You might think celebrity moms have it easy. After all, they are rich! They can afford to hire babysitters to look after their babies while they train with a personal trainer. Breakfast, lunch and dinner are prepared fresh by the best chefs. They never have to lift a finger to wash the lettuce if they don’t want to. Okay, maybe they have it easier than the rest of us!

But don’t accept the excuse that you need money to lose weight. His budget doesn’t have to stop him. There are many things mom can do every day to burn calories and exercise without cash:

1. Check out health and fitness books from the library. Here are some titles to get you started: The Beck Diet Solution: Train Your Brain to Think Like a Thin Person by Judith S. Beck and Body for Life for Women: A Woman’s Plan for Physical and Mental Transformation by Pam Peeke and Cindy Crawford .

2. Take a walk. Enjoy the season with a challenging hike in the great outdoors.

3. Work in your garden. Caring for your plants is not only therapeutic, it’s good exercise. If you need to mow the lawn, all the better!

4. Make your own exercise circuit at home. Choose three activities to get your heart rate up, such as going up and down stairs, jumping, and jogging around the house or on the spot. Do each activity for 2 minutes and then move on to the next activity. Repeat.

5. Search YouTube for free workout ideas and routines.

6. Try a gym with a one-week free trial. Do you have a gym near your house? Stop by and ask if they have guest passes for the week. Most likely the answer is yes. It’s the perfect way to try out the gym without making an investment.

7. Ride a bike. Whether you’re riding alone or with your family or friends, riding a bike is a great way to relieve stress, get outside, and burn calories.

8. Play Frisbee with your family. You’ll have so much fun, you’ll forget all the racing you’re doing to catch that Frisbee!

9. Exercise with your baby. Try holding your baby while she squats, kissing your baby while doing push-ups, or lifting your baby, over and over again!

10. Drink water. Avoid soft drinks, lattes, alcoholic beverages, and lemonade. Choose water – you’ll not only save calories, you’ll save money too!

Look, there are many ways to get fit for free! So, what are you waiting for?