How to Do It:
Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart.
Bend your knees and lower your body as if you’re sitting back into a chair.
Keep your chest up and your knees aligned with your toes.
Push through your heels to return to the starting position.
Benefits: Strengthens your quads, hamstrings, and glutes while improving lower body mobility and stability.
How to Do It:
Start in a plank position with your hands placed slightly wider than shoulder-width apart.
Lower your body towards the ground by bending your elbows.
Keep your body in a straight line from head to heels.
Push back up to the starting position.
Benefits: Targets the chest, shoulders, and triceps, and also engages your core.
Modification: Start with knee push-ups if full push-ups are too challenging.
How to Do It:
Place one knee and one hand on a bench for support.
Hold a dumbbell in the opposite hand, keeping your arm fully extended.
Pull the dumbbell towards your hip while squeezing your shoulder blade.
Lower the dumbbell back down.
Benefits: Strengthens the back muscles, particularly the lats and rhomboids, and improves posture.
How to Do It:
Lie face down, then lift your body onto your forearms and toes.
Keep your body in a straight line from head to heels.
Engage your core and hold the position.
Benefits: Strengthens the core, shoulders, and back while improving stability.