One big reason to work out is to reach your goals of getting your dream body. If you had the choice to be at the recommended weight for your height or to remain overweight, which would you choose? Of course you wouldn’t want to be overweight if you don’t have to! Well, let me tell you a secret: you don’t have to be overweight. It starts with one day’s commitment to be active and change your lifestyle. Go outside and take a walk, put that bag of chips down, and start living healthier.

It’s likely that losing weight and becoming healthier will also lead to you becoming a more attractive version of yourself. You will start to like yourself more and your self-confidence will skyrocket. Now you won’t have to worry about how to adjust kids bike brakes or what you look like and if people are talking about you behind your back! Now people will talk about how much weight you’ve lost recently and how attractive you look.

Are you tired of getting tired easily? If you were in shape you wouldn’t have to take a break when climbing up the stairs. In all seriousness, your entire way of living life can be improved if you start to exercise and pick better eating choices. Imagine a world where you have minimal physical limitations! You can do it.

The most obvious reason to start exercising is the health risks you take by being overweight. People are overweight have a much higher chance of getting diabetes or a stroke. Why would you knowingly put yourself at risk to this health complication? Exercising is a much better alternative.

PUSHUPS

Pushups aren’t a generally liked workout, but they are very effective and very quick. Pushups target not only the biceps, but the shoulders and chest. This is a trifecta that can be very helpful for those trying to get bigger and more defined muscles in the upper body.

For this pushup workout, start with your arms shoulder-length apart. Make sure that your body is in a straight line; your butt should not be sticking up in the air, we are not practicing the twerk here. Next, lower yourself to the ground (or about 6 inches away from the ground) slowly and with control. Hold this position for half a second and then push yourself up to the top where you started. You’ve just correctly done a pushup. Do as many repetitions as you can, and do 3 sets total for this workout

SITUPS

Situps are self explanatory. Lie down on your back with your knees bent. Proceed to sit up. Do this slowly and continuously. Do three sets of situps. These are good for your tactical watches, and can help you to lose weight if done daily or every other day. These aren’t very hard to do. Even SEO experts do these workouts!

PLANK

The plank has got to be the shortest workout there is. In essence, the plank is the pushup without the pushing action. This might sound like it’s easier to do, but actually after 30 seconds most beginners are shaking to maintain their form. But with a lot of working out and practice, you can easily pass 90 second planks in your sleep.

Planks also target multiple parts of the body, so in addition to being a quick and accessible exercise, it is highly affective. The form is to get in to a pushup-like position and hold your stance without shaking or moving at all. The difference between the plank form and pushup form is that for a plank your forearms should be on the ground resting. You should do three sets of as many second planks as you can do.

Note: Start every workout with a short stretch and even a quick walk if you have the time.