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With a busy daily schedule, many can find it difficult to get to a gym to complete their weekly workouts. As such, it can be a good option to find online resources that you can use either on your phone, laptop, or TV to get your fitness journey on its way, as well as save on time and gym membership fees.

Whether you’re in search of cardio, strength training, yoga, Pilates, or any other kind of workout to get your body moving, there are plenty of free resources that you can access in the app store and on YouTube. While this is by no means a comprehensive list, below are some resources that may be helpful to kickstart your home health journey and keep you on track.

Apps

The Nike Training Club is free and the content is wide-ranging. From HIIT to yoga to bodyweight strength, the Nike Training Club app allows you to work out when you want, how you want. You can also schedule workouts and the app will send you personalized reminders before your workout so you can prepare.

The Hybrid Health Club app comes to you from trainer Bex Hunter. A good option for seasoned athletes who have been working out for many years, Hunter has created a variety of workout programs that focus on new ways to train – from endurance and speed to reflexive and isometric strength, as well as pain prevention and recovery, the Hybrid Health Club app provides you with new, innovative ways to move. (7-day free trial, $24.99/month)

Strava is a great app for runners, walkers, or cyclists who want to track their overall distance, time, pace, and also features GPS and social features.

Similarly, MapMyRun is another free app good for tracking runs, walks, and bike rides with basic, essential metrics.

The Gymshark Training app is completely free and comes from the popular fitness brand. The app offers gym and home workout plans; pre-programmed workouts selected by type, duration, equipment availability, or body part; the ability to create your own custom workouts, sets, and reps; step-by-step exercise videos for all abilities; and allows you to track your workouts and progress.

YouTube

The Popsugar Fitness YouTube channel is completely free and features workouts for total beginners to more intense workouts for seasoned athletes. You’ll find full-body workouts, equipment-free cardio sessions, and walking workouts.

Sydney Cummings Houdyshell’s YouTube channel features strength, cardio, and bodyweight workouts from NASM certified personal trainer, fitness nutrition specialist, women’s fitness specialist, and stretching and mobility coach Sydney Cummings Houdyshell. Her workout programs are always free, but you can purchase an additional subscription to the Sydney Squad, where she offers more resources for nutrition, fitness, and mobility.

The Body Coach TV is a YouTube channel with more than 250 free workouts formulated by coach Joe Wicks. Wicks posts free, weekly home workouts on the channel and also has a fitness app, The Body Coach App, where you’ll find a more tailored training plan and meal plans.

The Fitness Blender channel is free and offers nearly 600 workouts to choose from, including lower body, upper body, no equipment, resistance band only, and cardio workouts.

Heather Robertson’s YouTube channel offers a large variety of low-impact, high-intensity, full-body, and even Pilates and mat workouts. Her library of videos also includes a 12-week workout plan, and for more resources, you can join a free trial of her fitness app here. Robertson’s videos may be a good choice for you if you’re comfortable with a lot of exercise movements and don’t require much instruction.

Yoga with Adriene is a popular YouTube channel led by instructor Adriene Mishler. The channel is packed with videos covering a range of needs – from full body flows to videos that target specific body parts or emotional needs. If that wasn’t enough, you can also typically find Mishler’s dogs taking a nap in the background of the video or near her mat.

For seasoned exercise aficionados or athletes, another great YouTube channel is Mobility by Julia Reppel. Reppel, who is an olympic lifter and ultra-distance runner, formulates videos specifically based on mobility – otherwise known as your controlled ability to move a joint through its full range of motion. While some of the videos on Reppel’s channel are members only, most are free.

Flow With Mira is a great channel for those who are looking to get into Pilates. Mira, a BASI certified Pilates instructor, has videos for all levels that range from 10 minutes to an hour, making it a good option for anyone at any fitness level.

Move with Nicole’s YouTube channel features workouts in Pilates, yoga, barre, and other movement types that typically require minimal equipment (if any at all) and range anywhere from 20 minutes to one hour in length. Nicole is a certified Pilates and yoga instructor, and also has additional certifications in mat & reformer Pilates, pre- and post-natal Pilates, personal training, and pre- and post-natal coaching.

*Disclaimer: All medical claims made in this article are information provided by the subject. The information is general in nature and not specifically meant for any particular individual. You should always seek out medical assistance from a medical professional based on your individual needs and circumstances.