Get rid of your excess weight with this 5 minute towel exercise losing weight during lockdown is a big challenge be it because of the confined home space or lack of gym equipments.
Floor towel workouts.
As you re leaning back drop the towel down to the right side of the body tracing a figure eight from the back of the body to the front.
In this video fitness trainer jerome fisherman demonstrates a variety of towel based exercises including the side slide squat towel abdominal slide and one and two handed pushup slide.
Sit tall with knees bent and feet flat on the floor.
And you won t even have to lower onto your back for this one because all the moves are done standing.
A viral tiktok video claims this 5 minute japanese towel exercise will give you abs by lying on the floor.
Mix up a few of these towel exercises to create a full body workout or add your favorites into your regular workout routines.
Adding towel to workouts helps to increase the benefits of core training and cardio intensity without producing any adverse impact on the joints.
If you have a hardwood floor that s ideal but if not i don t have one of them thangs either damnit do the workout in your kitchen.
But with some plastic workout sliders or even paper plates they can easily be done on carpet.
We asked a trainer if it really works.
Grip the ends of the towel overhead and brace your abs tight as you lean back slightly.
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I m assuming you don t have a carpeted kitchen.
Sit tall again as you bring the towel overhead to complete one rep.