Jillian Michaels instructs you how to exercise at home during the coronavirus crisis
With gyms closing nationwide, you might be looking for a way to stay fit during the coronavirus crisis. Jillian Michaels, fitness expert, nutritionist, and entrepreneur has an easy five-exercise routine you can do every day at home, no equipment needed.
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JILLIAN MICHAELS: Hey, guys. Jillian Michaels here. And I'm sure it's no big surprise that I want to talk to you guys about how to work out at home. Obviously, because of the coronavirus, we are all under mandatory quarantine, and gyms are closed. So there's a lot you can do to get a workout in at home. And now I'm going to show you just a few examples of what I'm talking about.
Push-ups are awesome because they work multiple muscle groups at the same time. So we line our thumbs up with our armpits, feet together. Squeeze your butt. Pull your belly button into your spine. Keep your neck neutral, so not up or down. Slightly shift forward, and come down so the elbows are over the wrists. Press back up.
Now if you need it easier, you guys know you can drop to your knees and do them like this. You can do three sets of these at, like, 30 second intervals, so you can do as many reps as you are capable of with good form. So here's a plank move. You can hold this for 30 seconds. You can shift into your side plank on both sides, which is also going to be awesome for obliques, upper and lower abs.
Another one I want you to try, we're going to do mountain climbers. So even from this position, you've got basic cardio, right? Right here. So give me three sets of those, 30 seconds to a minute, depending on your fitness level.
Let's work the back of our body. Let's do supermans. Lay on your tummy for me. Keep your spine straight. Now, if you need to, keep your arms bent because it's less resistance. If you've got more, you'll straighten your arms. Do not push through your neck, so shoulder blades stay back and down. Spine is neutral, not up or down. And you're simply going to come lift, lower, lift, and lower.
Feet should be just outside the hip width apart. Toe should be turned slightly out. Chest is up. Squeeze your bum to begin the movement, so that your hips aren't wonky or open. And you're just going to drop down and come up. Simple.
You want to make it harder, add weights or jump squats. These are not easy. I promise you, no matter how fit you are, you do three sets of those for 30 seconds, you'll feel it.
