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Your body is the only workout equipment you need
Thursday, October 19, 2023
|Gym memberships and home gyms are typically expensive and usually either take a while to get there or take up a lot of space in your home. However, exercise is one of the best things you can do to stay healthy and live a longer and happier life. So, what do you do? Find a decent pair of shoes, a space with room to move, maybe your basement, backyard, park or wherever and use your body-weight to get fit.
Before challenging your body, challenge your mind to learn more about body-weight exercises.
Do you want more body-weight exercises? Visit the National Academy of Sports Medicine for nine exercises and step-by-step on instructions on how to perform them.
Before starting a body-weight workout program, talk to your family doctor to make sure you are in good enough shape to start and for tips.
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