Going to the gym can be hard during the covid crisis and buying a membership of a gym can hit your budget during this time. So how to stay fit without going to a gym? Well, we will tell you the best home workout exercise which you can do at your home. These home exercises won’t cost you any penny and will give you the best results in a short time.
These home workout exercises don’t need any heavyweight gym equipment’s. All you need is your time to get started each day for 30 minutes.
How effective is home workout exercise?
The answer is Yes, the home workout is pretty much effective if it’s done rightly by mixing high intense and low-intensity workout and probably it can replace your gym workout. The form is very important whenever you are doing a workout whether it’s with dumbells, resistance bands or without any equipment.
All home workout exercise need is your time and efforts.
What is the best exercise to do at home?
While doing exercise at home one thing is very important which is your bodyweight. So, mostly push and hold body weight exercises are the best where you need to hold against your body weight.
What workout can I do at home?
- Push-up
- Jumping Jack
- Triceps Push-up
- Squat
- Superman
- Lunges
- Crunches
- Leg Raise
- Burpee
These 9 home workout exercise can give you a good pump and make you ripped in a short time.
So let’s start with a daily 30 minutes home workout exercise chart with 30-second rest between sets.
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Push-up
Push-ups are always handy and open your chest and arm muscles and it’s the best exercise to start your workout.
You can always change the arm position to increase the difficulty while doing it.
3 sets with 15 reps are good to engage and activate your upper body muscles. Make sure you take 30 seconds rest between sets.
Jumping Jack
It’s time to burn some quick calories by doing simple jumping jacks exercise in your second home workout exercise chat.
All you need to do is to stand still with both hands on your side and jumping to a position with legs spread and hands over your head (just like a clap) and back to the initial position by standing still and hands on the sides.
Sets will remain 3 with 30 reps but the rest will be of 60 seconds between sets.
This exercise will engage your overall body starting with legs, core, chest and shoulders.
Triceps Push-up
This is the best exercise to give shape to your triceps muscle. All you need to do is go into a plank position and make sure your hip and back are aligned in a straight line and arms as close to your sides.
Perform a push-up and keep in mind your arm should be at 90 degrees with your hand.
Do 3 sets of this home workout exercise with 10 reps and 30 seconds rest between sets.
Squat
Best home workout exercise
We all know how much important squat exercise. It engages the whole of your body and has many benefits in your everyday life as well.
It improves posture, brings stability and best exercise for quadriceps, femora’s muscle, sartorius muscle and soleus muscle.
All you need to do is stand still with feet wide open and then go into a sit-up position and back to your initial position. Try to hold your position when you are down for 3 seconds and then go up.
Superman
It’s an exercise for your back and shoulders which can engage your back muscle and give a good contraction and healthy back.
Lay down and your arm should be parallel to your body and then bring your arms back making a 180 degree with your sides.
3 Sets of 20 reps with 30-second break will be good for your 4th home workout exercise.
Lunges
One of the best exercise to engage our glutes, legs muscles and calves.
With legs wide open, go down and make sure your front leg knee is 90 degree to your waist and back leg knee touching the ground. Repeat the same with another leg.
Rest between sets will be 30 seconds and reps will be 10 for each set of 3.
Crunches
It’s time to work on core muscle and what’s better than crunches. So, we will start with crunches in your home workout exercise which engages all your abs muscles.
Lay down on the floor and try to bring up as much you can. You don’t need to push or go against your body but more importantly, all you need to do is hold your position for at least 3 seconds when your upper body is above the ground.
Reps are not important here make sure your form is stable and 3 sets will be fine with 20 seconds rest in between sets.
Leg Raises
Like squats, leg raises do have many benefits ( good for lower back and abs, digestion). So this will be the second last exercise of your home workout exercise series.
All you need a flat surface lay down and try to bring your legs up by making 90-degree angle with the ground. When you are going back to your initial position make sure to bring the legs down slowly.
So important thing here is how slowly you come back to your initial position. Reps don’t matter in core exercises. 3 Sets with 20 seconds rest in between sets.
Burpee
Now we are into a final exercise of the home workout exercise. So this will be a whole body calories burn exercise.
All you need to do is jump while standing and come back to initial position and then go into a plank position. This exercise is tiring, so 5 minutes of burpees will be good for this session.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Is it okay to exercise for 20 minutes a day?
Yes, as long as you are consistent with your routine and form. A good 20 minutes workout will be good enough to keep you fit and strong.
Can home workout get you ripped?
Home workout is good if you keep changing workout intensity during the session. Yes, it can make you ripped.
What are the 5 basic exercises?
Lunges, Squat, Push-ups, Burpees and Triceps Push-ups. These 5 basic exercises can cover the whole of your body muscles. Make sure you do 3 sets of each with 15 reps.
Home exercise to loose weight?
Yes, any form of exercise if it’s done regularly can help you to loose weight and home workout exercise are one of them.
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