In a rush to reach our fitness goals, a lot of us join the gym and see it as a fix-all option, but if your wavering motivation may not justify the spend, then opting for home workouts is a great choice. But let's be honest - turning an area of your home into your own fitness space every couple of days has its downsides, namely the sofa and your bed being within reach. If you'd like to forgo the spend of buying into a gym membership, read on for tips that will help you become an expert at working out at home.
Schedule Time
The convenience of working out from home is a double-edged sword. While on the one hand you can work out at your leisure, on the other hand this freedom can easily lead you to unnecessarily skip out on sessions. Keep yourself committed and accountable by scheduling your workouts at times you know you'll stick to and keeping the schedule in plain view.
Don't Skip the Essentials
Just because you're doing squats on your comfortable, carpeted bedroom floor doesn't mean you can skip your warmup, cooldown, and stretching sessions. These are important parts of keeping your body fighting fit, so when you feel like skipping them, try finding alternative ways to fit them into your routine, like stretching it out in bed to show your legs some love after a long workout.
Keep a Record
Stagnating can happen to anyone, whether you're a gym bunny or homebound. Jotting down your workouts is an easy way to keep record of what you're doing, how effective it is, and when to switch things up.
Use What You've Got
It goes without saying that you don't need a gym full of equipment to make home workouts effective. And if you can't stretch to a few budget-friendly fitness buys, then simply grab what you can to make your workouts more effective. Need some added weight for a strength-training workout? Grab some cans out of a kitchen cupboard and use them as weights!
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