Exercising can be very simple and help to tone your body while on the FIT Medical Weight Loss program. All of the large muscle groups can be targeted without machines or any sort of fancy gym equipment.
Here are exercises that can keep your body tone, increase your strength levels, and help you look good after you reach your weight loss goal and all from the comfort of your home.
To strengthen your Core - Side Plank:
To start this exercise lie down on the ground on your right side. Raise yourself up so just your right elbow and the outside of your right foot are the only parts of your body touching the ground, keeping in mind your feet should be stacked on top each other. Raise your left hand straight up in the air pointing to the sky and hold this position; focus on keeping your hips in a straight line with your shoulders & feet. Take deep breaths and hold this position as still as possible for long as possible. Once you finish, roll over and repeat the same thing on the other side.
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** To increase difficulty raise your top leg up and down while holding the rest of your body still.
To strengthen quads, hamstrings, and glutes, also helps with balance and stabilization.
Legs - Heel Pull Reverse Lunge:
To start this exercise stand with your feet just outside of the width of your shoulders; keeping your feet pointed directly forward. Interlock your fingers and let them hang in front of you. At this point you are going to do a full deep squat while keeping your back as straight as possible, stopping the squat when the back of your fingers are approximately 5-6 inches off the ground. From this position you will begin standing back up; then step back and move smoothly into a reverse Lunge, while slowly swinging your hands above your head. At this point your hands should be straight up over your head, you should be in a reverse lunge position with both knees at 90 degree angles (knees should never touch the floor). Next you will smoothly transition back into the initial squat position and lower yourself until your hands are again 5-6 inches off the floor. Then you come back out of the squat and reverse lunge to the other side, once again taking your hands above your head at the top of your lunge. Keep a good tempo and repeat at least 30 times, counting the squats in the middle, so 15 reverse lunges to each side.
** To increase the difficulty hold a medicine ball or something weighted, just don’t drop it on your head.
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