So You Have to WFH (Workout From Home)

Aneesha Labroo is the founder of trendy activewear brand Kica Active. Since its inception Kica has carved a niche for itself by bringing stylish and high quality yet affordable activewear to Indian women. The marketing which features Aneesha and other real women pursuing their fitness journey has highlighted the straight-forward and authentic brand philosophy.

Aneesha studied at The University of Pennsylvania but it was during her time working at an advertising agency in New York that she saw the surge in fitness and health-related trends and behaviours. She noticed a large number of stores popping up that were dedicated purely to active wear and after research realized there was no quality Indian brand catering to the active lifestyle . Kica was born out of this need to bridge this gap. Fitness is Aneesha’s passion and through Kica, she hopes to showcase the ease with which an active life can become a part of one’s routine for benefits that are as much mental as they are physical.

Here are Aneesha’s favorite no equipment exercises for working out from home. After all, if we want to keep our mind and bodies healthy in the face of illness, we’ve got to break a sweat :)

1. Step Ups:

Step ups offer both good cardio and strength.Find a surface at home, one or two feet off the ground. Perform step ups with or without weights. You can use two filled water bottles for the weights. If you’re using weights, place the weights/bottles in your hands, arms stay by your side.

15 reps on each leg x 3 sets. 1-minute break between the sets.

2. Jump/Box Squats:

A great exercise to get that heart rate up & get your legs burning.

15 reps x 3 sets. 45 second break between each set.

3. Incline/Chaturanga/Knee Push Ups:

Nothing like a pushup to build that upper body strength. Depending on your level, perform one of these push ups with *correct* form.

12 reps x 3 sets. You can even do one set of each type of push up. 30-45 seconds break between each set.

Incline Push Up

Chaturanga Push Up

Knee Push Up

4. Bridge Pose

Don’t underestimate the power of backbends! It strengthens back, glutes, legs and ankles; opens the chest, heart and hip flexors; stretches the chest, neck, shoulders and spine; calms the body, alleviates stress and mild depression, the list just goes on….

5. Crescent Lunges

This helps in toning and strengthening and flexing your thighs, hips and butt.You can build the heat by doing jump lunges instead!

Perform 15 reps on each leg x 3 sets. 1-minute break between sets.

6. Burpees

Whether you’re doing a full push up + burpee, or a jump + full body on the floor, or a one-armed burpee, this exercise is sure to get you sweating. It is an intense exercise and is sure to get almost every part of your body in action.

15 reps x 3 sets. 45 second to 1-minute break between each set.