Exercises
Exercises you can do at home
Moves that need no more than your body, a wall, a step, a band, a pair of dumbbells or a kettlebell. No gym machines or racks.
Beginner exercises you can do at home 183
3D demoAlternating front raiseBeginner · A dumbbell
3D demoAnkle bounces (mini pogo)Beginner · No equipment
3D demoAnkle CARsBeginner · No equipment
3D demoBackward walkingBeginner · No equipment
3D demoBall back extensionBeginner · Exercise ball
3D demoBand ankle eversionBeginner · A band + A bench or box
3D demoBand finger extensionBeginner · A band
3D demoBand internal rotationBeginner · A band + An anchor point
3D demoBand lateral raiseBeginner · A band
3D demoBand skull crusherBeginner · A band + A bench or box + An anchor point
3D demoBench dipBeginner · A bench or box
3D demoBird dogBeginner · No equipment- Bird dog, one limb at a time · Beginner
- Bodyweight squat · Beginner
- Calf springs · Beginner
- Cat-cow · Beginner
- Chest-supported dumbbell row · Beginner
- Chin tuck · Beginner
- Clamshell · Beginner
- Cross-body crunch · Beginner
- Crunch · Beginner
- Crunch with the legs on a ball · Beginner
- Dead bug · Beginner
- Dead bug heel taps · Beginner
- Dumbbell biceps curl · Beginner
- Dumbbell forearm rotation · Beginner
- Dumbbell lateral raise · Beginner
- Dumbbell reverse wrist curl over a bench · Beginner
- Dumbbell shoulder-blade punch · Beginner
- Dumbbell Shrug · Beginner
- Dumbbell triceps kickback · Beginner
- Dumbbell wrist curl over a bench · Beginner
- Elbow-to-knee crunch · Beginner
- Elephant Walks · Beginner
- Exercise ball crunch · Beginner
- Farmer's carry · Beginner
- Foam Roller Thoracic Extension · Beginner
- Front raise · Beginner
- Get Up and Down from the Floor · Beginner
- Glute bridge · Beginner
- Glute kickback (quadruped hip extension) · Beginner
- Half-kneeling Pallof press · Beginner
- Hammer curl · Beginner
- Heel walk · Beginner
- Hip hinge fold · Beginner
- Hip Windshield Wipers · Beginner
- Hip-hinge practice · Beginner
- Incline push-up · Beginner
- Incline reverse fly · Beginner
- Isometric neck holds (four-way) · Beginner
- Jumping jack · Beginner
- Kettlebell deadlift · Beginner
- Kettlebell Halo · Beginner
- Knee plank · Beginner
- Knee push-up · Beginner
- Knee side plank · Beginner
- Knee-to-wall ankle rock · Beginner
- Lateral band walk · Beginner
- Lateral raise to front raise · Beginner
- Long-arm crunch · Beginner
- Lying chin tuck · Beginner
- Lying leg raise on a bench · Beginner
- McGill curl-up · Beginner
- Medicine-ball chest push · Beginner
- Neck CARs · Beginner
- One-arm incline reverse fly · Beginner
- One-arm triceps kickback · Beginner
- Prone Y-T-W raises · Beginner
- Quad set (static quads) · Beginner
- Quadruped Wrist Rocks · Beginner
- Reverse wrist curl · Beginner
- Scaption raise · Beginner
- Scapular push-up (push-up plus) · Beginner
- Seated bent-knee calf raise (soleus raise) · Beginner
- Seated dumbbell curl · Beginner
- Seated dumbbell lateral raise · Beginner
- Seated dumbbell reverse wrist curl · Beginner
- Seated dumbbell wrist curl · Beginner
- Seated one-leg calf raise with a dumbbell · Beginner
- Shoulder CARs (controlled articular rotations) · Beginner
- Shoulder press with a band · Beginner
- Side-lying external rotation · Beginner
- Side-lying leg raise · Beginner
- Side-lying Open Book Rotation · Beginner
- Single-leg stand · Beginner
