Just because the weather turns colder, the holiday’s are near and the days are shorter doesn’t mean you should just plop on the couch, eat junk food or sleep all day. GET UP, GET HEALTHY, GET FIT!! (didn’t mean to yell.. hehe)
I found these great tips from a personal fitness trainer and wellness guru Linda Gisburne.
TIPS TO STAY MOTIVED
1. Fall Fashion- Think about how great you will look in all of that fall fashion if you stick to your routine. Skinny jeans are still in-so stick with those squats and lunges!
2. Money Saver- Exercising gets the body warmed up, meaning the more time you spend working up a sweat, the less you pay for heat!
3. Eat Up- Want a slice of your mother’s famous meatloaf? Some leftover Halloween candy? Keeping up with your workout routine lets you enjoy holiday treats without guilt.
4. Resolution Overhaul- Ditch the “I will lose x amount of pounds” resolutions and instead venture to check out a new fitness class or try different fruits or vegetables.
INDOOR EXERCISES
Remember that working out doesn’t have to mean spending hours in the gym. Here are some simple moves that you can do anywhere:
1. Squats –Sit back and down like you are sitting to a chair. Lower down until your legs are at a 90 degree angle, or slightly lower, push into the ground with your feet, and stand back up. Do as many as you can in 30 seconds
2. Jumping Jacks –Do as many as you can in 30 seconds.
3. Decelerated Pushup –Get into a plank position. Bending your arms, keeping your elbows near your body and your body stiff like a board, slowly lower yourself down towards the floor. As you lower down, imagine pulling yourself down to the floor. Touch the floor with your chest, tummy and knees at the SAME TIME. Get back up and start over. Repeat for 30 seconds.
4. Uncurl V-Sit –Sit on a mat or the floor with your knees pulled into your chest and your feet flat on the floor. Tuck your fingers behind your knees and gently pull your chest towards the knees curling into a ball. Lift the chest and begin to uncurl yourself down toward the floor, keeping your chest up the entire time. Once your arms are fully extended, fingers still tucked behind the knees, pull yourself back into the starting position. Do as many as you can in 30 seconds
5. Star Jumps -Like jumping jacks only your arms make a “T” shape instead of going over head. Do as many as you can in 30 seconds.
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Thanks for the great tips!
“Keeping up with your workout routine lets you enjoy holiday treats without guilt.” <— that's my motivation!
There are plenty of exercises you can do with your body weight at home. I get totally motivated at the gym, though. LOL. Hard to give up when you know people “are watching”.
These are all excellent tips to keep me motivated! The one that kept my bottom up out of my bike seat during spin class yesterday was my husband’s homecoming!
Love these tips.
Great tips! Now that the weather is colder and I am not out on my daily walks anymore I needed this motivation!
With rainy season in full swing I really need all of these great indoor tips. Thanks!
Great tips, it was like 40 degrees today outside and super cold this AM I had zero motivation to anything let alone working out..
wonderful tips. I to exercise indoors and follow a lot of these I’ll have to try jumping jacks in 30 sec that sounds like a work out alone
these tips are great for indoors
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Perfect timing–the weather is getting coooold in Minnesota, so indoor exercises are a must for me
Thanks for the tips!!!
I love jumping jacks!
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Thanks for the great tips!
Thanksfully in South Florida we can still excerise outside all year round!
Great tips! Indoor exercises are vital for us Canadians.
Great tips. I hate going out in the cold, but I find if I just go ahead and do it first thing in the morning, I don’t spend the day coming up with excuses for not doing it.
Awesome tips!
These are very useful…this time of year I can only exercise indoors.
Although I don’t live somewhere super cold (Vegas) it’s still harder to get up & get out of bed in the winter. Thanks for these great tips!
more great tips thanks!
It’s not too cold out today. I think I’ll go for a walk. Jumping jacks may send me over the edge.
Which reminds me….does anyone remember the “burpies” we all did in gym class lo, so many years ago?
Great tips! Thanks so much!
Perfect timing. It gets so hot outside in S. Florida, that I’d rather exercise indoors than out. Thanks.
At a point when I need motivation to keep exercising. I keep thinking about the new clothes I am going to buy when I get to my desired weight. It’s helping.