BODYWEIGHT WORKOUTS FOR BEGINNERS

If you’re just starting out, you’re not sure what to do, where to start, you’re not comfortable going to the gym or have no equipment at home. Then bodyweight exercises at home are a great way to start. 

We can turn any movement into a strength and fitness exercise. We can lift, push, pull, bend, lunge, brace, twist or move quickly. We can use our body only or incorporate any furniture or items around the house into the movement. 

A good place to start is with every day movements or actions that we use as we go about our normal daily activities. Think about what you do throughout the day. You bend, you crouch, you stand up, you step up, you reach up, you push, you pull, you run for things, you jump, you catch things, you bend to the side, you step over things, you twist and rotate, you sit up and you balance. 

We do things with one arm and two, with one leg and two. We call these functional movements and you can take one or more of any of these movements and make an action out of them. If it feels easy, add a second element or some resistance to push through whilst you’re doing it. 

Once you have a selection of movements you want to improve on, you can do them in succession, or repeat one multiple times with rests between, or repeat one multiple times with a faster but less complex element in between. 

There are no rules. Play around with some ideas and see how you feel. Throw some ideas by me if you want me to review your suggestions or reach out for my suggestions if you’re not sure where to start.