{"id":13843,"date":"2020-08-08T12:36:38","date_gmt":"2020-08-08T21:36:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.reead.com\/en\/?p=13843"},"modified":"2024-08-18T23:50:39","modified_gmt":"2024-08-19T06:50:39","slug":"workout-without-gym","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.reead.com\/en\/workout-without-gym-138432020\/","title":{"rendered":"5 Ways to Get a Kick-Butt Workout without a Gym"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Not being a member of a gym isn&#8217;t an excuse not to work out. Don&#8217;t let yourself off that easy you can Workout without a Gym!<\/p>\n<p>There are many ways to improve your cardiovascular fitness, build strength, and upgrade your health without joining an expensive health club or taking the long trek to a gym. Save your money for something else you enjoy and try these close-to-home ways to upgrade your fitness.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-13847 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.reead.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/home-butt-workout.jpg\" alt=\"Workout without a Gym\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.reead.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/home-butt-workout.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.reead.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/home-butt-workout-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.reead.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/home-butt-workout-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.reead.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/home-butt-workout-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.reead.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/home-butt-workout-272x182.jpg 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>To Workout without a Gym, use Your Own Bodyweight!<\/h2>\n<p>Jumping jacks and push-ups might bring back memories of gym class, but they&#8217;re an effective way to get a workout when you&#8217;re short on equipment. You can put together your own <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reead.com\/en\/bodyweight-lunges-145362020\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>whole-bodyweight to workout<\/strong><\/a>, that requires no equipment. Pick three exercises, for example, deep squats, push-ups, and planks. Then choose a cardio move, like jumping jacks or jogging in place. Now, you&#8217;re ready to get started.<\/p>\n<p>Perform the first exercise for 30 seconds. Then do your cardio move. Repeat with the second exercise until you&#8217;ve completed all three exercises with cardio moves in-between. Keep cycling through the exercises until 10 or 20 minutes have elapsed. If work out with intensity, 10 minutes is enough to offer fitness benefits. If you&#8217;re moving at a more leisurely place, continue for 20 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Switch the exercises you include on a daily basis. Strength options include push-ups, pull-ups, abdominal crunches, planks, hip thrusts, squats, and lunges. Cardio moves include jogging in place, high knees, butt kicks, squat jumps, jumping jacks, jumping rope, mountain climbers, and burpees. Varying the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.reead.com\/en\/exercise-plan-workouts-home-150682021\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">exercises will help you stay motivated and keep your workouts stimulating<\/a><\/strong> and challenging.<\/p>\n<h2>Tune in to YouTube Videos<\/h2>\n<p>A workout is as close as your television. YouTube offers a wide array of free exercise videos from beginner to advanced. You&#8217;ll find strength-training workouts, cardio, yoga, stretching, and more. Take advantage of it. It&#8217;s like inviting an exercise instructor into your home for a personal training session.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Full Body HOME Workout (8 mins) | Sam Cushing\" width=\"1170\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TcY1cIv0TLM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"SIX MINUTE BUTT WORKOUT! | Tom Daley\" width=\"1170\" height=\"658\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/vetFqD_t8P8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>Do More Incidental Exercise<\/h2>\n<p>Incidental exercise is the unstructured movement you do when you aren&#8217;t doing a workout. Need some examples?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Pick up the pace when you clean the house.\u00a0Stop walking from room-to-room and break into a run instead.<\/li>\n<li>Skip the lawn service and mow your own lawn with a push lawnmower.<\/li>\n<li>Do everything you already do with more vigor.<\/li>\n<li>Perform deep squats when you&#8217;re standing at the sink and jumping jacks while waiting for water to boil.<\/li>\n<li>When you put something in the microwave, jog in place until the timer tells you it&#8217;s done.<\/li>\n<li>Do planks or abdominal curls while you&#8217;re watching television<\/li>\n<li>Walk your dog twice per day. If you don&#8217;t have a dog, adopt one or offer to take a neighbor&#8217;s dog for a walk.<\/li>\n<li>Walk or bike instead of driving.<\/li>\n<li>Park far away and walk.<\/li>\n<li>Take the stairs.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Unplanned exercise counts too. In fact, a Melbourne study found that more incidental exercise such as walking and cycling instead of driving could save hundreds of lives and reduce healthcare costs.<\/p>\n<h2>Turn Recreational Time into Exercise Time<\/h2>\n<p>When you have free time, don&#8217;t spend it indoors. Head outdoors and explore a local park. While you&#8217;re there, use the equipment to get a workout. Use a bench to do push-ups and <strong><a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" title=\"triceps\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reead.com\/en\/best-triceps-workout-exercises-191212023\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\">triceps<\/a><\/strong> dips and the monkey bars to do pull-ups. Run from tree to tree at the park. Don&#8217;t forget that you can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reead.com\/en\/train-abs-without-equipment-79512018\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>workout your abs without equipment<\/strong><\/a> too !<\/p>\n<p>Once you&#8217;ve finished, pretend you&#8217;re a child again and swing on the swing set. Pumping your legs burns calories and it&#8217;s a great stress reliever. Even if you watch television, put the commercial time to good use by seeing how many push-ups you can do during commercial breaks or jump rope during commercials.<\/p>\n<h2>Wear a Fitness Tracker<\/h2>\n<p>When you wear a fitness tracker, it&#8217;s a constant reminder that you need to keep moving. That can be a good motivation. At the very least, a fitness tracker holds you more accountable. Take advantage of one of these handy devices. It&#8217;s cheaper than a personal trainer.<\/p>\n<h2>The Bottom Line?<\/h2>\n<p>Now you know that you can get in better shape without fancy equipment and without joining a gym. Plus, you can exercise for short intervals throughout the day and still get benefits. 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