You can work the entire body and burn calories, even with a low-impact workout. And these are not the only advantages! It would also be a great way to reduce anxiety, depression and improve mood according to a study from the University of Nebraska, which relied on aerobics or walking, known to be low-impact sports. Bonus: you can do it warm, in your living room.
Jumping jacks
Jumping jacks are known to be grueling workouts due to the strain placed on the joints during jumps. For a less abrupt version of jumping jacks, simply do the same movements but without jumping. Either by spreading your feet at the same time as your arms. If it’s too easy, you can speed up the movements to increase the heart rate and therefore the difficulty.
Exercises with a mini band
To avoid too heavy weights, the elastic band is an option. This affordable accessory allows you to do a multitude of gentle exercises to work all the muscles of the body, including the buttocks, thighs, legs, back, or even the arms and shoulders.
In a lying position, raise your thighs to place your feet facing the ground and place the elastic around your waist, then holding part of the elastic to the ground with your hands, raise your pelvis upwards. Thanks to the resistance, the gluteal muscle will contract during the movement of the pelvis and therefore build muscle. You can do several repetitions until exhaustion.
The board
Also called core, the plank is a superb exercise for toning the entire body, and more particularly the abdominal area. For a simplified version, simply place yourself parallel to the ground and remain balanced using your feet and hands, without the rest of your body touching the ground. If the pressure is too great on the hands, do not hesitate to place your knees on the ground, this time raising your feet. We always remember to keep our arms outstretched in order to remain balanced. Repeat 3 times for one minute.
Squats
There are many types of squats, but the push squat, performed with dumbbells, is a complete exercise that works all the muscles of the body. It increases heart rate, boosts metabolism and improves both agility and strength. It helps you lose weight while improving cardiovascular endurance.
To simplify this exercise, you can obviously remove the dumbbells and simply touch the ground with your hands in a squat position and raise them in a standing position, all at a much slower tempo.