No need to spend hours at the gym to have a firm and toned figure. Here is a selection of the best exercises for weight loss , easy to do at home. Combine them and practice them two or three times a week – in sportswear or even pajamas, in the morning before heading into the shower! Are you on your period? Nothing’s stopping you: with Always Radiant winged sanitary napkins , you stay dry and comfortable during your workout.
1. Push-ups: the basics of sport at home
Position yourself in a lying position with your tiptoes or knees on the floor, hands just below your shoulders. Your arms should then form an angle of 45°. Pause, then move back up. Do three sessions of 10 repetitions.
2. Squats: the best way to reshape yourself
This exercise is excellent for losing weight and strengthening your buttocks, legs, abs and back.
Bend your knees – they should never go past your toes!) and lower your buttocks, as if to sit down. The weight of your body should remain on your heels. Once your thighs are parallel to the floor, slowly come back up. Do three sets of 20 movements.
Do you have back pain? Place your hands on the back of your head to force yourself to stay straight.
Core training is the ideal bodybuilding exercise to lose weight in the stomach, but also to tone your arms!
Start as if you were going to do push-ups, with your hands under your shoulders. Stand on your tiptoes and tighten your abs and glutes to form a straight line. Try to tuck your belly button in and make sure to keep your back straight. Start by holding the position for 20 seconds, then increase over practice.
4. Dips: working your arms
Place your hands on the edge of a chair or sofa and your legs in front of you. Lower your body to the ground (be careful not to lock your elbows), then raise yourself back up using the strength of your arms.
5. Crunches: concrete abs
Place your hands on your temples and look straight ahead so as not to injure your neck. Do three repetitions of 10.
6. Lunges: abs, back and thighs
Stand straight with your shoulders back and your chin high. Lower yourself until your knees are bent 90 degrees: one close to the floor; the other in front of you, in line with your ankle. Be sure to keep your body weight on your heels as you come back up and then switch legs.
Do 10 reps of each leg, pause, then two more sets of 10.
7. The side plank: lose weight and shape the obliques
This variation of the plank is also an excellent exercise for losing weight because it stimulates the deep muscles of the stomach: the obliques.
Raise yourself off the ground using your arm and elbow. You can make the exercise even more difficult by raising the other arm at a right angle above your head. Keep your glutes tight and your body aligned. Try to hold for 20 seconds on each side, then gradually increase the core time as you workout.