Exercise without Equipment Part Four

If you’ve read the other three installments of this series then welcome back, please skip to the exercises. If you’ve not then this is a series aimed at people who want to exercise but don’t have the time/money to join a gym or buy expensive equipment. We’ve put together some quick and easy exercises which you can do in the comfort of your own home for free. So without further ado, let’s bring on the exercises!

1. Low Bow Burpee. Perhaps the best exercise ever devised, the low box burpee involves the whole body working in tandem and is awesome at annihilating that pesky tummy wobble. However, it’s a little more complex than some of our other exercises and if you don’t do it right, you won’t get the full effects and benefits of the whole exercise, so make sure to pay extra attention to your explanation in the how to section! You’ll need a box, but you can use a step or a solid book. Essentially anything at around three or four inches off the ground which isn’t going to fall apart will do!

How To
Start in a ‘sumo’ position (feet out wider than shoulder width and toes point out). Drop into a crouch, lowering yourself until your hands reach your box or whatever you’re using without having to manoeuvre in any other way. Place your palms firmly on the box jump into a push up position but hopping your feet backwards. Reverse and repeat for around 30 seconds or 60 if you’re feeling energetic!

1. The Bucking Hop. Think of this a super advanced bunny hope meant to push your body all the way and burn off those calories and that fat as quickly as you can! It’s help to define the muscle in your upper body and strengthen your core with your spine as the focal point. This is a great move to master if you’re intending to run some obstacle courses for whatever reason and you want some practise before you get out there!

How To

Start in the push up position with your elbows slightly bent and your knees at a 90 degree angle (essentially in the position you make know as a bunny hop). Use the bunny hop a few times to build yourself up, hopping up and down slowly. Then hop left and then right while keeping your hands in position. The higher you go the better but don’t push yourself too hard, slow and steady wins the race and we don’t want you to hurt yourself, do we?