In honor of kicking some debt to the curb I am sharing ways that we've cut spending in our home.
Now, something that we've always splurged on was a family YMCA membership. Partly because we feel it is an organization that is good for our community and we wanted to support such a place with our dollars. Also, when you live in Ohio, running during all of December and January doesn't always work, so we haved enjoyed hitting up the cardio-room and the strength training equipment on snowy days. However, in February we got the unfortunate news that our favorite branch was sold to a swim club and they would no longer allow the current Y members to use the facilities. We've decided to discontinue our membership and find other ways to get in shape this spring and summer.
This change in routine has got us thinking about some thrifty ways to break a sweat. Our first conversation centered around using our bodies and the outdoors... bike, run, hike! Running and walking are definitely some of my favorite ways to enjoy a bit of time after dinner. Walking and biking are two great ways to get around our town. We even use our manual push mower a few times a month on our lawn for the work out and to save on gas (mowers can be so inefficient).
Of course DVD's and loads of online videos can be a great source for an at-home work out. Or you can go the free fitness app route if that is more your speed.
I've just started to check out:
https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/yogajournal.com-yoga-practice/id272050214
I've done some pairing of the "Twist and Detox" Practice Podcast with some morning juicing... great way to start the day.
http://www.fitnessblender.com/
The "Cardio Kickboxing plus Abs and Obliques Workout" is perfect for a quick sweat at-home (~18 minutes)... russian twists kill me in any work out but definitely here.
How to do you burn calories while not burning through too much cash?
This Week:
Our Budgeting Update
Food Budgeting Ideas
Weekly No Spend Days
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