Three days into 2012. Have you been sticking to your Resolutions of working out daily? Let me guess, you drove to the gym and it was PACKED. Nowhere to park. Oh well, tomorrow…
Don’t give up just yet. You can get a heck of a workout in the comfort of your own home, and you don’t need a thing! You can work your upper body, lower body and your core AND get a cardio blast without taking off your pyjamas (though I recommend that you do)! Below is just a short list of some of the exercises you can do to get your 2012 off to a good start.
UPPER BODY:
Push ups*
Dips
Dynamic planks
Marine grippers
Shadow boxing
Bicep curls**
Shoulder press**
LOWER BODY:
Squat*
Lunge*
Leg Lifts
Butt Blasters
Wall sits
CORE:
Back extensions
Superman
Planks
Abdominal crunches*
PLYOMETRIC MOVEMENTS:
Jump squat
Jump lunge
Jumping jack
Run stairs
Lateral jumps
High Knees
*and MANY variations thereof
** use household items like soup cans or water bottles for resistance