Comments on: Tech Tuesday: How to exercise without leaving the house

By: Get fit with your own magic jar

Get fit with your own magic jar — Mon, 25 Mar 2013 18:46:39 +0000

[...] Naptime workout ideas, just add technology [Photos by Karen [...]

By: Whitney

Whitney — Mon, 28 Jan 2013 15:34:41 +0000

@Becky, you’re not too late! Thanks for adding your tip. I love to be bossed around by an app. I’ll definitely try it.

By: Becky

Becky — Sun, 27 Jan 2013 11:43:17 +0000

A little late to the conversation but there is a free app called Daily Workouts that I started doing a little bit ago. The best thing about it is that there is a 10 min workout choice (I do the full body option). I figure if there is a 10 min option then I shouldn’t feel guilty choosing it. Perfect for me trying to squeeze something in with my two littles. Even my 4 yr old attempts it with me sometimes!

By: Lazy Girl Gets Shredded | Lazy Girl

Lazy Girl Gets Shredded | Lazy Girl — Sat, 26 Jan 2013 00:10:54 +0000

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By: Danielle

Danielle — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 17:00:05 +0000

I also like the exercise video “games” for the Kinect system on X-box 360. The Men’s/Women’s Health one is great!

By: CM

CM — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 16:36:06 +0000

I signed up for a subscription website called FitnessGlo, which is affiliated with YogaGlo. Both sites have a monthly fee ($12 for FitnessGlo, I think $18 for YogaGlo) and lots of different video workouts to choose from. You can choose different types, levels, and durations, and they add new workouts a few times a week. So far I really like it. I also like the BeFit channel on YouTube — the one time in my life I worked out consistently, every single day, was when Denise Austin had a daily workout show on TV. The BeFit channel has a lot of free content from her, including entire videos that I have already paid good money for…

By: Whitney

Whitney — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 00:00:16 +0000

Agree, Amanda! What determination you’ve demonstrated! Thanks for sharing your story. (I’m now old enough to start thinking about my heart health and my bone density as motivators for exercising as much as staying fit. Yikes!)

By: Amanda

Amanda — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 23:09:17 +0000

I really think that home workouts are the best option for moms that just don’t have a lot of extra time. I think the main problem that people run into is the belief that you need to do 45min-1hr of cardio in order to see results.This is not true. I was able to lose 60lbs of baby weight doing simple weight training/bodyweight circuits at home – just 3x per week (for about 30-40min.) I found that my newborn usually woke around 5am. By 8am she would settle down for a 40min nap. I always made sure I had my workout clothing on before she feel asleep to maximize the time available to workout. I followed a specific program but in general I started out with lighter weights (3lbs) moving steadily up to more and more challenging weights (15lbs+) every week. Usually I would do a combination of push ups, rows, lunges, shoulder press, and so on. Any person could pick up a book like Women’s Health Big Book of Exercise for other good examples. Sometimes I would not be able to get through my entire workout. I would just leave my exercise clothes on and then start back up where I left off as soon as I could. Another challenging workout is to put your baby in the stroller and do hill climbs. I live half way up a very steep hill and in order to walk anywhere you end up having to go up a series of extremely steep slopes. I found that afternoon walks in the stroller always put my daughter to sleep. You can get a very intense workout in just by pushing the stroller up an incline – just push yourself to go as fast as you can. Don’t get me wrong, there are a LOT of challenges to maintaining a workout program – you always feel too tired, too busy, etc. Its important to workout for yourself – for your own happiness, health, stress relief, and maybe personal pride – not because you are “obligated” to lose the baby weight all at once. Sometimes i think we get way too caught up in this.

By: Baby, it’s cold outside: indoor cross-training | Eat. Blog. Run.

Baby, it’s cold outside: indoor cross-training | Eat. Blog. Run. — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 22:58:01 +0000

[...] you answered YES to either of my questions then you are a perfect candidate for Whitney’s at-home workouts. Using just a bit of technology (like a TV, phone, or laptop that you already have), you, too, can [...]

By: Heather Flett

Heather Flett — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 22:39:06 +0000

Whitney, if you keep getting more good ideas, you’ll never have an excuse again. Sometimes we all just need someone to tell us what to do. Love it.

By: Whitney

Whitney — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 21:14:39 +0000

@Elizabeth, Always good to hear from you. I’ve never heard of TurboFire/Turbo Kick! I’ll have to look it up. Congrats on your massive weight loss accomplishment. Impressive!

By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Tue, 22 Jan 2013 21:06:22 +0000

Oh man! I feel you, lauramich. I wasn’t able to start working out until my baby started sleeping. Then I started with 30-Day Shred and then did TurboFire for 90 days and voila…30 lbs of baby weight GONE! It’s flippin’ hard, but not impossible. I’ve since fallen in love with Zumba, too, and even teach Turbo Kick now! It helps me be accountable to someone so I don’t let the weight creep back up like it did after my first child! Thanks, Whitney and Heather, for posting these great ideas