Best exercise to do in your house during lock down COVID-19

Coronavirus, which emerged in China in December last year, has affected over 804,061 people around the globe. Because of this outbreak, 39,074 people have lost their lives. Most of the people that die because of this virus are elderly and people with preexisting conditions like asthma, diabetes, and heart diseases. Researchers are working on finding the cure for this virus, but still, these vaccines are in trials. It is estimated that these vaccines will be developed at the end of this year. As there is no cure for the virus body is left with its immune system to fight with the virus.

Almost everywhere there is a lockdown; people are restricted to their homes. No one can go outside, and people are getting arrested and fined for that. People with preexisting medical conditions like diabetes had to do exercise regularly. Also, exercise can boost your immune system and helps the body to fight viruses. Having a robust immune system is essential to survive in this pandemic. As the world in lockdown state parks, jogging tracks, and gyms are closed for public for social distancing, how could someone exercise?

There is an exercise that you can do within your house. You just need a small space, and it can burn so many calories, even more, the sprinting uphill. Jump rope it’s a small piece of equipment which costs less than 10$. Jumping rope is the best calorie-burning exercise. It’s suitable for heart patients, people with diabetes, and people who want to lose weight. It is estimated that jumping rope can burn 660 to 990 calories per hour if you are doing 120 skips per minute. This is more than sprinting uphill, which burns 640 to 946 calories per hour.

So, what are the essential requirements you need for jumping rope? You just need a four by six-foot area and 10 inches of space your head. So, you can do this in a room within your house. The following are steps to follow to get started for jumping rope.

  • Adjust the rope according to your height by stepping on the line holing the handles.
  • Adjust the rope such that its handles reach your armpit 
  • Wear properly fitted shoes, preferably athletics cross fitting shoes.

If you haven’t jumped rope before, like in your 3rd grade or when you are younger, it will be trying first to have good coordination. But if you do practice, you will be good at skipping within a weak. Initially, you must practice foot and arm movements separately.

  •  Hold both handles in one hand and swing the rope so you can develop the feel for the rhythm of line, next, without rope practice jumping.
  •  During jumping, you should not jump more than 1 inch of the ground, and your ankles should be slightingly bent to lower the impact on your joints.
  • Now put them both together you can probably be good at jumping now.

You will develop the coordination with in the first week of your training. You can start with 5 minutes a day or 500 skips as your coordination gets better, and you build stamina you can increase it to 30 minutes a day.

I hope everyone is safe within this outbreak. Stay home, stay safe, and exercise regularly within your house.

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