How cn I get fit if I have no exercise equiptment and I'm not allowed outside for most of the day?

Question

Since we live near a prison and are surrounded by woods, my mother won't let me go outside when she's not home. She also got really mad at me since I told her I could buy whatever I wanted with my own money when I tried to buy a pilates kit so I could tone up, and I'm forbidden to have one. 8-| How can I tone up with no equpitment?

I'm thirteen.

Answer 1

Sit ups, yoga, jump-rope

Answer 2

Sheesh... your mom is concerned and I can appreciate that, but not allowing the pilates kit is a bit over the top if its bought with your pocket money (and I'm the mom of a 20 year old son).

Best exercises you can do at home: lunges, squats, push ups, sit ups. Those are 4 basics that will work your entire body. Start out with 8-10 reps each. For weight loss, run in place, dribble in place. Draw an imaginary x on the floor and dribble quickly from one into the other quadrant. Hop diagonally from one square into the other. Do jumping jacks. Stand up straight, one leg back and kick forward with the other, 20 reps, then other leg. Then do side kicks. That'll get you a good workout. Spend about 30 mins a day on that.

Answer 3

Yoga, especially ashtanga yoga, which is the most physical of all varieties of yoga. There's a good book on the topic by Beryl Bender Birch. If you can't buy it, then request it at your local library by interlibrary loan. If you have a few dollars to spend, you can get a video tape or CD on the topic with workouts.

Ashtanga yoga requires no equipment, and involves doing hundreds of push-ups and other strengthening exercises, mixed with exercises that improve flexibility and balance. It's an extremely well-thought out and healthy form of serious exercise.

Answer 4

A lot of exercises require no equipment what's so ever. Ask your mom if you can have a mat though, if your house has hard floors.

1) Pushups
2) Situps
3) Curlups
4) Jumping Jacks
5) Squats

Remember to stretch before exercises, and before you exercise, bend your knees, and move your legs in circles while not leaving the ground. It makes sure you don't damage your knee cap.

Answer 5

If you have stairs in your house, start by doing sets of stairs up and down. You have to have canned foods. They're great to use as makeshift dumbbells. Bags of rice (or frozen food thought that's cold) can be used as leg weights. Or take plastic zip lock bags and partially fill them with water to create weights. Get a good book on free weight training or check for workouts online. Given your restrictions you're going to have to get a bit creative.

Answer 6

Take household items and turn them into exercise equipment. Like an extension cord could be a jump rope, two gallons of water on the ends of a broom stick.....use your imagination.

Answer 7

all of them! looking on how a lot time you have have been given. something that doesn't contain sitting on the settee watching television is counted as workout. Vigourous housework kills 2 birds with one stone. attempt going for a protracted stroll and construct as much as swifter paces and ultimately strolling. this builds up stamina and is physically powerful cardio education

Answer 8

Get an aerobics or step video. If she won't let you buy one, borrow one from the library. There are also some indoor "walking" videos out there too.

Answer 9

Do it the good ole army-push ups, sit ups or crunches, leg lifts. You can also take a milk jug and fill it with water for weight to use as a "barbell" for doing bicep curls, etc. It sounds funny, but it works.

Answer 10

Read some tips and articles on this site on exercises you can do sitting on a chair