Minimalist Training

Don't have expensive equipment or a gym membership? Living in a small town or a rural area with very limited fitness options?

This is not a problem at all.

The best tool if you are starting out on your fitness journey is actually your own bodyweight.

To understand this you have to know that there are 6 primal movements. And they are:
Twist
Bend
Pull
Push
Squat
Lunge

Bodyweight is perfect for all of these starting out.

Squat and Lunge are pretty straight forward, I don't think I really need to explain it. And great exercises for your legs. Infact the squat is an exercise that causes your quads to still be burning an increase calories for up 24 hours after you have finished. Neat eh?

Pull and Push are again pretty easy exercises. Push ups are the perfect push exercise and they work almost every single muscle in your body in some way including the stabilizing muscles. If you cannot do regular full push ups, try doing them from your knees or if you can't do that, do them against the wall and gradually build up your ability.

Pull/Chin Ups or body rows, if you happen to have a chin up bar or even monkey bars from a playground handy these are the best pull activites that work your back muscles wonderfully. If you are unable to do pull/chin ups regularly, try having one foot on a chair to assit you, or even a workout buddy. Body rows you have the bar lower to the ground and hang off it with your knees bent to lighten the resistance (depending on your skill level) and you pull.

Twist, a great one for those pesky abs. The Russian Twist works this action just fine. You can do this with or without a weight.

Bend, the best beginner exercise for bend is: stand on one foot and bend forward keeping your spine in a neutral flat position and reach with the same side as the foot you are standing on, and then return to standing. It's ok to balance yourself with your other hand on a chair or table.

Another great bend exercise is: The deadlift! It's a great lower back and hamstring exercise, however technique is to be almost perfect otherwise you do risk injury to your lower back. I strongly suggest consulting with a credible personal trainer to get the technique down right before attempting this solo.