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The Ultimate Home Workouts

– “Get back in shape with this ultimate home workouts”

It’s no more a secret that ‘Work from Home’ has become a new cool for us. This pandemic got us our eyes rolling at the new lifestyle at first, but now we know that we are the caffeine-addict couch potatoes (Introverts giving a loud cheer!). But, the matter of the fact was – we were able to analyze the economic side of everything that we spent our hard-earned money on, especially fitness.

A quantitative analysis rightly figures it to about 90% of people who are less probable to continue the gym after spending a handsome amount on the membership (which equals to a Goa trip). So, given the need for a cost-effective method and our attachment to the indoor routine, why not try resorting to a home workout?

So, let’s list down the top ten home workouts without using an equipment to help you achieve your ultimate fitness goals –

1. Jumping Jacks

A cardio exercise is equally important when you aim at losing weight along with gaining fitness. Start with standing straight on your feet and arms on the side. Jump up to spread your feet beyond the hips and raise the hands above to clap. Come back to the original position and then repeat.

2. Step up

Place a chair before you and stand upright before it. Step on the chair by bending your knee, keeping your body straight and then step down. Repeat it with the other leg. Step up will help you get rid of that excess fat by toning your thighs and the buttocks.

3. Push-ups

Start in the plank position and keep your body straight. Once you keep your back flat, slowly lower your body towards the ground with pointing your elbows backwards. Do not let your body touch the ground and the hips sag. Move back to the plank position. Push-ups are a great way to improve your core strength and tone those lower back and pectoral muscles.

4. Abdominal crunches

Lie on your back and bend your knees. Place your hand below your head or cross it across your chest. Lift your upper body up to your knees and then lower it back to the ground. Abdominal crunches successfully target your abdominal muscles giving you a tight belly.

5. Squats

Stand upright with legs hip-width apart. Slowly lower your hips into a sitting position until they are parallel to the floor. Feel the heat in your thighs and then push back up to the starting position. Squats effectively target your legs and improve your lower body mobility.

6. Lunges

Stand upright with hands on the hips. Step your leg forward, bending your knee until it is parallel to the floor and touch the other knee on the ground. Come back to the starting point and then repeat. Lunges effectively work on the mass building of your legs with giving definition to the lower body.

7. Donkey kicks

A very effective glute building exercise, donkey kicks are just right for those defined glutes. Get down on the floor with your hands in line with your shoulders and knees aligned to the hips. Push your leg straight behind you until it’s parallel to the floor. Bring your leg back to the rest position and then repeat.

8. Wall sit

Want to tone your quadriceps? Stand straight against a wall and place your feet shoulder-width apart. Slide your back down the wall until your thighs are parallel to the floor. Hold this position as long as you can. Come back to the original position and then repeat.

9. Mountain climbers

Come down to the push-up position with your arms straight and legs extended behind. Keep your shoulders, hips and legs in one line and then bring one knee up to the chest while keeping the other leg extended. Come to the original position and then repeat with the other leg. If you want to strengthen those arms, back and shoulders then mountain climber has to be one of your included home workouts.

10. Plank

Plank is one of the most efficient body weight training methods that target multiple body muscles at one time. Start in the push-up position with arms perpendicular to the ground and legs extended behind. Slowly bend the arms until they are parallel to the ground. Shift your weight onto your arms and your feet and hold this position. Plank targets core strengthening, abdominal and back and shoulder muscles. It also helps in maintaining a good posture and improving upper body strength. So, plank is another must included exercise in your home workouts.