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 Media Credit: Iowa State Daily Squats: Squats can be done in your room without any weights. With your feet at least shoulder-width apart, sit back as if you were sitting in a chair. Squats can be done using a chair, but they are much more challenging without one. Bend your knees and hips, equally distributing weight on your feet and sticking out your butt.
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 Media Credit: Iowa State Daily The Sit-up: The sit-up can be done many ways. You can put your hands under your chin or behind your head, but if they are behind your head, make sure they aren't pulling your head up. You should feel your abs pulling your body off of the floor, and make sure to avoid arching your back. Sit-ups can be done by putting your legs over a chair, or by putting your feet under the edge of a couch or chair.
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 Media Credit: Iowa State Daily The Push-up: The push-up is a total body exercise. It should be done by putting your hands shoulder-width apart or wider. You want to lower the body while keeping it straight, and make sure you don't just lower your head and keep your butt sticking up in the air. Bend down until your elbows are at a 90-degree angle, then lower your body while keeping it straight.
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 Media Credit: Iowa State Daily Triceps Dips: This is a great triceps exercise that can be done on the edge of a bed or chair. Sit on the edge with your fingertips pointing at your feet. Bend your elbows until they are at a 90-degree angle and then lift yourself back up. If you keep your feet close to your body, this will be easier. To make it more challenging, have your feet further away from your body.
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 Media Credit: Iowa State Daily Jumping Jacks: This is the perfect cardio exercise to supplement running. If it's freezing outside - or if you just hate joggers - jumping jacks can give you the same type of cardiovascular workout without having to bundle up and be seen by other people. When combined with the other exercises, jumping jacks can turn your dorm room workout up a notch. Eichler recommends alternating between jumping jacks, push-ups and squats. When done regularly, these exercises can be an effective solution in a pinch.
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So - all your friends are spending their valuable nights at Lied Recreation Athletic Center hoping to get in shape for spring break. You're way too preoccupied playing Halo or studying biology to brave the cold and get off your lazy butt to go with them.
You're thinking it would be nice to firm up some of those stomach and thigh jiggles before your family trip to the beach, but there's no way you would ever get involved in a workout plan.
Well, Stephanie Eichler, program coordinator for Recreation Services, suggests these simple exercises that can be done without leaving your dorm room or purchasing any exercise equipment
Scroll through the image box on the left to see the exercises.
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sharad goel
posted 6/17/07 @ 8:59 PM CST
this was awesome everything indoor.., wat else! u need,
the problem with me is i'm 100 kg height 5'10 bit bulky my bones are heavy, there is a fat on my face and on my stomach mainly rest evrythng is ok,
i hardly drink milk, always sticked to chappatis and all dont know exactly wat to do, but wanna start steadily. (Continued…)
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