List of Exercises to Do At Home

Many men and women are saving money and time by working out in the comfort of their own home. They are doing effective exercises without equipment. Anywhere you have access to a TV, tablet, computer or phone can be transformed into your own gym. So, move that coffee table and put the kids down for a nap and get busy with this

List of Exercises to Do At Home

Squats

Benefits: Tones entire upper and lower body. They also improve circulation, mobility, burns fat and gets rid of cellulite. All great reasons, right? Get busy squatting! 

How To: Stand with the feet parallel. Crouch slowly, bending the hips and knees until the thighs are at parallel to the floor. Remember to keep heels on the floor. Press through the heels to return to a standing position.

Planks

Benefits: Planks engage many muscle groups simultaneously. Planks reduce back pain, improve flexibility and is one of the best exercises for core conditioning. Planks are also great for your glutes and hamstrings.  

and both forearms resting on the floor. Position your elbows directly underneath your shoulders and look straight toward the floor. Extend the legs behind the body and rise up on the toes. Keeping the back straight, tighten the core and hold the position for 30-60 seconds (or as long as you can hang).

Tuck Jump

Benefits: Helps with circulation, strengthens muscles in legs and lower body. Great for the glutes, hamstrings and calve muscles.

How To: Get in standing position with knees slightly bent, jump as high as possible. Bring knees inward to chest, extend arms straight out. Make sure to land with knees slightly bent, quickly jump again.

Limb Raises

Benefits: Limb raises tighten and tones arms, strengthens your back, legs and core. 

How To: Lie on your stomach with arms outreached and palms facing one another. Slowly lift one arm a few inches off the floor. Do not rotated shoulders and keep your head and body still. Hold the position, then lower the arm back down. Repeat with the other arm.

Arm Circles

Benefits: Arm, neck and back stiffness and soreness. Releases stress. Helps mobility and balance.

How To:  Stand with arms extended by the sides. Raise hands out in the air to the sides at shoulder height. Slowly make clockwise small circles with hands. Do for about 30 seconds. Then reverse and go counter clockwise.

Do this list of exercises daily and the results will come!

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