Do This Workout at Home, No Equipment Required
Yes, my gym is also closed. So here’s a brand new workout that you can do without any fitness equipment at all. We have five strength exercises that together will help strengthen every part of your body:
- Lunge (quads, hamstrings, glutes)
- Single-leg gluteal bridges (glutes, hamstrings, cortex)
- Inchworm for planks or push-ups (chest, arms, core)
- Rows of the duffel bag (upper back, arms)
- Chair push-ups (arms, chest)
You will need a push-up chair and a bag or bucket for the rows of duffel bags (or get creative with anything heavy you have around the house).
The first time you try this workout, try to just get a feel for it and do each movement for as many reps as you feel comfortable with.
If you find it difficult to do 5 or 10 repetitions of each movement, structure the workout as a strength training. Do three sets of 5-10 repetitions of each exercise, resting as much as necessary between movements so that you feel ready to perform again.
Or, if these movements seem quite light, do it as a timing workout. Do each movement for 30 seconds, resting 10 seconds before moving on, and work out the five movement pattern as many times as you like. Five rounds with a full minute of rest at the end of each round will take you approximately 20 minutes. Give it a try and let us know how you like it!