‘We can’t give up exercise’: Tiff Hall’s simple home workout to keep you healthy during isolation
You don’t need expensive gym equipment to exercise at home, with celebrity trainer Tiffiny Hall revealing her ultimate home workout that will help you work up a sweat.
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Being in isolation is no excuse to let your fitness slip.
Celebrity trainer Tiffiny Hall has urged Australians to get creative with their workouts.
With most of us stuck at home, the former Biggest Loser exercise guru said many home items can take the place of expensive gym equipment, especially if sports stores across the country are struggling to keep up with demand for weights, yoga mats and the like.
“Now more than ever it is important to stay healthy because we want to keep our immune system strong, our lungs strong and our hearts strong,” Hall told HiberNation.
“We can’t just give up exercise - this is not an excuse because the gyms are closed.
“You have to go harder than ever and you have got to get creative. Use your body as a gym or find bits and pieces around the house that you can use as weights to intensify.”
Laundry detergent, door stops, chairs, juice and milk bottles or a couch are simple everyday household items that can be used to mimic pumping iron.
“If you don’t have a resistance band for leg work or glute work, just tie a pair of stockings around your legs and it works fantastic,” Hall says.
She continued: “There are so many home items you can use to intensify workouts, from cans to using your stairs. Even putting on a backpack with some heavy schoolbooks can work to do some squats.”
Hall, 35, who is married to comedian and radio host Ed Kavalee, is one of many trainers providing their expert advice for free through her app.
She said everyone should clear 20 minutes a day to look after their physical and mental health.
“It is hugely important to look after our mental health because we are anxious, it is an uncertain time and people’s moods are dropping,” she explained. “This is about survival and to survive we have to be in a good headspace so exercise is really important and it helps create a routine.
“Plus the boost of endorphins from exercise is going to help us feel like we can cope. I would also urge people to stay connected. Just because we are isolated doesn’t mean that we are disconnected.”
TIFF HALL’S ULTIMATE HOME WORKOUT
You don’t need much space to work up a sweat. Train like Tiff and complete each of the below exercises for 40 seconds followed by a 20 second rest. Complete 4 rounds and take a one-minute recovery between rounds.
TIMINGS:
Complete each exercise for 40 seconds then enjoy a 20-second rest. At the end of each round, take a one-minute recovery. Complete four rounds.
Exercises:
1. FROG PUMPS
Who doesn’t want a perky rearview? Lay on the floor and create a diamond shape with your legs. Now, squeeze your glutes as hard as you can and lift your hips up. Hold for a second, slowly lower your butt to the ground and repeat.
2. LUNGE KNEE STRIKE
This powerful move will crunch your transverse abdominals, work your glutes and get your heart rate up. Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart then step back your right foot and lower yourself until both knees are bent at about 90-degrees – make sure your front knee is directly above your ankle. Now bring your right foot forward and lift your right knee to your chest and pull your arms down to your right side. Return to the start position and repeat on the other side
3. PLANK SALUTES
Get into a high plank position with your hands placed under your shoulders. Then, move down into a push-up, keeping your core tight, head neutral and back straight. Get a slow as possible then as you push up squeeze your glutes and push through your palms to move into a high plank position. Raise your right hand to salute, then your left. Make sure your core is locked throughout the exercise by drawing your rib cage in and lifting up through your belly button.
4. MOUNTAIN CLIMBERS
Starting in the high plank position bring your right knee towards your right elbow and push back. Then, repeat on the opposite side. This move is all about pace so move as fast as you can while remembering to keep your core strong. Don’t forget to breathe!
Originally published as ‘We can’t give up exercise’: Tiff Hall’s simple home workout to keep you healthy during isolation
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