Exercise advice please

Progressive resistance training to help retain muscle.

Btw there is no such thing as toning any thing up. You can lose fat while revealing muscle you have underneath it. You are seeing the benefits of losing fat, now put some training in with it and retain as much muscle as possible while eating enough protein in you diet.

So you want to add some strength training to your home work out. Don't worry you can and you don't need anything more than you to do it. There are many different body weight programs out there. Which are just basic calisthenics programs. Look up "Using your body as a gym" and several other like them. If you want to start small there are apps that can provide assistance like 100 push-ups or sit-ups challenges, etc..

Good Luck!

I do blogilatws at home while my son is at preschool. I could always feel it massively in my abs. I could hold my shoulders up finally by the end of her beginner 2.0 calendar. Because I had no core strength at the beggining. So it might be another option to switch it up.

I think you can buy adjustable dumbbells and plates for them at Walmart that aren't too expensive. Then you can do planks on your elbows and floor presses with dumbbells increasing the weight a small increment each workout. The combination of core strength from the planks and progressive weight on the dumbbells should get you to do a pushup. (But be careful. Holding and balancing two heavy weights over your face is not without risk.)

A push-up, like a chin-up or a dip, is a pretty difficult move to work up to. I was so proud of myself for getting to do two chin-ups but doing the third took a long time. And now I'm having the same frustration even when I can do four but want to grow to five. I am asking my body to get 25% stronger. That's a big jump!

But if you can go up in smaller increments, you will be amazed at how strong you can become. You have no idea. (And I'm not talking about muscle size; just amazing strength.) But you have to be able to start low and just provoke your muscles to a slightly heavier challenge each session.

Try downloading the Nike Training Club app! It's great for at home workouts. There's full body workouts, some cardio, and workouts that target specific areas. There's also videos you can watch for each exercise just incase you don't understand how to do them or proper form.

snorris1983 wrote: »

Great thanks. Shall have to try some of those. I was thinking of doing the plank challenge. I can't do a push up for the life of me, just no strength in my arms to hold my own weight and no core strength either. Figured I can build myself up slowly and gain strength. Even tried a bit of yoga today.

After 2 years of weight loss and strength gains I am finally able to do 10 push ups - what I sexistly call big boy push ups! Before that I'd do push ups on my knees. That counts as long as you do them properly and keep your body straight rather than bending at the hip. Practice whenever you can (i often drop and do 10!) and you'll get there. It's a great goal to have. Nothing more empowering than a big boy push up!