RIO Fitness Chicago® Exercise & Nutrition Blog

RIO Fitness Chicago® Tip:

You can exercise anywhere!

IN THE CAR: At each red light you can squeeze your abs/glutes (2/3 of your core) tight & release for 15-20reps.

AT WORK (if allowed): Sit on an exercise ball, instead of a desk chair. Not only will this improve your posture, balancing on the ball activates your abs and quads even while you’re working on the comp. Order a phone headset, so you can do body-weight exercises like lunges & squats while you’re talking on the phone.

AT HOME: Use the bed, dresser, or sink for push-ups. With your hands far apart, you work the chest, as you move them closer together, you’re working the triceps. Another great triceps move is sitting on a heavy chair that won’t tip over (or a firm mattress) and do tricep dips. Use a step or a raised fireplace ledge to do raised lunges. To increase the difficulty, add weights (ex: large soup cans/water gallon jugs). You can also do jumping jacks, jump rope and run in place for cardio.

ON A PLANE/TRAIN/BUS FOR A LONG TRIP: Get up and stretch. You are not really going to be able to tone muscles or burn calories in this situation, so the whole idea here is to get your body moving. Pointing your toes, flexing your calves and rolling your ankles will keeping blood pumping through your lower body. It’s important to keep moving during long trips, as they might lead to deep-vein thrombosis, a blood clot that can be fatal.