Indoor Physical Activities
When the weather turns wet or cold it doesn't mean you have to stop exercising, check out the multiple options below of what to do indoors!
LES Mills Fitness Sessions
- Did you know that LES Mills has teamed up with TVNZ to offer workout sessions FREE on TVNZ 1 at 9am every weekday.
- However, if you are not a morning person these are available at TVNZ OnDemand. There is already some classes uploaded and you can choose from BODYATTACK, BODYBALANCE, BODYCOMBAT.
Body Weight Exercises
No equipment, no worries! Try a body weight circuit, all you need is your body and maybe a towel to lay on. Take a 30 second break between each exercise or challenge yourself to complete each activity straight after each other.
- Example: 20 squats, 10 push ups, 10 lunges (each leg), 15 second plank, 30 jumping jacks. Or check out the below chart and work out a circuit for you!
- Check out this great 20 minute body weight video to follow along with (or find others on Youtube)
Weighted Exercises
Want to use weights but don't have any available - Why not try some of these alternatives:
- Large rock or ball - Replacement medicine ball
- Milk bottles, water bottles or cans of food - Replacement dumbbells or kettle bells (fill with bottles water or sand for more weight)
- Chair - Use for inclined push ups or triceps dips
- Wall - Use for holding squats i.e. wall sits
- Stairs - Running up and down, plus calf raises on edge of step
- Baby/Toddler - Fun way to get the young ones involved and you use them as a weight *ASK PARENT/CAREGIVER FIRST*
Yoga
- Yoga is another low impact type of workout that is great for relieving stress, assisting flexibility - which reduces chances of injury, and helping you relax.
- Try out this Wake Up Yoga (only 11 minutes!) to get you started for the day.
- Yoga with Adriene is a fantastic yoga YouTube channel that has HEAPS of videos ranging in length and what they are focusing on, have a look and see if it is for you.
More content to come - Check back on this article to find out more Indoor Activities to try!