Work Out At Home With These Four Bodyweight Exercises
Work your core, glues, triceps, shoulders, and more. Try to do 4 to 5 sets of each move for a full strength workout.
Plank Taps
How-To: Set up in a high plank position with your hands directly under your shoulders and your feet spread wide for stability. Engage your abs and glutes, then tap your opposite shoulder with your hand. Alternate sides and try to do 10 taps on each side for one set.
Muscle Group: Shoulders, Core, Glutes
Option: Lower your knees to the ground for extra stability
Plank Up Downs with Tricep Push-Up
How-To: Start in a plank on your forearms. Engage your abs, pushing yourself up one arm at a time to a plank position on your hands. At the top, do a tricep push-up with your elbows brushing the sides of your body. Push back up, then climb back down one arm at a time to return to a plank on your forearms. Repeat. Try to do 10 reps for one set, alternating the arm you push with first each time.
Muscle Group: Core, Chest, Triceps, Shoulders
Option: Lower your knees to the ground for extra stability
Marching Glute Bridges
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How-To: Lie on your back with your knees bent and feet flat on the floor. Lift your hips up into a bridge. Keeping your left knee bent, lift your right foot up. Hold for four seconds, then slowly lower back down. Do 10 reps on each leg is one set.
Muscle Group: Glutes, Core, Hamstrings
Squat Jumps
How-To: With your feet about shoulder-width apart, squat down, toughing your hands to the floor. Activate your glutes and swing your arms to jump off the floor, bringing your heels together at the top. Sink down right back into the squat, landing with your feet shoulder-width apart. Repeat 20 times for one set.
Muscle Group: Glutes, Inner Thighs
Option: Take the jump out to focus more on squat mechanics and to provide more stability for your joints