5 Easy Workouts You Can Do In A Dorm Room
Keeping up a fitness routine can be hard in college. You’ve got to juggle classes, clubs, and maybe even a job so adding fitness to that list just seems stressful. Plus, the calorie high pizzas and burgers located in the all you can eat dining halls don’t exactly help you stay healthy. With all the hard work you do in college, it can be hard to find the time to get the gym.
This is especially true, when heavy rain or snow makes a walk to the gym seem a lot less pleasant. Or your gym has weird hours and you can’t make it when it’s open. That, or maybe you do arrive to the gym only to find out all your favorite cardio and weight machines are taken. The good news is, you don’t have to settle for no exercise in college if the gym just isn’t doing it for you.
Even when you’re cooped up in your dorm room, there are still plenty of ways you can sneak in a workout. Surprisingly, the college dorm doesn’t make as bad of a workout area as you might think. You can still get in plenty of cardio and core work in your bedroom. Here are 5 easy workouts you can do in a dorm room.
1. Short & Sweet Cardio
This workout is sure to tighten your abs and strengthen your body. With just a couple minutes of free time and some space in your dorm, you can really get your body moving with this core workout.
1. 30 Jumping Jacks
2. 15 push ups
3. 1 minute plank
4. 30 sit ups
5. 15 squat jacks
6. 3 sets of 1 minute jogging in place
7. 10 step ups (you can use a desk chair as long as it’s stable!)
Do 3 sets of each step.
2. Core Crank
This core workout is perfect for anyone who wants to really focus on strengthening their abs! With just a couple of minutes, you should be able to get in a good workout that strengthens your abs.
1. 1 minute plank
2. 30 second side plank on right side
3. 30 second side plank on left side
4. 15 V-Ups
5. 30 sit ups
6. 12 Russian twists
7. 1 minute superman
Do 5 sets of each step
3. Lazy Cardio
For someone who wants to get moving quickly and burn some calories without going outside or going to the gym. One of the best easy workouts you can do in your dorm.
1. 30 sit ups
2. 20 squat jacks
3. 40 jumping jacks
4. 12 lunges
5. 15 penguin taps
6. 15 mountain climbers
7. 20 regular squats
Do 3 sets of each step
4. Chair Workout
This is an easy workout and relies on the use of a desk chair.
1. 10 step ups
2. 10 crunch kicks on chair
3. 30 cycling movements on chair
4. 15 leg raises on chair
5. 10 calf raises with chair
Do 5 sets of each step.
5. The Crazy Cardio Workout
This workout is intense and guaranteed to burn lots of calories! Although tough, it can really give you a good cardio workout within a short amount of time!
- 3 minutes of jogging in place
- 1 minute of squats
- 2 minutes of mountain climbers
- 1 minute of burpees
- 1 minute of wall sitting
- 1 minute of jumping jacks
- 1 minute chair dips
- 2 minutes of skaters
- 1 minute squat jumps
- 1 minute of sit up
Do 4 sets of each step
