The primary advantage of bodyweight workouts is that they engage various muscle groups, which results in increased fat loss. Bodyweight workouts, depending on their intensity, will enhance your cardio, boost your metabolic rate, trim your body, and raise your endurance levels. The following are the most fundamental bodyweight exercises that may be performed virtually anyplace:
Push-Ups:
Push-ups, the most common bodyweight exercise, work the chest, arms, and shoulders.
- Take a position on your hands (shoulders apart) and press your toes right into the floor.
- Maintain a flat back and a level, neutral body.
- Inhale and squat down till your chest touches the floor. Your elbows should be tucked tight to your body.
- While exhaling, reposition your body to the starting posture.
Burpees:
This is an excellent aerobic workout that also works the arms, chest, quadriceps, glutes, hamstrings, and abs.
- Maintain a shoulder-width distance between your feet.
- Squat and put your hands on the ground in front of you.
- Rearrange your feet and assume a push-up position.
- Reduce your chest and perform a push-up.
- Reintroduce your feet to the squat position.
- Arrange your body in a standing position, leap, and clap your hand above.
- Repeat!
Planks:
Planks are an excellent aerobic workout and are excellent for strengthening the core.
- On the floor, assume a push-up position.
- Bend your elbows 90 degrees and balance on your forearms.
- Maintain a straight line between the elbows and the shoulders.
- Maintain the posture for as long as possible – ideally 2 minutes.
With these exercises, you’ve got some effective workouts that require minimal to no equipment! Good luck!