Weight Training at HomeWeight training at home can be rewarding and very convenient. Or it can breed guilt as you keep putting off and missing your workouts...
First plan your workouts, get motivated, and evaluate your exercise equipment needs. Then you're off and running (or rather, lifting) and getting stronger!
First off, schedule your workouts. A regular weight training frequency is essential. Just because you're at home doesn't mean you'll always, "Just get to it later..." In the beginning, pick a simple schedule and stick to it. STICK TO IT! Integrate it into your day and block off that time to weight train at home. (ex: After dropping the kids off at school, set aside 1 hour just for your workout) And as always, keep track of your workouts so you can see that you're improving. Or that you keep using the same weights and reps and need to kick it up a notch...
Getting motivation to do your weight training at home is anothersticking point, but here's a few tips that should make it easier and much more enjoyable:
In the beginning, NO! Elaborate home weight lifting equipment isn't what you need if you're just starting out. If you've been working out regularly before and have done some workouts at home, then you can take the plunge. But if you're new to working out as well as to weight lifting at home, then you don't know if it's your thing yet. Instead, work out for a few weeks at home doing body-weight workouts, jogging around your neighborhood, or borrowing a friend or neighbor's weights. Finding someone with weights and borrowing them (the weights, not the person) for a few weeks is the best way to do this. That way, you can find out if exercising at home is something that you can fit into your schedule & have the motivation for. So you won't have guilt or dust gathering on your home exercise weight-sets. You'll know you have the drive to do weight training at home and any money you spend on weights will be an investment in you body and not just your home decor.
Have a short term, measurable goal when you first start weight training at home. Give your workouts at home a good, honest trial for a short time and see how it works out. Commit to doing your workouts for just 1 month, or 30 days. That's enough time to find out whether lifting at home is your thing, or not. And enough time to make real progress! And it feels great hitting any goal, large or small.
So, look around and choose how you want to start your weight training at home. Find a friend to borrow weights weights from (or just some heavy stuff around the house), get a realistic workout plan drawn up, take a trial month, turn on the theme music from Rocky and go for it! Oh, and be sure to sign up for the e-zine Starting Strong to get monthly strength training, exercise, and diet tips e-mailed to you - and access to the free e-book Train Smart, Eat Smart: Exercise Nutrition Hacks! • Click here to learn more about Weight Training for Beginners! OR • Click here to leave 'Weight Training at Home' & go back to the Home-page! New! CommentsHave your say about what you just read! Leave me a comment in the box below. |
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