I'm congenitally incapable of not giving advice. Take it or leave it.
On the squat front, I'd say (a) don't try to go too deep right away, and (b) make sure your body weight is on your whole foot, not just the toes. You might want to try putting most of your weight on your heels, as long as you don't go overboard and tip backwards.
In general:
- If it's practical, you might want to pick up 5-, 8- and 10-pound dumbbells over the next couple months.
- Other leg exercises that don't require (much) equipment are lunges, step-ups, bent-legged deadlifts and stiff-legged deadlifts. Step-ups do require some kind of step in the 10"-14" range. Don't worry about learning all of them right away, but they'll give you some variety.
- Upper body, adding something for the back would be good, but IMO that's the most challenging area to work without equipment. You can do one-arm lat rows as long as you have something to lean on. Or try double-arm rows sitting and leaning forward.
- You can do reasonable bench presses lying on your yoga mat. Or try pushups on your knees, or against the wall.
- Ramp up slowly. You're doing the right thing, starting with a couple exercises. If you try to do too much too fast you'll just get really sore.
- Stumptuous is a great resource. You're starting at a good place.
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On the squat front, I'd say (a) don't try to go too deep right away, and (b) make sure your body weight is on your whole foot, not just the toes. You might want to try putting most of your weight on your heels, as long as you don't go overboard and tip backwards.
In general:
- If it's practical, you might want to pick up 5-, 8- and 10-pound dumbbells over the next couple months.
- Other leg exercises that don't require (much) equipment are lunges, step-ups, bent-legged deadlifts and stiff-legged deadlifts. Step-ups do require some kind of step in the 10"-14" range. Don't worry about learning all of them right away, but they'll give you some variety.
- Upper body, adding something for the back would be good, but IMO that's the most challenging area to work without equipment. You can do one-arm lat rows as long as you have something to lean on. Or try double-arm rows sitting and leaning forward.
- You can do reasonable bench presses lying on your yoga mat. Or try pushups on your knees, or against the wall.
- Ramp up slowly. You're doing the right thing, starting with a couple exercises. If you try to do too much too fast you'll just get really sore.
- Stumptuous is a great resource. You're starting at a good place.
Have fun!