A gym membership is expensive. There sure are advantages, such as the variety of equipment or the motivation from watching others work out, but sometimes a gym just seems pointless. Truth be told, in my opinion, all gyms are useful for are “networking” with women. 

You can create an effective work out plan in your own living room that is identical to what the gym is offering, with just a few adjustments and a few dollars! You can skip this entire article, by putting together $5000 and buying the same equipment the gym has and sticking it in your basement, or you can read the article and find some budget-cut ideas. Here are some ideas for a home workout plan:

Buy a Jump Rope

A jump rope is one of the most inexpensive and effective pieces of fitness equipment you could ever purchase. A jump rope causes you to keep your heart pumping, and is more effective than jogging (10 minutes on a jump rope is equivalent to 30 minutes jogging). Go to www.jumprope.com and buy a Fitness & Training Jump Rope. You will enjoy the investment!

Buy a Box

Yes, that’s right. Buy a box. The bigger the box, the better, but just make sure that you can step on the box! The box should be sturdy enough to handle 1.5 times your weight without breaking. This box will be useful in many ways. You can step up and step back down the box for both cardio and leg training, you can put your legs on the box and do push ups on the floor, and you can use it as a coffee table.

Buy Some Dumbbells

Dumbbells will help you with box strength training and muscle building. You can google the many ways to use dumbbells, but they can provide with you with almost identical work outs that the fancy equipment at the gyms provide you with. There you go! You have a budget home work out plan that will get you in shape the same way that gyms do! Create you work out plans by alternating the fancy-machines for the home-machines, and you will see the same results!