10 Simple Home Workouts to Stay Active
Producer: Priyanka Das Date: February 26, 2025
Drishti Chhabria, Founder & Chief Experience Officer, Orangetheory Fitness India, shares 10 bodyweight exercises that are excellent for staying active at home, which can be modified to fit your fitness level.
Squats are a great exercise to strengthen your legs and core, making everyday movements easier.
Body Weight or Weighted Squats
Plank shoulder taps are a dynamic core exercise that also enhances balance and coordination.
Plank Shoulder Taps
Bird dog is an effective core stabilization exercise that strengthens the lower back, abs, and glutes while improving balance and coordination.
Bird Dog
The alternate high plank row is a full-body exercise that engages the upper back, shoulders, core, and arms, helping to improve stability and balance.
Alternating High Plank Row
High knees are a fast-paced cardio exercise designed to elevate heart rate and enhance agility.
High Knees
This exercise engages deep core muscles, enhances hand-eye coordination, and improves body control, all while increasing stability and building strength without high-impact movements.
Dead bug
Side lunges are a functional lower body exercise that targets the inner thighs, quads, and glutes while improving balance and flexibility.
Side Lunges
A full-body exercise that targets multiple muscle groups while boosting cardiovascular health. It combines a plank with leg movement to enhance coordination, agility, and core strength.
Mountain Climbers
Speed skaters are a great plyometric exercise that targets your legs, core, and cardiovascular system. They mimic the side-to-side movements of speed skating, making them an excellent choice for improving agility, strength, and endurance.
Speed Skaters
A full-body exercise for building strength and endurance, burpees engage multiple muscle groups in the upper and lower body while involving the most important muscle, the heart. It also helps increase explosiveness and power while being super convenient.
