Life is not about only being alive, but it’s also about being healthy and well. Without health, life can’t even be called life. What are you going to do with all your wealth and riches if you aren’t strong in body and mind? Being fit and fine at all times is of utmost importance, especially in times like the coronavirus pandemic, where a majority of people across the world are in lockdown and at home.
When at home, there’s not a lot of activity happening. The chances of sitting on your backside and lazying around at home is very high. The chances of not being fit increase as you end up working out less, eating more and plenty of other unwanted habits. How do we break that? Try working out more often.
It’s not about lifting the heavy weights and doing the heaviest of plates and bars. It’s more about doing the most basic workouts which will help you maintain basic fitness. Earlier, Read Scoops listed down some of the top board games you can play with family in quarantine and today, we continue our lockdown hacks series with a list of the top home workouts we could try without the need of equipment.
Top 5 quarantine home workouts
1) Push ups
It’s one of the most simplest of exercises ever, which can have the most impact if done well. Impacting your chest muscles, shoulders, back, abdominals and more, it’s an all-round exercise that does the trick super well. Get into the plan position and make sure your body form is straight, arms are in line with your shoulders (or wider) and your elbows tight by your side. Push ups are indeed the most powerful workout in your arsenal.
2) Sit ups
Sit ups affect your abdominal muscles, obliques, hip flexors, chest, neck, lower back and overall, they promote good posture. One of the best core exercises out there, it’s your quickest way to a brand new 6-pack stomach. Lie down flat on your back with your knees up and lift your torso upwards. Situps target more muscles than crunches and once you’ve perfected them, you can start experimenting with other variations too.
3) Squats
Working on your lower body is equally important while exercises and that’s why squats are important. Any no, don’t believe the myth that says squats are just for the women. While squats are good for your legs, they promote body-wide fitness and releases testosterone and the human growth hormone. Stand with your feet at hip width and your toes facing forward, bend down with your knees forward and sit in a squat position, with your chest straight and thighs parallel to the ground before returning back up.
4) Forward lunges
Lunges are said to affect a large group of muscles in your body especially strengthening legs and buttocks, while also boosting metabolism and helping lose weight quicker. It helps improve the shape and strength of your lower body. Keep your upper body straight and shoulders relaxes as you take a step forward, lower your hips down, and have both knees at a 90-degree angle, and then keep alternating between legs. Having dumbbells are a bonus once you’ve mastered the technique.
5) Superman
This should be a part of anyone’s schedule who has a desk job. With sitting being the main posture at work, supermans help strengthen the upper and lower back, while also working on your glutes, hamstrings and core. Lie face down on the floor with your arms extended forward. Raise your arms, legs and chest off the floor for a few seconds. Count to 3 or 5 and then slowly bring them back to the original position. Repeat until you complete your set.
For every exercise, keep the sets the same and keep increasing the number of reps on a daily basis. Also, stay tuned to ReadScoops.com for more lockdown hacks in the days to come…
