Ways to Workout at Home

There are Plenty of great ways to work out at home that do not require bulky, huge, expensive pieces of workout equipment. You do not need a home gym in order to get an incredible workout. All you really need is a space of carpet or floor and maybe a few accessories to get an incredible workout.

The options are really endless, but we are only going to talk about a few of the things that I have tried. 

Body resistance exercises like sit ups, push ups and squats can be extremely effective.  Small pieces of equipment like resistance bands or dumbbells can help improve home workouts tremendously.  Or my personal favorite is getting a home DVD workout. 

Sit Ups - If you want a flat stomach, then you should really try good old fashion sit ups and crunches.  No matter how many products you purchase, sit ups will always be free and just as effective as anything else on the market.  Doing a few hundred crunches every night while the TV is on will get you the results you want.  Just keep it consistant and remember to work out your obliques with side crunches and your lower abs by lifting your butt off the ground, lifting it towards the ceiling while supporting your head off the ground with your hands.

Crunches Tip: Use your hands to simply support your neck by holding them underneath your head and focus on using your ab muscles to lift your shoulders off the ground.  Act as if you are lifting your chin to the ceiling and you will get the best results. 

Push Ups - There are so many different variations of push ups that you can almost get an entire upper body workout by just doing push ups.  Not only do your arms get an incredible workout but you are also working out your chest, back and ab muscles all at the same time. 

Trying changing hand positions when doing push ups.  Place your hands wide, really tight, place one hand wide and one hand in tight for more focused push up.  Try holding your push ups half way for periods of time.  Place your hands in a triangle position underneath your chest.

Change you leg position.  Spread you legs wide.  Place one foot on the other and balance on one foot.  Place your feet up on a chair to maximize all the push ups. 

Add moves to further enhance your push ups.  Try pushing yourself up off the ground and clapping once.  When you are at the top of a standard push up try walking yourself in the push up position a few feet left and then doing another push up, repeat but move back to the right. 

Try doing 20 push ups a night and improving on that as you gain strength, it will change your life.

Squats and Lunges - Body resistance workouts for your legs like squats and lunges can be extremely difficult if done correctly. 

Remember to not bend you knees more then a 90 degree angle.  For squats you should sit back on your heels and for lunges your body should not be over your knee when your body is in the forward motion.

In order to workout your calves do heel raises.  Stand with your toes on the edge of stairs or something slightly elevated and drop your heels off the edge for a greater workout.

Doing a lot of reps will help maximize these leg workouts.  You can also use a wall to help steady your squats and help out your form.  Slide your back against the wall.

If you prefer to use some small equipment then pick up some inexpensive dumbbells or resistance bands. You can use these tools with every exercise I just discussed, plus there is a plethora of extra exercises you can do.

If you need an fairly inexpensive way to workout with a "trainer" or just follow along with someone as they lead you through the workouts then try picking up a home dvd workout. 

There are a ton of great workouts out there like Chalean Extreme, Hip Hop Abs, Tae Bo, 10 MInute Trainer, and My personal favorite the P90X.

They usually run about $100, but that is typically less then the sign up fee for a gym.