7 exercises you can do in your living room!

If you don’t feel like going for a walk, or you don’t have a gym membership, there’s no need to stress! There’s a number of ways to get fit at home, all in your living room.

Here’s 7 of the best exercises – all you need is the floor and your body.

​1. Squats

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Squats are great for your quads, bum and lower back. All you need to do is:

1. Start with your feet shoulder-width and your arms out straight in front of you or behind your head.
2. Bend from your hip as though you’re going to sit down on a chair.
3. When your legs get to 90 degrees or a seated position, raise yourself up.
4. Repeat 20 times with a break of 90 seconds between each.

2. Push-ups

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Push ups are one of the most popular exercises for good reason: they work your whole body.

Steps:

1. Start with your hands shoulder-width apart, directly under your shoulders and your knees or toes on the ground.
2. Lower yourself to within 5cm from the ground.
3. Push back up and rest before going down again.
4. Pick up the pace and try 3 sets of 15 – 20 presses.

3. Cobra

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The cobra is a great abdominal and back stretching exercise. It shouldn’t hurt though, so stop if it does.

Steps:

1. Lie on your stomach on an exercise mat or floor with your hands positioned directly under your shoulders and fingers facing forward. Legs should be straight and toes pointed.
2. Gently exhale and suck in your abs – this supports the spine. Press your hips into the mat or floor.
3. Lengthen the torso and curl your chest away from the ground while keeping your hips stable, like a cobra
4. Make sure you keep your shoulders rolling down and back.
5. Hold this position for 15 – 30 seconds then slowly lowering yourself down.

4. High knees

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