Working Out at Home

 

Due to the pandemic, last year has changed how many of us move our bodies. You may have gone from doing almost all of your workouts in a studio, to suddenly needing to find a routine at home. 

How do you get started? What’s your new schedule? What workouts do you even pick?

Here’s what’s worked for me:

At the beginning of the week, make a schedule that’s sustainable, takes your commitments into consideration and includes different modalities of movement. One of the best things I did, was committing to a daily walk at lunch or at the end my work day.

My current at home movement schedule:

Monday: Mat Pilates

Tuesday: HIIT

Wednesday: Mat Pilates

Thursday: HIIT

Friday: Mat Pilates 

Saturday: HIIT

Sunday - Rest

High intensity interval training (HIIT) for me varies on how much time I have on a given day and includes an EMOM (completing a certain number of reps per exercise within a minute and resting for whatever time is left before moving to the next exercise) or Tabata style workout, a cardio-based class on Revel Fitness, The HIIT or The Strength on the A La Ligne platform.   

Some of my favourite online workouts include:

  • Melissa Wood Health

  • The house of A la Ligne

  • Revel Fitness

Equipment:

  • Yoga mat

  • Dumbbells

  • Ankle weights (I love my 1lb bala weights)

  • Loop bands

 
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