Basic Body-Weight Exercises You Can Do Right Now
Medically Reviewed by Ross Brakeville, DPT on February 25, 2023
Written by Madeline Laguaite
1/12
What Are Body-Weight Exercises?
2/12
Pushup
3/12
Squats
4/12
Planks
5/12
Mountain Climbers
6/12
Pelvic Tilt
7/12
Burpee
8/12
Single Leg Deadlift
9/12
Lunges
10/12
Abdominal Crunch
11/12
Step-ups
12/12
Superman
Share
Print
IMAGES PROVIDED BY:
- Getty
- Getty
- Getty
- Getty
- Getty
- Getty
- Getty
- WebMD
- Getty
- Getty
- Getty
- Getty
SOURCES:
Southern Illinois University: “What Can Bodyweight Strength Training Do For You?”
CDC: “Strength Training for Older Adults.”
North Carolina State University: “7 Exercises You Can Do Anywhere, Anytime.”
Mayo Clinic: “Video: Lunge exercise,” “Video: Abdominal crunch,” “Weight Training Exercises,” “Body-weight training: Ditch the dumbbells,” “Are Burpees and Jumping Rope the Cure for What Ages You? Or, Perhaps It’s Crawling.”
Cleveland Clinic: “Got Back Pain? Trying Doing ‘Superman’ and 3 More Exercises.”
The Mountaineers: "Peak Performance: Single Leg Deadlift: Open Book T."
Share
Print