To gym or not to gym?

Raise your hand if you pay monthly for a gym membership you use less than once a month!

Yeah. That's me.

This is why I started adding up how much Jason & I pay a month for the gym and how many months of membership fees it would take to just purchase what we needed for use at home. After all, we have a spare bedroom we could clear up for workout space and then there's no excuses about not wanting to have to "get out" or not having time. And so, we have cancelled our membership.

So I'm thinking a yoga mat & ball, medicine ball, resistance band, aerobic step and some weights? My old coach, Kate Martini-Freeman, also suggested the bosu ball which I think is pretty fantastic.

Jason would like to add a bench and some heavier dumbbells to the list.

First, I'm going to see if I can find some of these things on Freecycle. If you haven't tried out Freecycle, I highly encourage it. It is exactly as it sounds. Freecycle might make the home gym very possible and affordable.

Imagine how much we'll save not paying for a membership we rarely use!

Now the question is, will I be able to stay motivated at home?