The weather is getting colder and for many this means an excuse not to exercise. But the weather in your living room or at the gym is always ideal for a no-excuses workout.
You may also have access to fitness tools you didn’t even know you had. Here are just a few suggestions to help keep you moving even in colder weather.
1. Wondering what to do with the exercise ball other than crunches? Try these (free)
2. Podrunner has great mixes that are a steady beats per minute (good for treadmill). (free)
3. ExerciseTV Online workout videos. (free) FitTV (Time Warner 153, Direct TV 261) also has a great workout variety airing 24/7.
4. Dance around the house to Pandora Dance Music stations (free)
5. Netflix has lots of fitness videos on demand. They vary in intensity, length and type of work out, but there is something there for everyone.
Chrissie Staton is a fitness specialist with Healthworks, WakeMed’s on-site medically directed fitness facility.
