There are lots of ways to stay fit for those who do not want to pay for a gym membership. The gym can be costly and busy, and not to mention you usually have to sign some type of long term contracts. And also, the offering strategies used by staff to get you to purchase other services such as classes or personal training are fairly annoying. The good news is that I will show you a number of workout routines that can be performed at home. You may not get huge like the hulk, but you will get cut and toned guaranteed.
Bodyweight Exercises
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 effective and are wrong. Many people solely workout this way and get ripped and toned fast. Without weights you tend to do more repetitions and less rest, which means a higher intensity cardio session that burns fat fast. Several exercises to take into consideration in addition to running and jumping rope are:
* Dips - carried out on a chair or bench, dips are a good beginning exercise. They also put tension on your core and shoulders.
* Push-ups - The standard way, or position your arms differently for variety. If you do diamond pushups you will be working the trapezius and deltoid region. Close hand pushups are great not only for your pectorals, but your biceps as well. Other varieties are incline or decline on a step. Pushups have been used for years by athletes as a fixed part of their training regime to work the whole body.
* Pull Ups - Pull ups are the only exercise on this list you may need to go out and find a playground, park, or purchase a bar to perform. The extra effort will be worth it with pull-ups though You can alter your grip to wider, for working your back more, to narrower for using your biceps more. The bar may also be used to exercise your abs by doing hanging leg raises.
* 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 core exercises are numerous.
At Home Equipment
Purchasing your own fitness equipment to use at home can be expensive at first, but in the longer term 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 similar to dumbbells, but add some variety. Multi-purpose benches are also useful and are not too expensive these days. They can be changed from flat, incline, and decline giving you all the benefits in one machine!
Be aware that as you are at home there might be times when you are alone 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. Lastly, please have fun with your workouts!
Bodyweight Exercises
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 effective and are wrong. Many people solely workout this way and get ripped and toned fast. Without weights you tend to do more repetitions and less rest, which means a higher intensity cardio session that burns fat fast. Several exercises to take into consideration in addition to running and jumping rope are:
* Dips - carried out on a chair or bench, dips are a good beginning exercise. They also put tension on your core and shoulders.
* Push-ups - The standard way, or position your arms differently for variety. If you do diamond pushups you will be working the trapezius and deltoid region. Close hand pushups are great not only for your pectorals, but your biceps as well. Other varieties are incline or decline on a step. Pushups have been used for years by athletes as a fixed part of their training regime to work the whole body.
* Pull Ups - Pull ups are the only exercise on this list you may need to go out and find a playground, park, or purchase a bar to perform. The extra effort will be worth it with pull-ups though You can alter your grip to wider, for working your back more, to narrower for using your biceps more. The bar may also be used to exercise your abs by doing hanging leg raises.
* 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 core exercises are numerous.
At Home Equipment
Purchasing your own fitness equipment to use at home can be expensive at first, but in the longer term 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 similar to dumbbells, but add some variety. Multi-purpose benches are also useful and are not too expensive these days. They can be changed from flat, incline, and decline giving you all the benefits in one machine!
Be aware that as you are at home there might be times when you are alone 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. Lastly, please have fun with your workouts!
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