Keep It Simple Use Bodyweight Exercises While Exercising To Lose Weight

By Kevin G Shaw

It´s the end of the month, who has the extra cash available to be able to pay those gym membership fees. The problem is that you may have the money, but you just don´t have the time. Your body is telling you though that you need to get into shape. One other thing, your day job is wreaking havic on your waistline and you need to do something about it.

Use Your Time Wisely
Adding an exercise program into your life doesn´t have to be too time consuming. You can get into really good shape in as little as 3 hours every week. The power of bodyweight exercises is that you can get a great workout in very minimal time. So ask yourself if you want to be exercising to lose weight. If the answer is yes, you will not go wrong with bodyeight exercises.

Bodyweight Exercises
Bodyweight exercises are simply strength training exercises that do not require free weights. Your body acts as your 'weights' for each of the exercises that you do. Some of the most common examples of bodyweight exercises (and to be honest the ones that will get you the best results), are Pull-ups, Sit-ups and Push-ups. Combining bodyweight exercises into a work out routine are very effective ways to lose weight.

Pull-ups - these execises will be performed using a bar that is attached to the wall. This exercise starts with you dangling under the bar. You will then lift your body towards the bar using only your arms. At the top of the movement you want to slowly let yourself down again into a hanging position. Keep repeating until you can’t do any more. Some people may find that they can´t pull themselves up to the bar. The easy solution is to have a chair handy that you can use with your legs to help push yourself upwards. You will find that in no time at all you will be strong enough to get rid of the chair.

Sit-Ups - this exercise is started in lying position with your back on the ground and both knees raised and bent. Using only your abdominal muscles, you want to raise your upper body towards your knees (into a modified sitting position). What comes up must come down. Again, using only your stomach muscles, lower yourself back down onto your back.

Push-Ups - The beginning position for this exercise is hands on the floor, body in a straight position and arms extended or bent. Keeping your body in a prone position, you would push your body upwards using only your arms and keeping your back straight and feet (toes) on the ground. At the top of the exercise, you would start your slow movement back down to a bent elbow position. An important note here is that during the full range of movement, your belly should never come in contact with the ground. You can do knee push-ups to simplify the exercise if you are just starting out. The only difference with knee push-ups is that the pivot point will now be around your knees and not your feet.

Combine the above mentioned exercises into one workout and you will be guaranteed to be exercising to lose weight. If you find the exercises getting too easy, you can modify the number of reps that you do. Besides increasing the number of repetitions, you can also vary your arm spacings to modify the exercises. Mark your day timers now to help you avoid the chance of possibly missing your next workout. You owe it to yourself!

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