A common excuse I get from people for not exercising on a regular basis is I can’t afford to buy any at home exercise equipment and I certainly couldn’t afford an expensive gym membership.
Well, that may be true even though a lot of good equipment isn’t very expensive. To be honest you can get a fantastic full-body workout without buying a single piece of exercise equipment and therefore not having to spend a penny.
Before exercise gadgets became so popular primarily because of the outrageous claims some equipment manufacturers gave people are now brainwashed into thinking it’s impossible to get fit without spending a small fortune on equipment.
It’s perfectly possible to keep fit using by just your own body weight. You could for example do press ups and squats. Between press ups and squats you use almost every single muscle in your body either directly or in a stabilising role. Add to that 20 minutes of brisk walking a day and you have a very good and effective exercise regime which costs you nothing but time.
So although exercise gadgets like the Shake Weight can make your workouts more interesting and varied they are not essential. So don’t use the I haven’t got any money excuse any longer. Even the 20 minute walk a day will give you surprisingly good results with very little or no impact to your joints.
If however you have a few dollars to spare I’d recommend employing a Personal Trainer for a few weeks just to show you how to do the body weight exercises safely and in good form. It doesn’t take very long to learn these simple and effective exercises and once you see the great results you can get you’ll wonder why you didn’t try them before 