The Cheapest way to get off to a fit year is common sense. Get off the couch. Go for a walk, jog, or run. Play with the pets and kids. Garden. Get out the old exercise tapes or exercise Dvds
Eat better, get control of the calories. Drink more water. Use the new My Food Plate, the Food Pyramid is obsolete. Read the New York Times story. Print out coupons for Lean Cuisine, Health Choice, and Weight Watchers. Every Chain has Low-cal meals on sale the first of January.
Apps are out there to kick-start your Resolution. SELF Magazines diet tapper will send you reminders electronically to keep you on track. The Eatery App allows you to take a picture of your meal, it ranks your meal from fit to fat. Add a Fitbit Wireless Activity Tracker, or Striiv: Personal Trainer 
Join a low-cost ‘Cheap’ Gym. The big chains will have deals for their Luxury experience, but others like Planet Fitness have great promo deals as low as $10 for a month without a commitment. A treadmill is a treadmill no matter if its a deluxe environment or your den. Curves for Women is offering free passes. Gold’s Gym is also a great place to try for a free pass.
The best time to buy cheap fitness equipment is January. Retailers are counting on your New Year’s resolution to lose weight and get fit. Kmart, Sears, Walmart, even Linens n Things is on board. LnT has dumbbells on sale, look for the coupon savings too. How about @ $99 Fan Bike.
Sears is offering deals of the day built around Fitness, Treadmills, Ellipticals and more!
How about a Footwear sale @ Famous Footwear, an integral part of your Fitness program! They have a BOGO Sale going on right now!
