APARTMENTWORKING OUT IN YOUR

By Karen Engel

Want to get in better shape but don ’t want to pay for a GYM membership?

Why not work out in your apartment : you get the privacy you want and

there are lots of ways to get a great workout , no matter your level .

The f i rst thing you need i s a foam workout mat . I l ike the Connect -A -Mat

from Walmart , i t comes in dif ferent colors , and i s easy to put together and

then hide when done or people come over .

This softens the noise for your neighbors , plus your ground workouts are

much softer

The second thing you need i s some weights . Again , head to Walmart to buy

two dif ferent sets . I recommend both a 3 pound and 5 pound set of rubber

or neoprene dumbbells i f you are just start ing out .

WA LK I NG/S TA I R SThe best way to get started working out

is to keep i t s imple .

Walking and doing the stairs in your

apartment .

Take the dog for a walk , or the kids . Just

get off the couch , get outside , or i f i s

-30C , then walk around your apartment

bui lding .

Going up and down stairs i s an excel lent

cardio work out !

WORKOUT DVD ’SHave a DVD s itt ing in your apartment , col lect ing dust . Put i t and your body

to use with a workout DVD , There are hundreds of choices out there .

My favor ites are f rom Beachbody , either the 21 -day Fix , Cize or Country Heat .

But I don ’t buy these DVD ’s off their website , I look on Kij i j i for a good

deal .They offer a great workout that i s chal lenging but great for any level .

Plus they are fun . In the 21 -day Fix , trainer Autumn has 7 DVD ’s , one for each

day of the week .

There are 6 people that you can fol low that are demonstrat ing the video , and

there i s one person (Kat ) who does an easier level so anyone can chal lenge

themselves . Plus there i s a 10 minute Abs workout that you can do everyday

to real ly tone those areas .

YOUTUB E WORKOUT V I D EOSI f you prefer to stream your workout video ’s , there are thousands of choices .

Some of them are great , and lots of them are not…

Popsugar i s one of my favor ite channels , they have some amazing workout

videos , their 45 -Minute Epic Cardio Boxing Workout i s my favor ite .

Another good channel i s Fitness Blender . They have over 500 f ree workouts

by length , dif f iculty , training type , muscles used , calor ie burn & more .

BeFiT i s another great workout YouTube Fitness channel , i t gives you access

to top f i tness trainers l ike Ji l l ian Michaels , Denise Austin and many more .

You don ’t need a lot of space , just the r ight equipment .

SK I P P I NG ROP EAs long as your apartment has enough

room to jump rope , including the cei l ing

clearance , i t i s one of the fastest and

best way to lose weight and get a great

cardio exercise in .

Even i f you have trouble at f i rst , do 5

minutes a day unti l you are skipping l ike

a pro .

This exercise tones arms , legs and

shoulders . Just sure to wear proper shoes

to reduce the r isk of in jury .

THANK YOU !

Have fun working out ,

keep i t to your own pace

but make sure to

chal lenge yoursel f .

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