Work out without leaving your home
It’s hard to find the motivation to leave your toasty home for a sweat session. Or maybe you’re just too cash-strapped to fork over the money for your usual barre classes.
We’ve rounded some at-home workouts at different price points that deliver challenging routines with easy-to-follow instructions so there are no excuses.
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Fitness Blender: This app rivals pricey competitors. Solid video workouts, tons of options for beginners and elite athletes with programs targeting all various body parts. Cuing from husband and wife duo Kelli and Daniel Segars is easy to follow. Some workouts require weights but there are tons of videos that require nothing.
Heart and Soul HASfit: These straightforward high-intensity interval training (HIIT) video routines pack a powerful punch. Clear instructions make everything in their arsenal a good choice whether you want to work out in 15- or 45-minute increments.
Body Rock: Each workout starts with a 20-second video that demonstrates each move. Photo explainers break it down further, along with details about how many reps and rounds. Better for intermediate levels who have some knowledge of basics like lunges, mountain climbers or flys. Some workouts require bands or weights.
$20 OR LESS (FIGURES U.S.)
Weight Loss Fitness: Find a personalized training plan focused on your problem area, from over 1,000 workout mixes. $9.99 a month BetterMe Workouts: (also known as BetterMe: Weight Loss Plan):
Workouts just for women. Choose from 28-day programs in 15-minute increments. $9.99 month
8fit: Enter your weight loss and muscle goals, measure your fitness level and wait for your customized workout and meal plan. Workouts are 15 minutes or less and are based on HIIT workouts where you move for 20 seconds,
rest 10 seconds and repeat. Free option or $30 plus for workouts and meal plan
Fitness Buddy: Create your own workout routine with 2,400 exercises. Tailor workouts to moves you like or based on the equipment you have at home like resistance bands, kettle bells or no equipment or choose from more than 75 already designed workout routines. Clear instructions and videos. Bonus: This app is also great if you want to transition the gym and need a plan for tackling free weights and machines. $2.99
Tone It Up: Daily workouts include HIIT, strength training, yoga and dance moves plus lifestyle videos and tips on superfoods to help you achieve your goals. $7 a month for a 12-month commitment Sweat with Kayla (also known as Sweat: Kayla Itsines Fitness): Kayla Itsines is a powerful motivator. Be ready to work hard but get it done in just 28 minutes. $19.99 a month. Might be too high impact for beginners or the obese.
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Nicole Winhoffer: Loved by Madonna and Kate Hudson, Nicole Winhoffer mixes dance cardio and strength training. NW Church gives you access to the hour-long class Winhoffer teaches in New York every Sunday. You’ll feel muscles you didn’t know you had. $80 per month.
Tracy Anderson: Trainer to J. Lo and Gwyneth Paltrow, Anderson’s streaming service includes the Master Class routine she does each week with her clients so you’re sweating right alongside her. The online community for #TAmily also offers motivation. $90 month or $808 a year. A premium service, which launched Feb. 1, offers additional content for $40 month.
Body By Simone: Jennifer Garner and Chrissy Teigen are fans of Simone De La Rue’s workouts. Each video is only 20 minutes long. Get in and out or string a few together to customize your workout. Videos are broken down by dance cardio, upper and lower body or core. New workouts are added each month. $14.99 monthly or $120 annually.