Exercises that can be done inside your home

A gym membership is not affordable or convenient for everyone but that doesn't mean exercise is out of the question. The walls of your home can be your own personal gym and all you need to be successful is self discipline.

If you have nothing but yourself there still is a bucket list of exercises that you can do. Music is a great help for motivation, so plug in you IPod, computer or DVD player and jam out to some sweet tunes that will energize you.

Using your body weight is perfect to burn calories and increase your heart rate. Easy aerobic exercises such as jumping jacks, running in place, kicking your bottom, high knees, squats and punching are wonderful ways to experience cardiovascular exercise while toning your body. Push ups and movements utilizing the plank position are wonderful choices to strengthen the core and build lean muscle.

Interval training is very effective. Basically interval training is performing a group of movements for a period of time, 1-3 minutes followed by a brief break of 30+ seconds and then returning to the group of movement and repeating this process for at least a 20 minute period. If you are not confident or do not have the knowledge to create workouts for yourself use a workout DVD or go on to the internet and find a workout online.

Weight training is an excellent way to burn fat and tone muscle, it is s

uggested by fitness gurus that weight training should be done at least once a week. Hand weights can be found at most sports stores and are relatively inexpensive in comparison to major weight systems. Just by adding a pair of hand weights to lunges, squats and arm curls results will occur. When lifting light weights it's important to do a high number of repetitious movements but with heavier weights you need to perform a lower number of repetitions. If buying a pair of hand weights is not in your budget then take a trip to your cupboards and get two cans of soup.

You either love sit ups or hate them either way they require nothing but a body and the floor. There are so many variations of sit ups but to see result you want to receive result you need to do a high number of repetitions without straining your neck. It's always important to do an exercise safely and maybe a lower number of reps to ensure there is no possibility of injury.