How to Get The Most From Your Home Workouts
by Rick
DeToma
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A recent study found that home workouts may do even more good than
workouts at a gym. This is good news for people who are time crunched and
find it's too much trouble to make it to a health club.
So how do
you get the most from your home workouts? Follow these
suggestions:
1. Have A Plan. Know exactly what it is you want to
accomplish and how you intend to get there. Plan out the exercises and the
amount of reps and weight you will use. If time is a factor, make sure the
volume of your workout fits the alloted time. If you can only squeeze in
10-15 minutes, then make the most of it. Use compound moves for the large
muscle groups. Use an exercise log and refer back to it. It's a great way
to track your progress.
2. Have What You Need. Make sure you have
available any equipment you intend to use and that you know how to use it.
If you have never used resistance tubes, then practice with them in
advance so you get a sense of the tension they provide. If you plan to use
a stability ball, make sure you have the right size for your height. See a
chart here.
3. Know How to Do Things Right. Make sure you are
familiar with the exercises you plan to include in your home workout. Do
some research and completely understand any new exercises you intend to
do. Form is very important. Proper form will keep you from injuring
yourself.
4. Mix Things Up. Don't stick with one workout for ever.
Your body will quickly adapt to any form of exercise if you stay with it
for too long. Make sure in your planning stage that you build in variety
through new exercises, a different exercise order, different rep scheme or
try supersets or a circuit.
5. Get Support. Work with a personal
trainer to learn what you should do and how you should do it. A recent
study showed that people who worked with a trainer worked harder and met
their goals faster than those who did not.
Just because you are
doing a home workout does not mean that it can't be as tough or tougher
than people who travel to a gym. Once you know where you are going and how
you intend to get there, the rest is up to you. Follow your plan, give it
100% effort, eat right, and you'll be on your way to a fit body.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Rick DeToma is a fitness coach, and trainer who specializes in home
workouts. Contact Rick for a no obligation telephone fitness assessment.Get
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