Weekly Exercise Plan For Fitness And Weight Loss At Home

7 day home fitness planOK, if you really need to lose some weight quickly, and only have 7 days to lose weight, then there are a few options which we discuss below. If you want to know how to make a workout plan for weight loss, then this guide will help you put together your own unique plan.

Firstly we provide a simple daily diet plan for you to follow and then you will find a weekly fitness and strength training schedule that you can do. Many people want to exercise for weight loss in 7 days at home, and while you can make a good start in a week, you actually need to follow a plan for much longer.

A weight loss plan that aims to lose around 2 pounds per week is generally safe and reliable, anything more than this enters the realms of fad and crash diets.


But, if you really only have one week to lose some extra body fat, what is the best way?

Here are our tips to help you to get fitter and lose some weight in 7 days. If you want to make a change in a week then you have to be prepared to exercise hard and follow the diet. Really you need to make this workout a permanent part of your new and improved lifestyle! These indoor exercises to lose weight fast do work, so stick with the plan. Read on!

Body Fat Reduction Plan

To lose body fat as quickly and safely as possible you must eat a very lean diet and also exercise. This is a great workout plan to lose weight, but failure to follow the plan properly will result in failure, so be warned!

You will feel hungry and your muscles will ache – do not expect quick gains with no pain!

If done correctly this plan will start to build lean muscle and improve fitness while also burning fat. Do not expect to lose weight extremely rapidly though.


You will hopefully be gaining muscle and losing fat, so net weight loss may be zero in the short term. But you will be in a better shape, and in a better position to carry on losing weight in a healthy and sustained fashion.

7 Day Weight Loss Exercise Plan

If you have not exercised in a while you may find this difficult, but you must do
this workout plan to lose weight, especially if wish to burn of fat in just 7 days. This is our most effective weight loss exercise program, so stick with it and you will get good results.

Remember, you are not just doing this weight loss exercise plan to burn off fat immediately. You are exercising to increase your daily calorie deficit (burning more energy) and also increase your metabolism (building muscle).

Basic 7 Day Plan

We have created a series of bodyweight workouts that you can complete each day of the week. This is a good weight loss workout plan for men  and women alike, as it provides a full body workout that hits all muscles, rather than being limited to just abs, arms or thighs. This should ideally be done in addition to some cardio – anything will work: brisk walking, swimming, jogging, dance, sports etc. Two workouts a day can be effective, and many people find that this is a good morning exercise routine to lose weight.

Always stretch well after the workouts and keep a log of your time so that you can aim to improve next week.

Advanced 7 Day Plan

The advanced 7 day workout plan sets two workouts a day and the second some weight training. Optional For Faster Fat Burning: In addition to the exercises below also do the daily workout – best done after the morning cardio session. This is a great exercise routine to lose weight fast. For even better result, mix things up a bit – combine the basic seven day plan with some weight training, or additional cardio work. Lets take a look at the weight loss workout schedule.

Weight Loss Workout Schedule

Monday


Daily workout: Monday Workout

Light Cardio: In the morning perform a 30-45 minute light cardio session to raise metabolism. This can be a brisk walk, jogging or a swim for example.

Weight training exercises: Squats, Calf Raises, Push ups, Shoulder Press and Dips. 3 sets of 8 exercises for each. Increase the weight if too easy, decrease if you struggle to complete 8 repetitions.

See our weight training articles for more advice on building strength, with workouts, exercises and methods explained.

Diet: Breakfast should either be oats or wholemeal toast and eggs. Lunch is soup (no bread). Dinner a salad with protein (egg, chicken or fish).

Tuesday


Daily workout: Tuesday Workout

Interval Training day: 20 minutes intensive interval training. 30 second sprint followed by 90 second recovery. Ten 2 minute intervals with 10 sprints.

You can do this with any exercise – running, swimming, elliptical trainer, cycling, skipping etc. Work as hard as possible. See the Quick Intensive Cross Training Workout to learn how to train properly.

Diet: Same as Monday.

Wednesday

Daily workout: Wednesday Workout

Longer Cardio Day: Today you need to do one longer cardio session. This can be jogging, cycling, rowing, brisk walking, elliptical etc. However, you must exercise for 60 minutes today.

Diet: Today you need to limit calories as much as possible, but do eat some carbohydrate an hour before exercising and again afterwards.

This should be a small snack, such as 1 banana, 1 slice of brown bread or a couple of oranges.

Thursday

Daily workout: Thursday Workout

Cardio Session: A morning cardio session of around 30 minutes. Steady exercise to get the body moving and burning fat.

Weight training exercises: Deadlifts, Pull Ups, Curls, Single Arm Dumbbell Rows. 3 sets of 8 exercises for each.

Diet: Lots of proteins to help muscle recovery and less carbohydrates, so eat just eggs for breakfast, then a small salad with plenty of chicken, pork, beef or fish for lunch. All portions should be small.

Friday

Daily workout: Friday Workout

Cardio: Longer, steady cardio with 2 sprints at the end. So at least 30 minutes of jogging with a 1 minute sprint (long sprint, around 400m), then a recovery of 3-5 minutes, then another sprint before the final recovery jog. In total you should be exercising for around 40-45 minutes. Stretch afterwards. Read these running tips from a top trainer.

Diet: Similar to Wednesday – fewer calories to aid fat reduction.

Saturday

Daily workout: Saturday Workout

Core Training: Calisthenics, Yoga, Dynamic Stretching, crunches. Perform crunches to failure, aim to do 100. Aim to exercise for at least 45 minutes.

Alternate between upper body and lower body exercises. If in doubt jog on the spot until you decide what to do next. This helps to teach you to take control of your fitness sessions. Empower yourself!

Diet: As Monday.

