It is not necessary that exercises have to be only done at the gym. You can work out in the comfort of your own home. You can get a good work out doing push ups, chin ups, squats, lunges, sit ups by using your own body weight as resistance. You can also invest in the home exercise equipments to improve your strength and aerobic capacity.

Some popular home exercise items:

• Treadmill: This is a great equipment for cardiovascular exercises. It can improve the cardiovascular fitness and muscle tone in your legs. You can adjust the intensity, incline and/or time accordingly.

• Exercise ball: Work out with an exercise balls can improve muscle tone and balance. Exercise balls can be a good work out if you enjoy exercising with it. 

• Free weights: Strength training equipment includes dumbbells and barbells which make a great work out. Free weights strengthen the large muscle groups and increases heart rate. 

• Exercise videos and DVDs:  Exercise videos and DVDs can benefit you by giving the expertise of an instructor without the expense or inconvenience of visiting a gym.  

• Resistance bands:  They can provide high resistance without lifting weights. They can help you improve stamina, flexibility and range of motion. 

Adding variety to your work outs is the key to challenge your muscles as your muscles quickly adapt to exercises and movements you do often.