If during your youth you were not active, from the age of 40 it may be that you give a lot of thought to it. During this period, the muscles begin to shrink and fat deposits appear to increase.

Stress in this period of life is particularly high, mainly due to caring for children and family, health, work and the economy.

Here are 8 exercises that will make your regular workout different and more fun. You don’t need any special equipment, which means you can make them at home.

1- ABS

• First, you have to lie on the ground. Keep your hands by your ears instead of behind your head to avoid neck strain, and bend your knees with your feet on the floor.
• Next, lift your shoulders and upper back off the floor with your face facing the ceiling, and exhale as you go as high as you can.
• Hold the position for 1 second, then inhale as you return to the starting position. This is a beneficial exercise for the upper abdomen.

You must repeat it between 15 and 25 times.

2- SQUATS

• Stand tall with your feet a little more than shoulder-width apart and your chest lifted.
• Extend your hands out in front of you to help maintain your balance.
• She starts by sitting down and then getting up as if you were sitting on an imaginary chair. Keep your face and head facing forward.
• Lower your body so that your thighs are parallel to the ground. Put all your weight on your heels. Keep your body tight and push your body up through your heels to return to the starting position.

Do 12 repetitions.

3- SQUAT WITH SIDE KICK

• Stand tall with your feet a little more than shoulder-width apart and your chest lifted.
• Extend your hands out in front of you to help maintain your balance.
• Lower your body so that your thighs are parallel to the ground. Put all your weight on your heels. Keep your body tight and push your body up through your heels to return to the starting position.
• As you release, lean to the side releasing a side kick. This is a repeat.

Do 12 reps on each side.

4- DOUBLE LEG LIFTS

• Begin by lying on the floor with your legs elevated and your hands behind your head, and take a deep breath. This is the initial position.
• Slowly lower your legs as far as you can without touching the ground.
• Then bring your legs up to the starting position.

Repeat 10 times.

5- REVERSE CUTS

• First, lie on the floor with your arms by your sides, palms down, and your legs over your hips at 90°.
• The feet must be flexed. Next, lift your hips off the ground using your core muscles as your legs extend toward the ceiling and return to the starting position.

You have to repeat it 15 times.

6- BURPEE

• Stand tall with your feet hip-width apart and arms by your sides.
• Lower into a squat position with your hands flat on the ground in front of you.
• Push your legs back to the push-up position and lower your chest to the ground.
• Return to position two, pushing both feet forward to return to a squat.
• Jump up and raise both hands above your head.

Do 10 repetitions.

7- WALKING LUNG

• First of all, you should stand with your feet shoulder-width apart and your hands at chest height.
• Next, step forward with one leg and bend your knees until your back knee almost touches the ground.
• Return to the starting position by advancing that step you took forward.
• Do the same with the other leg always moving forward.

Count 20 steps alternating both legs.

8- VERTICAL FROG JUMP

• You have to stand up with your arms towards the ground.
• Squat down keeping your torso upright and your head up.
• Next, you have to jump up as far as you can.
• When your feet make contact with the ground, you have to absorb the impact with your legs and then jump back up.

Perform between 10 and 15 jumps.