At Home Workouts That Work

By Haiden Steingass

When the house is mess, work deadlines are approaching and kids are running around, getting a workout in may be the last thing on your mind. However, there are ways to incorporate exercise into your daily life on those days when you do not have time (or simply do not want to) pack up and head to the gym. The best part? You don’t have to leave your home or cut into your other priorities.

As a busy mom of three and owner of LONGevity Fitness, Erin Long knows first-hand what it’s like to juggle everyday life and try to find time to work out.

“I even own a fitness studio and it can be difficult some days,” said Long. “First, with a busy schedule, you have to schedule it into your day. Most busy women have some sort of planner, so I highly recommend on the Sunday before a busy week, take 15 minutes to look at your schedule and write down time to work out. It could be first thing in the morning before work, a midafternoon walk or an evening class. Whatever it is, if it’s built into your schedule you are 50 percent more likely to do it.”

Not sure where to start? Long put together an eight week at-home fitness program to give you an idea of some simple, effective exercises for those days you can’t hit the gym.

“You do not necessarily need to do a full hour workout to see results or feel like you’ve gotten a good one in,” Long said. “Sometimes just fitting in 15, 20 or 30 minutes a day is all we have time for, and that can be more than enough time. You just need to make that time as efficient as possible. The workouts (in the program) range anywhere from 20 to 40 minutes, but you can make them longer or shorter, whatever you have time for.”

Outlined below are cardio and strength workouts to try in the comfort of your own home.

Cardio Workout

Hop Hop Squat

4 High Knees

2 Jump Squats

Jumping Jacks Punches

Plank Jacks Jump Lunge

(3-5x through- 30 second each, there are modifications or low impact versions of each)

Strength Workout

20 Dumbbell or Stair Calf Raises

20 Pushups

20 Reverse Lunge w/Curl

20 Touchdowns

20 Half to Full squat

20 Kickbacks

20 Ski Squat

20 Chest Fly

20 Straight Leg Deadlifts

20 Mt Climbers (each side)

(2-4x through, modifications for each)

Think you might need some help with these at-home workouts? To access these workouts on video, contact LONGevity Fitness (located at 7127 W Jefferson Boulevard) at info@longevityfitness or 260-243-0739. a photos: shutterstock.com

Resource:

LONGevity Fitness, Fort Wayne, 260.243.0739, longevity-fitness.com