There are numerous ways to stay fit for those who do not want to pay for a gym membership. A gym can be costly and busy, and not to mention you usually have to sign some type of agreements. And also, the offering strategies used by staff to get you to purchase other services such as classes or personal training are pretty annoying. The good news is that I will show you a number of workout routines that can be performed at 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. You may be thinking that this will not be productive but are incorrect. Many people only 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. Aside from running and jump rope, some activities to try are:
* Dips - performed on a chair or bench, dips are an excellent starter exercise. These are great for working out your shoulders, triceps, and abdominals.
* Pushups - Pushups can be performed in different ways to target specific areas. If you do diamond pushups you are working the trapezius and deltoid region. Keeping your hands together also works your chest and biceps. Close hand, incline, and decline pushups are also available to you. Back in the day when football just started weight training was still not popular, and that meant many athletes only chose to do hundreds of pushups split into numerous sets!
* Pull-Ups - although you require a bar for these, they are relatively easy to find and do in any park or playground. 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. Also a good training to do on the pull up bar is leg raises which work the abdominals.
* Crunches/Sit Ups - Crunches and sit ups are different type of exercises, but work the same muscle group which is the 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 numerous exercises you will discover and try which create a flat stomach rapidly!
At Home Equipment
Purchasing your own home gym equipment to make use of at home can be expensive at first, but in the long run may be worth the investment. 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. You can use then as flat, incline or decline for different angles.
Safety needs to be important if lifting weights in your 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. Drink plenty of water and have fun!
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. You may be thinking that this will not be productive but are incorrect. Many people only 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. Aside from running and jump rope, some activities to try are:
* Dips - performed on a chair or bench, dips are an excellent starter exercise. These are great for working out your shoulders, triceps, and abdominals.
* Pushups - Pushups can be performed in different ways to target specific areas. If you do diamond pushups you are working the trapezius and deltoid region. Keeping your hands together also works your chest and biceps. Close hand, incline, and decline pushups are also available to you. Back in the day when football just started weight training was still not popular, and that meant many athletes only chose to do hundreds of pushups split into numerous sets!
* Pull-Ups - although you require a bar for these, they are relatively easy to find and do in any park or playground. 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. Also a good training to do on the pull up bar is leg raises which work the abdominals.
* Crunches/Sit Ups - Crunches and sit ups are different type of exercises, but work the same muscle group which is the 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 numerous exercises you will discover and try which create a flat stomach rapidly!
At Home Equipment
Purchasing your own home gym equipment to make use of at home can be expensive at first, but in the long run may be worth the investment. 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. You can use then as flat, incline or decline for different angles.
Safety needs to be important if lifting weights in your 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. Drink plenty of water and have fun!
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