Lose Weight At Home With No Equipment

Have a busy schedule and have no time to join a gym? Here’s a list of 6 workouts you can do at home to lose the extra calories and maintain a healthy lifestyle. And guess what is the best part? You need no equipment for these workouts to lose weight.

• Torso twist
First, stand straight and tall with your legs apart. Rest your both hands on your waist. At the beginning of the exercise keep your head straight and look in front. Twist your upper body, that is, above the torso along with the shoulder to about 90 degrees in the left. After holding this position for a few seconds, return to the initial position and repeat the same in the right side.

This exercise primarily helps in the left and right oblique muscles and the lower back.

• Lateral Step Pull

Place your feet a little apart, not more than the shoulder width. Raise both your hands and bring them above your head. Now, put your leg across your right leg from behind. To explain it better, you are to take a step backwards with your left leg to cross the right leg. Along with the legs, stretch both the hands backwards. Repeat the same for the right leg, crossing the left leg in the backward direction. This workout helps the buttocks and hip flexors to be active and in shape. It also helps the legs, abs and shoulders to stay in proportion.

• Squats

Squats help in strengthening the lower body muscle, mainly thighs and glutes. It is a lower body workout. Take a standing position according to your comfort and place for legs a little wide apart. Stretch your hands in front and push your good below, in a manner that seems to protrude. Meanwhile, bend your knees a little. It is important to note that the back should be kept straight, with shoulders and chest fixed in the upward direction. Keep squatting down until your hip joint and knees come at the same level. Remember to keep keep your body as rigid and unmoved as possible. Return to your initial position and repeat again. Squats help a lot in activation and flexibility of the lower body and reduce the thigh fats.

• Planks

Choose a neatly textured floor to do this exercise or lay a mat on the floor. Lie in a position such that all your body weight is laid upon your forehand and the toes of your legs. The forearm of the body should touch the ground along with the toes. Keep your head up and hold your body, using the shoulders and the waist. Make sure that the knees should not bend even a little or touch the ground. Hold the position for as long as you can. The usefulness of doing planks lie in the strengthening of the pelvic body muscles.

• Jumping Jacks

Start with placing your feet wide apart and hold both your arms in the air on both sides. Now, jump in such a way that your feet come together and simultaneously the arms are thrown up in the air such that they are parallel to each other. On the next jump, come back to your starting position. Repeat this quite a number of times. This exercise is an exercise for the whole body to get toned.

• Toe Touch Kicks

Stand with your feet together. Now stretch tor right leg up such that the leg is at a right angle with the rest of the body. Simultaneously, stretch your left hand to touch the tip of the right foot. Put your right foot down and repeat the same with left leg and right arm. This is also a whole body exercise.

Do these exercises in a set of 10 to 20 each day for best results. You will start to see the difference in your physical health in only about a couple of months. Remember to keep taking deep breaths during your workout session. Make sure to not exhaust yourself. Losing weight takes time and dedication and it is important to have a lot of patience during this process. Get started with these exercises as soon as you can and stay healthy and stay fit.