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Workout Sheets

By Emmanuel Palmer


Every person has the right to a full and dynamic life. One way to do this is by working out and making sure you have a healthy lifestyle. Unfortunately, not all people have the means and the resources to be a member in a fully equipped fitness center. It doesn't really matter, all we need is a little creativity and perhaps an article that gives you excellent ideas on ways to workout at home.

Because you will be working out at home, there will be a tendency to grow slack at some point in your training. What will motivate you to keep on keeping on? Is it getting that great body? Is it to increase your strength and stamina? Or maybe you simply want to have a healthy body? Whatever the reason is look back to it whenever you feel sluggish and lazy to revitalize yourself. It would be good to have a photograph, a picture or a motivational phrase mounted up somewhere to remind you of your goals.

To make your home training sessions more effective, you need to monitor your progress regularly with detailed workout sheets. You can download these on the Internet or create and print your own log yourself. Before anything, list down important information about yourself like your age, what weight you started with, your present measurements, etc. Make it as specific as possible and check up on it weekly or monthly.

Divide your sheet into columns and list down the exercise done along with the duration, and the corresponding reps, sets and weight load every training session. Put a comment space at the last column. Put in significant events that transpired, how you were feeling, what were the supplements and food you consumed on the given day. Many times people will recognize a pattern that came out of their eating habits, specific workouts or particular stressful issues at work or at home. You will find that workout sheets will help you zero in and improve on what needs to be dealt with in your life.

Cardiovascular exercises are the most cost efficient way to stay fit. You can do it anywhere, anytime and you don't need to pay for it. Take a 30 minute jog around the park twice a week. Run up and down a flight of stairs several times a day. Jump rope or just turn up the music and start dancing!

It's funny but they say the best ever exercises are the crunches and squats - it's funny because these drills are absolutely free. No fancy equipment needed. However, do focus in keeping the right position and breathing. Close your bedroom door and start doing crunches on the floor. You can also sit on the edge of your bed and do 3 sets of leg raises in 20 reps or until failure.

Do invest in free weights like dumbbells of different weight loads. However, if you don't have these available yet, you can always use water bottles or bags of canned food or detergent bottles instead. If there is an elevated bar somewhere, do some chin ups to work out your arms. Always warm up and stretch thoroughly before and after exercises to fully optimize your training session.

With these simple ways to workout at home, you have no excuse to not look fantastic every time you step out of your house. Live well and be happy!




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