3 Best Exercises You Can Do At Home.

When it comes to getting in shape, the excuses we hear time and time again are ‘I don’t have time to go to the gym’ or ‘It’s too expensive to pay gym fees’. But who said anything about having to go to the gym to get into shape? A perfectly good workout awaits you in the comfort of your own home, but it can be confusing knowing which exercises are going to help you as you strive for the body beautiful. Well, there’s no need to be confused. Here’s the lowdown on some of the best exercises you can do without venturing into a gym packed with posers and meatheads.


1- Lunge:

An exercise which works your backside, front and rear thighs and your core muscles which are called into play to help you balance. Great for shaping your legs. Stand with your feet about shoulder width apart and take a big step forward with your right leg, bending your knee until your right thigh is roughly parallel to the ground. Keeping your torso upright, push through your right foot to drive yourself back into the start position and then repeat for the left leg. This is one repetition. How many repetitions you do will depend on the strength of your legs but do enough to create a nice burn. To make it harder, do it more slowly or carry something in your hands to increase the resistance.


2 – Triceps Dips:

A classic exercise which is traditionally done on parallel bars in the gym but can be modified for the home by using a chair. It works the backs of your arms mainly but the fronts of your shoulders and chest assist the movement. Sit on the edge of a chair and place your hands on the edge, positioning your feet away from it. Straighten your arms and slide your rear end off of edge and rest the soles of your feet flat on the floor with a bend in the knees.  Lower your body by bending your arms until a slight stretch is felt in chest or shoulder. Go down as far as is comfortable and then drive up to the start position to complete the repetition. Do enough to really feel it working the backs of your arms. To make it more challenging, straighten your legs or lift them onto another chair before starting.


3 – Step-ups:

An amazingly simple but highly effective exercise which targets your bum and the front and back of your thighs. Stand in front of a chair with your feet shoulder width apart. Step up onto the chair with your left leg by extending your knee and hip and bring the second leg up beside it on the chair. Then step down by leading with the second leg, bending the knee of the left leg as you step down into the start position. Repeat but this time leading with the right leg. Do as many repetitions as you are comfortable with but you really need to feel it working your upper leg and backside. The higher the level of the surface you’re stepping up onto, the more difficult it is.