5 exercises you can do without upsetting your inner couch potato
Going to the gym is such drudgery. You have to drag your lazy butt off the couch, you need to make yourself presentable, then you have to haul yourself out the door. But what if you didn't have to leave your home? What if you didn't even have to leave your couch? That you can wear a tattered Three Stooges T-shirt and stained sweat pants is just gravy.
Yes, says Selene Yeager, a certified personal trainer and author, you can get something out of a 15-minute session on your couch.
"People see that '15-minute workout' and are skeptical," says Yeager, whose "The Women's Health Big Book of 15-Minute Workouts" (Rodale) came out in October. "To those people I say, honestly, just try it. Do pushups. Are you working? You better believe it. And you can honestly do a few very effective exercises on your couch. Before you snarkily toss them aside, try them. You'll see they work."
So here are five easy and beneficial exercises for you couch potatoes. And they can be done without equipment.
"Don't need dumbbells in the living room," Yeager says.
By William Hageman, Tribune Newspapers bhageman@tribune.com
Yes, says Selene Yeager, a certified personal trainer and author, you can get something out of a 15-minute session on your couch.
"People see that '15-minute workout' and are skeptical," says Yeager, whose "The Women's Health Big Book of 15-Minute Workouts" (Rodale) came out in October. "To those people I say, honestly, just try it. Do pushups. Are you working? You better believe it. And you can honestly do a few very effective exercises on your couch. Before you snarkily toss them aside, try them. You'll see they work."
So here are five easy and beneficial exercises for you couch potatoes. And they can be done without equipment.
"Don't need dumbbells in the living room," Yeager says.
By William Hageman, Tribune Newspapers bhageman@tribune.com
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Roll down with knee squeeze
(For abs and inner thighs)
On a firm sofa, sit up with knees bent, feet flat on the couch cushion, and back straight. Place a throw pillow between your knees. Lean back, grasping back of thighs just below the knees, and tuck chin toward chest. Squeeze into the pillow as you slowly roll down one vertebrae at a time — sort of a reverse sit up — until your arms are straight and your head is almost on the couch behind you. Hold for four to five deep breaths. Then slowly roll back up. Repeat eight to 10 times. |
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