My 5 favourite body weight exercises!Hi guys, well as you can tell by the title these are 5 body weight exercises that I love doing. But there is a reason behind this post. Basically today I really wasn't in the mood to go all the way to the gym and smash a workout. I felt like working out in the sun and the nature today as it was a lovely day to be outside not in a sweaty gym. I'm sure you all get those days where you want to be outside. So I thought I would share what I did with all of you lovely people. 90 Degree Angle Bodyweight Squat How? Firstly when I perform squat I stand with my feet slightly wider than my hips with my toes pointing slightly outwards. Secondly I put my arms out straight in front of me and keep my chest out and head up. As I am sitting down into a squat position I make sure that all the weight is going onto my heels and the balls of my feet and that my knees are in line with my feet at all times. Whilst doing this part of the squat I start to inhale. Lastly as I reach my 90 degree angle squat I will then push back up to a standing position. Ensuring I Keep the weight still on my heels and balls of my feet and exhaling at the same time. Muscles it targets
Walking Lunge How? When I perform a walking lunge the first thing I do is make sure my upper body is straight with my shoulders back and relaxed and my chin up. Next I step forward with one leg and lower my hips until both of my knees are bent at around a 90 degree angle. Finally I push back up off my back leg and repeat whilst walking. Muscles it targets
Tricep dips How? Firstly when performing tricep dips I will find a bench, chair, step or anything stable to perform it on. Secondly I will ensure that my hands are positioned shoulder width apart on the bench, chair, step or other stable item that I found previously. Thirdly I will move my body forward in front of the bench and extend my legs out. Lastly I will straighten my arms, ensuring there is a little bend in my elbow as I don’t want hyperextension to occur and to keep tension off my elbow joints and triceps. And then I will repeat these steps. Muscles it targets
Plank How? Firstly when performing a plank I make sure I have a yoga mat to perform it on so I don’t slip. Secondly I get myself into a press up position but instead of being on my hands I will use my elbows instead, so the weight will be on my forearms and not my hands. Thirdly I will ensure my body is forming a straight line from my ankles to my shoulders. Next I will start to engage my core by sucking my belly button into my spine. I feel like I get more of a burn and I can feel it really working by doing this. Lastly I will hold this position for a specific amount of time. Minimum will be 60 seconds. Muscles it targets
Press-ups How? Firstly when performing a press-up I make sure I have a yoga mat to perform it on so I don’t slip. Secondly I will get into a high plank position. This is when my hands are holding me up and not my forearms. My hands will be placed directly under my shoulders. I am now ready to perform a press up. I will start lowering my body ensuring my back is flat and my neck is in a natural position and not facing to the floor. I do this until my chest is about 1cm away from the floor. Lastly I push back up into the high plank position I started in. Muscles it targets
I will usually do 30 reps of each of these exercises and repeat it for 5-6 sets.
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