Getting to your ideal weight can be a challenge.
If you don’t have a gym membership, don’t worry.
This daily no-equipment workout can be performed in your own home without the need to purchase anything.
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Adding a daily workout has many benefits for reaching your ideal weight.
The calories burned will help maintain a deficit.
Resistance training will stimulate muscle growth.
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Perform each exercise for 45 seconds, then take a 15-second break and move to the next exercise.
Perform three to five rounds of this routine every day.
Planks with shoulder taps are among my favorite core exercises for several reasons.
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Squats
Squats are an amazing lower-body exercise you could perform with zero equipment virtually anywhere.
Begin with your feet wider than shoulder-width distance apart.
Sit your hips back and down as you push your knees outward for stability.
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Lower until your thighs are parallel to the floor, then push through both feet to stand back up.
Find a rhythm with the movement, and aim to keep your tempo for the whole interval.
If you need extra intensity, perform jump squats.
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Push through both hands to return to the starting position.
Lunges
Lunges are another staple lower-body exercise you’ve got the option to perform equipment-free.
I recommend alternating lunges for this circuit.
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Begin standing with your feet shoulder-width distance apart.
Step forward with one foot, and lower yourself toward the ground by bending both knees.
Burpees are a full-body power movement that includes multiple lower and upper-body explosive components.
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Begin this exercise by standing with your feet shoulder-width distance apart.
Jump up with a slight countermovement, and explosively raise your arms overhead.
As you land, drop down into a plank position.
Explosively push through both feet, and jump upward, raising your arms overhead.
As you land, drop down into the next repetition.
