A couple weeks ago, we put together a list of online workout classes during the quarantine season. If you missed it, check it out here. We know that you are still busy working, home schooling, and keeping the house clean, so we wanted to put together some quick exercises that you can incorporate into your normal routine at home without needing special equipment. Get back to shape in no time! Throw these exercises into your daily routine.
Squats: So you probably see this everywhere, but they are the easiest exercise to add to your daily routine. Do ten squats while you brush your teeth, add another ten while you are waiting for your bread to toast. Set a goal for yourself and finish 5 sets of 10 throughout the day. Tomorrow, add a set, or make the set to 15 instead.
Weighted Squats: You can use small dumbells or anything weighted you have laying around the house for this one. Do the same squat sets talked about above but hold the baby or the bottle of laundry detergent. Do your sets for a few days and then move onto holding the toddler that keeps running around the house.
Lunges: Need to get the milk from the fridge? Lunge across the kitchen. Need to get a new set of sheets out of the linen closet? Lunge down the hallway. Why not substitute some steps for deep lunges?
Shower Routine: Put together a routine for before your shower. Maybe a dance to a quick song (Need an example? Do an ab workout or squats to Bring Sally Up), or a wall sit, maybe this is when you throw in some crunches or jumping jacks. Write down the routine, and stick to it, and if its too easy or two hard, modify it for next time. Do this routine before every shower, don’t be afraid to sweat, you are getting in the shower anyway!
Commercial Routine: Most people are watching more TV now that they are home all day. Time out your workouts with the commercial breaks. Maybe try a HIIT workout. Pick three or four exercises, do 40 seconds of the exercise, take a 20 second break, move straight to the next exercise, then the third, and the fourth and then back to the beginning again. Keep doing this until your show is back on. Put together three different exercises for the next commercial break.
Cooking Party: If it is time to make dinner again, you can still get a little workout in. Anytime you are moving your body more than normal, you are on the right track. Crank your favorite music, put on songs that make you move! Footloose, Hey Ya!, I Wanna Dance with Somebody, Shut Up and Dance with Me, put together a playlist and dance around the kitchen. You will be able to get dinner cooked and get your hips moving at the same time.