Home Fitness: The 10 Commandments
- Structuring your plan
- Making the most of training
This blog will need no introduction but here's how to structure your own home workouts to make them successful.
If you've been following RYPT on Facebook or YouTube you'll have discovered the new Five Minute Fitness (5MF) series. A short, sharp burst of aerobic and anaerobic exercise that will help you hit your fitness goals.
The latest craze is home workouts and yes, these do actually work. However, it requires perseverance and commitment. Being locked at home and trying to stay mentally / physically fit is probably not a challenge that we foresaw months ago. Here we are and here's ten tips for how to plan for success.
1. Always warm up and cooldown: ensure that regardless of the length of session or intention that both of these are included. You’ll be surprised how effective home sessions can be so prepare by raising the heart rate and cooling down at the end. The last thing you need is an injury to stop training all together.
2. Track your progress. Was it 10 squats or 12? Keep a record of your numbers so you have some bench mark. This will maintain motivation and push you harder. Who doesn’t love noticing a difference?
3. Monitor your cardio. If weight loss is the goal then this will feature heavily. However, if it’s muscle mass then be careful about how much high intensity training you do. It can become easy to lose weight when you’re not lifting heavier weights.
4. Stay hydrated. Working out in a new environment can feel like the goal posts have changed. Keep water and a towel by your side. If you do feel light headed, then reach for the sugar.
5. Experiment. Don’t be afraid to try new things and make them more difficult. Unlike a gym, you have peace and quiet so utilise this. Push beyond your natural limits.
6. Motivation. Don’t slack just because you’re at home! Have a soundtrack in the background if necessary. Many workouts will be time intensive meaning shorter and sharper so start with the more difficult options and regress.
7. Nutrition. Whatever your goal, your nutrition should back it up. For me, in trying to maintain weight so currently eating more than would be advised for my BMI. On the other hand, once I get back to the gym I’ll be aiming to lift heavier sooner.
8. Rest. Don’t forget just because you’re doing home workouts, you still need rest days too. The difference in nature of the workouts will catch up with you. Whilst they may not be as strenuous as other types of training, they will have a unique way of making you hit fatigue
9. Choose wisely. With so many sources out there, ensure that you’re using a coach that you trust. Ideally it will be part of a structured routine which progresses over time. One-off workouts are good for a sweat but offer no measurable progression.
10. Use RYPT. Over the next few days and weeks, RYPT is uploading videos on the YouTube page for individual home workouts. Find these shared on the RYPT Facebook or LinkedIn pages. Furthermore, the price of online PT has been slashed to £10 per month (from £40). There’s never been a better time to sample the 10 years experience of RYPT in the form of an app!!
RYPT is built around sustainability, moderation and enjoyment. Through the RYPT app, you will be guided every step of the way and have full support too. Furthermore, you can experience the app with a no obligation free trial today!
Ross
Owner RYPT.
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