September 27th, 2017

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Get Your Blood Pumping: 5 Great Ways to Exercise at Home

So you want to get in shape, but you don't have cash for the gym or time to leave the confines of your home? Never fear, there are plenty of ways to exercise within your own four walls. Here are a few ideas for the "homebody" who wants to become a "hardbody!"

1. Body Weight Exercises

Who says you need weights to get in shape? Push-ups, sit-ups, pull-ups and dips constitute an excellent workout all by themselves. As an added bonus, exercising without the help of a machine actually engages your core much more strongly, meaning that when you're attempting a push-up, you're exercising your chest, abdominal region, upper arms and hamstrings all at once.

2. HIIT

High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) is essentially a more advanced version of using your body weight to exercise. Every workout alternates between intervals of intense activity and shorter periods of rest. These workouts might only end up lasting a total of 15 to 20 minutes, but they have been found by experts to be more effective than many classic or mainstream workouts (not to mention time-efficient!)

3. Swimming

This might not work as well for you if you live in Minnesota, but having access to a private pool can be a tremendous boost to your home workout. Swimming is insanely good for you, and many people with chronic knee or back issues use pool work to stay in shape because the water provides so much less resistance than the ground does for runners. Getting a custom swimming pool from a company like Desjoyaux Pools can save you from strain and help you build that upper body muscle that you desire.

4. Dancing

People across the world use dancing to convey joy and expression, but you don't have to have a rhythmic bone in your body to take advantage of the health effects of dancing in your living room. There are video instructional classes online of just about any dance style, so just plug, play and watch the pounds melt off!

5. Yoga

If you like exercise but you LOVE feeling centered and whole, then home yoga practice might be for you. The best part about taking online yoga classes at home is that you can go at your own pace, break anytime you want, and have an episode of your favorite TV show on in the background. Yoga is the best way to feel cool, calm and collected (and maybe even sturdy and strapping.)

Workouts don't have to be put in a box. Gym, outdoors, home, at a friend's... there are so many ways to keep in shape, and at least five methods that you can comfortably engage with at home!

 

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