If you don't have a gym membership there are still plenty of ways to stay fit. A gym can be expensive and crowded, and not to mention you usually have to sign some type of long term contracts. And also, the offering techniques used by staff to get you to purchase other services such as classes or personal training are rather irritating. Now you can learn some easy workout routines that you can easily do at home in the comfort of your own home! You may not get huge like the hulk, but you will get cut and toned guaranteed.
Body Weight Training
Bodyweight exercises do not use equipment such as bars or dumbbells, only your own body for resistance. You may be thinking that this will not be productive but you are wrong. Many individuals only use bodyweight exercises and get the results they are aiming for. The reason is because without weights you need to do lots of repetitions, and repetitions at that rate are a great cardio workout that burns calories quickly. Other than running and jump rope, some activities to try are:
* Dips - carried out on a chair or bench, dips are an excellent beginning exercise. These are great for working out your shoulders, triceps, and abdominals.
* Pushups - Pushups can be performed in different ways to target specific areas. By closing your hands together you will work more of your shoulders and upper back area. Keeping your hands together also works your chest and biceps. Close hand, incline, and decline pushups are also available to you. Pushups have been used for years by athletes as a fixed part of their training regime to work the whole body.
* Pull-Ups - although you need a bar for these, they are reasonably easy to find and do in any park or playground. Pull-ups will definently be worth the effort though! You can alter your grip to wider, for working your back more, to narrower for using your biceps more. Also a good workout to do with the pull up bar is leg raises which work the abdominals.
* Core Work - perform crunches, situps and planks plus many other exercises for your abdominals. Crunches are where you lift only your shoulders off the ground, and sit ups are where you raise your full body off while keeping your butt and feet planted. The variety of abdominal workouts are many.
At Home Equipment
Buying your own fitness equipment to make use of at home can be expensive at first, but in the long run may be worth the investment. Dumbbells are great as you can do many different types of exercise and you only need a few different sizes. Kettlebells are also perfect for at home weight training. There are numerous interchangeable benches that can be purchased and take up little room. You can use then as flat, incline or decline for different angles.
Remember that as you are in your own home there may be times when you are on your own and if injured nobody is around to know. Only exercise with weights that you are able to lift, and place the right amount of cardio stress that you know your body can handle. Drink plenty of water and have fun!
Body Weight Training
Bodyweight exercises do not use equipment such as bars or dumbbells, only your own body for resistance. You may be thinking that this will not be productive but you are wrong. Many individuals only use bodyweight exercises and get the results they are aiming for. The reason is because without weights you need to do lots of repetitions, and repetitions at that rate are a great cardio workout that burns calories quickly. Other than running and jump rope, some activities to try are:
* Dips - carried out on a chair or bench, dips are an excellent beginning exercise. These are great for working out your shoulders, triceps, and abdominals.
* Pushups - Pushups can be performed in different ways to target specific areas. By closing your hands together you will work more of your shoulders and upper back area. Keeping your hands together also works your chest and biceps. Close hand, incline, and decline pushups are also available to you. Pushups have been used for years by athletes as a fixed part of their training regime to work the whole body.
* Pull-Ups - although you need a bar for these, they are reasonably easy to find and do in any park or playground. Pull-ups will definently be worth the effort though! You can alter your grip to wider, for working your back more, to narrower for using your biceps more. Also a good workout to do with the pull up bar is leg raises which work the abdominals.
* Core Work - perform crunches, situps and planks plus many other exercises for your abdominals. Crunches are where you lift only your shoulders off the ground, and sit ups are where you raise your full body off while keeping your butt and feet planted. The variety of abdominal workouts are many.
At Home Equipment
Buying your own fitness equipment to make use of at home can be expensive at first, but in the long run may be worth the investment. Dumbbells are great as you can do many different types of exercise and you only need a few different sizes. Kettlebells are also perfect for at home weight training. There are numerous interchangeable benches that can be purchased and take up little room. You can use then as flat, incline or decline for different angles.
Remember that as you are in your own home there may be times when you are on your own and if injured nobody is around to know. Only exercise with weights that you are able to lift, and place the right amount of cardio stress that you know your body can handle. Drink plenty of water and have fun!
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