Workout excuses. Tackle them!

I've heard this said so many times: I've let myself go and I want to get fit again but I don't have the sporting equipment to do it. To tell the truth, you don't need specialised sports gear to get fit and healthy. All you need is the determination to do it!

Sure, you can go into a sports store and buy them out of their equipment and break your legs trying to carry it all home, but why bother when you can do simple "starter" exercises at home with no equipment whatsoever? For instance, stomach crunches can be done with just your feet stuck under the sofa, or with your partner holding them to the ground. Walking to work / to fetch your children from school every morning will start you off on the right... erm... foot, and doesn't need any special shoes or equipment. Even doing the household chores can be turned into light exercise, such as vacuuming. If you lunge down onto your haunches with ever vacuum push, you'll tone up your legs and get a cardiovascular work out in no time!