Who said that confinement was incompatible with a minimum of physical activity? It is possible to stay healthy and fit while staying at home. Here are some tips on how to do it.
Walk as much as possible
The first thing to do is to walk as much as possible. We don’t necessarily realise it, but we take a good number of steps during a normal day: in transport, at work, during activities… When we are at home all day, this routine is obviously broken. However, you should try to maintain a minimum number of steps per day.
Obviously, this is not easy to do when you don’t have a garden and/or a small house. To achieve this, force yourself to stretch your legs for at least a few minutes every hour. When you are on the phone, stand and walk. If you have a staircase, this is a good opportunity to use it at will!
Stretch regularly
At home all day, we tend to spend most of our time sitting and sometimes in bad positions. That’s why it’s important to remember to stretch at least once a day. Which part of the body should be stretched? Mainly the back, which is often put to the test during sedentary days, but also the legs, arms… You will gain in relaxation and flexibility!
Strengthen your muscles
At home, there are many muscle-building exercises that are easy to do. The best thing is to do a little every day, so as not to lose muscle mass or, on the contrary, to strengthen yourself.
Some ideas for muscle exercises:
Push-ups;
Bodyweight training: front plank, chest plank, chair;
Squats, lunges;
Abs.
Work on your cardio
To stay in shape, it is also important to do some physical exercise by working the cardio. Again, this is possible without going outside, to the gym or to a sports class. A few exercises: running up and down stairs, doing knee lifts, heel lifts or dancing, anything goes. The key is to repeat the exercises several times to get enough exercise.
Use applications, coaching videos
Who said that confinement was incompatible with a minimum of physical activity? It is possible to stay healthy and fit while staying at home. Here are some tips on how to do it.
Walk as much as possible
The first thing to do is to walk as much as possible. We don’t necessarily realise it, but we take a good number of steps during a normal day: in transport, at work, during activities… When we are at home all day, this routine is obviously broken. However, you should try to maintain a minimum number of steps per day.
Obviously, this is not easy to do when you don’t have a garden and/or a small house. To achieve this, force yourself to stretch your legs for at least a few minutes every hour. When you are on the phone, stand and walk. If you have a staircase, this is a good opportunity to use it at will!
Stretch regularly
At home all day, we tend to spend most of our time sitting and sometimes in bad positions. That’s why it’s important to remember to stretch at least once a day. Which part of the body should be stretched? Mainly the back, which is often put to the test during sedentary days, but also the legs, arms… You will gain in relaxation and flexibility!
Strengthen your muscles
At home, there are many muscle-building exercises that are easy to do. The best thing is to do a little every day, so as not to lose muscle mass or, on the contrary, to strengthen yourself.
Some ideas for muscle exercises:
- Push-ups;
- Bodyweight training: front plank, chest plank, chair;
- Squats, lunges;
- Abs.
Work on your cardio
To stay in shape, it is also important to do some physical exercise by working the cardio. Again, this is possible without going outside, to the gym or to a sports class. A few exercises: running up and down stairs, doing knee lifts, heel lifts or dancing, anything goes. The key is to repeat the exercises several times to get enough exercise.
Use applications, coaching videos
Whatever the activity you want to do at home (gym, pilates, yoga, weight training, cardio…), there are many resources available online, via applications or on television to guide and motivate you! On the Internet, tutorials – which abound – can help you to have a guideline and to be sure to do the right things for an effective sports session.
