Where Frugality Meets Fitness
Where Frugality Meets Fitness
Where Frugality Meets Fitness
Where Frugality Meets Fitness
At Frugalmatic, fitness isn’t something you add to your schedule. It’s something you live. Everyday Fitness shows how chores, yard work, errands, and creative activities can deliver many of the benefits we often outsource to exercise equipment, gyms, or devices. These posts explore how real movement—the kind that emerges from developing a physically active mindset—keeps the body engaged, the mind sharper, and the cost of staying fit lower.
New here? Start with our Everyday Fitness explainer → The Everyday Fitness Guide: How to Become More Physically Active
Mother Nature isn’t a marketer, but springtime is definitely false advertising. Sunny and 70 degrees one day, then 30 degrees and windy the next. Your hopes for summer build, only to have them crushed by
Spring Is False Advertising—And It’s Wrecking Your Walking Routine Read More »
There’s a new name for the type of physical activity that I’ve been promoting since starting Frugalmatic several years ago. It’s called zone zero. Kind of cool sounding, and I wish I had thought of
Zone Zero vs. Frugalmatic Fitness: Understanding the Differences Read More »
When it comes to physical fitness, I’ve felt for a long time that those mundane movements that happen throughout one’s day are more important than many researchers and fitness gurus seem to realize. In my
How Tiny Bursts of Movement Can Benefit Your Health Read More »
For me, 2024 will be known as the year I discovered pickleball. It hooked me at my first lesson, and now I play whenever I can find the time. I also introduced the game to
Why Pickleball Is the Most Frugalmatic Sport Read More »
Is it more economical to split firewood by hand or use a machine to do the job? Many people would argue the latter, citing factors related to time and money. But I like how John
John Cuddeback Interview: The Philosophy of Manual Labor Read More »
The beauty of the push reel mower is it can give you a great workout while also helping you accomplish something you must do anyway: Mow the lawn. Best of all, your growing lawn provides
Push Reel Mower: Pros, Cons, and Who Should Use One Read More »
My Mom says she encouraged me as a child to learn how to juggle, but I never showed an interest. I suspect a lack of patience kept me from embracing this skill. I remain short
Why I Started Juggling (My New Favorite ‘Offset’) Read More »
It’s January, and once again we are being bombarded with ads promoting gym memberships and exercise equipment as part of the annual New Year’s resolution push. For a lot of us, we’ve tried those things,
New Year’s Resolutions to Increase Daily Movement Read More »
When it comes to becoming more physically fit, many of us think we have only one option: exercise. Swimming, gym workouts, and competitive sports are examples of activities that we’ve learned to perform to raise
Emmanuel Stamatakis On the Benefits of VILPA Read More »
Our routines aren’t quite like Bill Murray’s in “Groundhog Day,” but they do tend to repeat themselves. Because our routines happen over and over again, even seemingly trivial tasks can have big impacts. That’s why
A Simple ‘Loop’ System for Moving More Every Day Read More »
