AT HOME workouts...?
leahhugh
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What do you do for workouts at home? Unless I want to go at 8pm and never see my husband, I don't go to the gym. I've had success with Jillian Michaels Ripped in 30, but I'm kind of getting bored of it.. Didn't like Insanity that much..
What do you do?! I'm trying to burn a little fat and tone up!!
What do you do?! I'm trying to burn a little fat and tone up!!
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I have done the P90X program, and I really enjoyed it! There are lots of pull ups and push ups, though, which made the first few weeks quite a challenge. Also, I search Pinterest for short workouts and tweak them to work for me. Often I will do 2-3 Pinterest workouts back-to-back to make a long enough workout. Good luck!0
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I tried P90x, but yeah, it's rough and repetitive. I just got the Jillian Michaels 30 Day Shred and same sort of deal. I use my Wii Fit game for some minor things, like improving my balance and posture, and doing yoga, and then use Pinterest/Tumblr workouts. There's also this workout from Nerd Fitness which is a good starting point: http://www.nerdfitness.com/blog/2009/12/09/beginner-body-weight-workout-burn-fat-build-muscle/
Beginner Body Weight Workout:
Warm up first!
20 body weight squats
10 push ups
20 walking lunges
10 dumbbell rows (using a gallon milk jug)
15 second plank
30 Jumping Jacks
Stretch
The workout I did last night was as follows:
Warm up of course! I ran in place/around the room for about 5 mins.
20 jumping jacks
10 crunches
5 pushups
10 calf raises
5 push ups
25 rep Russian twists
10 squats
20 high knees
10 reverse crunches
5 push ups
10 calf raises
15 sec plank
20 jumping jacks
10 squats
10 sec side planks (each side)
Repeat twice, or however many times you want!
Stretch/cool down
If you keep moving the whole time and don't pause between exercises, it'll really kick your butt!0 -
Zuzka Light's workouts! They are no more than 30 minutes (usually about 15) and are an awesome workout! Everything on her youtube channel is free!0
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If you go to Hulu, ExerciseTV has a bunch of workouts of varying intensity. Not sure how long of a workout you normally do, but most of the videos seem to range from just a few minutes up to 30+ minutes (I think I have seen some hour long ones too, though those are mostly yoga).
Once I get my car/the rec center on campus opens up again, I will be going for group fitness classes, but in the meantime I have been using the ExerciseTV videos and have been pretty pleased with them. Only downside is that they have commercials that will pop up in the middle,lol.0 -
Butt exercise: search for 8 minute buns on youtube. I promise you it will show results. I actually love the whole 8 minute series (lega, abs, arms, stretching). Its from the 80's but it works!!!0
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I love doing level one of the thirty day shred by Jillian Michaels and playing Just Dance for around half an hour :-)0
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I have been practicing Yoga in a yoga class for nearly 15 years now. Also did Pliates for a while. Once or twice a week. Over the last 4 years I have taken a few yoga routines from the internet and combined those with my own experience (what works for my body). Ever since then I start the day with a 15 minutes yoga routine. Helps me to wake up, gets my engine running before breakfast and has supported the rest of my regime.
Most of what I do is long walks and cycling and the yoga supports it because it helps my body position (and mind through meditation)0 -
check out
www.bodyrock.tv
www.blogilates.com
search youtube. Or just find something you really love to do exercise wise and get some equipment for it. If I wanted to work out at home I would spring for some weight equipment.0 -
I do 30-40 min of weights 3x/week at home, an app called Seven every day at least once, and the rest running or walking on an incline on the treadmill or running outdoors in better weather.0
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I recently downloaded the Nike Training Club app on my phone. It's free and has so many different great things about it. Most of which don't require any equipment, some just need medicine balls and dumb bells. You can choose areas of focus, whether it be lifting, cardio, or specific areas such as abs or legs, and then can choose how long you want ranging from 15 min-1 hour. I do them in my living room more often than not - even the 15 min workouts are pretty hard. Totally recommended!!!0
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Check out Beachbody's Chalene Johnsons workouts...I love them all! TURBOFIRE and CHalene Xtreme so much fun0
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I alternate between the 30 Day Shred and the NYC Ballet Workout when I don't make it to the gym. The NYC Ballet Workout (I recommend Vol. 2), is long at an hour-ish, but it's a great workout for flexibility and strength. It's available on youtube. It's more of an actual ballet class than a workout video, so it might be a bit more challenging if you don't have a dance background, but I promise it will work muscles you didn't even know you had!0
