How to Lose Weight Doing A Home Workout

Develop a workout plan.

Start with what you already know how to do. Set a schedule and force yourself to stick to it. Boredom can easily set in during a workout so make sure you have music or a TV close by to keep you going.

Do push ups

Push ups are a great way to build upper body strength and lose weight. You can work your way up to doing 10, 20, 50 and 100 push ups. Doing push ups will burn calories without bulking you up with large muscles.

Do sit ups and crunches.

Everyone wants to have nice looking abs. Sit ups and crunches will burn calories while building your stomach muscle. You can do sit ups or crunches to help you lose weight at home.

Run.

You may not be able to run in your house, but you get the idea. Running is the best way to lose weight because it burns the most calories. That also makes it the hardest thing to do. Set a plan to run 3 - 5 times per week. Start off slow and short and build your way up.

Jump rope.

You can but a jump rope from any sporting goods store. Jumping rope takes stamina and coordination. It will work your legs and arms and it burns lots of calories. Jumping rope is a great way to lose weight by working out at home.

Diet.

Diet and exercise go together. If you want to lose weight you have to change what you eat. Use the the chart in the resources section below to determine how many calories you should be eating if you want to lose weight at home.