As summer is approaching, we can begin to see what the web offers to the laziest, those who never get away from the computer and who only find themselves in front of a PC can find the motivation to exercise the body. Of course, I say to men, you will not become like me (see photo on the left, that's me ...) but at least you have to get fit and not risk making bad figures at the sea!
Considering that the electric stimulators that are sold on television are useless, the advice, if you really don't want to go to the gym and if it is too hot to go out in the open air, is to practice at home following the lessons of the experts, online . There are several free sites that allow it, even if they are in English, they are still understandable because mainly graphics with videos to follow animations and figures . To motivate the commitment it takes an instructor, the trainer who, in this case, will be virtual, will explain the physical exercises and encourage the sacrifice, especially if you have to lose weight and lose a few extra pounds. Let's try to see which are the best websites and web applications on the internet to do online fitness and exercise in front of the computer .
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1) YouTube, and in particular
the ACE Fitness video channel is the best way to observe how exercises are done. Actually ACE stands for American Council of Exercises and more than anything else it is a site that guides aspiring instructors to take certifications to carry out professional activity in gyms and sports centers. In practice, however, the site provides a good amount of free material, including videos that are on the YouTube channel and that can be exploited by anyone. There are specific workouts for each exercise category and it's like following a video-guided gym card. Each video is accompanied by music suitable for fitness and the instructor's motivating comment. On Youtube there are many other channels with videos of fitness and workouts to follow at home made by professional personal trainers.
To quote the best and most followed we have:
- BeFit
- MyTrainerBob
- Blogilates is a video channel for pilates dedicated to women.
- The Daily Hiit
- Frugal Fitness
- Fitness Blender, perhaps the best.
2) Random Exercise is a site that indicates to perform a random exercise every time it opens, showing with an animated figure how to do it. Each exercise can be done at home or in any place, free body, without having to use tools.
3) Gain Fitness for training with personalized cards is one of the best fitness and training sites to do at home and in the gym and it is discussed in another article in more depth.
4) 7 min is a website that offers a program to follow immediately, with a series of exercises feasible at home and without special tools, leaning against the wall or free body. The site keeps time and explains the exercises with animated figures; the whole workout lasts 7 minutes which is enough for daily training and keeping fit.
5) 7 Minute Workout is a site that offers a program to follow immediately, with a series of exercises feasible at home and without special tools, leaning against the wall or free body. The site keeps time and explains the exercises with animated figures; the whole workout lasts 7 minutes which is enough for a daily training and keeping fit, with exercises to be performed watching the animations on the screen, for a 7-minute workout, to be carried out every day to stay in shape even while at home.
6) Short Random Workout takes up the idea of 7 minutes with the possibility of choosing a shorter or longer workout and performing exercises that change every time, to be performed quickly and with very short recovery periods. This is the HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training) training mode, for those with limited time, for those who are always working and cannot go to the gym.
7) Fitocracy uses social networks to find inspiration and motivation for training. Fitocracy allows you to make friends with other users, follow them and motivate them by commenting on scores and performances.
Fitocracy also includes a game that allows you to earn points with training. These points can be used to unlock various achievements and beat other members.
8) BodBot is the personal trainer who plans the training according to his endurance skills and, at the same time, takes care of the nutritional needs by generating a complete food plan. The workouts are all highly personalized and based on personal fitness ambitions. The application can also make use of household items such as soccer balls, stairs, chairs and even beds to train without necessarily going to the gym.
9) ebhasin's Personal Trainer is a weight training, yoga and free body gymnastics program.
10) Gyminee on the DailyBurn website, in addition to videos with exercises, also allows you to share your impressions and results achieved with other users of the social network .
It is a kind of Facebook dedicated to fitness and physical care and there are numerous nutritional tips and how to follow the right diet.
11) If you just want to do free exercises without being guided by videos or games, surely the right music is essential.
The program to use therefore is BeatScanner which does nothing but standardize the bass beats (the BPM: beats per minute) for all the songs selected from your computer, so you can create a playlist with a uniform musical rhythm suitable for fitness .
12) In another article that follows, there are instead 3 training and fitness programs where you have to follow a virtual instructor who dictates the times and explains the exercises to keep fit .
13) on the website in English 100 Pushups there is an entire six-week course, illustrated with detailed tables and cards, to train and develop the pectoral muscles, the abdominals, the triceps, the shoulders and the torso.
The characteristic is that each workout does not require any use of the equipment and is all to the sound of push-ups and bodyweight exercises.
14) The Italian Youtube channel Passion4Profession includes many animated videos to train every single muscle of the body with free-body gym exercises or with barbells and tools.
In the search head, you can also find YouTube videos and descriptions and cards of fitness exercises.
15) Fitness Magazine is a customizable video site where everyone can create their own specific type of training. This site is strong and innovative and it is a pity that it is only in English but, even if there were difficulties, I recommend having a vocabulary to understand the most recurring terms. Consider that: WorkOut is the main term used for bodyweight exercises, Health is health or physical well-being and Weight Loss means losing weight. By going to this site, not only can you watch videos of physical and gymnastic exercises for free but you can also customize them for your own goal and need. The site requires free registration and is somewhat Men's Health style, with titles like "Become a model in 2 hours", "develop your muscles like Swarzenegger" or "how to lose 20 kilos in 3 days". The fact remains that everything is customizable, from the type of training, from the tools to be used depending on what you have at home, up to the duration in terms of time.
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