Pushups
Pushups may very well be the first exercise everyone learns as a kid and probably brings many different memories, but it is key to posture and upper-body strength.
Lunges
Lunges work the lower body and provide strength training as well as stability and balance. You may do forward or reverse lunges, whichever is more comfortable. In either case, don’t bend either knee further than your comfort level and keep your upper body straight. As you gain strength and balance, you can even add a pair of dumbbells to the workout.
Squats
Squats, like lunges, work the lower body and help with core stability. Unlike the lunges, squats work both sets of quads and glutes at the same time. As you learned to do with lunges, don’t bend your knees too far and keep your balance by sitting back a bit more than you may have thought. Again, add weights as your strength increases.
Planks
Planks are similar to pushups, but you keep your body in the full up position. More so than pushups, planks work your core, abs, and back. Rather than pushing yourself up, you are just holding everything flat and straight.
No comments:
Post a Comment