At-Home Workouts

Directions: Begin each of these workouts with a five-minute warmup, or go through the moves after you’ve done your usual cardio or strength training when you’re already warm. Each should also begin with 20 reps 

Abs workout 1: Cardio core shred

Get your blood pumping (and the calories burning) with this high-energy workout.

Do three rounds of the following circuit. Rest for one minute between sets:

1. 20 Skater Lunges
2. 20 Mountain Climbers
3. 20 Burpees
4. 20 Knee-to-Shoulder Knee-ins (alternating sides)
5. 1-minute Side Planks
6. 20 Knee-to-Opposite-Shoulder knee-ins

Abs workout 2: Plank variations

Because holding still in a simple forearm plank for an eternity is both boring and counterproductive, most people lose form after a minute, causing strain on their back. This routine keeps you moving so you keep seeing results sans the back pain. Bonus: No equipment needed.

Do the following plank series twice, resting between series:

1. 15 Forearm Side Plank with “Thread the Needle” (curl top arm under and back up), each side
2. 10 Pushups to Straight-arm Side Plank
3. 1-minute Side Plank
4. Forearm Planks with 20 Toe Taps (do all 20 with one foot then switch sides)
5. Forearm Plank with 20 Side-to-Side Hip Dips
6. 20 Knee-to-Shoulder Knee-ins
7. 20 Knee-to-Opposite-Shoulder Knee-ins
8. 15 Forearm Side Plank with “Thread the Needle”

Abs workout 3: Bodyweight abs workout

No equipment? No problem. Do three rounds of this circuit:

1. 20 Butterfly Kicks (done lying on your back)
2. 20 Crunches
3. 20 Russian Twists
4. 20 Elbow-to-Knee Crunches
5. 20 Butterfly Situps (soles of feet together, knees out to the side)
6. 20 Side-to-Side Knee Drops (on back, knees bent up in a right angle)
7. 20 Crunches
8. 20 Butterfly Kicks (done lying on your back)