Regular exercises offer countless benefits. It boosts your immune system, improves your bone health and lowers health risks like heart problem, diabetes and many more life threatening diseases.
But as the coronavirus pandemic started, we all have been in our homes slouching on our couch with a bag full of chips and binging our favourite series. Our daily activity level went straight to zero. With that we all must have gained a nice belly fat and a set of love handles to guard our fluffy tummy.
As things have started going back to normal, we might have to go back to our colleges or our workplace. But going back with a tummy would make you less efficient in your work.
Don’t worry at all, I got your back for this. To begin with exercises, you don’t really need to hit the gym! You start at home! It may seem little confusing at the beginning to start the exercise without an instructor. Here are the 10 easy to do beginners exercises that anyone can do at home.
1. Jumping Jacks
This exercise targets whole body and is one of the best cardio exercises. How to do: Stand straight with your feet together and hands on your sides. Jump along with raising your arms above your head and bring your feet apart. Reverse the movement immediately and come back to the original position. Start doing it faster.
2. Plank
This is the best exercise to get your abs game strong. How to do: Get into pushup position with elbows bent in 90 degree keeping your body weight on your forearms. Ensure your body forms a straight line from your head to feet. Hold on to the position as long as you can.
3. Push Ups
This exercise targets and strengthens chest and arm muscles. It has numerous variations to target different muscles. How to do: Get down on the ground setting your hands shoulder-width apart. Ensure your body forms a straight line. Begin to lower your body keeping elbows close to your body. Push back to starting high plank position.
4. High Knees
This exercise helps in building inner thighs as well as a good fat burning exercise. How to do: stand straight with feet hip-width apart. Raise your right knee as high as possible while raise your left arm. Reverse the move. Continue pulling knees up quickly.
5. Squats
This exercise helps to strengthen lower body muscle and has numerous variations. How to do: Start with the hips back with back straight, chest and shoulders up. Bend your knees and squat down keeping them in line with your feet. Start with 25 squats a day and then increase.
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