5 Effective At-Home Workouts For Beginners
Working out at home is the best new thing for beginners. It’s convenient, requires no membership fees, and it can help you easily and quickly achieve your fitness goals. There’s no pressure and you can maintain a low intensity. However, exercising at home can often be a challenge. What equipment do you need? What home workout routines are best for you?
We are here to answer those questions. Depending on your preferences, we recommend getting at least a few pieces of equipment so as to give your workout routines variety. You could get an exercise ball, resistance bands, and a set of loop resistance bands.
With that equipment in hand, here are 5 effective home workouts for you beginners. Keep in mind that these exercises can be intensified or repeated for a better workout and more muscle toning.
These are great for your abs!
If you do not have an exercise ball, crunches or curl ups can easily be done on your floor or on a yoga mat. However, this can be hard on your back and prevent you from getting a nice workout in. An exercise ball will alleviate any pain a hard floor may cause you. You’ll be able to focus on your workout, getting as many reps as you are able to, without hurting yourself or pushing yourself too hard.
Here’s how:
1. Lie on the ball with your back in the center.
2. Make sure your feet are in a stable position, about a foot apart.
3. Put your hands on the back of your head.
4. Raise your upper body off of the ball and hold for one second. Make sure your abs are tight and your chin is away from your chest.
5. Do 15 reps, take a break, and repeat.
Sitting Exercise Ball Leg Lifts
This is an easy lower abs exercise.
In this case, it is essential that you have an exercise ball. You will need it to improve your balance and exercise your core. This is a perfect ab exercise for beginners. You can maintain a low-intensity, while getting the core workout you are after. You can raise your arms for toning of your core too.
Here’s what you should do:
1. Sit on your exercise ball.
2. Put your feet in a stable position, about a foot apart.
3. Raise your right leg, keeping your left foot on the ground.
4. Hold for one second.
5. Slowly lower your leg and lift your other leg.
6. Repeat 15 times per leg.
This home workout will help tone your arms and shoulders.
With some resistance bands and a door anchor, you can easily tone your arms and shoulders. You can increase the resistance, repetition, or intensity, depending on how comfortable you are.
Here’s the step by step:
1. Loop a resistance band through the door anchor.
2. Put a handle at each end of the resistance band.
3. Put the door anchor at the bottom of a door.
4. Grab the handles with your palms face down.
5. Pull back, making a diagonal line between your shoulders and the floor.
6. Hold for one second, with your chest wide, and shoulders tight.
7. Lower your hands and repeat.
Resistance Band Forearm Curls
You’ll feel your arms burn if you add this to your home workout plan.
With a set of stackable resistance bands, you can easily tone your forearms. Beginner and experts alike will benefit from this workout.
Here’s the workout:
1. Set up a resistance band with handles on both ends.
2. Stand on the resistance band with your feet shoulder-width apart.
3. Grab the handles with your palms facing up.
4. Keep your elbows stationary and pull your forearms up to your shoulders.
5. Lower your forearms slowly.
6. Repeat.
This is a perfect exercise for beginners.
You can easily switch this exercise up to focus on different parts of your arms. Try having your arms straight down, or elbows at the side, or arms straight out.
Here it is:
1. Put a loop band around your wrists.
2. Put your elbows at your side.
3. Put your hands in fists, palms facing inward.
4. Pull your arms out in fast pulses.
5. Repeat as necessary.
This Is Your Start
With these home workouts, even as a beginner, you will start to see a difference in your arms and core.
Take these exercises and try switching them up as time goes on. For example, you can step side by side and do squats with a loop band around your legs. There are so many possibilities; so many ways to get a good workout in and keep your motivation up.
What are your favorite low-intensity workouts for beginners?
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