Workout At Home If You Can Not Make It To The Gym!

Have you found yourself so busy during the week, that you think you do not even have time to get to the gym? Well if you can not make to the gym, then why not workout at home? A lot of you will say, "I get motivation when I'm at the gym with my friends". Which is great, however you should not depend on others when you are trying to reach your fitness goals. Your motivation should come from yourself and the results you want to reach! Remember, your goals are not theirs so when they decide to quit, are you going to quit too? Learning how to workout out at home without anyone but yourself will make sure you stay on track and keep up with your fitness goals. Here are some fitness ideas and equipment you can use during your training!

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Yoga Mat

These are not only great for Yoga. There also for....

• Protection from a hard floor
• Keeps your feet in place without sliding
• Abdominal workouts
• Substitute for bench workouts
• Stretch routine

Stability Ball

Great for core strengthening! Working out on a stability ball forces you to use your core to stay in place. You can also

use the stability ball for ...

• Abdominal and total core workouts
• Great for unstable workout environments
• Resistance workouts for each body part
• Balance training 
• Replaces a bench
• Can also be used to stretch

Barbell

Barbells can be used for all different types of exercises for each body part. Make sure to buy it with the plates to save a lot more money. There are many types of barbells, the best are EZ bars and straight/olympic bars. Types of exercises include ....

• Barbell squats
• Barbell bench press
• Stiff-leg dead-lift
• Barbell curls
• Barbell shoulder press
• Barbell triceps extensions

Dumbbells

Even though a barbell  can do many exercises, you still need some dumbbells to make sure the body is being trained evenly. Stronger body parts will help the weak ones when it comes to lifting resulting in a weaker, uneven and smaller body parts. Examples exercises include:

• Dumbbell lunges
• Dumbbell front raises
• Dumbbell chest fly
• Dumbbell bicep curls
• Dumbbell triceps kickbacks

Calisthenics

Using your own body weight to exercise! 

• Push ups
• Hanging leg lifts
• Bear crawls
• Superman
• Superman leg curls
• Inchworms
• Lunges
• Wall Squats