Exercises are great, not only are they great they also perform many functions in the body. One of the great reasons I love exercises is that it helps you modify your body shape. With the best exercise that fits a particular purpose anything is possible. It is therefore important to find the right exercise for you. It is also very important to do it right. Now that's an intro let's get right to it.
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If you're looking into a basic morning or evening exercise routine this post is just for you. I call it the all in one routine. This blog will cover exercise for anyone who has access to equipment and anyone who doesn't.
There are different types of workout to target specific areas or muscles. Some prefer upper body workout to lower body workout, low impact activities, total body strength and several others. We'll be exploring these forms of exercise on a general note. You can definitely pick what works best for you. But it is important to maintain a balanced routine.
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Warm ups
Warm ups are an important aspect of exercise, it is very important to get your mind and sprits ready. Doing arm swings, going up and down the stairs, leg swings as well as kickers are great forms of warm ups. Warm ups are in their own way forms of exercises and they help increase body flexibility. So we'll skip right to it.
1. PUSHUPS
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In order to cover our section of upper body workout we'll be going for the classic pushup. Anyone can do push ups and there are no equipments required. Pushups are done by getting on all fours with your arms straight and your hands placed slightly wider than your shoulders. Pushups are great for working your arms, shoulders and chest. They strengthen multiple muscles at once, enhance the cardiovascular health, burn calories to lose weight and strengthen your joints and bones. They are a number of people who can do several reps of pushups some go as for as much as 100 daily but for this morning routine 10 reps is adequate. It is very easy to do push ups wrong so please do them right.
2. SQUATS
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They are various forms of squats and it is one of the basic exercise for the lower body. They can improve your posture, strengthen your legs and improve your core strength. A squat is a strength exercise in which the trainee lowers their hips from a standing position and then stands back up. They are various forms of squats such as the curtsy squat, basic squat, the goblet squat, back squats and more. Apart from it's benefits squats are one of my favorite exercises of all time because even without equipments you're good to go. You might have to increase the number of reps to match up the unavailability of equipments, but sincerely with or without equipments it works just fine. For a morning or evening morning exercise a startup of 15 reps of the basic squats is good. You can add more or reduce the reps, as long as you find the balance
3. JUMPING JACKS
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After lying on the ground for push ups. Jumping jacks is usually the go to exercise for me. I just love swinging those arms. Jumping jacks engage your entire body, they help decrease blood pressure, reduce the risk of cardio vascular disease, improve metabolism and help maintain a healthy weight. For a morning routine 20 reps of this exercise is great for a morning routine.
LOW IMPACT EXERCISES.
Low impact exercises are exercises that do not put a lot of stress on the body. If you're too tired to workout in the morning. Lying side leg kicks and front kicks are great forms of exercises that work excellently well for the lower body. Punching is a great from of upper body workout. You can do as many reps as you can, when you feel you're exhausted, don't hesitate to stop and rest.
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Pushups x10
Squats x15
Jumping jacks x20
JUMP ROPES
If you're going for an evening routine you might want to add jump ropes but for sleepy heads like me. Jump ropes in the morning is a little too much.**
Don't forget to break your limits and improve your reps. After a continuous routine your body gets used to the exercise, you can choose to increase the number of reps, introduce the use if equipments if you have access to one and you can also maintain your current routine. In all, have fun and stay healthy.