To be Indoors or not to be Indoors

Have you ever seen those infomercials advertising how you can get abs, a toner butt, or lose X amount of lbs in just 6 weeks when you purchase some sort of gadget?

I've never been a personal fan of those things.  I actually get annoyed when the person on the infomercial says, "Look like this in just 6 weeks by only flexing your toes 30 min a day." 

HELLO ABS!  There is so much that goes into looking like that and it's not just some 30 min workout gadget.  You have to eat right, incorporate an insane amount of cardio, and flex your toes waaay more than 30 min a day :-)  If abs like this is your goal, ROCK ON!  (slightly jealous :-)
Don't get me wrong.  There is some great exercise equipment out there.  I have a few essentials that I can't live without.    

If you're like me and you're looking for a quick challenging strength training workout that you can accomplish at home AND it doesn't require you to purchase something like this to feel great and stay in shape:

Try one of these workouts below *My girlfriend is a personal trainer and she taught me so much about good quality circuit training.  

It is very simple but challenging.  I do this or a variation of this workout at least 2-3 times a week.  

Do you know how much you can do by only using your own body weight?!?!

The important thing to remember is not to wait too long in between each exercise.  Get your heart rate up and your sweat on!  Enjoy and modify if necessary.

Do the following circuit of exercises 3 times:

10 lunges

10 pushups on your toes or on your knees

20 crunches

20 mountain climbers

10 pushups

10 lunges

20 jumping jacks

Rest :-)  Get a drink of water and get ready for the next circuit.

Do the following circuit of exercises 3 times:

20 crunches (hands behind head)

1 min left side plank

10 burpees or starjumpers

10 pushups

1 min right side plank

20 crunches (hands behind head)

Rest :-)  Get a drink of water and get ready for the next circuit.

Do the following circuit of exercises 3 times:

20 squats (hands out in front)

15 side leg raises (left side)

10 backward lunges

20 crunches

15 side leg raises (right side)

10 backward lunges

20 squats (hands out in front)

Looking at this workout makes Weston tired.

Let me know what you think.

What home workouts do you enjoy doing?

What workout equipment can you not live without?