But I don't have time to go to the gym! I hear this all the time and it is total malarkey! Maybe you don't have time to go to the gym, but you do have time to workout if you are serious about losing weight and getting abs. And contrary to what people who are trying to sell you something will say, you can get a great workout in at home without spending a ton of money.
The minimal equipment I recommend is a chin-up bar, some dumbbell handles and plates, a rope, and a kettlebell (you knew that one was coming)! To supplement the vast amount of exercises you can do with this equipment, learn to mix in as many body weight movement drills as you can. If you can't do a proper push-up, why are you doing bench press????
Body weight movements are a great way to improve mobility, and increase your heart rate without the risk of injury. I like to use them as a warm-up before my kettlebell sessions or in between sets of kettlebell exercises to keep me breathing hard during the "rest" portion of a drill.
Here is a simple workout to get you breathing hard and moving in different planes then you would at the gym. These are all done with body weight unless I specify otherwise, for one set of each and the amount of reps per set are up to you and your abilities.
* lunges
* T-push-ups
* squats
* inchworm
* split squats
* high knee raises
* sit-ups
* jumping jacks
* leg lifts
* one legged/pistol squats (squatting down on to a chair if you are new)
* Dive bombers
* Planks
* monkey jumps
* push-up planks
Now on to the weighted portion
* Kettlebell swings
* plank
* kettlebell high pull
* plank
* kettlebell clean
* body weight squat
* kettlebell snatch
* body weight squat
* kettlebell rotational clean
* lateral lunges
* kettlebell clean, squat and press
* catch your breath for 30 seconds
* kettlebell clean squat and press
* catch your breath for 30 seconds
* kettlebell swing until failure
* lie down and really catch your breath
Remember, only one set of each exercise! This little routine will blast the fat off you like nothing else and has a huge variety of movements which is important for all you desk job folk that need to re-learn how to move your bodies!
This posting, Train at home to lose weight and get abs!, is posted by Nathan D. at Wellsphere.com