Many of us are still shaking off the January blues, easing back into routine while staying hopeful about achieving our 2026 resolutions. After Christmas indulgence, fitnessis a top priority for many of us. But as we still feel the pinch, buying a gym membership isn’t always affordable. Meanwhile, going for a run isn’t the most sensible option with more snow expected later this month, as the UK is bracing itself for the 'Beast from the East' storm.

But here is a great way to create a home gym for under £10 using items you’ll already have, like tins of food and water bottles, ideal for those home workouts. There is no need to splash out to keep fit, all in the comfort of your own home. We’ve put together some items and easy exercises to follow.

Buying a yoga mat is great for comfort and safety when it comes to those floor-based exercises. Supermarkets including ASDA and Home Bargains currently have great deals for mats priced around £5.

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A set of bands can be purchased for as little as £1.87 on Amazon. They are great for building strength, improving mobility, and following physio movements to aid in injury and recovery. Here are some floor-based exercises to strengthen and tone your core, glutes, and hamstrings using your mat and resistance bands.

Glute Bridges: Place the band on your thigh above your knee. Lie with your back flat, making sure there is no gap between your back and the floor, bent your knees. Engage your core, before you lift your hips off the floor until your body forms a straight line from shoulders to knees, squeeze your glutes without arching your lower back, pause, before slowly lowering your down.

Clamshell: Place the band on your thigh above your knee. Lie on your side, knees bent, and lift your top knee towards the ceiling while keeping your feet together, squeeze your glutes, pause before placing the leg down, keeping your core engaged at all times.

Leg Raises: Lie on your back, keeping it pressed to the mat, keep your legs straight, and lift them towards the ceiling until 90 degrees to your torso, exhaling as you lift and inhaling as you slowly lower them.

Standing Leg Abductions: Stall tall with the band around both legs just above the ankle. Keep you back straight and head straight, looking straight ahead, and hands on hips. Activate your core, push one leg out to the side to a 45 degree angle. Pause before slowly lowering your leg to starting position.

Water bottles are a cheap substitute for dumbbells. All you need is two 2L bottles (39p each at Aldi!) for resistance training and exercises like bicep curls, shoulder presses, rows, Russian twists and even squats. You can add more weight by using larger bottles. And if you don’t have bottles of water at home, why not use cans of tinned food? Here are some exercises using water bottles:

Bicep Curls: Hold a bottle in each hand, stand straight with palms facing forward and arms at our sides. Bend your elbows, keeping them tucked in and raise the cans toward your shoulders, then slowly lower them back down. Keep your wrists straight at all times.

Lateral Raises: Stand tall, with a bottle in each hand. Lift your arms out to the sides, keeping them straight and parallel to the floor, pause for a few seconds, before slowly lower them back down, keeping your core engaged at all times.

Overhead Shoulder Press: Stand tall and hold a bottle in each hand at shoulder height, palms facing forward. Keep elbows tucked, core engaged, and feet shoulder-width apart. Press the bottle straight overhead, then slowly lower them back to the starting position.

Tricep Extensions: Hold a can in each hand, stand tall and extend your arms over your head. Slowly bend your elbows to lower the cans behind your head, squeezing your triceps at the top keeping your upper arms still, then raise them back to the starting position. Engage your core to stability.

Bent-over Rows: Hinge at the hips make sure to keep your back flat and bent your knees slights. With a bottle in each hand, pull your elbows up toward your chest by squeezing your shoulder blades, pause before lowering the cans.

Squats: Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart, engage your core. Hold a bottle in each hand and lower your hips down as if you were sitting in a chair, keeping your back straight, pause before pushing through your heels to stand back up.

Lunges: With a bottle in each hand, step forward with one leg, and lower your hips until both knees are roughly at 90-degree angles, keeping your torso upright. Your front knee should be over your ankle; then push off your front foot to return to standing, repeating on the other leg.

You’ll need a chair without wheels to give you stability and prevent any accidents happening, ideally a four-legged chair. A sturdy dining room chair or armchair will do the trick.

Tricep Dips: Sit on a chair, place hands on the edge beside your hips, then slide forward off the seat, keeping your back close to the chair; lower down by bending elbows, keeping them tucked back, to about a 90-degree angle, pause before pushing back up using your triceps, remember to keep you core tight.

Press-up (incline): From a side view your body needs to be 30 degrees elevated off the floor, to achieve this place your hands on the side of the seat, arms straight above the chair, with your feet on the floor. Slowly lower yourself down, your face will be close to the back of the chair. Engage core and slowly raise back up.

Press-up (decline): Put your feet firmly on the seat of the chair, your hands should be on the floor, like a regular press-up. Slowly lower yourself down so your face is close to the floor, pause before coming back to the starting position. Remember to engage your core.

Hamstring Curls: You can use a towel as a slider for exercises like hamstring curls. Lie on your back on a smooth surface, placing the towels under your heel. Lift into a bridge position with hips up, back straight, engaging your core, then slide your feet out to extend legs and pull them back in by engaging hamstrings.

Mountain Climbers: Use a smooth hardwood floor if possible. Place a towel under each foot. Start in a high plank position, by keeping your elbows under shoulders, then lift your hips to form a straight line from head to heels, engaging your core and glutes. Drive your knees towards your chest, sliding your feet smoothly, while gazing down.

Wall Squat: Stand with your back against a wall, place your feet about two feet out, shoulder-width apart. Keeping your back straight and core engaged, slide down until your knees form a 90-degree angle. Pause before pushing you weight in your heels and sliding back up.