"Whoa whoa, you guys brought helmets!?"

Many of us are guilty of wasting cash on fancy-shmancy gym memberships or specialty fitness classes to stay fit.

I say, f$@! yoga, cardio-fit kick-boxing and jazzercise: take it to the streets for some real exercise!

Check out these recession-friendly tips to save cash and stay fit.

1. Hijack full shopping carts in your local grocery store and do wind sprints up and down the aisles. When the store manager sees how speedy you are, you may just land yourself a cushy job as a Cart Operations Manager

2. Go to Costco and do bicep curls with the oversized detergent containers. Frozen turkeys are a great substitute when you get overheated - or arouse suspicion.

3. Forget the Stairmaster: run up the down escalators at your local mall. Plus, when mall security comes to take you in, you get to show off your newly acquired speed from sprinting practice in the grocery store.

4. Get arrested for being a public nuisance (see above) and take up one-armed push-ups while in the slammer. Not only is this a good way to stay fit, but it is also a great way to earn some extra cash panhandling on a Saturday night on Robson or Yonge Street. Just ask my friend George.

5. Instead of sitting on the bench at the bus stop, do some squats alongside. Just make sure you aren’t wearing your skinny jeans that day. Ripped jeans: good; split jeans: bad.

6. Climb trees to save lost kittens. While you’re up there, do pull-ups to impress the onlookers. Accept donations on behalf of your charity of choice (yourself).

7. Do lunges alternating with ‘Tree Pose’ in the lineup at Starbucks. When you get to the front, order a non-fat sugar-free Yoga-Latte. When the barista asks for $3.85, transition into ‘Warrior Pose’.

8. Hang out in the garden centre at Home Depot and dead lift bags of potting soil for hot moms and little old ladies. As an added bonus, you might even get a date (or a tip at the very least).

9. Become a vigilante crime fighter. Kick-punch-punch your way to fitness and glory using skills acquired from overpriced boxer-snazzy-fit classes.

10. Run everywhere. When your friends/family/colleagues begin to complain about your attire or smell, tell them “I’m doing it for Jenny” a la Forrest Gump.

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Tags: Entertainment, Melissa Janke, Recession, Screw You Recession