Home Exercise

Often times we believe in order to become fit and lose weight we need to join a gym or having exercise equipment at home. This is not true!

Are you stuck at home with children? Do not have time to go to the gym after work? You do not have money to join a gym? These are all possible reasons why it is still not losing weight! Exercising at home is a very workable way to improve your fitness and health. There are many ways to incorporate exercise while at home. You can wear kids (with caution, of course), or walk around the house. You can even do strength training at home! You can have your own free gym membership at home. Look around your house. You will see many things that you can use for exercise.

Most people think that they need the equipment for weight training, but itthis is not necessarily need to be weights .

household items can be combined to get a great workout. Here are some ideas.

shopping bags - Fill a bag heavy enough to challenge for the lift. Be careful not to overload the bag or it can backfire. Exercises you can do with shopping bags are squats, step, high steps, upright row, and shoulder press.

sport bag - just like shopping bags, fill the bag hard enough to challenge for the lift. Exercises you can do with a sports bag include bent over rows and stair climbing.

Bricks - you can use full bricks or break them in half to reduce weight! Exercises you can do with bricks involves punching the air, punching out front, lateral raises, push-up on bricks and front raises.

Milk Bottle - One of my favorite household items will be used for a joint exercise with the 2L milk jug. Fill a 2L water bottle, and you now have 4.4 pounds dumbbell with a handle! Exercises you can do with milk jugs include bicep curls and overhead tricep extensions.

Towels - Towels can be used to perform stretches after cardio and strength training workout

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Here is a great exercise you can do while watching TV.

Sit Squat

initial position

Stand facing away from the couch (as if you sit on). Keep your feet about hip-width apart, and stand up tall with abs pulled in.

action

Inhale and squat down and back, like you're about to sit on the couch, while your thighs barely touch the chair seat. Exhale and stand back up to repeat one rep. Aim for 8-15 repetitions and 1-3 sets.

Special Instructions

Keep your abs tight will help you maintain balance, and try to keep your body as upright as possible (avoid leaning forward like a squat)

Now you have all the tools needed to get a great full body workout in the comfort of your own home!