There are lots of ways to stay fit for those who do not want to pay for a gym membership. Gyms are useful, but can also be congested, and memberships can be long and costly. The worst parts about gyms are the staff members who pester you constantly and try to advertise their gym's services to you like a cars salesman. Now you can learn some easy workout routines that you can easily do at home in the comfort of your own home! You may be limited in the muscle building department, but you can easily lose fat and tone up.
Body Weight Training
Body weight training is where you only use the weight of your body for exercises, which means no dumbbells or bars whatsoever. They are more beneficial then you may first consider. Many people solely workout this way and get ripped and toned fast. 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. Besides running and jump rope, some activities to try are:
* Dips - conducted on a chair or bench, dips are a good beginning exercise. They also put tension on your core and shoulders.
* Pushups - Pushups can be performed in different ways to target specific areas. By closing your hands together you will use 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 require a bar for these, they are relatively 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 on 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. The difference is that with crunches you only lift your shoulders off the ground, and with sit ups you lift your whole upper body, whilst keeping your feet fixed. There are plenty of exercises you will discover and attempt which develop flat abs rapidly!
At Home Equipment
There is plenty of home fitness equipment accessible to you at reasonable prices, and not to mention you save money in the long term! Dumbbells can be bought cheap because you only really need about 3-5 different weight sizes to get the workouts in you need. Kettlebells are also perfect for at home weight training. There are numerous interchangeable benches that can be purchased and take up little room. They can be changed from flat, incline, and decline giving you all the benefits in one machine!
Safety needs to be important if using weights at home, and no-one is about. 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. Lastly, please have fun with your workouts!
Body Weight Training
Body weight training is where you only use the weight of your body for exercises, which means no dumbbells or bars whatsoever. They are more beneficial then you may first consider. Many people solely workout this way and get ripped and toned fast. 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. Besides running and jump rope, some activities to try are:
* Dips - conducted on a chair or bench, dips are a good beginning exercise. They also put tension on your core and shoulders.
* Pushups - Pushups can be performed in different ways to target specific areas. By closing your hands together you will use 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 require a bar for these, they are relatively 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 on 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. The difference is that with crunches you only lift your shoulders off the ground, and with sit ups you lift your whole upper body, whilst keeping your feet fixed. There are plenty of exercises you will discover and attempt which develop flat abs rapidly!
At Home Equipment
There is plenty of home fitness equipment accessible to you at reasonable prices, and not to mention you save money in the long term! Dumbbells can be bought cheap because you only really need about 3-5 different weight sizes to get the workouts in you need. Kettlebells are also perfect for at home weight training. There are numerous interchangeable benches that can be purchased and take up little room. They can be changed from flat, incline, and decline giving you all the benefits in one machine!
Safety needs to be important if using weights at home, and no-one is about. 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. Lastly, please have fun with your workouts!
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Personally, I don't need a gym pass, because I'm staying fit and healthy with the help of martial arts classes in Toronto! They are useful not only for the body, but for mind as well.
RépondreSupprimerI've learned so many interesting things and I enjoy practicing this discipline... my favorite after skating! :D