The obvious benefit of strength training without equipment
is that you don't have the burden of heavy and expensive
machinery in your home or in your tote bag. But what many
people don't know is that there are many other advantages
to exercising without equipment – especially when it comes
to strength training. Your fitness and your health just
don't need anything but a few simple moves to create a
whole new body. Here are the benefits of strength training
without equipment that might not know.
Not having to pay for expensive gym equipment or a gym
membership is certainly an argument for strength training
without equipment. Many gyms can cost hundreds of dollars a
year, be difficult to use when their busy, and have
outdated gym equipment. The hassle of working out outside
of the home is just becoming too much. By learning strength
training without the weights or the dumbbells, you can free
yourself of this inconvenience fitness facility and start
actually working out instead of getting worked up whenever
you have to go to the gym.
Another advantage of strength training without equipment is
that you can actually move your body more than you can with
equipment. The key is that you're going to be using your
own body weight to add resistance to each movement, but at
the same time, you don't have to stop when the machine
stops. For example, you can hold light weights in your
hands and do shoulder rotations without having to stop to
adjust the machine for working out each half of the
shoulder. This larger range of motion provides all of the
muscles in your body with the ability to get something from
a workout – rather than limiting your results by the
machinery that is available.
Yet another plus for strength training without equipment is
that you can workout anywhere, at any time. Many strength
training exercises can be done when you're simply standing
around or at your office desk. For example, you can place
your palms on the desk edge in front of you and push your
body forwards and backwards. That will help to build your
upper body without any change of clothes or heavy weights.
You can do a wall sit at home and get all of the same
benefits as a squat press machine. Simply sit with your
back against the wall and lower your body down until your
leg creates a right angle. Hold for as long as you can.
In the end, strength training without equipment is the best
way to create a workout that doesn't involve all of the
petty details that have come with modern day exercise.
Exercise should be hard work, but it doesn't have to be a
pain.
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Machelle Lee owns and operates The Invisible Gym in Santa
Cruz, CA. Her mission is to inspire people to become
physically active and enjoy the benefits of a balanced,
healthy lifestyle. For more information and questions you
can visit her website.
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