It’s the week after Thanksgiving and I don’t know about you but I indulged in everything! I know I need to move but I have a crazy month and some deadlines that I’m trying to meet by the end of the year.
My goal is to be active at least an hour a day and since it’s raining this morning, (who says it never rains in SoCal?) my morning walk with my crazy Cleo might not work out…
But before I come up with another excuse, I look at my computer’s Favorite Bookmark Bar and realize that all I have to do is press a button and voila!...my workout awaits me.
Home workout are the best…it has made my exercise a daily routine and a “recess” that I look forward to. Plus, I can do them anytime I want without having to pack up for the gym or deal with traffic and the sweaty exerciser who thought dousing themselves with cologne would be a great idea (said no one ever….)
Here are my favorite sites…
OMMMM - To DE-Stress, Get Going & Relax
If you ever thought about yoga or you’re an experienced Yogi, this site has it all! I started my Yoga journey with them back in 2010 and probably work out with this site almost every day…sometimes, twice a day. (I’ll start my day with a Vinyasa Flow and end with a Restorative or Meditative session.)
What I love the most about this site is the Search filters that helps you find classes based on how much time you want to work out (fast 10 minutes to a luxurious 90 minute classes) , what type of yoga (they have 13 types), what teacher (over 40+ to choose from), and what body part I need to work on (sometimes it’s my shoulder…sometimes it’s my lower back…)
You can subscribe for under $20/month, and stream it from most of your electronic devices. There’s even a trial period offered.
LET’S GO!....A Variety of Fun Workouts
I’m a very fickle exerciser. One day I want to kickbox, another day I want to channel GI Jane with a Bootcamp class and some days, especially when I’m not in the exercising mood, I want to DANCE!
This site has over 600+ workouts that you can access and I dare you to not find something that will get you moving! You’ll find some familiar fitness personalities on board…Shaun T (so fun!)…Chalene Johnson (from the Turbo series)…Tony Horton (I have yet to make it through a PX90 without getting bored)…and many more!
This site is also very cost effective. You can get a year’s subscription for under $160 or pay a quarterly fee (note, not monthly) for under $40.
My teenager feels the need to chime in…
“Well that sounds like a "fabulous idea," but I have NO money! After all, it’s the Holiday Season…could you pass me the cookies?”
Ahhhh, my lazy grasshopper…my last recommendation is a site that you’ve been looking on for most of the afternoon while you’ve been eating the cookies!
Free, Fun & Fabulous – A Free Variety of Workouts…
In the Search Bar, type workouts. You will find a plethora of workouts and they’re absolutely free. My Econ class taught me that there is no such thing as a free lunch and this holds true with workouts on YouTube.
You might have to watch a intro video or get a great video right in the middle of a push up…I take it as a sign from the Universe to rest… but that is the small price you pay for dancing with the Fitness Marshall (hilarious and you actually break a sweat ), doing plies (there’s lots of Ballet & Barre workouts) and keeping up with Anna and all her trendy PopSugar Celebrity Trainer workouts.
I recommend that you create playlists for each type of exercise that you do. I have great Playlists for Ballet, Dance and Kickboxing that I’m happy to share…just let me know in the comments or send me a private message.
Ready? Set? Go! No more excuses …get moving and let me know your favorite online workouts!