- Sit to stand from a chair · Beginner
- Skipping · Beginner
- Slow calf raise · Beginner
- Snapdown to athletic landing · Beginner
- Standing band external rotation · Beginner
- Standing band hip abduction · Beginner
- Standing band hip adduction · Beginner
- Standing band hip flexion · Beginner
- Standing calf raise with a band · Beginner
- Standing hip CARs · Beginner
- Standing march · Beginner
- Step-up · Beginner
- Straight-leg raise · Beginner
- Tandem stance and heel-to-toe walk · Beginner
- Thoracic rotation · Beginner
- Tibialis raise · Beginner
- Vertical leg crunch · Beginner
- Wall angel · Beginner
- Wall push-up · Beginner
- Wall sit · Beginner
- Wrist & forearm flow · Beginner
- Wrist curls · Beginner
- Wrist-extensor eccentrics · Beginner
- Alternate Heel Touchers · Beginner
- Alternating Deltoid Raise · Beginner
- Alternating Floor Press · Beginner
- Back Flyes - With Bands · Beginner
- Band Good Morning · Beginner
- Band Good Morning (Pull Through) · Beginner
- Bench Dips · Beginner
- Bent Over Dumbbell Rear Delt Raise With Head On Bench · Beginner
- Bent-Knee Hip Raise · Beginner
- Body Tricep Press · Beginner
- Bottoms Up · Beginner
- Butt-Ups · Beginner
- Close-Grip Dumbbell Press · Beginner
- Cocoons · Beginner
- Cross Over - With Bands · Beginner
- Double Leg Butt Kick · Beginner
- Dumbbell Incline Row · Beginner
- Dumbbell Raise · Beginner
- Extended Range One-Arm Kettlebell Floor Press · Beginner
- Fast Skipping · Beginner
- Flat Bench Leg Pull-In · Beginner
- Flexor Incline Dumbbell Curls · Beginner
- Flutter Kicks · Beginner
- Front Incline Dumbbell Raise · Beginner
- Hip Extension with Bands · Beginner
- Hip Lift with Band · Beginner
- Incline Dumbbell Bench With Palms Facing In · Beginner
- Incline Inner Biceps Curl · Beginner
- Isometric Chest Squeezes · Beginner
- Isometric Neck Exercise - Front And Back · Beginner
- Isometric Neck Exercise - Sides · Beginner
- Isometric Wipers · Beginner
- Kettlebell Overhead Triceps Extension · Beginner
- Kettlebell Pirate Ships · Beginner
- Lateral Bound · Beginner
- Leg Lift · Beginner
- Medicine Ball Scoop Throw · Beginner
- Monster Walk · Beginner
- Oblique Crunches · Beginner
- Oblique Crunches - On The Floor · Beginner
- One-Arm Dumbbell Row · Beginner
- One-Arm Incline Lateral Raise · Beginner
- One-Arm Side Laterals · Beginner
- Physioball Hip Bridge · Beginner
- Power Partials · Beginner
- Pushups (Close and Wide Hand Positions) · Beginner
- Rocket Jump · Beginner
- Scissors Jump · Beginner
- Seated Dumbbell Inner Biceps Curl · Beginner
- Seated Flat Bench Leg Pull-In · Beginner
- Seated Leg Tucks · Beginner
- Seated One-Arm Dumbbell Palms-Up Wrist Curl · Beginner
- Single Dumbbell Raise · Beginner
- Single Leg Butt Kick · Beginner
- Spell Caster · Beginner
- Spider Crawl · Beginner
- Squats - With Bands · Beginner
- Standing Bent-Over Two-Arm Dumbbell Triceps Extension · Beginner
- Standing Concentration Curl · Beginner
- Standing Dumbbell Press · Beginner
- Standing Long Jump · Beginner
- Standing One-Arm Dumbbell Curl Over Incline Bench · Beginner
- Star Jump · Beginner
- Vertical Swing · Beginner
- Adductor rock-back · Beginner
- Jaw release drill · Beginner
- Short foot + toe splay · Beginner
- Ball Leg Curl · Beginner
- Chest Push from 3 point stance · Beginner
- Chest Push with Run Release · Beginner
- Concentration Curls · Beginner
- Cross Body Hammer Curl · Beginner
