Don’t Go Broke Getting Healthy. Budgeting Tips and Getting Fit for Cheap

Did you know that you don’t necessarily need a personal trainer or an expensive gym/fitness program to attain health and fitness? That’s true; there are many free workout programs on YouTube or simple at-home workouts like walking that are capable of keeping you in the line of fitness. Staying fit and healthy doesn’t have to cost you an arm and a leg, there are definitely some affordable ways you cannot only attain free workouts but healthy foods too.

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In this episode of Live Your Personal Best, I speak with my friend Madison of Money with Madison as her guest on how to be healthy on a budget, especially as a fitness beginner. Listen in to learn why having a purpose and starting small with a plan, are two sure things for the success of your health and fitness journey.

Key Takeaways:

The different free workouts to change your lifestyle on a budget.
Why you don’t necessarily need a personal trainer or an expensive fitness program to get fitness results.
Don’t be afraid of being a fitness beginner and instead apply things from the other areas of your life to your fitness.
The different strategies available to acquire healthy foods affordably.
Different things that health and fitness impact other than losing weight and staying in shape.
Why knowing your ‘why’ and starting small with a plan will set you up for long-term success in your fitness journey.

Episode Timeline:

[2:10] How I changed my mindset around free workouts like walking during Covid.
[5:56] How to accomplish your solo fitness goals by creating a clear structure of what you want.
[7:09] Why your discipline from other areas of your life is directly relatable to your fitness.
[8:46] Tips on how to adopt healthy eating options on a budget.
[13:16] How to approach and enjoy fitness from many different angles other than just one.
[17:32] The two things that’ll set you up for success in your health and fitness journey.
[22:08] I talk about my book Elite: The Everyday Athlete and how I approached writing it.

Quotes:

“It’s not a necessary part of being fit and being in shape to have a personal trainer.”- Emily [5:11]
“If you’re someone that has control over your finances, has control over your business, approach fitness how you approach