You can save yourself expensive visits to the gym. In the garden you can keep fit much cheaper with small tools, including fun.
You come home late from work and first sit on the couch. Very few can then get up again to go to the gym. But sport is a must if you want to keep your body fit. The summer season is finally upon us.
You leave tons of money in the gym. You can save yourself the expensive monthly amounts, some of which are simply in vain due to laziness. If you have a garden, be it large or small, you can still keep fit. Some activities are also easy to do with the kids. This not only keeps you fit, but also gets little ones who don't like exercise on the boat. So there's no shortage of family fun either.
Sports activities in the garden - How to keep fit
Tip 1: Jump rope
Jump rope is very popular with young girls. So why not dig out the skipping rope as an adult too. Jumping rope is great for boosting fat burning. Just ten minutes of jumping rope is about as effective as half an hour of jogging. Jumping rope burns about 13 calories per minute. That's 400 calories in half an hour. Honestly, before I have to motivate myself to go jogging, I'd rather jump rope in the garden for half an hour.
Jump ropes are available for less than 10 euros. A cheap sport with fresh air guarantee and great fun factor. (Video tutorial with jump rope workout)
Tip 2: Trampoline jumping
Sport and fun don't have to be mutually exclusive. Trampolining proves that. When it comes to trampolining, many people think of acrobatic jumps with somersaults in the air - perhaps in the case of professionals. The ups and downs alone are good for your body and melt the fat.
Important for many women: It tightens the body. By jumping up and down, the muscles have to work constantly. As a result, jumping on a trampoline has amazing effects on the body. An hour on the trampoline can varyIntensity Burn 750 calories.
It is important that you start the training slowly and increase the workload and intensity over time. Don't underestimate jumping, it's exhausting and takes some getting used to. (Trampoline exercises in Vital's online magazine)
Trampolines are available in all price categories and different sizes, also as a space-saving ground trampoline variant… Families with children should opt for a trampoline with a diameter of at least 3 meters depending on the space required. So mum or dad can jump with the child at the same time. But there are also smaller devices with a diameter of one meter for less than 50 euros.
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Tip 3: Swimming and Aqua Gymnastics
Swimming is one of the most popular sports of all. No wonder, fun, training and stress reduction meet here. Because of the ease we experience in the water, swimming is suitable for almost everyone. (All advantages of swimming are clearly presented at Techniker Krankenkasse.)
If you think swimming isn't strenuous, you're wrong. Because the water carries us for the most part, we don't feel the effort as much. But we can keep our body fit with it, especially when crawling. Endurance and strength are required here.
So a pool is not only ideal for children to romp and splash around, but also a place for fitness. If you have your own garden with a pool, you are not dependent on the opening times of swimming pools. So you can swim a few laps in the morning before breakfast to improve your fitness.
Tip 4: Play Badminton
Playing badminton isn't just for children. Although often ridiculed, shuttlecock (also known as badminton) is a strenuous sport. Here you can not only burn a lot of calories, but also have a lot of fun. All you need is:
- a playing partner
- 2 badminton rackets and
- a ball
It is up to you whether you play with or without a net. Of course, it gets more exciting with the net. This purchase does not cost much money either. At Amazon, simple complete sets (ball, racket, net set) are available for less than 20 euros.
Badminton can burn up to 400 calories at a certain pace.
Very positive: Badminton is a game for young and old. Completely different age groups can play hereeasily play against or with each other. Badminton has only one disadvantage: if it is very windy outside, it is not worth taking out the game. Good plays rarely come from here.