- Lying Supine Dumbbell Curl · Beginner
- Push Up to Side Plank · Beginner
- Seated Bent-Over One-Arm Dumbbell Triceps Extension · Beginner
Intermediate exercises you can do at home 204
3D demo90/90 hip lift-offIntermediate · No equipment
3D demo90/90 switchIntermediate · No equipment
3D demoAlternating bent-over kettlebell rowIntermediate · A kettlebell
3D demoAlternating dumbbell curlIntermediate · A dumbbell
3D demoAlternating hammer curlIntermediate · A dumbbell
3D demoAlternating incline dumbbell curlIntermediate · A dumbbell + A bench or box
3D demoAlternating kettlebell pressIntermediate · A kettlebell
3D demoBack extension off a flat benchIntermediate · A bench or box
3D demoBack extension on a 45-degree benchIntermediate · A bench or box
3D demoBand overhead triceps extensionIntermediate · A band
3D demoBand pull-apartIntermediate · A band
3D demoBand upright rowIntermediate · A band- Bear Crawl · Intermediate
- Bent-over dumbbell row, palms in · Intermediate
- Bent-over reverse fly · Intermediate
- Bent-over two-dumbbell row · Intermediate
- Bent-over two-kettlebell row · Intermediate
- Bicycle crunch · Intermediate
- Bodyweight get-up · Intermediate
- Box drop landing · Intermediate
- Box jump · Intermediate
- Box push-off jump · Intermediate
- Chin tuck with head lift · Intermediate
- Close-grip push-up (close triceps position) · Intermediate
- Cossack squat · Intermediate
- Crab Reach · Intermediate
- Crab Walk · Intermediate
- Cuban rotation · Intermediate
- Decline crunch · Intermediate
- Decline dumbbell bench press · Intermediate
- Decline dumbbell fly · Intermediate
- Decline dumbbell triceps extension · Intermediate
- Decline oblique crunch · Intermediate
- Decline reverse crunch · Intermediate
- Deep squat hold · Intermediate
- Diamond push-up · Intermediate
- Double kettlebell front squat · Intermediate
- Double kettlebell military press · Intermediate
- Double kettlebell push press · Intermediate
- Dumbbell bench press · Intermediate
- Dumbbell clean · Intermediate
- Dumbbell fly · Intermediate
- Dumbbell goblet squat · Intermediate
- Dumbbell lunge · Intermediate
- Dumbbell preacher curl · Intermediate
- Dumbbell Pullover · Intermediate
- Dumbbell reverse curl · Intermediate
- Dumbbell reverse lunge · Intermediate
- Dumbbell Romanian deadlift · Intermediate
- Dumbbell side bend · Intermediate
- Dumbbell skull crusher (lying triceps extension) · Intermediate
- Dumbbell squat · Intermediate
- Dumbbell step-up · Intermediate
- Dumbbell upright row · Intermediate
- Eccentric heel drop · Intermediate
- Face pull · Intermediate
- Forearm plank · Intermediate
- Heel-elevated deep squat (slant board squat) · Intermediate
- Hollow body hold · Intermediate
- Inchworm walkout · Intermediate
- Incline bench pull (45-degree incline row) · Intermediate
- Incline dumbbell curl · Intermediate
- Incline dumbbell fly · Intermediate
- Incline dumbbell fly with a twist · Intermediate
- Incline dumbbell press · Intermediate
- Incline hammer curl · Intermediate
- Incline reverse fly with external rotation · Intermediate
- Janda sit-up · Intermediate
- Jump squat · Intermediate
- Kettlebell clean · Intermediate
- Kettlebell seesaw press · Intermediate
- Kettlebell swing · Intermediate
- Kettlebell Windmill · Intermediate
- Leg pull-in · Intermediate
- Lying dumbbell extension, palms down · Intermediate
- Lying one-arm overhead throw · Intermediate
