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How to Get Fit at the Comfort of Your Home

by kelly
August 24, 2020Filed under:
  • Life & Lifestyle

As per the Department of Health and Human Services of the United States, adults need to have moderate-intensity exercises for two and a half hours weekly. Besides, there’s plenty of research that points towards the apparent fact that a sedentary lifestyle negatively affects your health, both physically and mentally.

Why You Need To Stay Healthy

Staying active helps to keep blood pressure and cholesterol levels in check. It is also of great use in reducing the risk of developing diabetes, heart disease, and stroke. Physical activities also serve to help in the maintenance of muscle mass and bone density.

No Need To Venture Out Of Your Home

You need not necessarily have to step out of your home and go to a gym to stay healthy. It might be surprising, but it is a fact that people can maintain an active lifestyle and continue their workouts without ever leaving their homes.

Home equipment is at times really helpful especially power towers. For this particular type of home fitness equipment, see this guide for reviews and suggestions. If you don’t have specialized gear, you are looking for a strenuous activity that serves to exercise the same muscles as your gym workout.

Things To Try Out

You can try to walk through your house several times at a significantly brisk pace. If your home or apartment is cramped, you might want to replace it with climbing up and down the stairs. Another great idea is to keep standing or walk while you are talking over the phone.

Dancing is yet another option. It is particularly well suited for children who need to stay healthy. Some 15 to 20 minutes of dancing would have a significant result. You should ideally repeat these dancing sessions two to three times a day.

Other options open to you include the following:

  • The good old skipping rope
  • Youtube Yoga videos with your laptop in front of you as you prepare to exercise
  • Tau Chi DVD or YouTube videos
  • Mobile apps that help to maintain your physical health.

Resistance Exercises

These types of exercises not only help you in making your muscles stronger but serve to enhance body mobility as well. While you need resistance bands and weights for most of them, it is not a necessity. You can use household items as an effective alternative to costly gym equipment.

You can perform squat exercises or sit-to-stand moves with the help of an old sturdy chair. Walls and kitchen counters serve as high surfaces for carrying out pushups. You can even use the stairs to carry out those lunge moves or even step-up exercises on one leg only.

The following items would serve as a substitute to dumbbells:

  • Rice bags
  • Tins of baked beans
  • Bottled water etc.

Additionally, if you tie these items with a carrier bag, it could serve as a kettlebell!

If none of these items sound heavy enough for you can also consider bringing kids into the picture. Exercise great caution while opting for this and spare no effort in making sure the children are out of harm’s way at all times.

Final Thoughts

The tips mentioned above should certainly help you and your family lead a healthy life without ever leaving the confines of your home. The tips are necessarily a boon in the present scenario of the pandemic and lockdowns.

 

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