Tips to Stay Active At Home

by Christina Nimely November 12, 2020

By: Fola Onifade

Tips to Stay Active At Home

4/20/2020

At this point, we’re all going a little stir crazy with cabin fever. Whether you’re desperately missing the gym or never cared much for working out, being stuck indoors may have you looking for ways to stay active. And that makes sense: staying physical is crucial to our overall health and well-being, especially during this time. Fitness is self care, so let’s get in to all the ways to stay active while stuck in the house.

1.) Free Online Workouts
We love the sound of free. Whatever type of workout you’re into, from Instagram to YouTube to professional fitness pages, there's plenty of free content right now. For example, if you want to improve or begin a yoga practice, check out Core Power Yoga’sfree live daily online classes.

Or, if you're looking for an HIIT workout, celebrity fitness trainer Massy Arias always provides quick, but powerful workouts via her Instagram, and now she’s adapted to share content that can be done literally on your carpet floor. Trust us, we tried (and struggled till the end).

You can check out this list of over 125 free at-home streaming workouts for more ideas for an indoor fitness session.

2.) Get Outdoors
While we do have to keep our social distance, that doesn’t mean we can’t step outside to soak up some vitamin D. Go for a stroll around your neighborhood and check out this brief guide on how to do a walking meditation.

Turn that stride into a jog if you’re feeling up to it and release all that pent up energy. Even if you don’t make it outside, pop open those windows and let some fresh air waft through your space. Hey, we gotta start somewhere.

3.) Clean Your Crib
While this might not get your heart rate up, it will keep your blood flow moving and your limbs active. Give that oven or refrigerator it’s overdue clean. Spruce up the living room and rearrange the furniture if you’re feeling inspired.

In a time like this, when the anxiety and stress of the pandemic could be hurting our motivation to exercise, keep in mind that the important thing is to keep your muscles active. It doesn’t have to be a workout that will have you gasping for air by the end.

4.) Step It Up
If you’ve got stairs in your home, you have all you need for some cardio.

To keep it chill, go up and down the stairs while you listen to a podcast, an audio book or a playlist. Set a timer for 10 minutes.
Add or subtract time and speed up as needed.

If you want to step it up a notch, add some heat like jumping jacks, push ups, burpees or lunges at the top and bottom of the stairs.

5.) Dance
This one is really easy, and possibly our favorite: put on a playlist, turn up the music and dance like you’re having the time of your life. Burning calories while shaking that derrière is our jam.

The key here is less about what you do and more about doing something. Find what gets your body moving and makes you feel good. That’s self care, sis.

Working on your fitness? Tag @skinbyame and let us be your witness!

Tips to Stay Active At Home

Tips to Stay Active At Home

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