Free YouTube Workouts That Helped Me Lose 37 Pounds at Home!
YouTube Fitness Channels that helped me lose 37 Pounds for Free
Cancel that gym membership, Momma. You can reach your fitness goals at home for FREE! I know it sounds too good to be true. I mean if it were that simple, wouldn’t everyone be reaching their fitness goals? Why are gyms even still in business?! Well honestly, some like the gym atmosphere and the equipment they can use there, and that is what they are paying for. However, there is really nothing stopping you from reaching your fitness goals in the comfort of your own home. I lost 37 pounds working out in my living room with YouTube videos. I did not have to pay a cent for any of the workouts I used, and I still saw MAJOR progress in my fitness journey.
*As always, speak with your doctor before participating in any fitness program*
Free YouTube Fitness Channels
First, I’m going to share some of my favorite YouTube fitness channels with you. If you are on the free version of YouTube, your workout may be interrupted by an ad or two. If this really bothers you, you can sign up for YouTube Premium for an ad-free experience. Personally, I put up with the ads, and just use them as a water break.
POPSUGAR Fitness
POPSUGAR Fitness is my all-time favorite fitness channel on YouTube. The variety is unreal. It really doesn’t matter who you are or what you are into because they have it all. They also tend to incorporate warm ups and cool downs in their videos which is key to preventing injury that will hamper your progress.
Grow With Jo
Grow With Jo is my runner-up. Jo is so inspiring and just radiates joy through the screen. I also find her to be very relatable for moms. She has a little boy the same age as my firstborn, and lost 50 pounds after having her son. She does not have the same variety as POPSUGAR, but all of her workouts are a lot of fun. Jo makes doing her videos feel as if you are not actually working out, but they are still extremely effective!
Pregnancy and Postpartum TV
Pregnancy and Postpartum TV was my go-to for postpartum workouts geared at healing diastasis recti and general postpartum fitness recovery. This channel is also great for maintaining your fitness throughout pregnancy. I used this Pregnancy and Postpartum TV channel a lot during my second pregnancy also, and I absolutely saw the benefits. I am convinced that keeping up my fitness level during pregnancy helped me to have an easier labor the second time around.
YouTube Workouts: PopSugar Fitness
1. 30 Minute Latin Dance Workout
This one is a lot of fun and definitely gets your heart pumping. I love all the PopSugar workouts with Nicole Stein!
2. 30 Minute Cardio Dance Workout
Another fun dance workout with Nicole Stein.
3. No-Equipment Arms and Abs Workout
You don’t lift a single weight in this workout, but your arms will be on fire.
4. Selena Gomez Workout
Workout with Selena Gomez’s trainer!
5. Killer Workout Torches Calories
You aren’t going to believe how many calories you’ll burn with this one. This one is a little bit longer, but totally worth it!
6. Standing Cardio Workout
Sometimes, I did not feel like getting on the floor, and this workout was great for that!
7. Full- Body Strength Training with Weights
This continues to be one of my favorite strength training workouts! What’s awesome about this is that it will remain effective as you get stronger if you trade in for heavier dumbbells.
8. 35-Minute Nike HIIT Workout
You’re going to feel so strong doing this one!
9. 30-Minute Full-Body Strength Straining
I found this to be an effective strength training workout while simultaneously feeling like I wasn’t working too hard.
10. 30-Minute Power Yoga Flow
Get your Yoga on! I was surprised by how this workout challenged me.
YouTube Workouts: Grow With Jo
1. 3 Mile Fat Burning Indoor Walk
I ventured into walking workouts thinking I’d do them on the days I didn’t have much energy. I laugh at myself now. Jo is one of the most energetic people to walk the planet.
2. Lazy Girl Fully Body Fat Burn Workout
This was the very first Grow With Jo workout that I did. As you can see, I was looking for a way out of strenuous exercise that day.
3. Total Beginner Workout
This is another one I did early on. Definitely great for beginners!
4. 90s Theme Walking Workout
I started getting into Jo’s dance party workouts, and I have never stopped. These are my favorite Grow With Jo workouts. They are so much fun, and I love the music.
5. 80s Theme Walking Workout
Another dance party workout. I usually will do two of these back to back in order to hit my goal of at least 30 minutes of exercise a day.
6. 3 Mile Fast Walking Workout
Who doesn’t want to burn 600 calories? I was all in on this one. A word of warning: Do not be discouraged if you are not burning as many calories as Jo. Everyone’s calorie burn is different. There are so many things that factor into calories burned, including but not limited to: height, weight, activity level during exercise, etc.
7. Fast 3 Mile Dance Party Workout
3 miles in 30 minutes? That’s a no-brainer for me.
8. Michael Jackson Dance Workout
Michael Jackson! Enough said.
9. Rihanna Vs. Beyonce Dance Workout
Another fun dance party! Today, Jo has so many more videos like this with other well-known artists.
10. 2 Mile Fast Walk At Home
This is a good one for when you want to get your workout in a little bit quicker.
YouTube Workouts: Pregnancy and Postpartum TV
1. Postnatal Yoga with Diastasis Recti
You always want to be careful when you begin exercising postpartum. Diastasis recti is real and not talked about enough. Pregnancy and Postpartum TV is always helping us to workout safely.
2. Postpartum Cardio and Ab Workout
See what I mean? There’s a lot of emphasis on working out safely, particularly in regard to Diastasis Recti.
3. Postnatal HIIT Workout
You are going to sweat and burn calories with this one!
4. Full-Body Postpartum Workout
Target your whole body with this postpartum workout.
5. Postnatal HIIT and Core Workout
Another great postpartum HIIT workout in only 20 minutes!
Now Work it Out Momma!
Now you have access to many of the same videos I used to lose 37 pounds after having my first baby. If I can do it, so can you! I lived a relatively sedentary lifestyle for eight years before getting my health and fitness on track. I did this for me, and I did this for my babies. I knew that improving my fitness would improve both my physical and mental health. I wanted to be the absolute best version of myself for my daughter. This has continued to keep me motivated. There are absolutely going to be days where you are tired, and the last thing you are going to want to do is workout. I encourage you to remember your why. Remember why you are doing this. Then, push yourself to get up, turn on your tv, and get moving with a YouTube workout. You will feel so incredibly proud of yourself, especially on those days where you would have rather skipped your workout.
You’ve so totally got this, Momma!
