COVID-19 has put a barrier in all aspects of everybody’s lives. People are finding it increasingly hard to keep fit during these trying times. In this blog, I hope to share what I do at home to keep fit.
At home, where equipment and motivation may be scarce, you need to make do with what you have. I have only one set of 7 kilogram dumbbells. Using these I manage to do a 30 minute workout at least once every 3 days. After a quick warm up to get my heart rate up (jogging in the spot, stretches and jumping jacks), I do a 20-15-10 set routine with my dumbbells. The exercises in this routine includes bicep curls, triceps extensions, overhead shoulder press and standing dumbbell rolls. There is a break between each set. Attached below is the image of my weights. Aside for upper body, on alternate days I do lower body and core exercises. Each lower body and core set is in 20-15-10 routine as well. The exercises include weighted lunges, weighted squats, sit ups, Russian twists and ankle touches. I do this routine usually the day after my upper body routine.
During the CAS activity day, I went to the gym since I thought of switching it up. I did cardio on a treadmill for 30 minutes. It was one of the prebuilt workouts that changed the incline of the treadmill. The data about the run can be seen below. I do not go to the gym often due to COVID 19 paranoia.
However, there are some improvements that can be made on my workouts. I should avoid taking breaks between each exercise and try to continue without a break. I could also try to be more consistent with the amount of times I workout per week. Through these workouts, I have undertaken challenges as well as showing commitment by performing these routines more than 3 times a week.