ISO multi-week exercise program. Like a personal trainer. But not.

[Anonymous]

I'm good about exercise when I have someone telling me what to do or a checklist to follow, which is why I love working with a personal trainer. Unfortunately, I don't have the funds to do that indefinitely. Are there any good resources for home or gym-based exercise programs? In another thread someone posted www.onehundredpushups.com which looks exactly like what I need, but I'm looking for more variety (pushups, squats, lunges, tricepts, abs, etc.). I'd like to find a fitness checklist I can follow 2-3 days/week, and ideally a program which gets progressively more difficult over time. I don't mind paying a fee, either. Any suggestions?

[Anonymous]

Couch to 5k? It's onyl a running program, but I found it to be vigorous. Especially around 5+ weeks. Now that it's starting to get warmer, it would be an excellent program to do outdoors.

[Anonymous]

You could try The New Rules of Lifting for Women. It's a book, with a seven-stage program that lasts about 6 months. You need a gym to do all the exercises as written.

[Anonymous]

I've thought about doing Couch to 5K, but I really don't enjoy running and I find it mentally challenging. That's the type of program I'm looking for, though, only I'd like it to be focused on strength-training.

[Anonymous]

Swimming for Total Fitness (book)

Anything by Gilad is awesome and his abs work-outs are the best!

[Anonymous]

Living social deal today-
Fitorbit online personal trainer
One month for thirty dollars.
I just bought it and hope its the kick I need

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You could try The New Rules of Lifting for Women. It's a book, with a seven-stage program that lasts about 6 months. You need a gym to do all the exercises as written.

Was just about to post this. LOVE this work out program. It has changed me so much for the better.

[Anonymous]

Check out TNT Fitness (http://www.tntfitness.com/) you work out with a trainer in a small group. It's great because you get the benefit of a trainer, without the price. They are affiliated with Sport & Health but you don't have to be a member to do the TNT program.

[Anonymous]

30 Day Shred. I'm back to pre-pregnancy weight!

[Anonymous]

Tony Horton's P90X
Chalene Johnson's ChaLean Extreme
Cathe Friedrich's XTrain
Tom Holland's Supreme 90 Day (this is the most economical choice)

These are all DVD programs that follow a rotation calendar and will give you excellent results. The calendar tells you which DVD to do on each day. I'm an at-home exerciser and I really like rotations because there's no thought involved in which DVD to plop into the player.

[Anonymous]

I love Body Rock- free videos for workouts that are 12 minutes or less- perfect for mamas on the go.

www.bodyrock.tv/

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Check out TNT Fitness (http://www.tntfitness.com/) you work out with a trainer in a small group. It's great because you get the benefit of a trainer, without the price. They are affiliated with Sport & Health but you don't have to be a member to do the TNT program.

Is it worth the $$?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Check out TNT Fitness (http://www.tntfitness.com/) you work out with a trainer in a small group. It's great because you get the benefit of a trainer, without the price. They are affiliated with Sport & Health but you don't have to be a member to do the TNT program.

Is it worth the $$?

I think I'm the quoted pp and I just signed up for another session. I need the accountability to get me to the gym.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Tony Horton's P90X
Chalene Johnson's ChaLean Extreme
Cathe Friedrich's XTrain
Tom Holland's Supreme 90 Day (this is the most economical choice)

These are all DVD programs that follow a rotation calendar and will give you excellent results. The calendar tells you which DVD to do on each day. I'm an at-home exerciser and I really like rotations because there's no thought involved in which DVD to plop into the player.

Add "Insanity" to the list. It's another BeachBody program like P90x and ChaLean Extreme. It's a set of 10 DVDs and doesn't require you to buy any equipment.