Regular exercise offers several health benefits such as weight loss, decreased cholesterol and the management of chronic diseases such as osteoporosis. With a minimum of equipment and a willingness to make exercise a part of your daily routine, you can begin to see immediate improvements in your overall physical fitness by working out at home.
Stretching and Warming Up
Begin your garage workout session by stretching all of the muscles that you intend to exercise. A web page on the University of Bath website recommends stretching out the body's muscle groups in the following order: the back, neck, forearms, wrists triceps, pectorals, buttocks, calves, shins and hamstrings. Perform at least one basic stretch for each muscle group and count to 30 once you reach the deepest part of each stretch. For best results, place a yoga mat or exercise mat on the floor of your garage to cushion your stretching exercises.
Pushup Workout
Pushups are a natural resistance exercise that doesn't require any equipment for at-home practice. Perform 50 to 100 pushups in total during your garage workout by breaking up your repetitions into multiple sets. For example, if you can only perform 10 pushups at a time, perform five sets between the beginning and end of your garage workout to ensure you perform the full 50 to 100 pushups for the workout. Pushups are an effective, convenient way to increase strength in your arms, shoulders and chest, and can be performed in the comfort of your own garage.
Dumbbell Routines
Dumbbells are inexpensive free weights that allow you to isolate specific muscle groups. Select a weight that you can comfortably perform eight to 10 repetitions with and perform a sequence of exercises that tone different muscle groups. For example, for a workout that emphasizes arm, shoulder, chest, neck and back strength, perform a sequence of dumbbell bicep curls, triceps extensions, bench presses, shoulder presses and chest flies that involve at least three sets of 10 repetitions each.
Core Exercises
Abdominal and core exercises can help tone the muscles responsible for creating taut abs. Perform abdominal crunches by lying with your back on the exercise mat with your knees bent and your forearms crossed in front of your chest. Slowly raise your upper torso toward your knees while exhaling and hold your body at the position that causes the most strain to your abdominal muscles. Perform at least 100 abdominal crunches during your garage workout and add other core exercises, such as leg lifts, row-boats or sit-ups as needed.
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