Any complete exercise program has three main parts. Giving the body a complete workout does not mean daily strenuous exercise.
In fact, using a home gym, even in limited space, can put you on the road to fitness.
Target your home gym to body needs. To burn fat effectively regular cardio, heart/lung, workouts must be done. You dont have to run for two hours a day to get that.
A treadmill, stepper or bike is great. To burn fat, do enough to break a light sweat.
If you can have a conversation with someone but not sing to them, is about the right zone. Sustaining this level for at least an hour is preferable. 3-4 times a week is enough.
As you get fitter, increase the speed or resistance at which you work to maintain the fat burning level. Perfect in the lounge corner while listening to music.
The second part is muscle conditioning. This is achieved by resistance training, in slow controlled movements. Anything adding resistance to a movement does this, weights, pushups, rowing machine, for example.
Regular sets of repetitions, in which the resistance increases and not the repetitions, can take as little as 30 minutes 3-4 times a...