Low-impact exercise is very effective for your entire body along with cardio. This light exercise will help in keeping your whole body healthy as wel as keep you away from obesity and heart diseases.
Nowadays due to hectic lifestyle and hectic life, most of us do not find enough time for exercise. But don't worry, because here we bring you some low-impact exercises that you only need to devote 20 minutes to do, but the results are tremendous. These low-impact exercises are great for bad knees, sore hips, tired bodies all while working your cardio. Low-impact exercises are also helpful in controlling your weight. If you are also one of those people who are unable to find enough time for exercise, then here we bring you 5 low-impact exercises. Come let's know about them without wasting time.
1. Low-Impact Jumping Jack
A great warm-up exercise, low-impact jumping jacks help get your heart pumping and muscles moving. You can speed up the movement of the arms to burn maximum calories.
How to do:
1. Begin by standing with your arms down at your sides.
2. Extend your right leg out, simultaneously raising your arms above your head. Keep your weight on your right foot during this entire movement.
3. Return to your starting position.
4. Quickly step out your left leg. Now again with your weight on your left leg, bring your arms above your head.
2. Skaters
This low-impact version doesn't require you to jump, but it still gives you great results.
How to do:
1. Start in a curtsy lunge position with both legs bent, and step your right leg back. For balance, your left hand should be straight down and the right hand should be comfortably bent upwards.
2. Starting standing, pushing off left foot, bring right foot forward and swing your left foot back, switching your arms as you step forward. But to maintain a low-impact approach, don't jump.
3. Squat to jab
This bodyweight squat involves boxing. Which makes it a great move from a low-impact standpoint.
How to do:
1. Begin by standing straight with your feet slightly wider than shoulder-width apart and keep your arms at your sides.
2. Come down into the squat position, making sure your chest is up, hips out back, and knees out.
3. Stand up, and as you step your feet forward, hit a cross-body punch with each hand.
4. Sit down, stand up, and punch again.
4. Standing Oblique Crunch
In this you have to engage your core. You can also control the movements for maximum effect.
How to do:
1. Stand with your feet shoulder width apart. Keep in mind that your arms are bent, hands behind your head and elbows are out.
2. To initiate the movement, twist to your right side as you bring your elbow down to touch your right knee.
3. Return to your starting position. Now repeat the same steps on the left side.
5. Reverse-lunge front kick
You will feel jealous with this combo move. We'd recommend that you split a minute in half, first lunging with your right leg for 30 seconds, then with your left leg for another 30 seconds.
How to do:
1. Stand with feet shoulder-width apart, your arms bent and your arms at chest level.
2. To start, kick your right leg straight out in front of you, and as you lower, lower back into a reverse lunge.
3. Stand up, do another kick and then come back into another reverse lunge.
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