Training at home can be a great and hassle free way to get your workouts done but often we are leaving results on the table and not getting the best from our home workouts. Keep reading to discover 5 ways you can boost the results of your home workout.
Get your workout into your daily routine
Your home workouts need to become part of your daily life, like brushing your teeth. Building a strong workout habit can virtually ensure success. Of course you may miss a day here and there but if you do you simply get back into your routine on the next day. The majority of your days will then be working towards your goals.
Use resistance training
Resistance training is a highly effective type of training and is very useful in a home workout. Many people still think that cardio training is the most effective form of training for fat loss workouts but although they do help mixing resistance training with cardio training is far more effective at burning fat than cardio training alone so resistance training needs to be included in your home workouts.
Track your progress
Writing down your programs and results allows you to see how you are progressing over time this keeps you honest and shows you if you are failing to improve so you can fix it. It also adds to your motivation as you can regularly go back and see how far you have come. Dedicate an exercise book to writing out your workouts and the results you achieve in them.
Book in your training appointment and don't break it
Get used to making time in your day dedicated to your home workout. Booking it in like you would a doctors appointment allows you to create a space where you can turn off the phone, make sure your mind is clear and focus on the task at hand. You could even charge yourself a cancelation fee if you do break the appointment but make yourself accountable to a friend or family member by telling them something like "if I miss a training appointment I will come over and wash your dishes". Be creative and make it something that will motivate you to get it done at any cost.
Start with your goal in mind
Creating your home workout needs to start with your goal in mind, when you select the exercises you will be including in your program with each one you need to ask yourself the question "is this going to help me get towards my goal as quick as possible?" if the answer is no dump it and find a better exercise. For example exercises that target small muscles like the triceps (back of the upper arms) or biceps (front of the upper arms) are great if you want to develop those muscles but these exercises decrease the fat burning efficiency of your overall workout so if your goal is to burn fat quickly you may make the decision to dump them and put in an exercise that uses bigger muscle groups like a squat.
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