Anytime, Anywhere - The Benefits of Bodyweight Exercise

The bodyweight squat, pushups, neck bridges, pullups, sit-ups, the variations on these core bodyweight exercises are endless.

For a beginner, bodyweight exercises, along with some basic cardio, are one of the best ways to increase bodily strength and fitness. Bodyweight exercise is great for a beginner because it can be done in your own home, at the level you want to do. No pressure from trainers or other gym-goers.

For the advanced, bodyweight exercises for very high reps or for lower reps using difficult leverages can develop your muscles and physical abilities to very high levels. Many martial artists have used BWE for years and centuries to bring their bodies to top condition.

If you are into bare-bones or minimal training styles, then there is no further to look than BWE(bodyweight exercise).

Benefits of bodyweight exercise:

Master your own bodyweight, be able to manipulate your own weight.

Can be done pretty much anywhere, no or very little equipment required

You can do them in either high-rep, calisthenic style - or low rep, strength style.

A huge variety of exercises and variations can be used.

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Some quick ways to get exercise

It can be hard to find time to get exercise. Your daily commitments and work can take a lot of the time that you could spend exercising or getting fit. Many today leave themselves little time for their hobbies and other activities. Going to the gym and paying for it takes up time, as well as figuring out which exercise plans that you should follow. I've come up with some quick ways to get exercise:

Many small exercises through the day

You don't have to do all of your exercising in an hour or two that you set aside for your workout. Instead, you can do small and brief sets of exercises throughout the day. Doing ten 5 minute workouts through the day can be easier, and allow you to do more total work. It's best to do bodyweight workouts here, like squats or pushups. If you do them daily, and don't allow yourself to get too tired then it can add up to a great deal over time.

Lunging around

Try doing lunges around your home. If you want to get something to eat, instead of walking to the kitchen, do lunges on your way to getting some food. You can also lunge anywhere else that you feel comfortable doing it. Instead of walking, do lunges. It might not even feel like exercise once you've been doing it a while because you're used to lunging around instead of walking.

Bodyweight squats in your free time

Try doing bodyweight squats whenever you have a couple minutes free. Say you're cooking dinner and just standing there waiting for it to cook. That's a good time to do some bodyweight squats. You could easily do 100 or more squats per day by just doing them whenever you've got a couple extra minutes. Try doing them during commercials when watching TV as well. A commercial break is a couple of minutes, try to do as many squats as you can until the show comes back. Doing bdoyweight squats this way can really add up over time, and there's no excuse not to do them.

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