It’s important to stay fit even during the best of times – when gyms are open and sporting events are taking place as normal – but it’s even more so if you’re spending more time at home in the midst of a global pandemic.

With that in mind, it’s equally important that you learn how to stay fit easily and affordably from the comfort of your own house.

Of course, what’s great about learning to keep fit at home in our current situation is that, once the pandemic runs its course, you’ve learned new ways to keep fit inexpensively and without the need to go outside going forward – so, for example, if it’s pouring with rain once your period of isolation is nothing but a distant memory, you’ll still have no excuse not to do some exercise.

Here are thirty simple (and, in most cases, very affordable) tips for when it comes to getting fit at home…

30. Start Slow

To make exercising easier, it’s important to start slowly for a couple of reasons.

The first reason is that you don’t want to put yourself off – if you make exercise an unpleasant experience from the beginning, you’ll demotivate yourself – and the second reason is that you’re more likely to injure yourself if you overdo it immediately. Do easy exercises to begin with, ease yourself into it, and build the intensity of your workout over time. Your results will be much better for doing so.

29. Think Of The Benefits

Exercising is no picnic, so it’s essential that you focus on the benefits while it’s causing you inevitable suffering (because, ultimately, it will cause you at least some suffering if you do it properly)!

Your fitness will improve, your appearance will improve, your stress levels will decrease, your mental health will improve, your cholesterol levels will lower – think of these things while you’re exercising and give yourself the extra motivation required to succeed.