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Five Sources for Great At-Home Workouts

March 3, 2016 by MCM Mama 23 Comments

One of my goals for 2016 has been to set up a workout room in our house. As you’ve seen, I recently cleaned out the kids’ playroom and got a new treadmill. In addition, I happen to have a Fit Desk (AKA an exercise bike with a platform for your computer), weights, bands, and a Bosu ball. I’m not quite ready to give up my gym membership (I still like the elliptical and sometimes I just need to be around other people LOL), but I am working on making it possible to do all of my working out at home when I’m not out on a run.

Having all of the equipment is great, but I do better if someone else is telling me what stuff to do. And everything I’ve read has said that variety is the spice of life is the best option for strength gain and injury prevention. So, I’ve been turning to my computer more and more for workouts to keep things fresh.

Five Sources for At-Home Workouts

  1. Jill Conyers is my current “go to” for easy to understand, low equipment requirements, full body workouts. I swear I think I could just work my way through all the workouts on her blog and end up working every body part in a different way over time. She has easy to read or print workouts and includes directions for each one.
  2. Grokker is a video service that I’ve just begun using. I love that they have a variety of ways to find exactly the kind of video that I want to do at any given moment. Sometimes identifying a workout that fits your parameters is the hardest part and Grokker makes it easy. Since the only class that I take at the gym is a spin class, it’s great to find yoga, barre, and boot camp style workouts that I can do in my own home.
  3. FitFluential has a LOT of workout information. They are both a source for complete workouts and for compilations of types of workouts from various FitFluential Ambassadors. I love that there is so much variety on this site!
  4. FitnessBlender is another resource with a TON of options. With everything from free individual workout videos to relatively inexpensive multi-week workout plans, there is something for everyone here. I’ve only just begun to explore this now that I actually have the floor space to workout.
  5. YouTube has a lot of videos, including the ones from FitnessBlender, POPSugar, Blogilates, and BeFit in addition to videos put up by many individual trainers. You need to use common sense and do a little research to make sure some of the providers are legit, but there are plenty of options there.

I’d be remiss if I completely left out Pinterest. Pinterest is a great resource for quick or HIIT workouts, but you have to be a little more discerning than with the above workouts. There are lots of great workouts created by professional trainers, but there are just as many workouts created by people with no actual credentials. So, it’s kind of a “buyer beware” situation.

Where do you look for at home workouts? Any you’d highly recommend I check out?

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  1. Courtney says

    March 3, 2016 at 10:44 pm

    Jill is an excellent source – nice list!!
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  2. lacey@fairytalesandfitness.com says

    March 3, 2016 at 11:01 pm

    Great suggestions! I also like going on Pintrest. You can always find a quick workout to get the heart rate up.
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  3. Jenn @ Run with Sole says

    March 3, 2016 at 11:02 pm

    I love FitFluential. And I will definitely check the others out! I like Yoga Today which has a free yoga class every day and with a paid subscription, you have access to all their classes. It’s really nice!
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  4. Jennifer @ Run Jenny Run says

    March 4, 2016 at 12:30 am

    Second time hearing about Fitness Blender in one day. I will need to check this out. Thanks Erika!

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  5. Kelli says

    March 4, 2016 at 6:38 am

    Great list. Right now I just do the workouts my coach tells me to do. When I wasn’t using a coach I had the TRX videos and some Shiva Rae yoga DVDs I would use. And occasionally one of the P90X or videos like that. I haven’t even started exploring Youtube. Good luck with the home setup, really makes it so much easier to fit in workouts on a time crunch!
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  6. Janelle @ Run With No Regrets says

    March 4, 2016 at 8:22 am

    Agreed that Jill has some fantastic workouts! I’ll be moving into a house soon and I’m thining that having a home gym would be wonderful! I’ve heard great things about Grokker, will have to check it out.
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  7. Alison says

    March 4, 2016 at 8:52 am

    I am a huge fan of Blogilates! I love that most of her videos are short, but still give me a great workout. I follow her monthly calendar in addition to my running schedule. Great strength training!
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  8. Susie @ SuzLyfe says

