Anyone tried Fitbug??

Hi first78

I guess you need to really want to do the whole fitness thing in the first place before you start thinking about committing yourself financially to this kind of scheme. Have you got any friends or relatives that will get you motivated and get fit too to start off with? I think that sometimes you only need to see some small results that will fuel your motivation and give you further inspiration. Getting and keeping fit can be an expensive business, but it can also cost very little (mostly time and effort). Give us some more info to go on so that we can give you the encouragement that you need, it might be a case of 'been there, done that'. Most importantly, you have to like exercise; that's the key

This is a very low tech suggestion, but have you tried just a basic pedometer? When I knew I needed more exercise but lacked motivation I found it really helped - I would challenge myself to beat the previous days steps and very soon found I was wanting to do more exercise but not needing the record of it. Might be worth a try and you can get one for just a few £s.

Think the other posters above me have said it all very well- its all very well getting the gear to get fit, but its the whole ethos of getting fit/being healthy that needs to exist, or you just end up with a room full of unused exercise 'junk'!

I would really recommend trying to get some moral support- people who are trying th change with you, are you able to get to a local gym? take part in classes? One thing you could try (only if your into it) is to look into yoga- it wont really do very much to keep your heart exercising (for that you need to do cardio- aerobics, spinning, gym work etc) but generally I've noticed people who do yoga are a friendly bunch, meet outside classes for coffee etc, and try to take the yoga ethos seriously- its all about whole foods, taking care of yourself, valusing yourself and respecting you body. It can make you feel so much better to get into that mindset and once your there, easier to maintain. No one is perfect, people slip up, eat junk, miss classes, but its a hell of alot easier to go back to a class when you know your mates are there and theres someone to talk to.

If yogas not your thing, and you really don't feel you want to exercise with other people then at least try to get some moral support with your food- not really because you feel you want to lose weight- if you do, but because healthy food can make such a huge difference to how you feel in your body and so how motivated you are to exercise. Stodgy food and an aerobics class never mix well and then you end up feeling like a failure for not doing what you planned to do....so easy to change with altering what you eat, when you eat and makeing sure you get all your nutrients and vitamins in so your body is working at its peak.

Hi

Just checking in to see how you've been getting along? Hope you've put your positive head on and begun to work on some of the suggestions? Hope you're feeling a bit better anyway.

Its a shame you can't do any classes- know there are some free yoga classes in most towns or classes in exchange for small favors (nothing bad intended!) like leaflet dropping. Google for more info.

Do you ever get to meet up with any mates? can you rope them into being fitter with you? a problem shared is a problem halved.

Worries me you say you have no time for the gym or classes- you'd still need to make time with the fitbug- unfortunelty even if you splurge a small fortune on one, you'd still need to make time to use it to benefit.

Its getting dark earlier now so be wary of walking out too late, stay in well lit areas, carry an alarm and if possible walk along busy paths in busy hours....you know the drill! Force a mate to join you, power walk it (walk fast and with massive strides) to make a real difference. Weekends can also be great for this.