FITNESS AT HOME

You don’t get time to walk up to that gym near your place because of the busy schedule? Or you just don’t like gym? Don’t you think home workout is a lot comfortable and easy?
Well whatever the reasons are, if you keep yourself away from working out because you think it is only possible at gym, and then you cannot be more wrong.
To keep that body fit and healthy all you need is willingness, motivation, time and dedication.

Here is a quick and easy home workout session you can perform easily at home. All you need is to get into your exercise costume, an exercise mattress and some free time.

Easy home workouts:
Start your session with some warming up. You can jog or run for 2-3 minutes to get ready.
Now let’s get started.

• 30 Jumping Jacks – You might be familiar with jumping jacks. It is performed by almost everyone as a child. It is the most easy and effective home workout. But most people don’t know how beneficial this exercise is.
  Stand straight in an aligned position with arms to the sides. Jump while raising your arms to each side over the head and separating legs to sides. Jump again and bring legs to the centre and lowering arms to the sides. Repeat the same with a normal pace for 30 times. (Land on the forefoot and not toe s while jumping)

• 5 Pushups – Pushups are meant to strengthen chest and arms muscles. They can be done in variety of ways. The difference is where you put your hands while in the plank position. In this workout you have to perform the basic regular pushups. Lie upside down in a plank position with your bodyweight on your feet and your arms. Place your hands on the floor, slightly wider than your shoulders. At this point, your weight should be supported by your hands and toes. Make a straight line from your head to heels and contract your abdominals. Lower your torso towards the ground until your elbow forms a 90 degree angle and then raise yourself upward against the floor. Breathe out as you push yourself up. Repeat lowering the torso and bringing it back to the same position for 5 times. This quick and easy home workout will tine your arms.

• 25 High Knees – Another quick and easy home workout is High Knees. Run in place, bringing your knees up to your chest as high as you can, the arms will be moved opposite to the leg. Land up on your feet and not on toes. Repeat this with each leg for 25 times as fast as possible.

• 7 Burpees - Stand straight with your arms down by your side. Lower into a squat position with your hands flat on the floor in front of you. Kick your legs backwards into a press up position and lower your chest to the floor to perform a push up. Push your chest back up to the press up position thrust both feet forward so you are back in the squat position. Jump up and raise both hands over your head. Repeat this whole procedure for 7 times.

• 10 Crunches – Crunches are the most quick and easy to perform at home. Lie flat on your back with your knees bent and feet flat on the floor, hip width apart. Keep your hands behind your head. Tighten your abdominals and lift your shoulder up the floor by about 4 inches. Do not lift the back. Hold for a moment in this position and then go back to the previous one. Repeat 10 times.

• 7 Squats – This quick and easy home workout is started by standing straight with your legs apart a few inches and arms spread in front of you parallel to the ground. Start to lower your body back as far as you can by pushing your hips back and bending your knees and pushing your body weight into your heels. The knees should be in alignment with the feet and should not bend forward than the thumb of your feet. Pause for a moment and go back to the previous position. Repeat 7 times.

Repeat these quick and easy home workouts as many times as specified above and then repeat the whole set at least 5-7 times.

A quick note – Keep breathing normally during the whole workout and take at least 10 seconds break after each exercise.