At home Cardio exercises that will help lose weight
sargeantt12
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Hello,
I was wondering if anyone knew any at home cardio exercises that I could do for 20/30mins? mostly exercises that will help lose weight on my lower and upper stomach, thighs, legs, buttocks and arms? Although I mostly have stomach and thigh/leg trouble with losing weight so stomach and thighs/legs would be most helpful in the meantime.
Thanks in advance
I was wondering if anyone knew any at home cardio exercises that I could do for 20/30mins? mostly exercises that will help lose weight on my lower and upper stomach, thighs, legs, buttocks and arms? Although I mostly have stomach and thigh/leg trouble with losing weight so stomach and thighs/legs would be most helpful in the meantime.
Thanks in advance
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there's really nothing you can do to spot reduce fat on your body, you just have to keep working and eventually you'll start to lose the weight over your entire body. I joined a great boot camp and one of the perks was getting a set of 7 at home workouts. These are full body workouts that require no equipment. I do them at home on the days that I can't make it to a class and I love them all. This is them:
The following are at-home bodyweight only workouts that you can do anytime you want.
Some general points:
Each workout is only about 10-20 minutes long
You only need your body! (no equipment needed)
You will be counting “reps” during the movement (for the most part) and looking at your watch during the rest periods to keep yourself honest. Just make sure you move fro one exercise to the next with little or no rest until the small break period!
You can do these exercises at any point of the day
Try to vary your workouts (don’t do the same workout over and over again)
You may even consider doing 2 home workouts per day split with at least 6 hours apart (exception: don’t do a home workout if you’ve come to boot camp that day)t
Believe in yourself!
Warm-Up:
Always warm-up with the following routine:
20 seconds of running in place
20 seconds of running in place “butt-kicks”
20 seconds of hands behind head “high-knees”
20 seconds of fake “jump-rope”
10 arm circles to the front
10 arm circles to the back
10 leg swings each leg (forward and backward and side to side)
REPEAT ONCE MORE
Workout #1 – The Dirty 30
30 Push-ups (rest if you need to but get it done)
30 alternating reverse lunges with hands on head (15 for each leg)
30 squat jumps
30 straight leg raises
rest for 1 minute then repeat 2 more times!
Workout #2 – Up The Ladder, Down The Ladder
5 Close Grip Push-ups
10 Mountain Climbers
15 Reverse Crunches
20 Bicycles
25 Toe Touches
30 Squats
35 fake jump ropes
40 alternating forward lunges with hands behind head (20 each side)
then go in reverse back to 35,30,25 etc.
Rest 90 seconds when you have gone up and down the ladder, then repeat one more time!
Workout #3 – Tummy Toner
15 full sit ups
20 toe touches
25 straight leg raises
30 bicycles
45 seconds in planks position (just get on your forearms and hold your body tummy tight for 45 seconds
rest 30 seconds and repeat 3 more times!
Note: Please don’t do this home workout every single time! The name sounds tempting but you’re going to burn more fat with full body exercises and our general boot camp workouts! You can’t do a million sit ups a day and expect a lean, body-fat “free” midsection without full body resistance training workouts and smart eating. I put this workout in because there is nothing wrong with having a workout dedicated to a problem area but don’t fall into the trap of only doing ab stuff and expecting a new body! The 3am infomercial promise is NOT what we are about! We are about hard work, commitment, science, patience, failing forward and believing in yourself!
Workout #4 – Double Time
10 Burpees
20 Front to Back Jump Squats (jump and squat to the front, then backwards)
40 – Ab Windshield Wipers (20 each side)
rest one minute then repeat 4 more times!
Workout #5 – Why Did I Choose This One!
10 Squats
10 Right leg reverse lunges
10 Right leg forward lunges
10 Left leg reverse lunges
10 left leg forward lunges
10 Burpees
10 “up, up, down, down” push-ups
rest 1 minute, then repeat 3 more times!
Workout #6 - Outside Workout
If you’re gonna be outside in a park, this one is perfect!
20 seconds of all out “someone is chasing me and he looks mean” running immediately followed by 10 squats with hands behind hand and finishing with 10 push ups.
You rest 40 seconds then you repeat 6 more times for a total of 7 “all-out” sprints.
Workout # 7 – Cardio Equipment Workout -“The 20 Minute Solution”
If some of you still have your chain gym membership and you use the cardio machines or you have an elliptical or treadmill at home, here is a good workout to do that is way more effective than “steady-state cardio” and it’s faster. This can be done any piece of equipment.
Note: Level 1-10 is a “perceived level of difficulty” meaning level 1 is super easy for YOU, level 4-6 is moderate and level 10 is your absolute limit.
This is not “what the treadmill or elliptical speed or level is or says” – this is what YOU perceive to be tough for YOUR BODY.
Person A might think that a level 5 for her is running at a speed of 6.7 on the treadmill while person B that is out of shape might think that level 5 for her is simply walking.
