You Don't Need Equipment To Workout!

You Don’t Need Equipment To Workout!

Posted June 21, 2008
File under: Cardio, Core Training, Exercise Technique, Fat Loss, Weight Loss, Weight Training

That’s right! You don’t need equipment to workout! All you need is—-YOU! You don’t need a gym, health club, treadmill, bike, dumbbells, etc. You can do a bodyweight workout at home, at the park, while waiting for your kid to finish practice or in a hotel room. It is the most convenient workout available so it takes away the “I’m too busy” excuse!

One of the best workouts to do is a full-body bodyweight workout. You don’t need fancy fitness gadgets or gimmicks! Save your money! You can also concentrate on doing the exercises the right way before proceeding to add weights.

Here are some good bodyweight exercises:

1) Squats
2) Bridges
3) Planks
4) Back Extensions
5) Lunges
6) Step Ups
7) Pushups
Pullups
9) Seated Knee Ups
10) Reverse Crunches and Crunches
11) Run-In-Place
12) Jump Rope
13) Jumping Jacks
14) Tricep Dips
15) Hanging Leg Raises

If you do the workout circuit-style, the workout will be both a strength workout and a cardio workout. All you need is 30-45 minutes. There’s a reason you don’t see many people doing hanging leg raises and pullups! These are very tough exercises and two of the best for your abs and back muscles.

It is a good idea for kids (as early as age 4-5) to begin resistance training with bodyweight exercises. These exercises will stabilize and strengthen kids’ bodies without the hazards of handling weights.

Try a bodyweight workout the next time you’re sitting in front of the television!

10 Comments so far

chrisie @ June 21st, 2008

You always share such good info!
Thanks!
khmerbeauty @ June 21st, 2008

Great advice! Thank you.
kamaperry @ June 21st, 2008

Awesome info. I do alot of these, thanks!
myfitnesshut @ June 21st, 2008

Thanks for the comments ladies!
doreyt @ June 21st, 2008

Great advice! I’m going on vacation soon and I don’t know if I’ll be able to get to a Y there, but I sure can do these exercise where I’m staying. Thanks.
Jess @ June 21st, 2008

Thanks for the info. It’s nice to know you can do these anywhere.
hannahmo @ June 22nd, 2008

Thanks for the activities. It’s so easy for me to make excuses not to strength train, but obviously they are lame excuses because there are soo many things I can do without any supplies. Do you have any suggestions for varied arm workouts?
mjohnsonWA @ June 22nd, 2008

Thank you! I am going to give it a try this morning…
myfitnesshut @ June 22nd, 2008

Hannah….Some good arm exercises are pushups, tricep dips, bicep curls. If you have some dumbbells, then do bench press, shoulder press and forearm curls. These exercises will tone up your arms without bulk
Jess @ June 26th, 2008

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Enjoy!!

myfitnesshut