Laurel House
DCL
I'm not about to suggest that you run in place, do jumping jacks, or situate your recumbent bike on your bed- that would be just silly. But there are several cardio exercise that you can do to singe calories on your bed. In fact, working out on your bed is one of the greenest ways to go when it comes to burning lots of calories. The idea is to move several muscles at once, engaging both the upper and lower body, in order to get the blood circulating quickly, which gets the heart rate up, and therefore becomes a cardio workout.
Functionally, more than toning your body to bikini perfection and searing off loads of calories, cardio exercises in bed also warm you up and are ideal when you first get in bed at night and your covers are still chilled. The one thing to keep in mind with all cardio bed exercises is that you've got to move fast! The point is to get your heartrate up!
Follow along with this Calorie-Burning Quickie Workout in Bed from ExerciseTV
Your Calorie-Burning Quickie Workout in Bed consists of:
Foot Warmers- (great when your feet are cold at night before you go to sleep) approx 3 minutes (as long as you can do it, until you can't do even one more).
Crocodile Roll- seems easy, but wow, it's amazing for the back, waist, total body burner. Repeat 20 times back and forth
Swimming- Seriously works the hamstrings, butt, back and arms. Repeat for 100 seconds kicking as fast as you can.
Leg Lifts- Abs in, butt engaged, thighs pumping. 50 Reps
Elbow to Knee- Exhale and engage the abs, work the butt, pull your knees up. 100 reps (50 each side).
Really, you have no excuse not to workout. Even if you "don't have time…" you always have time for a quickie workout.
