Do you know that in order to keep your heart healthy and your weight under control, you need to walk at least 10,000 steps each day? This may sound daunting but many activities you're doing daily such as running errands or doing household works can add up to a few hundred or even thousand of steps for you.
To profess your health and make sure you achieve the 10,000 steps each day, here are some simple and easy exercises that you can do at home. These practice routines not only help to keep you fit but also will tone your body as they work on some exact muscle groups. They are a lot more efficient than the general exercises such as running errands and doing house chores. Here are the exercises you can indeed do at home:
- Stretching exercises. Stand with both of your hands against a wall and move your left leg back so that your foot is flat against the floor. Hold for a few seconds; then repeat this move with the right leg. an additional one great stretching practice you can achieve is to lie on your back, use both hands, bring up your right knee to your chest and hold it for a few seconds. Repeat this habit with your left leg.
- Curl is very easy to do. Just lie on your back with both hands behind your head and raise your upper body. Repeat this move for 15-20 times.
- Leg exercises can be done by lying down on your side and lifting each leg repeatedly for 15-20 times. You can also stand and hold on to the back of a chair and lift your legs backward repeatedly.
- Arm exercises. This is prominent to improve muscle tone. For arm exercises, you can use an practice band. Place both feet on one end of the band, hold the other ends with each hand and then repeatedly raise and lower the band (in an up and down request for retrial for 10-15 minutes). If you have a pair of dumbbell, you can also use them to practice your arms.
- If you are working at home and sitting in front of your computer most of the time, try to press down on your toes in an up and down request for retrial frequently. This performance will help to keep the blood circulation flowing in your legs.
- If you know how to dance, put on a music Cd and dance for about 20-30 minutes. This is a great cardiovascular workout. You can also join push-ups, sit-ups and jumping rope into your daily home practice routine.
- Abs workout. I have found a great 8 little video showing you how to do abs workout at home. You can watch the video at "Best Abs Workout At Home - Only 8 Minute".
Note: always do some stretching to warm up before beginning any practice habit to prevent injury.
