Bonus points for low impact and cheap/free. I have a foot injury and can’t run/bike/hike for a bit.
Editing this to say:
- Thank you all for the suggestions, I love the Lemmy community, and,
- I know a lot of workouts can be done at home, and these are all great ideas. However, I bike/hike because I have trouble motivating myself to just work out as an activity. I trick myself using fun, but I don’t know how to make indoor excercise exciting.
Piggybacking onto this one, but with a specific ask: same as OP but:
Genuine ask. Appreciate any advice.
Belly fat is unfortunately just calorie reduction. You can’t target fat on specific parts of the body, just overall.
Improving core strength with no impact on the spine is tough, as most core exercises will likely engage the back and spine. I would try to implement standard, good form push ups if you can. Planking is also an option, but again form is king. Do them properly, for less time instead of “cheating” with loose form if you want to make improvements.
My orthopedic doctor recommended to me exercising with elastic bands (cheap at any drugstore). It’s low impact and you can easily control how difficult it is.
Not the exercises I was given but this video gets the idea across https://youtu.be/fgKHFLe654U
As far as increasing strength in the muscles supporting the spine: these exercises and these exercises
As long as they don’t cause you pain. I’ve had a broken vertebra in my low back for over a decade and these exercises help me manage the pain.