12 Amazing Bodyweight Exercises You Can Do At Home

12 Amazing Bodyweight Exercises You Can Do At Home

Using just the weight of your body and the power of gravity, you can build muscle, burn fat, and get an honest-to-goodness great workout. You just have to know the most effective way to put your body to work—for your body.

These 12 handy moves are effective for your upper body, your lower body, your core, and plenty of cardio-focused moves, too, which will get your heart rate up so you’re burning calories while working your muscles.

1. 180 degree jump squats

Think like a regular jump squat, but you land facing the opposite direction

2. Burpees

Make it easier by walking legs in and out instead of jumping

 

3. Side shuffle with knee holds

The trick to nailing the hold is keeping your core tight

4. High Knees

Pumping your arms is key

5. Inchworm with push-ups

The goal is to stand up tall after each rep, and you can modify the push-up by dropping to your knees

6. Jumping jacks

Challenge yourself by picking up the pace

7. Jumping lunges

Modify this exercise by skipping the jump and performing alternating reverse lunges instead

8. Side shuffles

Try to take up as much space as you can as you move side to side

9. Kick unders

If you’re opposite hand and foot can’t touch, that’s OK—just focus on kicking your leg under and through

10. Mountain climbers

Pick up your pace if you want more of a challenge

11. Plank ups

Think palm-palm-elbow-elbow

12. Power lunges

Don’t forget to do both sides

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