A Simple Full Body Workout

There are many benefits to engaging in a full body workout. It could be that you are looking for the most efficient workout, or perhaps you are looking to hit all the muscles in your body. You may be looking to burn the maximum amount of calories possible, or you may just be looking for an overall challenging workout. Whatever the case may be, when you follow the guide and integrate the following exercises into your workout, you will make large strides towards your workout goals, whether it is weight loss, muscle gain, muscular endurance or simply enjoying your workout. Keep in mind that you can always come up with exercise combinations beyond the scope of this article; use your imagination and figure out what works best for you.

There’s a lot you can do with a simple squat. You can combine the squat with a number of different exercises, such as lunges, or if you are looking for some exercises to recruit other muscles besides the legs, you could throw a push up or shoulder press in the mix. Another great exercise that targets the same muscles as the squat is the wall sit. All you need to do is find a sturdy wall and slide your back down the wall until your thighs are parallel to the ground, as if you were sitting in a chair. While doing this exercise, you can have a partner push on your hands while you do a chest press, or even an overhead press.

When it comes to upper body workouts, the pushup is hard to beat. Luckily, there is a multitude of different ways that you can modify the pushup to target different parts of your upper body. For example, you can vary the width of your hands. The wider you go with your hands, the more you target the chest. You can always modify where you stop your pushup at, such as when you stop and hold at the bottom of your push up. While you are at the bottom of the push up, you can sway side to side or front to back. This hits the chest more so than the triceps. If you are looking to work your upper body and lower body, you can do a push up, and then place your feet on raised platforms that are to the side of you. This way you are working your adductors and abductors and strengthening your legs at the same time.

You can always combine core (abdominal) exercises with the other exercises mentioned above. For example, while doing lunges or a squat, you can add a ab twist after each rep with a bit of weight (ten pound plate weight, perhaps). In a pushup, you could alternate a set of pushups with a set of mountain climbers or a plank. The combinations are endless and only limited by your imagination.

With all the aforementioned exercises, you can modify them in any way that you see fit. Take some time to explore each other exercises, how you can use them, and what combinations work best for you. Once you feel comfortable with the exercises, you can design a fun yet challenging workout that you can change that your own will.