Try These Full-Body Workouts For Maximum Strength And Fitness

Want to burn off the festive season indulgence? Check out these total body workouts!

Published On Oct 17, 2024 | Updated On Oct 20, 2024

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If you are looking for a full-body workout at home, you have come to the right place! An important part of any exercise plan is strength training, which is also known as weight training or resistance training. It makes you stronger and helps your muscles last longer. A resistance is something that you move your body against. It can be your own body weight, free weights like dumbbells or barbells, or resistance bands, which are also called workout bands or resistance tubes. So, if you are looking for a full body workout plan that doesn’t just involve cardio, then you have come to the right place!

There are many places to do strength training, so you can do it almost anywhere. A lot of people like to work out at gyms by doing strength training, but you can also make a strong plan for a full-body workout at home!

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A great way to start your full-body workout at home is to begin with a classic full-body move—step and squat!!

  1. Put your feet as far apart as your hips and squat down.
  2. If you want to sit back like you're in a chair, pull your abs in and bend your knees. 
  3. Step your right foot to the right to do a wide-leg squat. Then, take one step to the right with your left foot to finish the squat.
  4. In this squat, walk sideways 10 times. Then stand up and do it again on the other side.
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When you lunge, you work your quads, hamstrings, hips, and calves, among other muscles in your lower body making this an essential exercise to add to your full-body workout plan!

  1. Stand tall with your feet shoulder-width apart.
  2. Bring your right foot forward and lower your hips to the floor. Do this until your right leg is straight out in front of you and your left knee is flat on the ground. Make sure that your front knee doesn't touch your toes.
  3. To keep your body straight, lengthen your spine.
  4. Stay in this spot for at least 5 seconds.
  5. Step back with your right foot until it meets your left foot. Do this again with your left leg.
  6. Do this 10 to 12 times, then take a short break and do another set.

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Looking to add some core to your full body workout routine at home? Holding planks are a great way to strengthen and stabilise your core. You can also make your back, chest, and arm muscles stronger with this practice.

  1. Keep your body straight, with your buttocks clenched and your abdominal muscles tight, and rest only on your wrists and toes.
  2. Hold this pose for thirty seconds if you can. Start with 20 seconds if that's too hard.
  3. As you get stronger and more fit, try to stay in the plank position for at least one minute.
  4. You can make the plank more difficult by lifting one leg at a time while you're in the pose.
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Looking to add a little arm strength for your full body workout at home? Try these half push-ups- a great exercise for beginners!

  1. Put your shoulders over your arms and your knees under your hips as you get on your hands and knees.
  2. Then move your hands forward about a foot and keep your shoulders over your wrists. 
  3. To get into a pushup, pull the navel in towards the spine and bend the arms out to the side. 
  4. To return to the starting position, press down through the palms of your hands. Do it 10 times.
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This exercise works the muscles in your shoulders and arms. It can also help your chest and core muscles get stronger.

  1. Place your feet about shoulder-width apart.
  2. Lift the bars up to shoulder height. You can turn your hands up or down.
  3. Bring the dumbbells up over your head until your arms are fully spread out.
  4. Let the dumbbells rest at shoulder height for a moment, and then raise them back up.
  5. You should do 1-3 sets of 8–12 reps.

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Your hip and leg muscles will get stronger with this move. You will need a band with light to medium resistance to do this move.

  1. Stretch the band around both of your feet. For balance, you can use a chair or a wall.
  2. Pull your left leg back as far as you can while keeping your body straight.
  3. Slowly move back to where you started.
  4. Do 12 reps with your left leg, and then do the same thing with your right leg.
  5. Start with two sets on each side and work your way up to three sets as you get stronger.

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