If you’re not feeling the gym, can’t make it that day or don’t want a gym membership; it doesn’t mean that you should take the day off. As we’ve examined before, one missed day turns into weeks. This is counterproductive to your personal goals.

Did you know that you can get into a great workout routine by working out at home? Unfortunately, we don’t all have elaborate home-gyms outfitted with free weights, power racks, and resistance bands. The great news is you don’t need any of those things to get a great workout at home. Simply just examine what is around you in your home environment! Here are 5 household items that can be used as exercise equipment.

Yes, these lightweight paper plates can serve as an excellent piece of exercise equipment. Ideally, you’ll want to use these in a room that has carpet. Your paper plates can simulate glider discs, allowing you to perform a host of workouts that can target different muscle groups. My personal favorite is to get into a "bear crawl" position with the discs or plates underneath your feet and slide your feet up towards your hands. There are many workouts you can perform with sliding discs/paper plates.

You should be hydrating anyways, right? A gallon of water/milk weighs approximately 8lbs. Better yet, these containers have handles for you. Your gallon jugs are great for free weight exercises. If you don’t think that 8lbs is enough weight for your exercises, try increasing the amount of reps in each set or find a 3 gallon jug or two for heavier weights.

Walls are a great tool for various exercises. Wall-sits are an obvious, but there are many other workouts that can be done using a wall! For example, you can do a one-legged bridge or wall push ups. Get as creative as you’d like!