5 Exercises You Can Do at Home To Stay Fit and Healthy

Going to the Gym is very time-consuming, there are a lot of excuses for not working out, be it a time or no gym equipment. But the real fact is your body is the best piece of equipment you just need a little bit of a workout plan to stay fit.

The reality is that workout at home doesn’t take a lot of time you just need the proper mentality to remain fit and smart rest comes on itself. You can make your body stronger, faster, and fitter which also boosts your metabolism and burn calories making you fit and smart.

# Modified Pushups

Push-ups are the most basic and effective move for burning extra calories and tightening chest muscles. It is performed by lying down and placing your hands on the mat and raising and lowering the body using the arms. You should keep your hands just slightly wide than the shoulder and your body should be straight throughout the whole pushup.

You can modify the normal pushup as a single-arm pushup, pushup with weight on the back, and clap pushup.

# Squat and Kick

A squat is a full-body exercise, stand with your feet shoulder wide apart with hands on the side bend your knees and sit back as far as you can, you can use a chair or a couch to make the movement a bit easier. Your bodyweight should be on your heels and knees over your toes.

Again push back to the start position and repeat these steps, as a variation you can kick your one foot out and repeat with the other foot and continue alternating.

# Step Ups

This exercise is very good for your legs and bum. You can either find a suitable chair or a raised platform to do step-ups. Start stepping up and down if you find it easy to step up and down you can use some weights and repeat it about 15 times.

# Crossbody Mountain Climber

Get into a pushup position and bring the right knee toward your left elbow repeat the same with the other leg and continue alternating legs at a faster pace.

# Front and Side Plank

Lie down on the floor in a pushup position bend your elbows 90 degrees and rest your weight on your forearms and toes, the body should be straight and elbows beneath your shoulders, hold on to this position as long as you can. You can do the same with a sideways called side plank, lie on your side and lift your upper body on your elbow and forearm and hold this position for some time.