5. Mind your money

You can get a great workout at home for just pennies. Fitness DVDs are a great way to exercise, and many local libraries have copies you can borrow.

Other home-friendly workouts that require little or no special equipment include:

• walking or jogging
• jumping rope
• dancing
• squats
• weight training with found objects (bags of beans, a heavy book, a water bottle)
• jumping jacks
• pushups