home fitness girl

There is no need to collect thousands of dollars of fitness equipment, no need to force yourself to practice the same waistcoat line as the Internet celebrity, and no need to bear the pain and complete high-intensity training. For most ordinary girls, home fitness is the lowest threshold, the easiest to persist, and the least likely to lead to self-denial.

I was scrolling through Moments a while ago and saw A Shuang, who had been to the gym eight times in total after applying for a fitness card for three years, showing off the 5kg dumbbells he had just replaced, with the caption, "I can finally hold it up and do glute bridges without shaking." When I asked, I found out that she had been practicing at home for 14 months. The yoga mat was given as a gift when I applied for a card that year. The earliest "dumbbells" were two 5kg bags of Northeastern rice. Even the sportswear was an old cotton T-shirt from college. She didn't hire a personal trainer, so she searched for free introductory tutorials on Bilibili and followed it up. She hasn't developed a sharp abdominal muscle line yet, but she hasn't suffered from the mild lumbar protrusion that she suffered from sitting for a long time. The old problem of cold hands and feet in winter has also been mostly cured. She went for a physical examination last week and her body fat rate dropped by 4 percentage points. Doctors praised her for being in much better condition than her peers.

Oh, yes, some friends in the fitness circle have argued with me before, saying that home fitness does not have the protection of professional equipment, the upper limit of weight-bearing is low, and the muscle-building efficiency is far behind. It is better to go to the gym directly. This is actually true - if your goal is to compete in bodybuilding competitions and develop clear muscle lines with 15% body fat in three months, then the conditions at home are indeed not enough, and professional equipment and coaching guidance are definitely needed. But the problem is that the original intention of 90% of ordinary girls who start working out is not to play games at all. They just want to improve their rounded shoulders and hunched back to look good in clothes, sit for a day without stiffness in their shoulders and neck, and climb the sixth floor without breathing for a long time. Even losing weight is not their first priority. In this case, a two-square-meter open space in front of the house is really much more friendly than a gym that can be reached by driving for half an hour.

In the past, I read too many notes that raised the bar for home fitness so high. You need a dedicated fitness corner with carpets, a complete set of elastic bands, kettlebells, and adjustable dumbbells. You need to wear expensive fitness clothes. You need to follow Pamela and Liu Genghong to be called serious fitness. In fact, it is not. A 1998-year-old girl in my department rents a house of only 15 square meters, and even the folding chairs have to be moved out of the way to put yoga mats. She gets up every morning and puts on a loosely washed bear housecoat, and she stands and follows 10 minutes of Ba Duan Jin, and watches TV dramas at night. When I was young, I stood on the carpet tiptoeing and squatting against the wall. I didn’t even set aside any time for exercise. I haven’t seen him for half a year. The shoulders and neck that were crooked because I always lowered my head to play with mobile phones have straightened up. The muscle lines of my calves have also become much smoother. Wearing long boots looks much better than before.

I was stupid when I first started practicing. I just did 40 minutes of HIIT. My knees hurt the next day after jumping for three whole days. After checking the information, I found out that people with weak core strength just jump around when they start. They rely entirely on their knees and waist to exert their strength. It’s really not worth it to injure yourself before you get any results. Later, I changed my mind. When I woke up, I would first lie in bed and do 10 minutes of cat-cow pose to move my spine. When I came home from get off work and slumped on the sofa, I did a few sets of dead bugs to find a sense of core strength. If I was in good condition, I would dance for 20 minutes and stretch for 5 minutes if I was not in good condition.

There are also many people complaining about how easy it is to be disturbed when exercising at home. Those who live with their parents are always stuffed with fruits. Those with children will climb up and make trouble as soon as they roll out the mat. My best friend used to be bothered by this, but later she told her family in advance, "I will close the door for 20 minutes. It's not urgent." "Don't call me", and even posted a crooked little note on the door saying "Do not disturb me while working out". After trying it twice, everyone in the family got used to it. Now her husband will take the initiative to bring the baby to the living room to play when she practices, and there are not so many unresolved conflicts.

Someone asked me before, "What is the most correct way to start working out at home?", and a top comment below replied, "The way that allows you to persist is the most correct way." This is really the truth. After all, moving for 5 minutes is better than lying down and watching videos of fitness bloggers for an hour, right? Regardless of whether he has vest lines or not, being comfortable and in better physical condition is better than anything else.