Sunday

Daily workout: Sunday Workout

Activity day: Sunday is a good time to get active with friends and family, so a long walk or a trip to the park are good choices.

Diet: Keep your meals small and lean, high in protein. If you are having roast dinner you can treat yourself to the beef, broccoli and carrots, but nothing else – and have a small portion!

You obviously do not need to exercise in this exact order or on these days, this is to provide you with a guide. You may want to focus more on weight training, circuit training or yoga for example, so switch some days around.

This is the ideal level of activity and type of weekly exercise routine that you need to do to start getting really fit and losing weight.

It really does help a lot if you can exercise for at least 45 minutes every single day. Ideally some days you should exercise more. Do not let anyone (other than your doctor) tell you that this is too much exercise, it is not. The human body is designed to move, the muscles need to work to be healthy.

Best Cardio Workout At Home To Lose Weight?

There is no best exercise to lose weight as such – whatever you do will help. But, if you find a routine that you enjoy, or find easy to fit into your weekly routine, then you will be less likely to give up!

Exercise More If You Can

If you can do more, then do more, but do not risk injury, and remember that you are on a calorie restricted diet so your energy levels will be lower.

Do not feel tempted to reduce calories further as you risk going into starvation mode and you will burn less fat and risk overtraining.

The best time to exercise intensively is around 45 minutes after your lunch, you should have most energy at this time. For walking, jogging and running you can exercise the first thing in the morning.

The cardio in the morning helps to raise your metabolism before the weight training in the afternoon. This maximizes fat burning by raising your metabolism throughout the day.

Consume only low GI carbohydrates to ensure that you have a steady supply of sugar for energy and do not risk an insulin rush (which causes fat accumulation).

Although it is impossible to lose a lot of weight in just one week, if you start right with daily exercise and daily dieting then you can start to make some big changes. This plan is for all, although it is often the most popular weekly workout plan for women with children, as it can be done at home. See also our dedicated weight loss workout plan for women.

Exercise is vital for healthy weight loss and makes weight loss so much easier. If you have any questions ask below.

Really losing body fat should be a long-term goal, and we discuss how that is done in more detail in Start Losing Weight Today With Our Diet and Exercise Advice.

A Typical Daily Diet Plan

Note that you should only eat one of each meal option per day. The rest of the day you can drink water. Keep portions small.

You should be eating no more than 1000 calories a day. Remember, this is for 1 week only. Long term dieting of this type is not healthy.

  • Breakfast: 2 eggs on 1 thin slice of whole grain toast / a banana with yogurt / small bowl of muesli with milk / 3 egg omelette with ham
  • Lunch: Small green leafy salad with smoked mackerel / chicken with fresh vegetables / fish with salad /meat and vegetable stew
  • Dinner: Tomato soup / other thin soup / roasted chicken / mackerel fillets

Key tip: Keep portions small. You can eat stews and salads, but use a small plate and eat slowly and thoughtfully.

Alternative 1 Day Meal Plan

This is a healthy meal plan with some additional calories so that you can start working harder on the fitness and still fuel your muscles. The most common reasons people give for not eating healthy food are:

  • “I do not know how to make healthy food, it is too complicated”
  • “I do not have time to make healthy food”
Well, this meal plan shows how simple healthy food can be.

Breakfast

Breakfast is the most important meal of the day, but this does not mean that you must still eat like a King if you are wanting to lose weight. Here is a healthy breakfast recipe:

  • 3 boiled eggs
  • 1 slice of wholemeal bread, toasted

Boil the eggs for 4 minutes and eat with a single slice (or no bread at all if you want to lose weight quicker).

Lunch

Put some wholegrain pasta on the boil. While this is boiling pout a tin of chopped tomatoes, or passata, into a saucepan. Add some salt, pepper, mixed herbs and a little spice of your choosing. Let that simmer while the pasta is cooking.

Pop some meat balls on a medium grill. In approximately 12 minutes you have a delicious, freshly prepared, meal of pasta and meatballs in tomato sauce. This is healthy, full of energy and protein.

Dinner

If you are working out then you may need a little extra in the evening. Make a salad using mixed lettuce, cucumber, rocket and sliced fresh peppers. Mixed in a tin of tuna fish and drizzle in olive oil. Season with salt and pepper, toss and serve.

You can add any other salad items you like. If you hard boil some extra eggs at breakfast time, you can add these to the salad, with some capers and add some cheese, and you have a healthy, tasty fish salad, full of proteins and nutritious carbohydrates.

Some alternative diet options are provided in the fitness plan itself (see above).

Weight Loss Research and Advice from around the Web

Weight loss has been studied at great length over the years and much of what we now know about losing weight is derived from scientific studies into the mechanics of fat reduction. Here are some articles which we have drawn upon.

Why is gradual weight loss better than a crash diet?” NHS Choices (2010) website, https://www.nhs.uk/chq/pages/2468.aspx?categoryid=51&subcategoryid=165

Benefits of sustained moderate weight loss in obesity” by Pasanisi F, Contaldo F, de Simone G, Mancini M. Published in Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis. 2001 Dec;11(6):401-6. Abstract: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12055705

A meta-analysis of the past 25 years of weight loss research using diet, exercise or diet plus exercise intervention” by WC Miller, DM Koceja and EJ Hamilton. International Journal of Obesity (1997) 21, 941±947.

Effects of Intermittent Exercise and Use of Home Exercise Equipment on Adherence, Weight Loss, and Fitness in Overweight Women” by John M. Jakicic, PhD; Carena Winters, MS; Wei Lang, PhD; Rena R. Wing, PhD. Published in JAMA. 1999;282(16):1554-1560. doi: 10.1001/jama.282.16.1554 Abstract: https://jama.ama-assn.org/content/282/16/1554.short.

 

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