Exercise equipment can be rather expensive and so can gym memberships and for those that cannot afford such a luxury, losing weight and exercising hopes can seem very distant! However there are plenty of ways in which you can exercise without equipment and for the most part, these methods are free and easy to do and will involve things that are simply laying around the house! First of all, there are plenty of workout DVD's and Videos that can be purchased which will allow you to perform aerobic exercises in the comfort of your own home without the need for expensive or complicated equipment.
These workout programs can be bought second hand for those that cannot afford to buy brand new ones and also come in various varieties with everything from belly dancing to kickboxing, all of which are fun to watch and do and you can get the whole family involved as well, getting the kids to join in and even the partner if you can bear it.
You can use household items to make your workout programs more effective or even to use by themselves so that you can perform some sort of exercise without equipment in your home.
These items can include bottles of water or even cans of food, it is up to and depends on the weight you can manage and how creative you are! These can improve the arm muscles when held in the hands during a workout and make the perfect substitute for hand held weights which can be very expensive to buy and also do not normally have a place within the home.
Playing around the with the kids is the perfect way to get exercise without equipment and this could be as simple as taking them to the park to play or running around with them and playing "tag" in the garden.
Kids have the most unbelievable amount of energy and for any parent to keep up, it will take an enormous amount of energy and therefore burn off an extreme amount of calories! Another way in which you can use the family as an exercise to partake in exercise without equipment is to arrange family days out such as going hiking or swimming which are brilliant exercises and are suitable for the whole family.
There are a thousand and one things that you can do for this and the ones mentioned are just the tip of the iceberg.
There is always ice skating or bowling, fishing and many more things besides.
One last thing that you can do to achieve exercise without equipment is to do the housework more often.
Sacking the window cleaner is a good idea as this task alone can burn off more calories than what it is given credit for.
You could always try putting more effort in to the housework and put some happy music on and dance along while you are doing the boring daily chores!