ActiveWorkoutsBurn calories and build muscle with this 20 minute no-jump lower body workoutYou don’t need any equipment either!When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
ActiveWorkoutsBurn calories and build muscle with this 20 minute no-jump lower body workoutYou don’t need any equipment either!When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
You don’t need any equipment either!
When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
(Image credit: Getty Images)
(Image credit: Getty Images)
Your fitness journey doesn’t have to take place in the gym withweight platesand barbells. In fact, you can start it right now at home with this no equipment, lower body workout. It’s ideal for beginners and will help build muscle and elevate your heart rate to get those calories burning. Just grab yourworkout shoesand get ready to work for 20 minutes.
As well as being able to do bodyweight workouts wherever you like, they’re also an effective way to build muscle. According to health and fitness appFittr, a study published in the Journal of Human Kinetics found that bodyweight exercises were just as effective at building muscle as weight training, especially for beginners. Your lower body also houses your largest muscle groups and working them requires more energy (burning more calories) than your upper body).
This workout from Sweat Founder, Kayla Itsines has five exercises for you to get through. Some of them combine two exercises into one, so you can fit more in, essentially giving you more bang for your buck. It’s quite high-intensity, in order to keep your heart rate up and burn more calories. You’ll do each exercise for 12 reps, with a 30 second rest in between each one. Once you’ve completed one round, rest for a minute and repeat the workout three more times. Here’s your workout:
If you fancy a completely different workout next, give thisfour-move dumbbell workouta go, or here’s anothersix-move lower body sessionusing just your bodyweight.
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