Going to the gym isn’t easy for everyone, as many people find gyms inconvenient, muggy, and expensive. However, exercising is one of the important aspects of many people’s lives, and it should be! Staying fit to maintain our health1 must be our priority. So, working out at home is an excellent choice for people who don’t like gymming but want to keep themselves healthy and in good shape.
So, below are the types of workouts that can be done at home and give as surprising results as gyming.
1. Cardio Workout at Home
The first thing that can be done to do a cardio workout at home is jogging in the morning. Jogging helps maintain a healthy body weight, for which many people go to the gym, and it also contributes to improving cardiovascular health.2
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After jogging, yoga is the next best thing for staying fit and maintaining overall well-being. Yoga’s significance is not hidden from anyone, as it not only keeps you physically well but also mentally, spiritually, and emotionally. Gyming cannot provide these additional benefits like yoga.
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The next thing that can be done as part of your cardio home workout is shadowboxing. Boxing with no equipment or person is known as shadowboxing, and it is among the most excellent ways to keep your upper body fit. Especially when you use your hands to box, it requires strength and coordination in the upper body muscles, which eventually leads to improved strength and balancing.
Many people are into dance workouts; perhaps it’s the most fantastic way to make your home workouts fun. Mainly, dance workouts contribute to the overall improvement of body muscles, including cardiovascular muscles. It also maintains blood pressure and improves endurance.
2. Strength Training without Gyming
After cardio, strength is also a part of physical training that people usually do in gyms. So, how can you do strength training at home3? Well, there are several ways to do it.
And practicing squats at home is one of these several ways. Squatting increases leg and thigh strength. However, it’s essential to ensure that you squat like you’re sitting on an invisible chair, which means you cannot squat down at more than a 90-degree angle with your knees. However, if you’re a beginner, start by doing 15-20 squats daily4 and gradually increase them to 50-60 squats at your convenience.
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Staying in a plank position is another way to increase core strength. You must hold yourself in a push-up position without going towards the floor. Doing three rounds of plank for 1-1 minute is enough for a day.
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Push-ups are gymming exercises for building chest and arm strength. For people who want to intensify their legs, hips, arms, abs, and chest, practicing push-ups can give them the necessary strength.
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These are several home workouts that give results like gymming. What’s important is to follow a healthy and consistent routine like people usually follow in gyms, as consistency is the key to success. You can also try rope skipping, cycling, and lunges to stay fit at home. 5If you have a rowing machine or treadmill at your home, these can also be used in home workouts.
- Conrad, Peter. “Health and fitness at work: A participants’ perspective.” Social Science & Medicine 26.5 (1988): 545-550. ↩︎
- Shepherd, Sam O., et al. “Low-volume high-intensity interval training in a gym setting improves cardio-metabolic and psychological health.” PloS one 10.9 (2015): e0139056. ↩︎
- Morris, Meg E., et al. “A home program of strength training, movement strategy training and education did not prevent falls in people with Parkinson’s disease: a randomised trial.” Journal of physiotherapy 63.2 (2017): 94-100. ↩︎
- Dahaghin, S., et al. “Squatting, sitting on the floor, or cycling: are life‐long daily activities risk factors for clinical knee osteoarthritis? Stage III results of a community‐based study.” Arthritis Care & Research 61.10 (2009): 1337-1342. ↩︎
- Zimmer, Sarah. “22 Best Leg Exercises You Can Do at Home Unlock the transformative power of leg workouts! Discover how strengthening your lower body enhances fitness, mobility, and overall well-being.” ↩︎
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