Even when people are spending most of their time at home working or taking care of their children, there are still ways for them to stay physically fit through simple workouts. Entrepreneur, digital content creator, and fitness guide Marie Field-Faith shares simple workout routines to build strength in different parts of your body as you continue in your journey to physical fitness.
Bodyweight Squats with Resistance Band – Squats will help with muscle gain and toning. For this particular routine, you will need a resistance loop band, which you will put through your legs. After making sure that your shoulders and legs are a distance apart, you will do the squats for 40 seconds while keeping your hands steady or pulling them back to make the routine more challenging. After 40 seconds, you can take a rest for 20 seconds, and do three rounds of the routine.
Bicep Curls using Water Bottles – Aside from dumbbells, you can actually use household items for your arm and shoulder workouts, such as water bottles. The bicep curls involve lifting both water bottles in your hands and doing it for 40 seconds. To make the routine more challenging, it can also be combined with squats. Once the 40 seconds are up, you may take a rest for 20 seconds and then complete three rounds of the routine.
Hammer Curls to Overhead Press – Just like the bicep curls, the hammer curls with an overhead press can also be done using water bottles. Aside from lifting the bottles to shoulder level, this routine involves lifting them overhead and then putting them down. Like the other routines, this should be done for 40 seconds and then a 20-second rest, before completing three rounds of it.
Side Plank with Hold – A core workout improves our stability, and for the side plank, you will need to lie on an exercise mat. Once you put your forearm down and support your body with your knee and then lift up your hips, you will then lift your arm up in the sky, completing the routine. This should be done for 40 seconds and then you can rest for 20 seconds for beachside and then do three rounds of the workout routine.
Even though people have become busier than ever while staying mostly inside their homes during quarantine, there are still simple workout routines that we can do not only to stay in shape but also to build our body’s strength. For more workout and fitness tips, you can watch episodes of Let’s Get Physical or visit Plus Network on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and YouTube.
