Home Workouts – Flexibility and Cost-Effective
Home workouts provide you with the freedom and flexibility needed to meet your fitness goals without incurring the costs and inconvenience associated with gym fees, schedules and travel. They also make workouts simple and cost-effective even with limited equipment available.
Bodyweight exercises at home can help you increase muscle mass if you follow a progressive overload strategy, including increasing reps, decreasing rest times between sets and adding variations to go beyond what seems possible.
Convenience
Home workouts can be just as effective as visiting the gym if you follow an effective plan. Home exercises are an excellent option for anyone seeking to build muscle strength and burn fat at home, without breaking the bank!
Fitness classes online provide flexibility to people with tight schedules who cannot afford gym memberships or travel costs to access an actual physical gym, as well as providing an alternative solution for beginners who find gym environments intimidating.
Home workouts provide another advantage of exercise by enabling you to workout comfortably in pajamas (if that’s your preference) without judgment from gym personnel. Furthermore, creating the ideal atmosphere can make all the difference in terms of motivation – for instance playing motivational music and decorating your space in ways that spark inspiration can make an enormous difference to how long and consistently people stick with their exercise plan compared to gym-based plans.
Safety
Exercising at home may be convenient, but to prevent tripping or falling while exercising safely it is crucial that your workout space be free from obstacles. Furthermore, make sure that you dress for exercising appropriately by selecting clothing suitable for exercise as well as suitable workout footwear.
At the gym, floor-to-ceiling mirrors can help keep an eye on your posture and form as you bend and move your body. At home, full-length mirrors or video recording yourself may serve a similar function; alternatively you could sign up for an online fitness class for extra guidance.
If your at-home workout space is part of a shared area, be sure to store any movable equipment safely out of reach of curious children and pets. Furthermore, it is advisable to wipe down equipment after each use in order to reduce germ spread.
Men typically view working out as a sport and are less likely to seek guidance from trainers or enroll in beginner fitness classes [source: Sorgen]. Unfortunately, this approach could lead to overtraining injuries when exercising at home without supervision from fitness instructors.
Flexibility
Home workouts provide immense flexibility as you can select your own schedule and exercise when it is best for you. Furthermore, they can be done alone or alongside someone to keep yourself accountable.
At-home workouts often consist of bodyweight exercises and some form of cardio. Tricep dips, the plank position, mountain climbers and lunges are some of the many conditioning moves you can perform at home.
Maintaining flexibility is vital to overall body health, according to women’s wellness expert and yoga teacher Ellen Barrett. Engaging in stretching exercises reduces injury risks while correcting muscle imbalances or improving posture, according to her. To get maximum benefit out of flexibility training, practice working both sides equally of your body.
Accountability
One reason that many people struggle to stick with their exercise regimen is due to a lack of external accountability. While working out at a gym or with a trainer helps create this structure (see Kohler Effect), there are also ways you can create healthy accountability at home.
One effective way of staying accountable is scheduling workouts in advance and marking them on your calendar, providing a tangible commitment that cannot be broken. Use an app such as Fitbit to track progress or even just use pen and paper calendar to stay accountable to your workouts.
One way to increase accountability is to find an online fitness community that encourages and motivates you. For instance, smart home equipment like Peloton offers an exclusive online community and social features designed to keep its members motivated during workouts; apps such as Vizer reward people who exercise by donating meals directly back into families in need.