Advice and Ideas Needed

[Guest guest]

I have a problem and I'm asking for ideas and solutions.

 

For the first time in my life, I really WANT to exercise. I find myself longing

for it during the day at my desk job. The feel of moving my body for movement's

sake, my cares melting away as I get my blood pumping . . . 

 

But I'm at a loss as to how to fit exercise into my life. Timewise, I can. But I

need a place.

 

My finances are in a terrible state due to too many years trying to pursue a

different degree. Most of my income is gone before I can do anything about it

just in living expenses and trying to repay my debt, so I can't join a gym or

take a class. I can't afford it.

 

Although I can afford the occasional money on instructional dvds, and I have a

few that teach dancing that I would LOVE to master, I have no where to practise

them. My house is a very small condo. It's good for shelter and that's about it.

Once you put furniture in it, there's really not much room left for exercise.

 

Living in Alberta with winter coming, I don't dare exercise outside. I have yet

to find a snowsuit to fit me, and winter up here can be bitter cold (the lowest

I've experienced was -45 degrees C) so it's not safe to exercise outside without

decent weather gear. I either need to find someplace to custom make it to my

measurements (pricey, and money is tight) or I need to lose a couple of sizes to

fit into the span of what manufacturers consider " normal " .

 

I need more ideas on how to fit exercise into my life either for very cheap or

for free. I thought of one; I take a different bus home from work now. It drops

me off a few blocks away instead of almost right at my door. I enjoy walking the

extra distance. Does anyone have any more ideas for me? Anything you can come up

with would be helpful.

 

Thanks in advance!

 

- Stacey