Do not let your hours in the gym go to waste this December
The festive season is a perfect excuse to cheat on your diet and gym schedule, wheatear you are a fitness bunny with a fitness goal plan or visit the gym regularly or partake in sports you stand to face temptations, all bets are off.
The festive season will forever be the busiest and exciting time of the year after tackling all the challenges 2019 presented, smooth and hectic for some, one would say everyone envies time off to relax and blow off steam.
It is a perfect time to catch up with long lost friends, family members and enjoy nice food and wine or lose morals, as the young stars would say. But for you to kick start the year fit as a fiddle, it is vital to balance your amusement and health, weight or body goals.
But a bit of fun won’t hurt after all its the festive season, right? While you plan your day to day activities here are few easy home workouts tips to consider without expensive equipment.
Before you begin the first thing to do is to ensure that you create some space by moving non-resistant furniture like the table to create space. Make sure the place is clean so that you do not trip over anything during the exercise and most importantly warm-up, not to forget high tempo music with a nice fast groove or preferred music.
Workouts to consider
Starting with the all-time popular workouts that can be done in the living room or bedroom, includes push-ups, squats and sit-ups.
Michelle Fok, Director of The CIRK in an interview with IOL said people can stay in shape by maximising your body weight while you work out. https://www.iol.co.za/lifestyle/health/fitness/easy-exercise-hacks-to-do-in-the-comfort-of-your-home-29683656
The reverse crunch
One of the easy steps to do the reverse crunch work out according to the Health Fitness Advisor, David Jack.
- Lie face-up on the floor with your palms facing down.
- Bend your hips and knees 90 degrees.
- Raise your hips off the floor and crunch them inward. Pause,
- and then gradually bring down your legs until your heels almost touch the floor.
https://www.menshealth.com/fitness/a19548031/how-to-reverse-crunch/
Skipping rope
For this one you need to a skipping rope, they usually range from R20 plus depending on which shop you purchase it. To do this work out you have to jump with both feet slightly apart over the rope for at least 10 minutes. The benefits of using a rope are that even if you plan to travel this festive season the rope is extremely portable.
Play sports
Since parents are busy during the course of the year and kids go to school as well, for some parent’s festive holidays is the only time they get to spend time with their kids. Sports is one of the recommended excesses to stay in shape play soccer, tennis, cricket or preferred sports games with the kids.
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