How can I possibly start working out?

[TheOneAndOnlyBart]

I want to start working out, and one of my friends who already does so suggested we could go to the gym together, but I can't. My parents say I don't have time for it, and they won't pay for it. With my job I don't earn enough to pay myself. I have considered working out at home, but I don't have the necessary space and equipment to work out. I can't think of any solutions for this problem. All suggestions are welcome!

[PostHocFallacy]

I'm going to assume you're no longer in school as most high schools, universities have a free gym for students. If you're not and want to gain muscle mass not lose weight, I think its gunna be hard without going to a gym if you don't have equipment.

Two suggestions though: 1) You could look for a new job that essentially is a "work-out" (think construction, or manual labour), or 2) Most gyms give out free "take-a-friend" passes to gym members to try and recruit new people. From what I've seen it is quite possible to exploit this system if your friend plays it right bringing you along for free multiple times.

Good luck!

[TheOneAndOnlyBart]

Actually I am still in school. It's just that my shit school doesn't have a free gym. I'm really interested in the thing about bringing me along for free multiple times though. How exactly would that work? My friend told me everyone gets one free try-out lesson (doesn't necessarily have to be with a friend).

[PostHocFallacy]

Of the two gyms I'm familiar with, they give members free passes to essentially invite friends and try to get them to become members. At the desk they take your information like name email and phone number. This is how they'd also make sure that you only come one time for free. If his is the same way, just provide a fake name/throwaway email/ fake number each time so unless you get seen to often by one desk person they won't know. I don't know your friends gym so I can't really say the best way to do it but he should be familiar. Does he have no ideas?

[Blondiee2014]

Simple, run and pressups, do 100 press ups through out the day , then 150, the. 200. Then once you can afford it go to the gym.

[soccerchick4eva]

Its actually quite easy to do workouts at home without equipment if you can't access a gym just yet. You could even improvise by using stuff that is around your house as your weights 😀

[PinkFreud]

I've said this before..
Step 1: Put down the dorritos
Step 2: Go outside

You don't need $ to jog in the street.

[TheOneAndOnlyBart]

I don't necessarily need or want to lose weight. My weight is perfectly fine. I want to gain muscle. That won't simply be achieved by jogging in the street.