Min 0-2 – level 5 (for you)
Min 2-3 – level 6
Min 3-4 – level 7
Min 4-5 – level 8
Min 5-6 – level 9
Min 6-7 – level 6
Min 7-8 – level 7
Min 8-9 – level 8
Min 9-10 – level 9
Min 10-11 – level 6
Min 11-12 – level 7
Min 12-13 – level 8
Min 13-14 – level 9
Min 14-15 – level 6
Min 15-16 – level 7
Min 16-17 – level 8
Min 17-18 – level 9
Min 18-19 – level 10 * this is the all out minute
Min 19-20 – cool down back at level 5
I printed these workouts out and take the paper with me. I'll mix them up sometimes, do two of one workout and two of another. These aren't easy workouts but you can give them a try. I'm already seeing the benefits.
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You should try 30D Shred or ripped really0
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INSANITY!0
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I do home workout DVDs ...I started off with Jillian Michael 30 day shred and actually bought a couple more of her DVDs. I'm now doing insanity and I'm loving it,
I'd also recommend zuzkalight.com ....you can check YouTube for some of her workouts called ZWOW. It's short but can be intense.0 -
Jumping jacks.0
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+1 for Insanity.
I did P90X and then Insanity and lost 25 lbs Not all about the net weight loss anyway as you kind of adjust in programs like this.0 -
Jollywooly is right. Insanity is great. I get better results from Body Attack though so went back to that.0
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Running works for me - I burn a lot more calories running for 30 minutes than doing a 30-minute workout video. Unfortunately you'll have to be patient in terms of losing thigh/belly fat. It'll come off eventually but only as you lose weight all over!0
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PPs have it covered! DVDs will be your best friend for this I really like 30 day shred, and have recently been doing Kettleworx- my best advice is to find something that challenges you without being so difficult that you sacrifice form- when you are doing workouts at home without a spotter or trainer, you need to make sure your form is correct if you do anything too intense. (Speaking from experience, having messed my back up trying to do an exercise I didn't really know how to do)
The workouts I listed are, though, based a bit more in strength training mixed with cardio. When I used to focus on cardio exclusively (I don't anymore since my focus is more on strength training), I would go to Barnes and Noble, or Sports Authority, and buy their discount DVDs so I could try them out and mix them up- some days I would do belly dancing, yoga, Tae Bo, etc- if you can get a good variety of DVDs for cheap, you can figure out what you enjoy.0 -
You can't spot burn. Why do you think cardio workouts are the way to go?0
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I have started doing the 30 day shred workout today.can you tell me how it was?did you lose weight?0
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Hello,
I was wondering if anyone knew any at home cardio exercises that I could do for 20/30mins? mostly exercises that will help lose weight on my lower and upper stomach, thighs, legs, buttocks and arms? Although I mostly have stomach and thigh/leg trouble with losing weight so stomach and thighs/legs would be most helpful in the meantime.
Thanks in advance
There is no such this as targeted fat loss. Easiest thing to do would rotating the following:
>Burpees
>Jumping Jacks
>Jump Rope
>Jogging in place
For increased difficulty, throw in some light strength training in between the above:
>Pushups
>Squats
>Lunges
>Crunchs *various positions
>Dips *you can use kitchen chairs for this
>Reversed crunches
>Romanian Deadlift *if you have anythings that weighs of an amount that you struggle to lift0 -
I haven't read any of the other posts, but I like the Nike training club app.0
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Eat at a calorie deficit, that is all you need to do to lose weight.0
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Walk around with a plastic bag under your t-shirt0
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Go to blogilates.com ...she has great workout videos!0
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Get a barbell and plates.0
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(1) Do you have a small step stool? Use that for "stair climbing." You can be watching/listening to TV at the same time.
(2) Do you have an extension cord (unplugged)? Use that for a jump-rope.0 -
Get a barbell and plates.
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I do Jillian Micheals - Ripped in 30. It's done the trick for me thus far.0
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Be Fit and Fitness Blender on You Tube. Be Fit has some Jillian Michael's workouts. All for free.0
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Focus T25 It's only 25 mins + 3 mins cooldown. I'm not a BB coach lol but I love the program! It's like a mini Insanity. Actually i get almost the same burn as I was getting with Insanity. Also, it's not too repetitive.0
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I like Home Workout Revolution http://www.homeworkoutrevolution.com/0
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If I'm addressing the OP's thread title, it can be any physical activity that raises heart to 65% or more of max heart rate for 30 minutes or more.
There is no one "best" exercise. The best one will be the one you'll continue to do for life. For some, it may be just walking.
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in for reading later....like the examples given so far.0
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Be Fit and Fitness Blender on You Tube. Be Fit has some Jillian Michael's workouts. All for free.
Yes ^^^^Youtube has several workouts from everywhere
Befit.com
Fitnessblender.com has videos on Youtube but if you go to their site you can go through their library much easier with the little check list.
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I like Home Workout Revolution http://www.homeworkoutrevolution.com/
This is NOT free!0 -
I like Home Workout Revolution http://www.homeworkoutrevolution.com/
This is NOT free!
She didn't ask for free, she asked for exercise suggestions. I have used this in the past, and am currently using it. Frankly it is of far more value than the money I spent on other DVD exercise programs.0
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