| An effective home fitness program consists of a | | | | target muscles. Next, you'll want to stretch after |
| nutritious diet, stretching, cardiovascular exercises | | | | your work out when your muscles are warmed |
| and strength building exercises. You will not get a | | | | up and can get the deepest stretch. |
| full body fitness package unless you make time | | | | Getting 30 minutes of cardio per day is easy |
| for each and every one of these areas. | | | | because there are activities you can do that will |
| Starting with nutrition, your home fitness program | | | | not seem like a workout. For instance, you can |
| will need to remove fatty, fried, and sugary foods | | | | jump rope, take a bike ride or go swimming, |
| from your diet. Your diet should follow the United | | | | which are all recreational activities as well as great |
| States Department of Agriculture's food pyramid | | | | for burning fat. If you prefer to stay indoors, |
| and should include low calorie grains, fruits and | | | | ellipticals and treadmills are the most commonly |
| vegetables, low fat dairy products, and low fat | | | | used cardio equipment used in gyms and homes. |
| meats. | | | | Finally, your home fitness program needs strength |
| Fast food value meals should be entirely removed | | | | building exercises to tone the muscles and give |
| from your diet since most value menus have little | | | | your body a healthy appearance. A few basic |
| to no nutritional value. In case you need to eat at | | | | strength building exercises are push-ups, bicep |
| a fast food establishment, stick with a grilled | | | | curls (with dumbbells), crunches, sit-ups, lunges and |
| chicken salad with low-fat dressing and a bottled | | | | squats. Dumbbells can be added into most |
| water. Some places even have apple slices or | | | | exercises for increased intensity. Breaking each |
| some other kind of healthy substitute for fries. | | | | workout into four sets of twelve makes them |
| Stretching should be completed every day, but | | | | easier to accomplish since you have a small break |
| this seems to be an area many people skip. | | | | between sets. |
| Stretching helps prevent your body from injuries, | | | | Now that you have the steps for a home fitness |
| so it's important to develop a routine. When you | | | | program, it's time to write out your goals and |
| wake up in the morning, a few stretches can get | | | | keep to your new program. Keep up the good |
| your body ready for the day. You'll also want to | | | | work and you'll have results in no time at all. |
| do some pre-workout stretches to loosen your | | | | |