10 Exercises You Can Do At Home

Whether we know it or not, we exercise every day while at home. Walking up and down stairs, cleaning, lifting or other house chores can all be considered exercise.

However, there are 10 exercises that can be done at home which focus on specific muscle groups and will help even more than the aforementioned general exercises.

Ten Exercises You Can Do At Home:

• Stretching:

  1. Stand with both hands against a wall and move your right leg back so that your foot is flat against the floor. Hold for a few seconds; then repeat with the left leg.

  2. Another great stretching exercise to perform is to lie on your back, bring your right knee up to your chest and roll the knee to your left side so that it touches the floor. Keep it in place with your left hand. Repeat with left knee.

• Crunches:

  Lie on your back, put hands behind the head, then slowly raise your upper body. Make sure to support your back by pressing stomach tight toward the floor.

• Leg exercises:

  Stand up straight, hold on to the back of a chair and lift each leg up and down for a number of repetitions.

• Arm exercises:

  1.Use an exercise band and place both feet on one end and with each hand raise and lower the band; first with your palms facing up, then facing down.

  2. Use 5 or 10 lbs. weights to exercise your arms. You can even do this exercise sitting in a chair. Always support your back by tightening the abdominal muscles and aligning the body to prevent injury.

• Cardiovascular workout: Put on a CD and dance for about 20-30 minutes.
• Daily exercise routine: Incorporate sit-ups, jumping rope and push-ups.
• Workout to an exercise DVD:

Find something fun that you can enjoy, like Dancing With The Stars or The Biggest Loser exercise DVDs.

• Work-at-home moms who sit for hours at the computer desk can perform this exercise to keep the circulation flowing in their legs:

  Simply press down on your toes in an up and down motion. Any activity that can be accomplished while sitting down will prevent muscular pain later. Click here for a video of office exercises.

Remember to always gently stretch before starting any exercise routine to prevent injury. There are also many exercises available on DVD which can be incorporated using bands and other exercise equipment.

For a more detailed exercise routine, check out this post for a 15-Minute Workout.

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