Vote in This Week's Poll: How are you spending less on exercise?
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Whenever I hear anything about the economy, my eyeballs fall out of my head. It's an unavoidable topic, so I just gather them up, pop them back in and get back to clipping coupons. When the economy takes a nosedive, what's the first thing to go in your household? I asked one of my clients this question and she said, without hesitation, "The kids. That's absolutely the first thing to go when I run out of money."
I'm pretty sure she was kidding, but I'll check the bedrooms the next time I'm there, just to be sure.
Aside from kicking out family members, a lot of us cut things like eating out, haircuts, shopping and $4.00 coffee drinks. Some people have to take it further and get rid of all extra expenses, including those related to exercise. Some of my friends and clients have cut down on personal training, canceled gym memberships or even sold some of their exercise equipment.
There are ways to exercise on a budget and save money on equipment and, of course you don't need any equipment to get a great workout, but I'm wondering how the economy is affecting your workouts. Are you spending less on exercise? If so, how are you saving money and is it making your workouts better or worse? Or have you stopped exercising completely? Vote in this week's poll and tell us how you're spending less on exercise.
Vote in This Week's Poll: How are you spending less on exercise? originally appeared on About.com Exercise on Monday, October 26th, 2009 at 07:00:02.