Think you need to go to the gym to get a great workout...think again!! There's lots you can do in the comfort of your own home, in the park, etc. And all you need really is your body!
Body weight exercise is a form of strength training used to develop muscular strength and endurance where the only resistence to movement is your body weight.
Benefits of bodyweight training include; it costs nothing, its an easy way to build strength, an effective way to lose weight, and muscles gain fliexibility as a result of bodyweight training.
Examples of bodyweight exercises (which if you are not familiar with you can google or youtube) include:-
Lunges
Squats
Most abdominal exercises
Dips
Push ups
Burpees
This was my leg workout yesterday which I did at the gym because I was already there, but can be done at home, or anywhere.
4 sets of 15 reps per leg reverse lunges
4 sets of deep squats (only if your knees can handle it)
4 sets of walking lunges (104 lunges in total)
4 sets of 15 hamtring curls with with stability ball
4 x 15 per leg side step ups on a bench
4 x 20 per side butt kickbacks (Jane Fonda style)
4 x 20 reps calf raises
Today my legs and buns feel nice and tight!! I also ran for an hour on the treadmill, but again it can be done outside.
The moral of this post - YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO USE THE EXCUSE OF NOT BEING ABLE TO WORKOUT BECAUSE YOU DO NOT BELONG TO A GYM.
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