When you exercise at home, you don't have anyone to help you, there are no personal trainers, and there is no defibrillator. You are also completely self-reliant in that you might have to figure out how to safely do a pose or stretch a part of your body based on videos or articles online.
When you start exercising at home,, it's important that you begin slowly. Too often people are very anxious to get started or excited about a new fitness plan so they take on too much, too fast. This more often than not results in injuries.
Exercising at home safely requires:
The right accessories
Make sure you have proper running shoes or tennis shoes if you are planning to do a lot more cardio.
Knowing your equipment
If you are purchasing weights, exercise bands, or anything to help you work out at home, you need to know how they work and how to safely use them. If you purchase a kettlebell, make sure it is a weight you can handle for whatever exercises you plan to use. You can, for example, use a kettlebell to do a goblet squat at home or an overhead press, but chances are they won’t be the same weight. If something doesn't feel right and you can't keep your form, don't push it. Work with a smaller weight. If you are doing strength training with any weights, have someone there to spot you, or set up safety measures so that you can always drop the weight in the middle of a set without hurting yourself.
