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Use your old tennis balls to help make homemade exercise equipment. Just put two tennis balls in a tube sock and tie opened end. Then, Grab one tennis ball on each end of the sock. Now stretch arms out in different directions while tightly grasping the tennis balls. This is an isometric like exercise that pits body parts against body parts. Then, squeeze the tennis balls or other rubber balls for a few sets, escalating reps to strengthen hands, wrists and forearms. 7) Couch It doesn’t get easier than using your couch as home made exercise equipment to help build abs. To do the crunches for your abs, put your legs on the couch. For the triceps do dips holding on to stable couch part. 8) Phone book Phone books make perfect platforms to place the balls of your foot on, raising the heels and building your calves. I use the new ones that are delivered because they are tightly wrapped in plastic making them more stable. As you get stronger, do heel raises with one foot. Stronger still, hold a weighted item while doing heel raises.
Sacks of food, concrete, laundry or anything else, can really help give you a great workout. Just make sure that the material the sack is made from is strong enough to support some rough handling. Sacks can be settled on shoulders to offer greater resistance during squats. You can lift them from the floor to your chest for a bicep workout, pressed from shoulders for a shoulder workout, lie on floor and press from chest for a chest workout and whatever other movement you could think of. Sack exercise can also offer a plus that weights can’t as handling sacks forces your balancing muscles to really work. 10) Ropes Use some sturdy rope to make jump rope. There is hardly a better cardiovascular workout than jump roping. It‘s especially good for doing intervals while doing some other activities. For example, jump rope between stepping or walking. Gradually increase time and or speed as you get better. Click here for page one of homemade exercise equipment ................................ Finally, don‘t hesitate to include household chores as part of your workout. Mowing the lawn, weed gardens, raking leaves or shoveling snow, vacuuming and scrubbing can all count as workouts if you increase your heart rate. One way to make sure these chores count as workout is to do them on one foot, then switch feet. Don’t laugh, one foot chores will increase strength and balance. Hey, if you’ve got some solutions for using household items as fitness equipment, please write to us and let us know. Other readers will appreciate your tips. ................................ If you liked our page on homemade exercise equipment & want to get our helpful info every month, subscribe to our free monthly newsletter: HEALTHY WORLD DIGEST You'll receive anywhere from 5 - 10 healthy “nuggets” of information to get you feeling & looking your best. Just fill in our brief eZine subscription form & start to take charge of your life easily, today, right now. We promise. Click 2 go from home made exercise equipment 2 Home |
