Making The Most Of Your Home Workout- Beginner Routine!

Part 2

Beginner Routine

At FITrebel.in we believe in a fitness schedule that targets the whole body in a balanced manner.

Our 8 picks for beginner bodyweight exercises will provide a full-body workout.

Jumping Jacks
Bridge
Standing Lunges
Lying Alternate Leg Raises
Squats
Knee Push-ups
Straight Leg Donkey-Kicks
Plank To Downward Dog

Complete 2 sets of 10 to 15 reps of each exercise, with 1 minute of rest between each move.

This circuit should take about 15 minutes — a great beginner routine.

Jumping Jacks

Is a great cardio and warm-up move which elevates the cardiac rate and prepares the body for an oncoming exercise routine. It’s as effective as it’s simple.

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Bridge

The bridge is one of the most underrated exercises for lower back, core, and abdominal strength. Simple to perform, it’s also more or less injury free, if performed correctly.

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Standing Lunges

Just as squats, lunges form the cornerstone of the leg workout. The standing lunge or stationary lunge as it’s also called is the easiest version to perform.

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Lying Alternate Leg Raises

Lying leg raises is an effective abdominal exercise and the alternate leg raise is a slightly easier version especially for the beginners.

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Squats

Squats are the ultimate exercise for the lower body, weight-loss, and overall toning of the body. If there were only one exercise that one could do, go with the squats. With as many as 10 versions, squat provides variety and consistency. Freehand BodyWeight Squats are an essential addition to the beginner routine.

Knee Pushups

While pushups are one of the most important upper body exercises, knee pushups are an easier version. Once it is mastered the regular pushup version can be tried.

Straight Leg Donkey-Kicks

A simple yet effective move designed to target the gluteal muscle and to some degree the abdominals.

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Plank To Downward Dog

We stole this from the Yoga school, but it’s also been used in the traditional wrestling schools of India to strengthen the upper body. Just imagine it’s impact. The shoulders are the target muscle here!

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This beginner body-weight routine targets all the major muscle groups and is a great way to start working out. Once a decent level is achieved in it’s execution and the body is ready to move to the next level, the intermediate routine can be tried which is essentially a slightly difficult version of these exercises and a few exercises more.

This article is in a series, keep watching this space for upcoming continuing articles…

Next Article: Making The Most Of Your Home Workout- Intermediate and Advanced Program