Creating a Home Gym....Simply

Mare Petras and Fitness Simply — Sun, 17 Sep 2006 18:56:00 GMT

Home Gym Equipment, Simply

Walls, Kitchen Counters can be used as a support to warm up with leg swings front, back and side ~ Work your upper body by doing push-ups and strengthen your lower body by doing chair squat holds

Balls all shapes and sizes can be used for a variety of movements ~ Squeeze a tennis ball when you are feeling stressed out, squeeze a kid’s ball between your knees to work your inner thighs and lean against a ball at the wall for squats

Stairs Take the stairs whenever you have a chance ~ Take them two at a time to strengthen your legs or perform one leg lunges ~ let your heel hang off the end to stretch your calves.

Chairs besides the exercises on the handout—use back of chair for pec press squeeze to work chest

Pillows can be used as resistance devices and a stack of pillows can serve as a weight bench when doing chest flys

Bed can be used for overheads or anchor your feet for sit-ups

Old Tie makes a great yoga strap for leg stretches

Dish clothes, hand towels, old pillow cases for upper body stretches and strengthening

Broom can be used to improve balance or for upper body stretches

Find anchors that inspire you to “Just do something!”

Resources:

For more ways to add NEAT to your life: www.smallstep.gov

Calculate your daily expenditure: http://www.caloriesperhour.com/ (click on activity calculators)

Mare Petras has been a fitness professional for almost three decades - she has been through all the fads and extremes and now realizes that a simple, moderate approach is what works and feels best. She is a life coach and professional speaker - She lives and breathes her motto: "EnJOY your body, enJOY your life; every minute, every day."

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Creating a Home Gym....Simply