I have 3 workout apps on my phone. I will usually scroll through and find a workout that I like or think I can do. And before you select a workout, they have the time it will take you listed, and it will have the excercises that it will have you do listed. If you get too tired or sore from an exercise, I would suggest doing it slower or doing fewer reps so you won’t be in pain or get too tired out. Some of the ones I’m doing have you doing an exercise for about 30 seconds at a time. The apps are Yoga For Weight Loss (the icon is red with a girl sitting with her legs crossed), Home Workout (the icon is red with a man in the push-up position), and FitOn (the app is purple and has the name of the app). I’m mostly using the first two right now, but I know the third one has healthy food options in it too. So, if a workout is too much or too hard, you can always tone it down on your own to fit what you need.
Search YouTube for 10 minute yoga, Pilates, or body-weight strength training! If a workout is too strenuous, modify it (go slower, do less repetitions), or choose a different workout that works better for you. If you live in an apartment or need to be careful of making too much noise, include “apartment friendly” or “no jumping” in your search.
Just move, keep it very simple, dance, do a light yoga sequence, yoga with addriene on you tube, experiment with it. For a while my exercise routine was 4 calestenic exercises (sit-ups, squats, pull-ups and push-ups. I skipped the pull-ups when I didn’t have a bar.) What ever you do star with very little and if you feel you can add a few more reps go ahead. Maybe try the 4 or 3 calestenics 15 reps of each, except pulls pull-ups, 1 or 2 reps would do if you can’t even do one just hang and lift your knees a couple times, if you can’t do push-ups, do it with your knees on the ground. Do 1 set and if have time and energy do another one.
I started out riding my indoor bike very slowly for five minutes a day. It’s been a month and I haven’t increased my time yet :-) I’m just starting slow and listening to my body. I’ve always gone all about it really hard and then I enjoyed myself. Slow and steady wins the race!!
Just get some type of moving in the morning. There are plenty of youtube videos out there that are beginner friendly and can be done in your home. Just pick one that suits your time frame and go with it. Fabulous also has little mini 4 and 7 minute exercises that can be done in home and are not too stressful.
I seriously injured both my leg and shoulder just before covid started. Walking, standing and even sitting still hurt me over a year after I injured them. I started doing tai chi in the mornings, there are some nice beginner videos on YouTube that walk you through the movements.
Have you tried yoga? it can be really energizing and good workout, while also helping you listen to the limits of your body
Do simple stretching. Do not force yourself. Start with 5 minutes and do not increase until you feel comfortable about it.
I found that if you can’t go outside and are prone to pain during exercise at home yoga is a great place to start. I do this every morning, for 10-30 minutes. Yoga with Adriene is a great YouTube channel with practices for all time frames and all levels and she is a great and compassionate teacher. Over time I’ve also added some Hiit and kettlebell YouTube classes in the mix, because I felt I was craving more intense workouts as a counterbalance to the yoga. But that’s up to you and yoga in itself is also a great workout I find.
I am happy to do some walking and get to sweat myself out via stretching. Indeed the gym is not somewhere reachable for our current situation. Hence, I have another indoor option which is the yoga.
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