Most people have dreamt, or have had the desire to get really into shape. Probably you’re one of them. However, sometimes it becomes difficult to go to the gym every day, the most common reasons for this are: having to spend too much time at work, you don’t have a fine gym close to your house, if there’s one it’s too expensive, or maybe you just have to stay at home.
If you are really decided to get in shape but you’re unable to go to the gym consistently, the solution is simple: Get fit at home.
To get fit at home has become popular in the recent years. If you need some sort of guide to start to work out at home, on the internet, there are tons of video tutorials of many exercises and routines that can be done. In fact, this is highly recommended, it prevent ourselves of being injured. You need to know how every exercise is done before doing it.
A Smart Investment
You can purchase dumbbells or push up bars for a small price, and use them every day for a long period without being worried of deterioration. And if you don’t want to use anymore some of the equipment you bought for exercising at home, you can simply sell it to a friend, a neighbor, or in a garage sale.
Depending on what we want to achieve with our exercise, whether it’s to lose weight or build muscle. These are the most common equipment we can purchase:
For Losing Weight 
- Treadmill
- Stationary Bike
- Elliptical Machine
- Rowing Machine
To Build muscle/Get Stronger
- Dumbbells
- Kettlebell
- Weight Plates
- Pull Up Bar
Warm up
Getting fit at home doesn’t mean we get to skip all the rules. It’s imperative to warm up every single time before starting to work out. Some people take a short walk or you can do some stretches along with jumping jacks.
Establish a Routine
You can search online a large amount of home workout routines. Find the one that best suits to your equipment, and also very important, your training capacity. If at any time of your routine of exercises, you feel extremely tired, stop immediately, and reduce the number of series or repetitions the next time.
Some of the popular home exercises are:
- Push-ups: alone or combined with dumbbells
- Pull-Ups
- Bodyweight Exercises
- Bodyweight Dips
- Walking Lunges
- Bodyweight Squats
Normally, workout plans consist of a set of five or six exercises, which are done 10 times each, for a series of three repetitions. These routines are usually progressive, so you can take your training to the next level and keep improving your shape.
If you had the discipline to accomplish your routine consistently for about a month, it’s recommended to increase the difficulty of the exercises, or increasing the amount of repetitions or series in your routine.
Cooldown
After you finish, make sure to complete a light series of exercises, something similar to the warm up, in order to get your heart rate down.
For best results, you can ask the help of a professional trainer in order to achieve your fitness goals faster. You can visit Select Personal Training’s facility in Alexandria, VA if you’re interested. Just click on the link to visit their site.
