As its name suggests, bodyweight is a type of training in which the only thing you need is your own body weight. You don’t need any accessories or conventional gym machines, and with a well-structured circuit you can train your body for no more than 45 minutes. It is ideal for all those who get bored doing routines that repeat the same movements over and over again, requiring an average of one and a half to two hours per visit to the gym.

It allows you to train your body all at once, with movements and postures where all muscles will be involved ranging from static positions, called isometric or movements that flow from one posture to another. The benefits obtained with this type of training are reflected in the day to day. Whether for those who just want to improve their quality of life or a high performance athlete who wants to improve their times in competition. Bodyweight training has many advantages, among which we can mention the following:

  • Freedom: it can be done anywhere, which is excellent news for these days when you have to stay at home and without additional training material.
  • Utility: they are very functional workouts that allow a useful strength gain, involving large muscle chains improving the efficiency of the movements.
  • Transfer: the exercises performed are transferred to common movements, which is why it has such an impact on professional athletes.
  • Endurance: it is one of the only workouts that allows you to train all the physical aspects that improve agility, strength, endurance, speed, cardiovascular endurance, coordination and flexibility.

Who is it suitable for?

Since we are talking about a type of exercise routine that is used to improve the functionality of the whole body and that must have an absolute level of personalization, we could say that it is a workout suitable for anyone, whatever their level of sports practice.

Regardless of our previous physical preparation, it will help us to improve little by little in a functional way with the necessary guidance to adapt the exercises to your limitations.

Is it good for weight loss?

It is possible to oxidize fat with training as long as we give nutrition the priority it deserves, since it is our basis when thinking about losing body weight. In a short time we can notice the difference if at the same time we improve our eating habits, which translates into an improvement in body composition (fat/muscle) which improves aesthetics.

Consider that it is always necessary as easy as it may seem, advice from a sports specialist to help you identify the most appropriate movements according to your abilities, weight, age and build, in case of existing injuries to avoid generating new ones.

So no more excuses, find a space at home where you feel comfortable and perform bodyweight training with a routine that involves lower body movements such as squats and lunges, upper body such as push ups, pull ups, pull ups and bottoms without forgetting the core, with some sit-ups without leaving aside the planks because with them we will have the necessary movements to exercise our body to the fullest.

Remember that you can incorporate speed or explosiveness to the movements to generate a greater degree of complexity that allows you to gain more strength, control over your body, the mechanics of the movements and make the most of your time to generate positive changes in all aspects of your daily life.