It’s time to adapt and plan your workouts for indoors. We have listed a few pieces of fitness equipment and different ways to modify your indoor exercises for Fall and Winter weather. Before I discuss all of the indoor activities, we have to first discuss some outdoor Fall activities for those nice Fall days.
1. Raking the leaves is a must do and it is a fairly decent cardio exercise as well. For example, a 150 pound person would roughly burn around 225 calories an hour while raking leaves. Not bad! No matter what your age is get out there with your loved ones or your your kids and continue strengthen your heart.
2. Another great Fall activity that is great for overall health and weight loss is a nice long hike through the woods or through a local park. These indoor exercises are similar to walking on the treadmill. An hour of these activities burns around 333 calories for an 150 pound person. Again, not bad!
Can’t get outside? Now it’s time to adjust your outside workout to your home indoor workout. First, if you are a runner there is really no other way but to hit the treadmill. If you are a walker, you could either hit the treadmill, or hit the local mall where you can walk laps and people watch. If you really have a lot of energy, you can also find a large building or hotel and walk the stairs. Several flights of stairs is a great workout for just about anyone. This is a great way to get your heart rate up and build that lower body muscle strength and endurance.
These Are The Top 5 Indoor Exercises:
1. Treadmill (Brisk walk burns around 300 calories an hour)
2. Running Track (Running at 8 minutes/mile burns around 900 calories an hour)
3. Steppers (Walking up and down stairs burns around 700 calories an hour)
4. Fitness Class (Medium impact class burns around 500 calories an hour)
5. Stationary Bike (10 mph burns around 450 calories an hour)
Whatever your choice may be make it something you will continue to do during those cold winter months.