An organic home workout is equally as effective as a typical gym workout. A good indicator that home workouts are effective is all the ads you see on TV for home workout videos. I do have one issue with home workouts though. It may be wrong in your case, and everyone is different. However I feel that you need more motivation for a home workout than at a gym. Why? Well, I’ve done my share of home workouts before and it is easier to simply get up and jump right into your workout routine than it is to get up and drive to the gym. Having said that, as easy as the home workout is, it is even easier to sleep 30 more minutes and not to workout at all. I just think that if you are paying for something you are much more likely to use it. That’s why I have to have a gym membership, but hey, that’s just me.
In addition to all of the weight loss tips, I want to give you some simple organic home workout exercises, and the only requirement is you, so that there is no need for any home workout equipment however simple it may be.
Lunges – One of the best butt exercises ever invented. Having so many different varieties of lunges I can’t single one out here. You do want to be sure your form is good to prevent injuries and to get the most out of them. You want your lead leg to be bent as close to 90 degrees with your lower leg vertical and your quad parallel to the floor.
Wall Squats – You just need a wall and a timer or clock. With your back flat against the wall and legs together, bend your knees until your leg forms a 90 degree angle like the lung, lower leg vertical and the upper parallel to the floor. You want to start out shooting for 1 minute remaining in that position the whole time. To intensify a bit, simply lift one leg and hold.
Calf raises – A very simple exercise to give you those great looking high heel calves. On the edge of a step or curb or something, you stand with the balls of your feet on the edge with your heel hanging off. Lower your heels as low as possible and then rise up as high as you can. Lift one leg off for more intensity.
Lateral Raises – It doesn’t get any simpler than this one. Stand feet together using the wall or a chair for balance and raise one leg (it would be hard to raise two) directly to the side as high as you can. Lying on your side also works very well.
Push-Ups – Still the best chest exercise, and I think the most basic and productive organic exercises ever, I think everyone knows how to do a push-up. If you can’t do a push-up, it is OK to go to your knees; this will reduce the weight you are lifting. Keep your back straight; use a mirror to be sure or a friend or family member.
Chair Dips – With your hands on the edge of a chair and body out in front, legs straight lowering yourself as low as possible. Keep your elbows from flaring out to the sides. If you feel like your wrists are uncomfortable move your hands to the side of the chair.
Pull ups – Yeah yeah yeah, I know I said no home workout equipment, but there is no substitute for pull ups. If you don’t have the ability to install a pull-up bar you can try a door frame or a floor joist in your basement. If none of that works, try a tree branch and if you don’t like that idea I’m sure you can find a school or a park with calisthenics stations with a pull-up bar. That is not exactly a home workout, but if you really want the body of your dreams you will make it happen, Right!
Table Top Rows – Lay underneath a table keep your body straight like a push-up, grab the edge of the table with your hands about shoulder width apart and pull yourself up to the table and then lower yourself. This works your lats like a row and could be used in lieu of pull-ups, but it is better alongside. For safety put a pillow under your head just in case your fingers slip, you don’t want you to bang your head.
Abs – Almost every abs exercise is a body weight exercise and there are few machines that gyms have for abs. I have a number of abs exercises just search abs and try all the exercises.
Well there you have it, a few simple and basic home workout exercises to get you into the swing of things. This pretty well covers your entire body, but there are more than I could possibly list here I trust that this will get you going in the right direction.