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I love at home workouts. I have taken exercises I can do on the floor or against the wall and made two lists, complete with reps and sets and I check them off when I do them. I sometimes put on an exercise video, and turn off the sound, but instead blast something motivational. I don't do the exercise video, I just use it for motivation, also. I do things like push ups, planks, squats, lunges, isolated muscle groups, yoga postures, dance moves, calf raises, flutter kicks... things like that. When I get excited about the progress being made, I feel less bored with the routine- I want to see how many I can do this time. It is awesome to look at my list and see how many reps I have increased since I began. I hope this helps! The info in this thread is very cool, too. Gonna have to check out some of those videos. 8)0
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I have tried almost every at home workout and I find the best ones for toning up stubborn areas (thighs, hips, abs) are the Brazil Butt Lift videos and Tracy Anderson's Metamorphosis. You also have to do cardio, so I like to jump rope, do jumping jacks or just running on a treadmill.0
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I like Jillian Michael's videos. I also like the Blogilates YouTube channel, FitnessBlender YouTube channel, as Xhit YouTube channel.0
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I am in week 2 of the Jillian Michaels 6wk6pack- I find it challenging. Just waiting to see the results!!0
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Definitely Fitness Blender!0
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Funny you should ask. I just started a group focused on home workouts. It's specifically for condo and apartment-dwellers, but all comers are welcome and the worksouts we're discussing will work in any home
http://www.myfitnesspal.com/groups/home/19640-condo-apartment-dwellers-unite0 -
I have been practicing Yoga in a yoga class for nearly 15 years now. Also did Pliates for a while. Once or twice a week. Over the last 4 years I have taken a few yoga routines from the internet and combined those with my own experience (what works for my body). Ever since then I start the day with a 15 minutes yoga routine. Helps me to wake up, gets my engine running before breakfast and has supported the rest of my regime.
Most of what I do is long walks and cycling and the yoga supports it because it helps my body position (and mind through meditation)
This is me all over! I do a 20-minute yoga workout almost every weekday morning and 40-60 minutes on weekend days. It makes my day (and frankly my life, too!) SO much better.
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Join the Condo and Apartment-Dwellers' group: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/groups/home/19640-condo-apartment-dwellers-unite0 -
I do burpees in intervals. Look it up on youtube to see how it is done. They are really tough when you begin, and your body will ache a lot the first few days. (Almost as if it pains to even move), but it works really well, and takes very little time and no equipment. I do it in intervals of 30 secs with 30 sec rest, and I repeat the cycle 20 times. It's a very good workout, and it seems to be working very well for me. I had done this in the past too, and it helped me drop a bunch of weight really easily. The best thing- it's HIIT, and it combines strength training with cardio. Best of all worlds in 20 minutes.0
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I've started doing yoga in the morning and evening, I tried Jillian Michaels 6 week six pack on youtube and loved it, I ordered the dvd to come in tuesday, she kicked my butt but it was hard enough without being too hard, and my inner thighs are still sore two days later!
I also love pintrest for finding exercise ideas, that's where I have gotten my yoga sets from, I listen to an audio book while I do it so I'm more encouraged to go longer. my pintrest name is crsawinton, I've got a pintrest board with a variety of things on there, mostly abs, butt and yoga. (there's also a pin link to Jillians 6 week six pack video, lvl 1.)0 -
I second the Chalene Johnson workouts from Beachbody. Her Chalean Extreme has been described as a "p90X for women." (Which is kind of sexist, but I can see the point, having done both.) She is really motivating and has a great personality. It's a solid weight training program you can do at home and her TurboFire is fun! My heart rate monitor shows that I usually burn between 600-700 cals during a 45 min Turbofire workout.0
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I recommend http://jessicasmithtv.com for less intense workouts.0
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i did the nyc ballet workout everyday back in boarding school... have been missing it ever since, thanks for the utube heads up !I alternate between the 30 Day Shred and the NYC Ballet Workout when I don't make it to the gym. The NYC Ballet Workout (I recommend Vol. 2), is long at an hour-ish, but it's a great workout for flexibility and strength. It's available on youtube. It's more of an actual ballet class than a workout video, so it might be a bit more challenging if you don't have a dance background, but I promise it will work muscles you didn't even know you had!0 -
I've done many Chalean, insanity, combat, pump etc but I find I get bored doing the same thing which is required when doing the programs they set out. So I mix it up with those programs but also use fitness blender (fitnessblender.com). I don't burn anywhere near the estimated burn (so the 1000 cal workout is like around 700 cal for me) but its still good.0
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Definitely Fitness Blender!
Fitnessblender is the best!0
