12 Full Body Exercises You Can Do At Home

Today I’m sharing 12 of my favorite full body exercises you can do at home!  I’m always looking for easy-to-do workouts that I can do at home and this is a heart-pumping cardio routine that you can do in less than 20 minutes.  Maximize your time and see results faster with these 12 incredibly effective full body exercises you can do in the comfort of your own home or at the gym, whichever you prefer.  If you’re looking for additional at-home workouts, try my Move Pray Love 21 Day Lifestyle plan, now available.

Workout Basics:

Perform each move according to the time allotted; rest for 20 seconds between each move.

• Beginners: Perform all 12 moves 1x.
• Intermediate: Perform all 12 moves 2x.
• Advanced: Perform all 12 moves 3x.

Throw on your favorite fitness gear, grab your smartphone to time the moves (a girl’s gotta look cute when working up a sweat, right?) and let’s get started!

Note: these moves are INTENSE, listen to your body and take the modification when needed.

MOUNTAIN CLIMBERS: 60 SECONDS

Start off with this core-tightening full body exercise move! Keep your shoulders and wrists aligned and switch feet as fast as you can without slouching.

Step 1: Begin in high plank position with your hands directly under your shoulders. Your body should be in a straight, diagonal line from your head to your heels.

Step 2: With your core engaged, bring your right knee forward under your chest, with the toes just off the ground. Return to your basic plank. Switch legs, bringing the left knee forward. Keep alternating legs and pick up the pace until it feels a little like running in place in a plank position.

 

JUMPING LUNGES: 30 SECONDS

You’ll really feel the burn in your thighs with this one. It combines strength and cardio; what more could you ask for?

Step 1: Begin in the lunge position. Place your feet far enough away form each other to create 90-degree bends in both knees. The front knee should not pass over the front toes. The back knee, ideally, should touch or be a few inches from the ground. Chest is lifted.

Step 2: Power yourself out of the lunge by squeezing your glutes and core. Use your arms to help with propulsion, and make sure both feet leave the ground at the same time. Land in your lunge with the opposite leg forward with both feet hitting the ground at the same time. The chest stays lifted. That is one rep. Modification (Beginner): Remove jump and perform an basic alternating lunge.

FULL BODY EXERCISES YOU CAN DO AT HOME: UP AND OVERS FOR 30 SECONDS

This little exercise is mighty! Go as quickly as you can, but keep your core engaged to stabilize your body.

Step 1: Start in high plank position, but with knees bent.

Step 2: Keeping arms locked, knees bent and legs together throughout, propel legs up and over to right side of side of your mat.

Step 3: Then explode to the left side of your mat for one rep. Continue exploding up and over to each side for the allotted time. Modification (Beginner): Instead of hopping from side to side, just step, one leg at a time at a challenging pace.

HIGH KNEES: 60 SECONDS

Your heart will be pumping hard after this one! You’ll feel it in your core and lower body as you get those knees up high.

Step 1: Stand tall with your core pulled in and your shoulders back. Places your hands out at hip height to help gauge your performance. Keep this posture and raise one knee up to the hips or higher, keeping the other leg bent and ready to follow. Quickly alternate knees, leaning back with a strong core to help drive them toward the chest. Repeat for allotted time. Modification (Beginner): March in place. Modification (Advanced): Travel with it; put hands up overhead to utilize your core.

180-DEGREE SQUAT JUMPS: 30 SECONDS

Fly through the air (a little) with this controlled move. The key to this exercise is sinking low into your squat each time you land and exploding with your thighs when you jump!

Step 1: Stand with legs a little wider than shoulder-width apart. Slowly lower into a squat.

Step 2: Jump upward, extending the legs, while simultaneously rotating 180 degrees to the other side.

Step 3: Complete the back and forth squat-to-rotational jump position for the instructed amount of time. Modification (Beginner): Instead of jumping side to side, turn 180 degrees by stepping with one foot at a time to the other side, then lower into the squat.

FULL BODY EXERCISES YOU CAN DO AT HOME: BURPEES FOR 60 SECONDS

The dreaded burpees will kick your butt, but you’ll see results fast! Add a pushup at the bottom of the move if you’re up for a real challenge.

Step 1: Stand with your feet hip-width apart and your arms by your sides.

