It’s the monsoon season and it can be crazy to step outdoors with all that rainfall. While you may be an outdoors person enjoying a morning walk or a nice, long run, the monsoon – quite literally and figuratively, can be a damp squib on those plans. If you work out at the gym or in a workout space that needs you to travel, heavy rain can be a tough obstacle to deal with, even then. However, this does not mean that your fitness will take a hike! Here are a bunch of creative and fun indoor exercises that you can follow, so that you stay in shape, and don’t get wet in the rain while doing so!

                                                   

1. Do Yoga! Surya namaskar, individual poses or even a vinyasa yoga sequence can come to your rescue to keep your body fit and energized.

                                                 
2. Run on the spot indoors! Sure, it probably sounds like a random activity to throw into your indoor spaces, but if you get off your couch and run on the spot for a good half hour, or forty-five minutes, you give your body a workout that can help you burn a lot of calories. Furthermore, it is also a very good way to shake up your body when the weather might make you feel clumsy and sluggish. Running on the spot as an exercise is a perfect way to give your body a cardio boost, and engage your body in entirety.

                                                   

3. Take a brisk walk indoors. Clear out your furniture in the biggest room in your house, or if you feel up to it, across multiple rooms. Walk along the periphery of your spaces, and make it a brisk walk. Make it a point to indulge in it for about an hour or so, and you’ll find yourself having had a great work out! What’s more, the exposure to your own home scape through a brisk walk will let you see your space in new light, and help you break the monotony of staying indoors!

                                             
4. Jumping jacks are a clever way to work out in the course of your day while staying indoors. Add a bunch of scissor jacks, and make it a good 20-minute routine, followed by a nice long jog or a brisk walk. The fun part is that you can even do it sitting down! Sit down with your back straight and your knees bent and legs together with your toes touching the floor lightly. Quickly, open your legs and flex your feet and land on your heels with your arms touching overhead, and then return to the start position. Try to do this as fast as you can so your body begins to gain from the exercise.

                                             
5. Skate about. If you are a skater, you can strap on your skates and scoot about indoors. BUT, if you’re not, indulge in an adaptation of the exercise. Sit on the edge of your chair, bend the right knee out to the side and extend your left leg out straight towards the side. Keep your toes pointed. Extend your arms and lean forward, reach the left arm to the right foot and raise your arm above, behind your body, and twist through the torso.

References:
http://www.idiva.com/photogallery-health/10-indoor-exercises-that-will-keep-you-fit-in-the-monsoons/15072371/3

http://www.boldsky.com/health/diet-fitness/2011/monsoon-fitness-tips-160611-aid0165.html

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