Strength Training Right In Your Living Room

Strength training is an excellent way to lose weight, tone your muscles and stay (or) get in shape. The more lean muscle that you can develop, the more calories your body is able to burn and the less fat you accumulate. Even with all of the noted benefits, some people are still hesitant to begin a weight training program. This may be due to a number of reasons.

 

Women are often nervous about developing masculine looking muscles. However, they don’t need to worry about this because they won’t develop them unless they use certain supplements or steroids. Another concern, for both men and, is not having a place to lift weights. Individuals may have no desire to join a fitness club or may not be able to afford one. Neither of these scenarios has to keep people from becoming involved in strength training. It is possible to lift weights at home for very little money or absolutely free. Below, I have detailed several exercises that you can perform right in your living room. All of the following exercises will help get you toned and fit.

 

1. Push ups:  Push ups can be done anywhere and are a fantastic way to tighten up your biceps, triceps, chest muscles and upper back. They also burn a good number of calories. Doing 3 sets of 10 every day can be extremely beneficial.

 

2. Biceps: You can purchase a pair of $10 dumbbells at your local Wal-Mart or sporting goods store and do a number of strength training exercises right in your home, one of them being bicep curls. Bicep curls will help tone up your arms. If you don’t want to buy a set of dumbbells, you can use household goods as weights.

 

3. Chest Press: You can use the dumbbells that you purchased to do chest presses. As with most of these exercises 3 sets of 10 is about the right amount. If you don’t have dumbbells, you can do push ups instead. You will be working most of the same muscles. 

 

4. Lunges: Lunges are great for tightening up your legs, particularly your quads and hamstrings. They also help tone up your butt.

 

5. Squats: Squats work the lower half of your body as well. You will be able to develop a firmer butt and things. If you want to get the most out of these, hold a dumbbell in each hand and then do them.

 

Strength training is incredibly important when it comes to improving your metabolism and burning fat and calories. When you build up your lean muscle, you will be able to burn quite a few calories even at rest. You will benefit from this even when you are simply sitting around or sleeping. The more muscle you have, the better you body looks and the more “wiggle room” you have in your diet. If you don’t exercise and only rely on what you eat to keep you thin, you will have to watch what you eat very closely. On the other hand if you are very lean, you can afford to cheat a little, every once in a while because your body is burning calories much more efficiently. 

 

 

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