Step 2: Bend your knees and squat down, placing your hands firmly on the floor.

Step 3: Jump your feet back to come into a high plank with straight arms and legs.

Step 4: Jump both feet forward to your hands.

Step 5: From your crouching position, jump up with hands above your head. That is one rep. Repeat for the allotted time. Modification (Beginner): On step #3, step legs back individually and/or remove the jump at the end. Modification (Advanced): Add a pushup at the end of step #3.

FOOTBALL DRILL: 60 SECONDS

Show your fast feet, girl! This move may seem easy, but it’ll get your heart pumping quickly!

Step 1: Get into a defensive position with a wide stance and arms tucked into the body. Shift your weight to the balls of your feet and jump over to one side. Keep your form nice and tight.

Step 2: Shift your weight over to the other leg. Make sure your knees remain slightly bent the entire time so you can safely and quickly get side to side. Stay low!

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SWITCH KICKS: 30 SECONDS

This total body torcher looks simple, but it’ll leave you sore! You’ll feel the burn in your triceps, core and thighs.

Step 1: Sit with your knees bent, feet flat on floor, palms behind you and your fingertips pointed toward your heels. Keeping hands and feet planted, raise your hips off the floor and alternate, kicking left leg and right leg as high and as fast as you can.

Step 2: A kick with your right leg and a kick with your left leg counts as one rep. Continue to alternate legs for allotted time. Modification (Beginner): Bring down your speed and/or remove the jump.

SKATERS: 60 SECONDS

Skaters will leave you with sweat pouring and your blood flowing. It’s a pretty fun move to try, too!

Step 1: Start with your legs slightly wider than shoulder-width apart and arms at your sides.

Step 2: Bring one leg behind your other and tap that foot to the outside of your stabilizing leg.

Step 3: Swing the arms in front of that bent knee and leap the back leg to starting position while simultaneously bringing the front leg behind in a skating motion. That is one rep. Arms alternate as you switch sides like a speed skater. Modification (Beginner): Remove the jump as you switch feet.

SPRINT IN PLACE: 60 SECONDS

You’ve got this move down! If staying in place is boring, build a track path (more like an obstacle course) throughout your home.

Step 1: Keeping your back straight, chest up and head forward move your arms in rhythm with your legs. Breath in through you noes and out through your mouth. Sprint in place as fast as you can for 60 seconds. Modification (Beginner): Reduce your pace to a march, focusing on raising your knees as high as you can. Modification (Advanced): If you can, add light ankle weights or hold light dumbbells.

FULL BODY EXERCISES YOU CAN DO AT HOME: PRISONER JACKS FOR 60 SECONDS

For an intense cardio move that really targets your quads and glutes, try prisoner jacks. Sounds easy; it’s not. Remember to stay low to really maximize the burn on this move.

Step 1: Stand with your feet close together, hands behind your head, and lower down into a narrow squat so that your weight shifts back to your heels.

Step 2: Staying low, but with your chest up, push off your heels and jump your feet wide, landing in a wide squat position. Jump back to the start position. Continue jumping your feet out and in with a squat as fast as you can.

 

TUCK JUMP: 30 SECONDS

Channel your inner cheerleader and see how long you can last performing tuck jumps!

Step 1: Stand with feet hip-width apart, a slight bend in your knees, elbows resting at waist with forearms extending straight forward, perpendicular to the ground. Bend your knees and sit back into a half squat.

Step 2: Explode up into a jump, tucking your knees so your quads (ultimately) hit your forearms. Land softly with a slight bend in the knee (don’t land heel first), and repeat movement for instructed amount of time.

 

HEISMAN: 60 SECONDS

You’re almost done! Keep that heart pumpin’ with another football-inspired drill.

Step 1: Start in a standing position with your knees slightly bent. Lift your bent right leg up. Quickly hop to the right, while lifting your bent left knee up to hip height. Hop to the left, lifting your right knee to hip height. That is one rep. Continue alternating legs.

You did it! Incorporate these 12 full body exercises that you can do at home into your weekly routine, about 2-3x per week along with strength work to see results. Don’t forget to fuel your body with delicious high protein foods and drink plenty of water. Check out my weekly dinner meal plan and Detox Water for Weight Loss.

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I would love to hear if try out these 12 full body exercises that you can do at home, let me know what you think!

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