Winter Indoor Workouts
Featured article: Winter Indoor Workouts
Those of us who are “lucky” enough to live in a place where weather extremes exist (variable scalding hot and blistering cold temperatures) know that our workouts can change from season to season. Particularly in winter, some of us will be confined to the indoors while others will still seek to find their adrenaline rush throughout the coldest of days. For those of you who want to continue to work out, but in the comfort of your own home, below are a few examples of how to stay in shape.
1) Workout DVDS
If you are a busy working mom (or dad I suppose!), pick two nights a week to get together with a few friends. Discuss between the few of you what kind of workout video you would be most interested in. Go out a buy the DVD and start motivating each other to get a great workout in! After you’ve gotten a good sweat in don’t forget to eat a healthy meal. In the winter we tend to snack a lot more, and not eat as healthy. Remember the key to staying in great shape is to still be eating the right foods.
The trick is eating healthy thru these winter months, holiday season is around the corner and we know we won’t stick to the “diet” regiment but who cares. Start cooking more and finding healthy recipes. More comfortable to stay home then venture out into the cold weather
) Yoga/Pilates
Take one day a week or if you can’t find the time for that, a few times a month to center yourself. There are all shorts of resources on yoga; check on the internet, go to the bookstore, buy a dvd, whichever your preference is. Take some time to balance your life, do some yoga and stretching in your own home, in a quiet room.
3) Indoor Spinning
If you already have a stationary bike, or a workout bike then all you need to do is hop on that seat! If you don’t already have an exercise bike, look into purchasing one, or even turning your mountain bike or road bike into one. Simply purchase an indoor trainer for your bike, mount it on there and you are ready to begin your own spinning class at home. A workout of 30 minutes is always a good place to start.
4) Eliiptical/Treadmill
If winter happens to have hit in your area, going to the gym can be frustrating because most of them are packed and you have to wait in line to use the treadmills or ellipticals. Running on your own exercise equipment is quite simple and you can even multi-task. While running or walking; read a book or study for a test. If those activities don’t tickle your fancy listen to your ipod, watch your favorite soap opera, the news, or sports whatever your interest is. As you start to get in more shape run for longer, and increase the resistance or incline.
Megan Gates is an outreach representative for Gym Source (gymsource.com) – a leading retailer of home gyms and various other exercise and fitness equipment. Megan contributes written work to the blogosphere related to health and fitness.
