Getting Fit From Home
Today, we as a people are less fit than ever before even though the media gives us the impression that this isn't the case. Yet, studies show that obesity is on the rise as well as medical conditions related to weight gain and lack of fitness. That's why at home workouts to improve health and fitness are important. In fact, a small amount of exercise can go a long way in improving health.
Let's face it; many of us just don't have the time to consistently make the trek to a gym or fitness center these days. In addition to trying to make a living, we may have children who not only need help with homework but also must be taken to and from extracurricular activities. We then find ourselves consistently dining on fast food and then coming up with excuses for not exercising.
This doesn't have to be the case, and there are a wide range of activities we can do at home to help improve our fitness and, in many cases, drop real weight. For any fat loss system, no workout alone will be effective if certain changes to other parts of our lives aren't made. This means getting enough sleep whenever possible and changing our diets so that they are healthier, for starters.
Incorporating a diet that contains large amounts of vegetables, fruits and whole grains along with a small amount of protein that can be gotten from lean meat, chicken or fish is important. Once we can get on an at least semi-serious diet we can then look at doing certain workouts at home that can help increase the likelihood that we will become fitter over time.
For those who spend a lot of time on the computer, either for work or for other reasons, there are a number of exercises that can be done that incorporate a chair, for instance. Doing slight lifts from the chair on a consistent basis, up and down, can be a great way to exercise and tone the arms, especially the upper arms. Rising and then sitting back down can also help the legs and abdominals.
How these exercise work is that they force the body to move its own weight, which can be a significant amount when one considers arm lifts from the chair or rising up gradually and consistently and then sitting back down gradually and consistently. These two workouts are similar to workouts that are performed with benches or other machines in a gym, as a matter of fact.
Also, it's important to incorporate a small amount of cardiovascular exercise into your daily routine. A small raised platform upon which one steps up and then steps down is a good way to increase heart rate. Doing just 3 to 10 minutes of this exercise every other day can make a big difference, especially when it's combined with arm raises from a chair and rising and sitting activities.
Let's face it; many of us just don't have the time to consistently make the trek to a gym or fitness center these days. In addition to trying to make a living, we may have children who not only need help with homework but also must be taken to and from extracurricular activities. We then find ourselves consistently dining on fast food and then coming up with excuses for not exercising.
This doesn't have to be the case, and there are a wide range of activities we can do at home to help improve our fitness and, in many cases, drop real weight. For any fat loss system, no workout alone will be effective if certain changes to other parts of our lives aren't made. This means getting enough sleep whenever possible and changing our diets so that they are healthier, for starters.
Incorporating a diet that contains large amounts of vegetables, fruits and whole grains along with a small amount of protein that can be gotten from lean meat, chicken or fish is important. Once we can get on an at least semi-serious diet we can then look at doing certain workouts at home that can help increase the likelihood that we will become fitter over time.
For those who spend a lot of time on the computer, either for work or for other reasons, there are a number of exercises that can be done that incorporate a chair, for instance. Doing slight lifts from the chair on a consistent basis, up and down, can be a great way to exercise and tone the arms, especially the upper arms. Rising and then sitting back down can also help the legs and abdominals.
How these exercise work is that they force the body to move its own weight, which can be a significant amount when one considers arm lifts from the chair or rising up gradually and consistently and then sitting back down gradually and consistently. These two workouts are similar to workouts that are performed with benches or other machines in a gym, as a matter of fact.
Also, it's important to incorporate a small amount of cardiovascular exercise into your daily routine. A small raised platform upon which one steps up and then steps down is a good way to increase heart rate. Doing just 3 to 10 minutes of this exercise every other day can make a big difference, especially when it's combined with arm raises from a chair and rising and sitting activities.
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