Need To Stay Fit But Don’t Have Time To Hit The Gym? These 3 At-Home Fitness Tips Can Help

Jeff Whatton
3 min readDec 19, 2020

Now more than ever, the ability to work from home has become a fundamental asset. Not only for those who work a 9–5 but for the entrepreneurs too.

The internet has become the new marketplace, and while this means that you don’t have to worry about beating the morning traffic, working from home has its own challenges.

If you have children or elderly folk in your home, then you understand these challenges more than most. Before Covid-19, your office was for working, and the home was for tending to those in need.

Now, your home is 2 feet away from your office, and your child is trying to get your attention while your boss is trying to connect with you for a board meeting.

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That’s a tough situation on both ends!

Additionally, your twice a week gym routine that you were able to make because the gym was a 5-minute drive from your office? Yeah, that’s not happening anymore.

So you’re stuck. Not able to go to the gym and bombarded by responsibilities on every side.

Does this sound like you?

Studies show that adding exercise to your daily routine is a great way to improve your capacity to deal with stressful situations.

By following these three tips, you’ll not only benefit from a healthy body and a healthy mind.

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Eat clean

Eating clean refers to consuming foods that have the right balance of essential nutrients. It means staying away from unhealthy sources of fat and carbohydrates and focusing on consuming a high protein and leafy vegetable meal.

Every serious trainer will tell you that the most critical aspect of staying fit is your diet. You can spend hours in the gym, but if you don’t eat right, you won’t see any results!

Increase your cardio workouts

Many people that go to the gym skimp on cardio. If you step out of your home right now and challenge the most muscular guy you see to a foot race, you’ll see that it’s true. He might beat you, but he’ll be panting for breath just as much or even more than you do.

Cardio increases your lung capacity and helps your bloodstream deliver much-needed oxygen to your muscles. This allows your muscles to work harder and longer and helps you to stay active during the day.

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One of the best forms of cardio is HIIT (High-Intensity Interval Training) exercises. And you can do this in the comfort of your home!

Subscribe to online fitness programs

Many people find it hard to exercise on their own, and that’s why they need the gym and a trainer to stay active. If this is you, then an online fitness program could help to replicate the atmosphere in the gym in your home.

If you’re looking for a way to implement all three tips discussed, CocoFit has an online program that will help you incorporate everything. They’ll also help you implement healthier exercise and eating patterns too!

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