Cardio

• The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends two hours and thirty minutes of moderate exercise per week for most people, or an hour and 15 minutes of vigorous exercise. Do cardio at home with exercise tapes or improvise a workout by doing jumping jacks, walking lunges, and shadow boxing. The more jumping up and down you do, the more intense the workout, and the longer you workout, the more calories you burn.
  
  

Strength Training

• The CDC also recommends full-body strength training at least twice a week. An easy way to do this is to strength train four days a week, alternating the upper and lower half of your body. On Mondays and Wednesdays, do push ups, sit ups, and work your lower back by lying face down on a mat, keeping your back straight and alternately lifting your head, then feet and lower legs off the floor. On Tuesdays and Thursdays, do lunges, squats, calf raises and inner and outer thigh leg lifts.
  
  

At Home Workout Tools

• Besides just your body, you can add a few items that you can store easily to vary your workout. Try a pair of 5-lb. dumbbells to do curls with while you jog in place or lift your knees to your chest. Sit ups and push ups become more effective when you use a balance ball to strengthen your core. (Do sit ups while laying on the ball or push ups with your hands on the ball). Also, with a resistance band you can make chest, shoulder and even leg exercises more challenging and effective.