Get A Great Workout At Home (Even On A Small Budget)

Written by Lynn Bode


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If you want a home gym specifically for building muscles (or just can’t afford cardio equipment), and can afford at least $100, considerrepparttar following recommendations: ·Dumbbell set. ·Fitness Ball ·Resistance Band ·Jump Rope – Offers very challenging cardiovascular fitness workouts at a very low price.

If you want a total body home gym but can only afford less than $100, considerrepparttar 115691 following recommendations: ·Three dumbbells sizes (e.g. 5, 10 and 15 pounds) ·Resistance Band ·Jump Rope

If you are limited to purchasing just one very affordable piece of equipment, consider buying a Fitness Ball. As mentioned above, it provides many different exercise options. Withrepparttar 115692 ball you can get an upper body workout, a lower body workout, very challenging abdominal workout and a stretching/flexibility workout. And, you can get all of this for around $35.

Also, don’t underestimate what you can do with things that are already in your house, like stairs, a chair, milk jugs and others. There are a lot of exercises that require no equipment at all. For example, push-ups, tricep dips, squats, calf raises, etc. You can even create your own “weights” through milk jugs filled with water or sand.

As you can see, there are a lot of options available for creating a home gym that will meet your individual needs and will provide a lot of workout variety. Even on a shoestring budget, you can still make a wise purchase that will be invaluable in helping you get more fit and healthy. And, you’ll enjoy allrepparttar 115693 benefits of working out at home.

What arerepparttar 115694 benefits of working out at home? Well, here are some highlights: ·No wasted time driving to and from a fitness club ·No waiting in line to userepparttar 115695 equipment ·Workout on your schedule, rather than just whenrepparttar 115696 health club is open ·No expensive monthly membership fees or long-term contracts ·Motivation to workout as you pass byrepparttar 115697 equipment every day

Of course, you will need previous knowledge of how to use your home equipment or you will have to be willing to learn. But, it’s not difficult. Most equipment will come with basic instructions and a few sample exercises. You may want to enlistrepparttar 115698 help of a professional to provide additional exercise options and guidance that will ensure that you getrepparttar 115699 most out of your fitness equipment through every fitness level stage.

For an affordable workout plan personalized to your individual needs and available equipment, enroll in a WorkoutsForYou.com online fitness program.

Lynn Bode offers online personal training through, WorkoutsForYou.com. Workouts For You provides even the busiest of people affordable, personalized exercise programs (via the Internet) for losing weight, toning-up, building muscles & increasing stamina. The programs can be done on their schedule and in the comfort of their own home (or gym or on-the-road). Visit www.workoutsforyou.com for a FREE sample workout.


How To Stay Fit While Working From Home

Written by Lynn Bode


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4.It’s not necessary for you to find 30 continuous minutes for working out. You’ll get just as much benefit if you break your exercise into small chunks. Try 10 minutes before you start work, 10 minutes at lunch and 10 minutes after work (re-read # 1 above if you just said you have no “after work” time). 5.If you don’t won’t to spend a lot of time inrepparttar kitchen but still want to eat healthy, cook large portion meals onrepparttar 115690 weekend that you can freeze. Then simply defrost and warm for dinners duringrepparttar 115691 week. This saves yourepparttar 115692 time of having to make dinner and you don’t have to compromise calories as you would if you instead opted for take-out. 6.One great advantage of working at home is that you can workout over your lunch hour while never leaving your office plus you don’t have to pack your workout clothes and toiletries to take with you to work. This saves you travel time, which you can instead spend on grabbing a healthy bite to eat. And, if you don’t have any face-to-face meetings scheduled, then you don’t have to worry about looking perfect after your workout. 7.If you haven’t already done so, invest in a good hands-free headset for your phone. This is a great way to multi-task because your hands are free to do other things while you concentrate on your conference call. You can even do some simple (but worthwhile) exercise moves. Some good choices are squats, tricep dips, lunges, wall push-ups, etc. 8.Keep healthy snacks available for when you need an energy boost or simply just need something to chew on to help you get through some tough work. Don’t forget to keep water on hand and sip some all throughout your day. 9.Purchase an exercise stability ball. While there are dozens of great toning exercises you can do withrepparttar 115693 ball, it’s also beneficial to simply sit on it. Try sitting on it instead of a chair for even short periods throughout your day. This will help build your core strength (your trunk area). 10.Don’t forgetrepparttar 115694 importance of stretching. Take a couple of minutes every hour to stand up and stretch your entire body.

As you can see, exercise offers huge benefits even with just a small amount of effort. And if you have kids, by exercising you also set a great example. So, to help you, your business, and your family it’s time to stop making excuses and just start moving!

Lynn Bode is a certified trainer and owner of WorkoutsForYou.com. Workouts For You provides affordable online exercise programs to help even the busiest of people lose weight, tone-up, build muscles, increase stamina and more. Membership includes one-on-one personal attention, fitness guidance, detailed workouts & more. Visit: http://www.workoutsforyou.com for a free sample workout.


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