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Easy and creative workouts you can do at home

Using your space for exercise

If the online fitness videos are getting old, here are some other ways you can liven up your exercise routine at home.

Set up a workout room

If you have a spare bedroom or finished basement, consider turning it into a dedicated exercise area. You can make it a fitness-friendly space by:

  • Moving exercise equipment into the room (such as hand weights, treadmills or stationary bikes). If you don’t have hand weights, try leaving a few soup cans or filled water bottles in the room that you can use instead.
  • Setting up yoga mats around the room with scarves or belts to use for stretching.
  • Placing towels on a small table in the corner of the room.
  • Setting up speakers that can easily connect to your phone or computer for music.
  • Setting up a fan to help keep you cool while you work out.
  • Creating a hydration station with a pitcher of water and glasses. You can take it to the next level by creating cucumber or lemon water.

For younger kids, try:

  • Setting up gymnastics equipment like “mats” for tumbling (use carpet or a towel) and “balance beams” (create lines on the floor with masking tape).
  • Making basketball hoops or soccer goals out of all those cardboard boxes you’re getting delivered to your home.
  • Creating a bowling alley using empty cereal boxes and a ball.

Find more ideas for creating home sports for kids.

Create a circuit training course

If you’re into circuit training but can’t head to your local CrossFit gym, you can create your own circuit course at home. Set up different stations throughout the house and your backyard. This infographic from the American Heart Association has some ideas and guidelines for creating the perfect home circuit. You can also try these home-based exercises from the World Health Organization (WHO) that don’t require equipment.

Tackle gardening or yardwork

If you’ve ever spent a day doing yard work, you’ve probably felt its effect on your muscles. It’s a great way to increase your heart rate and burn calories.

Now is the perfect time to start cleaning up the old garden beds, plant seedlings or rake leaves you didn’t get to last fall. Plus, you can get the whole family involved and burn calories together.

Develop a competition

Whether you’re stuck at home with your roommate, spouse or family, creating a friendly competition can help keep you motivated. Pick an exercise move — push-ups, squats or burpees — and have a daily tally of how many reps each person did. Use a chalkboard, whiteboard or piece of paper to keep track and hang it in a central part of the house.

If you live alone, compete against yourself! Watch your skills and strength grow as you increase the number of reps each day or week.

Staying active as a family

If you’re looking for a way to get the whole gang moving, try these fun, family-friendly activities. They’re great for roommates, too!

Have a dance party

Break out your favorite playlist and have a weekly or nightly dance party. Each night you can rotate who chooses the music or theme.

Organize pick-up games

Since the kids’ sports games have been canceled, take the games to your backyard or a nearby park instead. If your family is big enough, break up into teams and play two-on-two or three-on-three games. Or, try setting up drill stations similar to what the kids would have experienced at practice.

Field day activities

Many kids likely won’t have their annual field day this year, so why not create one in your house or backyard? Field day activities are a great way to keep kids moving. You can organize competitions such as:

  • Pillowcase “sack” races.
  • Wheelbarrow races.
  • Hula hoop competitions. See who can hula hoop the longest or walk backwards while hula hooping.
  • Tug of war.
  • Yard bowling. Fill up empty bottles with water, sand, pebbles or rice and use any sports ball as your bowling ball.
  • Fence targets. Use sidewalk chalk to draw point targets on the fence and have kids try and kick a ball to hit the targets. The one with the most points wins.

Create an exercise scavenger hunt

Give the family a list of clues to find items around your backyard. Each item should also have an assigned fitness activity, such as jumping jacks, squats, push-ups or burpees. When someone finds an item on the scavenger hunt list, they also have to complete the exercise. You can adjust the number of reps and the type of exercise based on your kids’ ages and skill levels.

Stay engaged with others

As you cope with the challenges of COVID-19, staying active can help you stay resilient emotionally and physically.

Also, remember that you’re not the only one adjusting to a new fitness routine. Reach out to friends and family members to see how they’re staying active — it may inspire your next workout! Getting creative with your exercise can keep you motivated and engaged

*Talk with your doctor before starting any new workout routine

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