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Hope you are feeling fully recharged after your rest day, and are ready to tackle your next strength session in our 4-Week At-Home Workout Challenge! Today’s core circuit is also a full-body workout, but every move—inchworm, bird-dog crunch, and forward lunge—engages and strengthens your core muscles. Why is that important? A strong core stabilizes and […]
If you’re just getting started exercising, a full-body workout for beginners that keeps it simple might just be a solid way into an exercise program. Working out can sound complicated, and can raise a ton of questions—should you have a dedicated leg day, do you need to do EMOMs, how the heck do you do […]
Making the most of your mornings doesn’t mean you need to get up two hours early just to fit in a workout—and this 10-minute cardio workout proves it. We designed this quick cardio workout so you can exercise quickly, and then get right back to your busy morning routine. This quick cardio workout is only […]
If you’re looking to get started strength training, a beginner workout at home without equipment is a great jumping off point. That’s because working with just your bodyweight allows you to familiarize yourself with the moves before you add external resistance like dumbbells, kettlebells, or bands to the mix. “Bodyweight is still resistance,” ACE-certified personal […]
Weight lifting for beginners might sound like an oxymoron to some people. After all, if you’re new to the weight room, the whole concept of picking up and putting down heavy things while demonstrating perfect form seems like a pretty advanced level of physical fitness. How do you learn to use a squat rack? And […]
When it comes to training, oftentimes we forget to include lateral (or side-to-side) movements. From lunges and squats to push-ups and dips, we pack in plenty of front-to-back and up-and-down movements into our exercise pursuits, but are lacking when it comes to lateral movements. Which is odd, considering in real life we move in multiple […]
You may think that the only way to get your cardio in is through exercises such as running or indoor cycling, but that’s simply not true. Plyometric training, also known as jump or reactive training, can be just as effective. A killer combo of speed and strength, plyometrics involves quick and powerful movements that stretch […]
Whether you know it or not, you’ve probably done a calisthenics workout before. The term “calisthenics” just refers to bodyweight resistance training, so it’s any workout that uses repetitive bodyweight exercises to build strength, increase flexibility, and get your heart rate up. Calisthenics is ideal for the at-home environment because you can do it anywhere, […]
Welcome to Day 1 of the SELF 4-Week At-Home Workout Challenge! We’re super psyched that you’ll be joining us for the next month for a mix of challenging, yet totally doable, cardio and strength workouts during this no-equipment workout challenge. Each workout in this challenge is under 30 minutes and offers three options for intensity […]
This is it, the final day of the 4-Week At-Home Workout Challenge. Give yourself a big round of applause for showing up every single day. All of us at Team SELF are extremely proud of your commitment and your progress. Today’s plank and lunge cardio workout has everything: lunges, planks, squats as well as plenty […]
