Good Workout Routine without Weights

I am a regular fitness junkie. I exercise on a regular basis and I make sure I eat healthy. I don’t calorie count, but I don’t starve myself either. Hence, it is clear, that my day begins with a good workout. However, I prefer not having bulging muscles, for which I need to avoid using weights. Coming from a family that is into fitness as well, it was not difficult for me to come out with an appropriate fitness routine for myself, without the burden of weights. Read well, I am letting out a family secret on how to exercise sans weights.

How to Exercise without Using Weights

Step 1


First things first, you need to stretch before any workout session. Stretching is very important, it’s like it tells your muscles that a workout is about to begin. This way, your muscles don’t cramp up due to “shock” of the exercises. More so, weight loss and toning is faster with the help of regular stretching. The workout also has to end with stretching. This is to give the muscles a last stretch before you get back to the regular routine. This really helps in avoiding muscle pulls and cramps. More so, you are increasing your toning speed further by stretching both times.

Step 2


The next step to a good workout routine without weights is by performing cardiovascular exercises. This could be running, jogging, walking, cycling or skipping. The choice is yours. If you have joint or knee problems, I suggest that you avoid the running, jogging and the skipping. These will just make it tougher for your joints to take. The key with these exercises is not the distance that you go, or the length of time. The best is to go as far as you can, and to maintain a comfortable speed that you can keep consistently. Many people err by going really fast, but then they can’t go on too long. You rather go at a comfortable speed (but not too slow) and go on for longer. Sweat it out. When you feel you are tired, go further. Step out of the comfort zone, and challenge your stamina. That’s the best way to increase the stamina and the strength.

Step 3


You need to do a few muscle specific exercises to ensure that you get toned faster. You can opt for the ab workouts at home and other flat stomach exercises. This not only works on your abs, but on your back as well. As long as you don’t strain it too much, it helps reduces the excess flab on the back and the shoulders, too. You can also do a few push ups and sit ups for the arm and leg muscles. Do not strain yourself too much. Stick to 25 crunches, 25 push-ups and 25 sit ups on a regular basis. After about 15 days, you can start increasing it as per your capacity. Remember, these exercises are a part of your workout. Many people make the mistake of making it the only workout, which does not “work out”!

Step 4


Yoga and breathing exercises to improve lung capacity can also be done on a regular basis. This helps calm down the nerves and also reduces stress. More so, the correct breathing technique works wonders at bringing you back, or keeping you, in a healthy physique. Exercises like surya namaskars (12 steps of positions) down around 12 times in a day, helps pace up the toning or weight loss process to quite an extent. More so, it really helps at keeping the skin glowing as well.



Ok! So, it is not really a “secret” per se. But it does, indeed, work. Also remember that staying happy is the best way to stay healthy. A workout routine without the use of weights a great way to relieve stress naturally as well. So, I hope you will now start working out on a regular basis. This is where I sign off! All the best!

Good Workout Routine without Weights