No Gym, No Problem: Part 1

So when you hear the word "exercise" what is the first thing that pops in your head? Torture? discomfort? Sweat? Fear? Happiness? or do you simply cringe and shove the thought of exercise some where far, far away in the depths of your mind? 

It is interesting when I look at how some people extremely love exercising and the simple thought of breaking a sweat makes them smile uncontrollably. Whilst on the opposite side of the spectrum, the thought of exercise makes them feel immediately self-conscious, fearful and uncomfortable for a many reasons.

Exercise is absolutely beneficial for you. I know that most of the time, people associate exercise with an intention of losing weight. And although a lot of people do use exercise for weight-loss  and general improvement of their physique; the benefits and necessity of exercise are far beyond those basic reasons.

Your body is designed to move. You do not have to be a top class athlete. Just move. There are a million benefits for purposely including exercise as an integral part of your lifestyle.

The greatest thing about exercising is that you only need your body and a set of comfortable clothes and shoes and you are set. 

No you do not need a gym membership.

No you do not need fancy equipment.
No, you do not need to have fancy workout clothes.
No you do not need to look like a top model to start.

No, you do not wait until you feel like it.

Although all these things are nice if we had them available, we do not need them to have a great workout.

So to make exercise easy on all of you and to show you how easy it is to slot it in, I will start the "No Gym, No Problem" Fitness Series. In these series, I will post workouts and fitness tips.

Note that this is not about weight-loss but about good health. If you lose a couple of pounds exercising then that's great. If not, then its still great. You are doing your body right by keeping it well.

Below is the very first, workout of the No Gym, No Problem series.

You do not need weights or any fancy equipment.

Just you and your willingness to move.
You can start today. Yes, right now.
Go change into your workout clothes. Put on awesome music and MOVE!
This workout will get you sweating, but feeling good.
It works your whole body, from your legs, bottom, abs and good old cardio.

TIP 1: Do it as fast as you can with maximum effort for the greatest results.

TIP 2: Do it at your own pace. If you can only manage one set. Then do one set and go for the run. Then work on slowly building it up to doing all the sets.

I CHALLENGE YOU: Do this workout three times in the next seven days. If you don't have time to do it all at one go, then break it up into two workouts. One half in the morning and another half in the evening. Measure the time of your 4 sets and note the distance you cover in 12 minutes each time. 

Good Luck!

I want to hear your updates.

The next challenge will be up next week Wednesday.

Xx

Rati