Get in Shape with Top 5 Exercises

Get in Shape with Top 5 Exercises

These exercises may look basic, but when paired with the right exercise equipment, these exercises seriously strength train your arms, abs, core and more, an hourglass figure becomes an achievable target for you!

1. Side to Side Push Ups with Home Workout Set

Pushups are a fast and effective exercise for building and shaping upper body. When done with proper form, they can strengthen the lower back and core as well by engaging (pulling in) the abdominal muscles.

Targeted Body Parts: Triceps, pectoral muscles, shoulders.

For the best results, continue to add variety to the types of pushups you do, and gradually increase the number of pushups each week. Additionally Amonax workout set includes a convertible ab roller(to shape your belly) and a skipping rope (overall body shaping) which can be used in combination with the push up handles  for optimal results.

 Some tips for proper form when performing a pushup:

• Keep your back straight and your core engaged.
• Your bottom should be down, not lifted.
• Your body should form a straight line. Don’t arch your back or let your body sag down.

You need to keep your hands firmly rooted. Push-up handles have optimal grip angle at 15 degree to prevent wrist injury.

2. High Plank Leg Lifts with Resistance Bands

This is one of the best moves for a strong core and tight abs. Adding leg raises can help activate your ab muscles more than regular planks. A strong core will give you a good posture, better balance and even healthier back.

Targeted Body Parts: Beyond the muscles in your abs, plank leg raises also work out your:

• Glutes
• Hamstrings
• Quads
• Shoulders

Some Major Plank Mistakes to Avoid:

• Lifting your head up and craning your neck
• Dropping your hips or raising your butt too high
• Not keeping your neck and spine straight
• Holding your breath                                                                                                                                                                              

3. Mountain Climbers with Core Sliders 

So what is mountain climbers? Mountain climbers is an explosive bodyweight exercise which engages multiple muscle groups at once, helping to improve your balance, agility, coordination, strength, flexibility, blood circulation, and of course overall body figure.

Targeted Body Parts: arms, back, shoulders, core and legs.

As a compound exercise that utilizes multiple muscle groups in your whole body, the major benefit of this exercise is an increased heart rate. This helps you burn more calories and make your fitness goals easier to achieve. Doing mountain climbers with exercise sliders will set your abs on fire and really kicks up the fat-burning cardios.

4. Side Lunges with Fabric Resistance Bands 

Lunges work the largest muscle groups in your lower body – the glutes. It builds lean muscle and reduces body fat.

Side lunges train your body to move from side to side. Compared to other lunges, it is specialised in working your inner and outer thighs. Lunges with fabric resistance band is popular for its ability to strength your back, hips and legs with added and controlled resistance levels. This exercise is ideal for glute training enthusiasts.

Targeted Body Parts: quadriceps, hips, and legs. 

5.  Resistance Band Overhead Press

Resistance band training provides a wealth of benefits. These exercises can be a benefit to your fitness routine on their own or in addition to exercises using weights.

Compared to heavy weights, resistance bands exercises provides a safe, low-impact option. This is especially ideal for complex joints such as the shoulders since they are prone to injury. Without the need for gravity, you can apply resistance at any angle, which allows you to focus on specific areas and a range of degress of rotation.

Targeted body parts: Resistance bands has many uses, and can target a big variety of muscles. In this particular exercises, it targets mainly shoulders, arms and chests.