As if working out wasn’t hard enough already, the on-going pandemic (COVID-19) has made it all the more difficult with gyms closed in many parts of the world. But, don’t let this become the reason to ignore your health and fitness. To help you keep going, here we have some easy at-home workouts. Try them all out to pick your favorite ones or try a new one every day to challenge your body in different ways.
At-Home Cardio Exercises
Cardio exercises are the best at-home workouts because they don’t require a ton of fancy equipment of space. All you need is a bit of time and creativity. Here are some moves, in order of increasing difficulty level, to get your heart rate up and break a sweat:
- Jogging in place
- Climb stairs
- Rope jumping
- Dancing
- Jumping jacks
- Kickboxing
- Mountain climbers
- Burpees
- Squat jumps
- Box jumps
At-Home Workout Moves for the Upper Body
Engage those shoulder muscles and burn the layers of fat building up around your shoulder blades and upper arms with the following exercises:
- Push-ups
- Dips
- Deadlifts
- Dumbbell curls
- Triceps kickback
- Side plank
- Plank tap
- Resistance band pull apart
- Chest press
At-Home Exercises for the Lower Body
The following exercises will get activate and engage the muscles in your thighs and calves, get them burning and eventually will help you achieve perfectly toned legs:
- Cycling
- Squats
- Squat jumps
- Lunges
- High knees
At-Home Exercises for Core
These exercises will engage your waist and belly muscles and strengthen your core:
- Planks
- Crunches
- Bicycles (moving your legs in bicycle motion in the air, while lying down on the ground).
- Situ-ups
- Butterfly sit-ups
- Side bends
- Boat pose
A Sample Full-Body At-Home Workout
If you’re used to working with a trainer and have no idea how to pick and mix different exercise to form a full-body workout routine for yourself or how long you need to do each exercise, here’s a full-body at-home workout that will take you even less than 30 minutes:
- Sit-ups -20
- Crunches – 3 sets of 20
- Plank – aim to hold for a minute
- Bicycles – 1 minute
- Jumping jacks – 1 minute
- Burpees – 10
- Squats – 2 sets of 10
- Lunges – 2 sets of 10 on each side
- High knees – 1 minute
- Push-ups – 20
- Dips – 2 sets of 10
- Deadlifts – 20
If you’re a beginner, you can reduce the reps for each exercise.
Conclusion
Physical activity is essential to staying healthy and fit. Do not let anything hold you back from working out, be it closing of gyms or anything else. Use the exercises highlighted above to keep yourself active and fit during these trying times.