Home workouts

OK so I know most people in the real world really don't have the time to make it to the gym everyday. Some could be like my sister and my Mom who get up at 4:30 in the morning to go. Well, I refuse to do that and with a baby at home, it is pretty well impossible to get to the gym. I also refuse to spend $35 a month on a gym membership when I don't really know how to use all those machines! To top all that off, Will hates me working out longer than 30 minutes at a time. So, I have to share a little of what I found in home workouts. I will let you know what ones I have tried, hated, loved and recommend. This all comes from someone really only likes to workout so that all the food that is consumed doesn't go straight to my ass!

So, I will give you a few that I have tried whether only once or several times, what I thought of them and why.

SWAT- This workout is done by a trainer named Tom Stroup. The first thing that I don't care for is that he is the only guy. I don't mean that pick workouts based on how many guys there are and if they are good looking or not. It's not just that it is only him telling a bunch a women in only sports bras and spandex pants to jump higher, run faster and move quicker, but that he just doesn't get ME motivated. I think that if you really stuck with this one you really could get some great results. They are not all that quick workouts but if you are wanting an intense workout this may be for you. Plus I got the two that I have on amazon or ebay for only $5!

Jillian Michaels 30 Day Shred- What I don't like about this workout, is Jillian. Don't get me wrong, I think that she is a great trainer but I believe once you find a trainer you LOVE you will feel the same way about others. They just don't do the trick. She is very, to the book kind of trainer. You must do this workout this way or you will not see results. BLA BLA BLA. She says you must have fun or you will not work out, true but... I don't have fun with this workout. The things that I love about it is that it is only 20 minutes! AND, in 20 minutes you are able to feel sore and like you had a great workout the next day. She has it on a 3-2-1 circuit training. 3 min. of strength, 2 minutes of cardio and 1 minute of abs. Then repeat 2 more times. She does change it up, but I find myself looking at the clock after the first circuit wondering how much time I have left. Another thing I love is that I once again, got it for only $5-$10 on amazon.

Insanity- Now this I have only done once.... Let me correct that. I have only done the warm up once. I will start off by what I believe I would LOVE about this program. RESULTS. That is if you can finish it. It is such high intensity that I believe I would get discourages easily. That is just my personality, I don't get encouraged by failing, I get discouraged and quit. In the warm up alone you will have such a hard time completing what he is asking you to do. I fast forward though the rest of the workout and found it was probably easier than the warm up. The great thing about this workout is that it is also done in a short time. The longest workout is 45 minutes long. There are also no extra equipment needed. Shawn Thomas is the trainer and he is motivational but there is only so much "ME SO BUFF, ME SO HOT" that a person can take. I mean really, Shawn "T" we know you have a hot bod, ok, just lets get through this dang workout!

Turbo Jam- I LOVE this workout. The only down side really for me is that it isn't really as intense as I would want. But, it is easy and fun. Like I said before, once you find a workout trainer that you love you will stick with them, as the next several workouts I will talk about is done with Chalean Johnson. She is SO fun, she has high energy, and is so motivational. Any of her Turbo workouts really do have a lot of 'dance' moves but as long as you are moving you will burn calories. It did take me about three times to really get the moves down. Once again, I got this off of amazon for only about $10 but it is the DVD that has spent the most time in the DVD player.

Turbo Fire- I did this with a friend of mine who just bought it so I have only done it once. It was a blast! We did the 45 minute workout (the longest one) and even though it is constant movement, it really doesn't feel like a workout because you are having so much fun. You feel the burn and you know you are working those muscle groups but you want to keep going. This workout is so new that you cant get it used off of ebay yet so it is still the $120 at Beach Body. I love Chalean so much that I do plan on buying this workout after the new year when money isn't so tight for me!

Chalene Extreme- I JUST got this one off of E-bay and it is used so I got it for $30. With only one workout down, I LOVE it. It is a totally different than what I usually look for in a workout. I usually want the cardio so I FEEL like I have worked out. This workout is muscle training. She wants you to lift heavy enough that you are failing by the 12th rep. Everyone knows that muscle burns fat so this all makes since. I am excited to do the other workouts and she does have cardio mixed in there too. I will fill you in on my results with this program.

Anyway, these are the workouts that I know about and have tried myself. One that I have not tried but I will give my own opinion on is P90X. While I believe that you will get GREAT results from this program, I just dont really see how the average person can find 60-90 minutes a day to do a workout for 90 days!

I have this philosophy that 90% of an at home workout programs success rate solely relies on finding a trainer that you love. Finding someone who you want to see everyday will get you to push that play button!