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How to exercise while staying at home
Keeping fit
Everyone is stressed at the moment and are not sleeping well. Exercise can decrease stress and anxiety. Moving will likely improve your sleep.
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Keeping fit
Everyone is stressed at the moment and are not sleeping well. Exercise can decrease stress and anxiety. Moving will likely improve your sleep.
Who can exercise
- If you are under 70 with no underlying conditions, you can walk the dog, go for a run or a bike ride, provided you keep your distance.
- If you are over 70 and self-isolating, or pregnant, or having an underlying health condition but feel well, you can also go outside for exercise while keeping your distance.
- If you have symptoms, or someone in your household has them, it is essential to use movement and activity while isolating yourself.
- If you are unwell, use your energy to get better, but not to be active.
- If you are feeling better after having had the virus, return to your regular routine gradually.
Chair tricep dips
- Sit on the edge of a chair holding onto the front with your hands.
- Place your feet out in front of you (bent legs for easier option or straight legs to make it harder)
- Lower your elbows to a 90-degree angle before pushing back up.
Tabletop press-ups
Incline press-ups can be done anywhere around the home - on a table, a bed, a chair or even a wall.
To use a table:
- Place your hands on the table with your legs stretched out behind you, body nice and straight.
- Lower your weight down, keeping your elbows tight to your body, and press back up.
Living room wall sits
- Find a wall with a big enough space for you to lean on.
- Sit against the wall like you would in a chair.
- Keep your legs at 90 degrees, and hold.
Milk bottle Russian twists
- Sit on the floor holding a bottle with liquid in.
- Lean back with a straight back and engage your core.
- Rotate your torso and try to touch the floor on each side with the milk bottle.
- Make it harder by lifting your feet off the floor.
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Aches and pains
With the 2020 pandemic, many people are required to stay home.
If you're one of these people, you may be noticing new aches and pains you did not experience at the office.
Ergonomic furniture
Many companies follow an ANSI-HFS standard in the design of their computer workstations, which incorporates ergonomic furniture and accessories.
Most homes don't have the space to accommodate ergonomic office furniture, nor do most people invest in it. If you're working from home using your computer on a regular table or you sit in a lounge chair or on your bed, chances are you aren't in a healthy posture. It could potentially lead to musculoskeletal injury, carpal tunnel syndrome, or even deep vein thrombosis.
Your computer screen
View your computer screen with a straight neck. Put your screen in front of you at a comfortable viewing height. Don't look down at your screen or angle your screen, so you must twist your neck.
You may have to put the screen on a pile of books or on a cardboard box to raise it to a comfortable viewing position.
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Calisthenics
Calisthenics is a form of fitness consisting of different movements that exercise large muscle groups: running, standing, grasping, pushing, etc.
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Get your body ready
Before you start doing any exercises, make sure you're all warmed up.
Do 5-10 minutes of cardio, just to get your heart rate up a bit.
Motivation tip: Listening to music can help you feel motivated throughout your workout.
Mountain climbers
Muscles worked: abs, obliques, quads, hamstrings, deltoids, biceps, triceps, and the chest.
Start off in the standard push up position. Pull your knees up to your chest, one at a time, in quick succession. You want to keep your body in a push-up position all the way through the exercise, so don't bob your hips up and down as you're tucking your legs in. Do 20 seconds three times.
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The P.A.U.L. method (10 minutes)
Choose one exercise for each of the following four categories:
- P- Plyometric cardio (e.g., Jumping Jacks)
- A- Abs (e.g., Plank)
- U- Upper Body (e.g., Push-Ups)
A HIIT circuit (beginners and advanced)
- Jumping Jacks: 20 reps or 40 reps
- Squat: 10 reps or 20 reps
- Incline push-up: 10 seconds or 20 seconds
- Plank: 30 seconds or 40 seconds
- Single-Leg Glute Bridge: 5 reps each leg or 10 reps each leg
Complete this circuit three times with a 30-second rest between each round.
The 3-HIIT wonder (10 minutes)
- 40 Speed Skaters
- 10 Floor Burpees
- 15 Leg Lift + Hip Lift
Set a timer for 10 minutes and complete the circuit as many times as possible with little to no rest over the course of those 10 minutes.
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