At-Home Workouts

Introduction

30 minutes of exercise per day can boost our general health and fitness. At-home workouts are definitely good choices for you when you are staying at home.

Suitable Body Condition

Before doing exercise, you need to make sure that you are "safe". Check with the PAR-Q & YOU, and please seek for doctor's consultation if you have a "YES" to one or more questions. "Love Sports, Play Smart".

Link: PAR-Q & YOU

Type of Exercise

You make your own choice on the type of exercises, such as yoga, stretching or even High-Intensity Interval Training (HIIT). Based on your training objective, you can select the correct type of exercises, including Aerobic, Muscle-strengthening, Stretching and Neuromuscular. Below is a good reference for you to have a better understanding.

Link: General Principles of Exercise Prescription

Start with Something EASY

OSA has organized online fitness sessions on a regular basis. The session will show you simple home-based exercises which are very easy for you to handle. You can receive the course information from ILP email announcements. Below are highlights from the previous sessions.

• Core and Hip Muscles Training
• Core Muscle Training
• Lower Limb Muscles Training

In addition, you can easily find some interesting recommendations through the internet. Below are two nice sharings with you!

• 12 easy exercises to do in bed to reduce fat
• 5 exercises that will transform your body in just 4 weeks

Towel Exercise Demonstration

Fitness Exercise

Workout Tuesday Channel from the Hong Kong Sports Institute

YouTube Playlist (Acknowledgement: Hong Kong Sports Institute)