- Lying two-hand overhead throw · Intermediate
- Medicine-ball slam · Intermediate
- Mountain climbers · Intermediate
- Neutral-grip dumbbell bench press · Intermediate
- Neutral-grip incline dumbbell press · Intermediate
- One-arm dumbbell bench press · Intermediate
- One-arm dumbbell fly · Intermediate
- One-arm dumbbell preacher curl · Intermediate
- One-arm dumbbell shoulder press · Intermediate
- One-arm kettlebell push press · Intermediate
- One-arm lying extension, palm down · Intermediate
- One-arm lying extension, palm up · Intermediate
- One-arm medicine-ball slam · Intermediate
- One-arm overhead dumbbell triceps extension · Intermediate
- Overhead carry (waiter's walk) · Intermediate
- Patrick step-down · Intermediate
- Pike push-up · Intermediate
- Plié dumbbell squat (sumo squat) · Intermediate
- Pogo hops · Intermediate
- Poliquin step-up · Intermediate
- Preacher hammer curl · Intermediate
- Push-up · Intermediate
- Rear-foot-elevated split squat (Bulgarian split squat) · Intermediate
- Reverse crunch · Intermediate
- Reverse lunge · Intermediate
- Russian twist with a weight · Intermediate
- Seated bent-over rear delt raise · Intermediate
- Seated dumbbell shoulder press · Intermediate
- Seated kettlebell press · Intermediate
- Seated one-arm overhead extension · Intermediate
- Seated two-hand overhead extension · Intermediate
- Segmental Roll Down · Intermediate
- Side plank · Intermediate
- Side-to-side box push-off · Intermediate
- Single Leg Reach Matrix · Intermediate
- Single-leg calf raise from a step · Intermediate
- Single-leg glute bridge · Intermediate
- Single-leg high box squat · Intermediate
- Single-leg hop and stick · Intermediate
- Single-leg kettlebell deadlift · Intermediate
- Single-leg tibialis raise · Intermediate
- Sit-up (3/4 sit-up) · Intermediate
- Slider hamstring curl · Intermediate
- Split jump (same-leg landing) · Intermediate
- Split squat · Intermediate
- Split squat with dumbbells · Intermediate
- Stair climbing · Intermediate
- Standing alternating dumbbell press · Intermediate
- Standing broad jump with stuck landing · Intermediate
- Standing dumbbell calf raise · Intermediate
- Standing one-arm palm-in press · Intermediate
- Standing overhead dumbbell triceps extension · Intermediate
- Standing palms-in dumbbell press · Intermediate
- Step-up with knee raise · Intermediate
- Stiff-legged dumbbell deadlift · Intermediate
- Suitcase carry · Intermediate
- Supported single-arm dumbbell row · Intermediate
- Suspension trainer fallout · Intermediate
- Tuck jump · Intermediate
- Tuck L-sit · Intermediate
- Two-hand overhead throw · Intermediate
- Walking lunge · Intermediate
- Weighted crunch · Intermediate
- Wide push-up · Intermediate
- World's Greatest Stretch · Intermediate
- Advanced Kettlebell Windmill · Intermediate
- Arnold Dumbbell Press · Intermediate
- Around The Worlds · Intermediate
- Bent-Arm Dumbbell Pullover · Intermediate
- Body-Up · Intermediate
- Calf Raise On A Dumbbell · Intermediate
- Close-Grip Push-Up off of a Dumbbell · Intermediate
- Cuban Press · Intermediate
- Double Kettlebell Windmill · Intermediate
- Dumbbell Floor Press · Intermediate
- Dumbbell Lying Pronation · Intermediate
- Dumbbell Lying Rear Lateral Raise · Intermediate
- Dumbbell Lying Supination · Intermediate
- Dumbbell One-Arm Upright Row · Intermediate
- Dumbbell Prone Incline Curl · Intermediate
