Working Out At Home Saves Money & Time

Recently I was working out how much money I actually spend on my gym membership for both me and my wife and I was astonished at the cost. Over the last couple of years I’ve spent over 00 on gym memberships! And then I realized that if we were members for 10 years that I would end up spending over 000, assuming that the price doesn’t increase!

I then started to think about how much time we waste driving to and from the gym. The ride to and from the gym is 20 minutes each way. During that travel time of 40 minutes we could easily get a good workout in but instead we’re stuck in the car. And of course this drive is often used as an excuse not to go work out. It’s also economically, and environmentally for that matter, important to consider the amount of gas spent on these trips to and from the gym!

Considering all of these things it became clear to me that a home gym such as the Total Gym XLS was a really good idea despite the fact that they may seem really expensive at first. For example if I spend 00 on it and use it for 10 years, I’ve actually saved ,500 in comparison to a gym membership and that’s not even considering all of the saved gas money!

With a home gym there are less excuses available for not working out which leads to reaching fitness goals much more quickly. I do my muscle building exercise with my Total Gym XLS and then I rely on my Wii Fit for my cardiovascular exercise. And the Wii Fit really is as much fun as it looks, I think you should try it if you haven’t yet.

I should mention, while I’m on this topic of fitness, that if you really want to lose weight fast you shouldn’t depend only on exercise. It’s a very good idea to begin a diet plan too. I don’t believe in the fairy tale that you can lose weight quickly by doing just exercise or by doing just dieting, you need to do both. And the diet that I recommend is called The Day Off Diet. I recommend it because it’s easy to follow and it’s also extremely effective.