlist and dance your way through it.
What is actually stopping you from doing a few squats as you empty the dishwasher or do some calf raises as you pack the shelves? If you’re looking for free and convenient daily workouts, look no further than your housework.
Another worthwhile way to tackle your daily exercise needs and tick off things on your to-do list at the same time is to do your gardening which is even more intense than housework! You will be bending up and down, lifting bags, pushing a wheelbarrow or lawn mower and getting a free workout while you are it.
Exercise with YouTube
These days, good daily workouts in the privacy of your living room are easily achievable when you have a few favourite YouTube instructors at your disposal.
Whether you are into aerobics, cross fit, yoga, HIIT, Zumba, Pilates or martial arts, there are tons of free options that are perfect for your daily exercise routines.
Find the ones that are right for you, subscribe to make sure you don’t miss a class and make your fitness goals a reality without spending a cent.
To help you through the vast magnitude of YouTube channels, here are a few channels worth checking out:
- Tiffany Rothe Workouts
- FitnessBlender
- Yoga with Kassandra
- POPSUGAR Fitness
- Body Project
- Jazzercise, Inc.
- Lucy Wyndham-Read
- Zanna Van Dijk
- The Body Coach
If you’re doing daily exercise, you are probably also interested in eating healthily too. YouTube has heaps of channels that offer advice and tips on nutrition, weight loss and general healthy eating. Whether you are banting or a vegan, there is absolutely no shortage of good advice which is a lot more affordable than consulting with a dietitian.
On a budget? Including video exercises into your daily exercise routine is a good idea.
Everyday Exercise Tips
In addition to all of the above, there are heaps of other tips for adding to your daily workout without breaking the bank. By making use of all, or some, of these, you will be using both your time and money wisely while improving your health and stamina at the same time.
Take the Stairs
Make a habit of choosing the stairs over taking the lift where you can. This will give you the opportunity to use your stomach, back and legs. Taking the stairs is one of the best ways to tone and get fit. Not only will you use different muscle groups as you descend and ascend, but you will improve your overall cardiovascular fitness as well.
Choosing a Shopping Basket Over a Trolley
Never choose to injury yourself, but you if are able to balance the weight evenly between two shopping bags it will be an excellent way to engage your biceps and your pecs.
Working from home?
Use a Standing Desk Instead of an Office Chair
Remember that you will burn more calories standing than you will sitting. Not only that if you concentrate on it, standing is better than sitting for your posture.
Walk More
One of the easiest ways to get fit is to walk as much as you can. Leave the car in the garage, put on your takkies and head off down the road, onto the beach or into the mountain as often as you can.
To summarise, there are many easy ways to get more exercise into your daily life, so why not try these:
- Walk for at least 30 minutes every day.
- Take the stairs over taking a lift.
- Turn on your favourite music for doing housework.
- Invest in a standing desk if you are able.
- Carry your shopping by hand.
- Dance, move, swim, and touch your toes as often as you can.
If you want to find out more about which exercises or everyday activities will help you to burn more calories, a simple Google search will come up with loads of results.
The rest, as they say, is up to you.
When it comes to doing some of the activities on here, there is really no excuse.
In addition, you will be very surprised at how affordable personal training with a Superprof coach can be. You could use the website’s location finder to find a trainer near to you, or opt for online sessions using your laptop and webcam. Fees range from trainer to trainer depending on their level of experience and qualification, but if you want to make sure you make it even more affordable, you could always trade in the idea of one-on-one coaching for group sessions.
One of the benefits of using Superprof fitness trainers is that in most cases you can get your introductory lesson for free. This will help you to make sure find someone who is a good personality for you which is really important too!
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