Hold up: Did you get the impression that you have to buy an expensive gym membership to tone your body using a piece of fancy equipment? And that’s why you’ve been avoiding working out? Well, you no longer have that excuse. To tell you the truth, all you need is a chair (I’m pretty sure you have one, right?) to get a full-body workout.
A little safety note before we do this: Make sure the chair you’re using is sturdy and balanced. When you’re working out, the chair should be placed on a stable surface.
3 Chair Exercises In Under 10 Mins
Crescent Kick And Squat
How it’s done: Start by facing the back of the chair with feet slightly wider than hip-width apart. Rollover your left leg over the chair and then bend your knees and sit hips back into a low squat. Return to start. Now repeat the same move with your right leg. Roll it over the chair and then bend your knees and sit hips back into a low squat. Focus on keeping your back straight. That’s one rep. Do 10-15 reps for three sets.
Targets your inner thighs, glutes, quadriceps (front of the thigh, hamstrings (back of the thigh), hip flexors and calves
Side Leg Kicks
How it’s done: Stand on the side, facing the back of the chair. Set the heel of your supporting leg towards the direction of your kick. Lift your kicking leg over the chair, bring your knee across the body and extend your leg. Keep your heel up and your toes down. Strike with the outside of the foot. Retract the knee and bring your foot down. Now, do another lower side kick. Count both kicks as one rep. Do 15 reps for three sets.
Targets quads, glutes and outer thighs.
Front Kick and Lunge
How it’s done: Stand with feet hip-width apart, facing the back of the chair. Lift your right leg up, bending the knee slightly, and kick the right foot forward. Keep the ankle flexed and push through your heel. Place the right foot down and take it back. Bend your knees to do a lunge. Now repeat with the other leg.
Targets your lower body, core and hamstrings, gives you a tighter booty, can also strengthen your muscles, increase balance and mobility
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