Every year more and more people are deciding on entering a healthier lifestyle, whether it is getting rid of bad habits, changing their diet, or starting exercising.
We all know how good exercise is or how beneficial it can be for us; it generally improves our body function, mental health, and, my personal favorite, exercise as a stress reliever; some enjoy a nice run, others like to hit the gym, do a workout routine at home, or maybe something a bit different, like a specific sport.
Can you recommend some of the most effective exercises you can do at home to improve physical endurance?
I am a huge fan of the resistance band. It is inexpensive, easy to store, and effective. Hide the band in your desk drawer or beside your sofa so you can grab it and train any time you find an extra ten to fifteen minutes! No excuses…only solutions! This level of convenience allows you to be consistent and consistency is CRITICAL. You want to make your workouts convenient so you can move your body consistently. The benefits of any workout are moot if you can’t make yourself do the workout. Think “consistency over complexity”
Try these moves:
Seated V hold and rows, 12 to 15 reps. Sit on your bum with the band hooked around your feet. Hold one end of the band in each hand. Lean back 10 degrees, and hold the lean throughout the motion. Engage your core to stay stable. Use your upper back to row your elbows backward. Crack a walnut between your shoulder blades. Slowly release. Rows with doorframe attachment. 12 to 15 reps. Loop the band through the attachment at roughly chest height. With one end of the band in each hand, use your upper back to pull your elbows backward. Slowly release.
Lunge and lateral raises, lunge and front raises, 12 to15 reps per leg. Start standing. With your right leg forward and the band under your foot, hold either end of the band in each hand. Start with your arms straight at your sides. As you lunge, raise your arms to shoulder height — keep them straight (lateral raise.) Lower your arms as you stand up. Use the bum muscle of the front leg to power you up. When you do the exercise with your left leg forward, straighten your arms forward to chest height (front raise.)
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