Staying fit has become difficult during the pandemic, since gyms have closed. A home workout can help.

Sports clubs are also no longer allowed to train and sports facilities are closed as well. Yet sports and enough exercise are healthy and boost our immune system.
So that you don't have to go without enough exercise and sports, we'll show you below how a home workout can work well and what its advantages are.

Home Workout – The Pros and Cons

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Lack of exercise is definitely bad for our blood vessels. In the long run it leads to conditions such as heart failure and diabetes. Sitting too long can cause many secondary conditions as well. Thanks to office work, many people suffer from back pain and muscle tension.
Anyone who sits for a long time should get up briefly at least every hour and take a longer movement break after four hours. A home workout has several pros but also cons when it comes to staying in motion regularly and thus preventing illness. Ideal for anyone currently stuck working from home.

The pros:

  • Can be done anytime and with almost no preparation
  • Many exercises can be done without equipment, using your own body weight
  • Instructions freely available online
  • No additional costs
  • No unwelcome onlookers like at the gym
  • The cons:
  • Lack of social interaction
  • No trainer: no support, motivation or correction of your exercises

The downside of limited social interaction can be eased a little by doing a home workout together with friends via a virtual workout meetup. Dates via FaceTime, Skype, WhatsApp or Zoom calls work well for this. That brings a small part of social closeness into your own living room.

Home workout

In principle, simple exercises are possible without much effort. You will definitely need some time and self-motivation, though. That means your inner couch potato must not stand a chance and you really have to want to move. Otherwise a home workout makes very little sense. Exercising at home doesn't work with no free space at all, either. Simple exercises are easy to do on an exercise mat. They need two square meters at most, and even in a tiny apartment that should be available somewhere.
If you have a larger apartment with plenty of open space, you can also get home fitness equipment in the form of various machines and vary your home workout even more.
One thing should not be forgotten: without enough discipline and desire to do something, all the exercises with and without equipment won't help. If you don't stick with it and only do something for your health in the form of exercise once, it's in vain.

Home Workout – With and Without Equipment

Even without much effort and without equipment, training goals can be reached thanks to a wide range of fitness exercises. It's advisable to create a workout plan in the form of a weekly schedule. Alongside simpler loosening exercises, it should include strength training sessions and cardio exercises. Walks and jogging in the fresh air boost the process.
If you want to work with equipment, you can buy the following without big investments:

  • Resistance band
  • Bioswing
  • Medicine ball or kettlebells
  • Foam roller
  • Dumbbells and barbells
  • Doorway pull-up bar

But if you don't want to step outside and have plenty of space, you can get a treadmill, a rowing machine or a stepper.