With social media showing you all the
latest hot gadgets to use in your daily life and work out, it is easy to forget
that you can actually stay healthy and improve performance without these
gismos. So, how do we do this? Well I’m going to share my top 5 tips with you.
1. Body weight exercises – plyos, planks and pushups – Build
muscle and burn fat through simple body weight exercises which can be performed
in your home, local Park or back garden. These efficient exercises are ace
because they’re absolutely free and can help to prevent injury, as well as
enhancing performance. There are numerous ways to target the body with no
equipment such as single leg squats, various plank positions, press ups and
single leg balance holds. Plyometric training may also be used to increase
power output, a combination of speed and strength which are beneficial within
all aspects of training.
2. The essentials – hydration, sleep, chill time and veg
– you don’t need these high-tech sleep trackers or fancy water bottles, just
get yourself a pint sized glass and a watch. And don’t forget to allow yourself
some you time in your busy schedules. I actually spend my chill time in the
gym, sleeping or reading a book whilst my boyfriend plays on his Xbox. Yes I
don’t have my own chill time quite sorted yet, but I’m working on it! If I’m
not doing some kind of work I feel quite guilty. Lastly, don’t forget to eat
your veggies! We are all quite aware of boosting our protein and carbohydrate
intake for muscle recovery but we tend to forget we should be eating our
veggies for essential vitamins. Yes, you can get these through supplement
tablets, but why do that when you can get pure goodness from tasty filling veg.
3. Mobility and
stretching – why is this
important you may ask? Well, by increasing the range of movement at the joints
and increasing the extensibility of muscles you reduce the risk of injury when
training. This type of training should be built into your weekly training
program. I have one session a week which focuses purely on mobility, however
throughout the rest of the week I continue to use varied stretching techniques
to stay limber. Why not try yours when watching TV in the evening?
4. Yoga and Pilates – Take a look at an online yogi such
as Yoga with Adriene who shares her knowledge with you to
guide you through different challenges. Or grab a book such as Pilates for Life by Darcy Bussell, which is where I
first started my Pilates training.
5. Be experimental – if you have a length of floor in
your living room that is sufficient room to carry out your body weight
exercises, stretching or mobility session. You might manage to get the rest of
your house joining in the fun! Plus, by doing exercises at home, you can easily
blast out some good tunes!
HAVE
LESS DO MORE
Here I
am in my local park working out
-E
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