Bodyweight Workout- When You Don’t Have Equipment

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Although some people find it difficult to work out without the appropriate equipment, it might be sometimes difficult to always have equipment around. Sometimes there may not be a gym around and even if there is it might be missing on important equipment.

Similarly on business trips and vacation, one might not be able to work out if they are heavily dependent on equipment. For this purpose, there are lots of exercises and ways to work out when you don’t have the actual equipment.

Two important exercises which do not need any equipment whatsoever are walking and running. Walking and running outside will not only let you enjoy the surroundings and provide some mental exercise by observing images, but they also suffice for your cardiovascular routine. Walking and running help to build muscles that use up some of the extra calories besides increasing the metabolic rate inside the body. Shadow boxing is another good example of working out without the need of equipment and can be done at your own home.

Squats are a good exercise too to build your upper legs. Exercises for lower part of the body help in using up lot of calories besides using up the fat reserves in other parts to build the leg and thigh muscles. Keeping the feet 20 inches apart and spreading your arms, you should go down with your knees almost at the level of your toes and rise up. 50 of these squats will be a great exercise and they don’t need any equipment either.

A simple mat is all you would require for doing your crunches. Stomach crunches are a great abdominal workout and they also help you in losing some of the weight around your waist and the stomach. Calf raises where you simply raise yourself up to the toes and then slowly lower yourself without going back on heels, for up to 40-50 times are good for the body too. Push-ups and pull-ups have been the basic exercises for the body. They are very fundamental and do not need any equipment whatsoever.

Stretching a lot after your killer bodyweight workout is the best way to optimize the benefits of the other exercises and it doesn’t need any equipment either. It also helps to bring the calm back to the muscles thus preventing pain in the muscles. Stretching also helps prevent ligament tearing and other injuries that happen because of heavy squat workout.