    March 4, 2016 at 9:09 am

    I am terrible at at-home workouts. I totally call it in with those!
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  9. RFC says

    March 4, 2016 at 10:00 am

    I ADORE Fitness Blender. When people come to me with all of the excuses, I don’t have a gym membership, I can’t afford the $100 beachbody videos, I don’t like to run, etc., I point them to fitness blender. Free and fun workouts!
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  10. Sherry says

    March 4, 2016 at 10:57 am

    Great list of resources for home workouts! You’re the second person to mention Fitness Blender. I need to check that out! Thanks!
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  11. Tricia@MissSippipiddlin says

    March 4, 2016 at 11:32 am

    I’d have to say my go-to is YouTube! I did have a few apps on my phone but I had to delete them. This is a great source for a one stop shop. Thanks for putting this together!

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  12. Darlene says

    March 4, 2016 at 11:35 am

    Those are great resources. If only I could motivate myself to do anything but run.
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  13. Nicole @ Fitful Focus says

    March 4, 2016 at 11:50 am

    Jill has the best workouts! And her graphics are so pretty 🙂
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  14. Haley says

    March 4, 2016 at 12:32 pm

    I posted something very similar today pertaining to fitness apps. The Nike Training Ap has a plethora of workouts that I’ve been fond of lately. And I’ve been using my yogaglo account twice a week since I can’t get to the studio with my restricted schedule. WE have a garage full of equipment, but I’ve been easily occupied with my bands and dumbbells lately. So many resources available these days. There really aren’t any excuse anymore.
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  15. Jen says

    March 4, 2016 at 12:46 pm

    I’ve been using fitnessblender for about a year now – I love it. There are so many workouts to choose from, either warm up, workout and cool down all in one video, or DIYing what works for you. There’s no getting bored. I’ve followed a couple of their programs, too. And the couple who run it are so down-to-earth and NORMAL. Kelli has a big, big bum, and it’s not all muscle – hurray! 😉 Refreshing, anyway. I just really wish they’d score a discount for their viewers on those Powerblocks, because I really really want some.

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  16. Deborah @ Confessions of a mother runner says

    March 4, 2016 at 1:22 pm

    Pinterest yes for sure and I also love to stream cycle classes from Peloton.
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  17. Artney @ My Pretty Brown Fit says

    March 4, 2016 at 1:56 pm

    Great resources! Thank you for sharing. I’ve been eyeing the Les Mills on Demand since my gym doesn’t offer group classes. OnDemand used to have great workouts, but I haven’t looked in a while. I will check out Fitness Blender!
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  18. Megan @ Meg Go Run says

    March 4, 2016 at 3:06 pm

    I usually just make up my own workouts for at home. I save the ones I like to use later or just change them up a bit to fit my needs.
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  19. Wendy@Taking the Long Way Home says

    March 4, 2016 at 7:20 pm

    Jill is my go-to as well! I also like This Runner’s Recipes–she has a lot of good workouts.

    I’m great motivating myself to run or bike. But for other stuff, I do so much better with a push from my coach.
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  20. jill conyers says

    March 5, 2016 at 2:44 am

    Thank you for the love! I’ve been meaning to check out fitness blender. Sounds like a great resource.
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  21. Toni says

    March 6, 2016 at 4:20 pm

    This is a great list! I love Jill’s workouts too and usualky I will hit YouTube or runners world for yoga videos!
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  22. Cynthia @ You Signed Up For WHAT?! says

    March 7, 2016 at 6:06 am

    I’m loving Grokker, I have a year subscription!
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  23. Kylie says

    March 12, 2016 at 8:58 pm

    Hi, I’m an expat Aussie living in Thailand. I travel quiet a lot and South East Asia is not really always an outdoor running friendly area…..unless you can find a good park etc. My go to at home is my yoga mat, free weight dumbbells and youtube videos showing yoga and pilates workouts. Thanks for sharing!
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