Working out at home is as simple as you think
by Zavier Campsey
Throughout the past year, people have struggled to keep their health in check in general. It is more difficult for those who weren’t well versed in exercising to start out during these troubling times of COVID-19.
To start is always the hardest step, so the question is how to stay motivated. Athletic training coach Brent Kirk said, “Make sure to set short-term goals.” This is because if you keep hitting small goals, it keeps you driven to get to the next one. Several small goals are much easier to manage than one long-term goal that you only receive one endorphin rush for, rather than the rush you get for achieving every little goal.
To knock out uncertainty, it’s as simple as people think, but don't want to believe. Kirk says, “It’s possible to build muscle at home without equipment. Utilize high repetition bodyweight exercises like push-ups, squats, pullups, lunges, etc.” With just these workouts alone, it’s very possible to get an amazing workout without the common dumbbell or barbell.
These are all well-known workouts you can do at home without equipment, and perfect technique is everywhere on YouTube and Google. Workouts are always supplemented by nutrition. Which is vitally important to keeping energy levels up for home workouts as well as building muscle with your workouts’ efforts.
When you first start working out, the biggest concern should always be technique and the finer techniques of keeping your elbows in and engaging your core during a pushup as well as hinging your hips in a squat for optimal results.
Once you’ve learned the basics and spent time adjusting your body, Kirk says you can expand to more difficult and intense workouts, “Romanian deadlifts, lateral lunges, leg raises, mountain climbers, and short sprints on a treadmill.” The same process should be applied to these workouts in learning the deeper details of the technique to achieve the best results from them.
To ensure you make working out a long-term habit, Kirk suggests, “Don’t get too ahead of yourself… Do your best to self-motivate and set short-term goals that are achievable in a reasonable amount of time. These are good things to work towards when starting back up on a workout routine. Keep it simple.” These tips should help keep you motivated to get into a habit, and not have your habit fall out.
Once you’ve built your habit, only going to public gyms once a week makes transitioning easier. This is to make sure you still feel comfortable in your habits.
You also want to learn how to utilize weights while coming back into the gym slowly, while not lifting too heavy, too quick. It’s also important to wipe off your weights before and after use to make sure you minimize germ spread.
These tips should help you learn how to build your body in a time where good health is more important than ever. As well as maintain the habit until the world’s opened back up and you’re ready to reintegrate into the masses, healthier than ever.
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