jeudi 18 avril 2013

Tips For Easy In Home Workouts To Keep Healthy And Live Longer

By Adele Madden


Now days people are living much longer after retirement and trying to stay ever healthier to enjoy it. Who wants to be retired at 65 and not incapable of going outside to do a basic yard work. While it is generally true that in home workouts often will not help to build huge amounts of muscle mass, they do help people stay more fit and healthy longer.

Staying fit is an essential part of staying healthy. Part of this is implementing an overall exercise program into your routine. Their is a ton of misinformation regarding about exercise by different books, people who want to get rich and the media, There are several different things people can do which do not involve weights or expensive machines. Lets look at a few simple exercises which everyone could do to help stay healthy and live longer.

Every kid who had PE in school generally knows what the old side straddle hop is. More commonly referred to as jumping jacks, they often are an easy way to burn some calories and raise your standing heart rate. A mild set of twenty five is a good start for warming up muscles and stretching out before engaging in other more strenuous exercises.

Pushups are a good way to strengthen your back, abbs, legs and arms. There are many different forms you can use. There is the straight back, the bent knee, the one armed and the plank. It is important to use good form when doing them though. A small set of 10 between other exercises is a good way to start out. If you find you have difficulties, you can stand against a wall and push yourself away from it to start out.

Leg lifts and crunches can also be a way to tone your abbs and legs. A set of twenty is a good starting point. If you experience problems with lifting your legs straight, try to bending your legs slightly. Ideally a crunch is different from a sit up, it is done by lifting your body a little from the floor. Always practice good form, and maintain a straight back.

Jogging in place also is a wonderful exercise which can be done almost anywhere at any time. It is good for your body and heart. You can practice this for around 10 minutes each day while listing to the radio or watching tv.

Believe it or not just dancing is a powerful way to increase your heart rate or burn off any extra weight. While most people are probability not good dancers, that isn't that essential. What is essential is that you are moving around. Always remember, in the privacy of your home no one can see you being foolish.

No in home workouts are really that challenging to do. What it really comes down to is someone setting aside half an hour every day to do these exercises that could make you feel much better for many years to follow. Anyone can find time for Staying healthy, whether its in the morning, afternoon, or before you go to bed at night.




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