- Dumbbell Shoulder Press · Intermediate
- Dumbbell Squat To A Bench · Intermediate
- Frog Sit-Ups · Intermediate
- Kettlebell Arnold Press · Intermediate
- Kettlebell Dead Clean · Intermediate
- Kettlebell Hang Clean · Intermediate
- Kettlebell Sumo High Pull · Intermediate
- Kettlebell Thruster · Intermediate
- Kettlebell Turkish Get-Up (Lunge style) · Intermediate
- Leg-Over Floor Press · Intermediate
- Lying Dumbbell Tricep Extension · Intermediate
- Lying One-Arm Lateral Raise · Intermediate
- Lying Rear Delt Raise · Intermediate
- Middle Back Shrug · Intermediate
- Natural Glute Ham Raise · Intermediate
- One-Arm Kettlebell Clean · Intermediate
- One-Arm Kettlebell Clean and Jerk · Intermediate
- One-Arm Kettlebell Floor Press · Intermediate
- One-Arm Kettlebell Military Press To The Side · Intermediate
- One-Arm Kettlebell Para Press · Intermediate
- One-Arm Kettlebell Split Jerk · Intermediate
- Seated One-Arm Dumbbell Palms-Down Wrist Curl · Intermediate
- See-Saw Press (Alternating Side Press) · Intermediate
- Standing Dumbbell Straight-Arm Front Delt Raise Above Head · Intermediate
- Standing Inner-Biceps Curl · Intermediate
- Straight-Arm Dumbbell Pullover · Intermediate
- Tate Press · Intermediate
- Zottman Curl · Intermediate
- Zottman Preacher Curl · Intermediate
- Bretzel Stretch · Intermediate
- Forward Shoulder Roll · Intermediate
- Lateral Monkey Travel · Intermediate
- Supported 90/90 hip rotation · Intermediate
- Alternating Hang Clean · Intermediate
- Bench Jump · Intermediate
- Bottoms-Up Clean From The Hang Position · Intermediate
- Clock Push-Up · Intermediate
- Double Kettlebell Alternating Hang Clean · Intermediate
- Downward Facing Balance · Intermediate
- Dumbbell Seated Box Jump · Intermediate
- Kettlebell Figure 8 · Intermediate
- Kettlebell Halo with Overhead Extension · Intermediate
- Kettlebell Pass Between The Legs · Intermediate
- Kettlebell Turkish Get-Up (Squat style) · Intermediate
- Lunge Pass Through · Intermediate
- One-Arm Open Palm Kettlebell Clean · Intermediate
- Seated Bent-Over Two-Arm Dumbbell Triceps Extension · Intermediate
- Weighted Ball Side Bend · Intermediate
Advanced exercises you can do at home 62
3D demoActive pancake lift offAdvanced · No equipment
3D demoAlternate-leg boundingAdvanced · No equipment
3D demoArcher push-upAdvanced · No equipment
3D demoATG split squatAdvanced · No equipment
3D demoBurpeeAdvanced · No equipment
3D demoClap push-upAdvanced · No equipment
3D demoCopenhagen plankAdvanced · A bench or box
3D demoDepth jumpAdvanced · A step
3D demoDepth jump to a second boxAdvanced · A step
3D demoDiagonal boundsAdvanced · No equipment
3D demoDouble kettlebell cleanAdvanced · A kettlebell
3D demoDouble kettlebell jerkAdvanced · A kettlebell- Feet-elevated push-up · Advanced
- Hill sprints · Advanced
- Hip airplane · Advanced
- Horizontal back extension (hyperextension, Roman chair) · Advanced
- Jackknife sit-up (V-up) · Advanced
- Jefferson curl · Advanced
- Kettlebell snatch · Advanced
- L-sit · Advanced
- Lateral box jump · Advanced
- Nordic curl · Advanced
- One-arm kettlebell jerk · Advanced
- Otis-up · Advanced
- Pistol squat · Advanced
- Plank walk-up · Advanced
- Plyometric push-up · Advanced
- Prone Swimmers · Advanced
- Pseudo planche push-up · Advanced
- Push-up with the feet on an exercise ball · Advanced
- Renegade row · Advanced
- Repeated box jumps · Advanced
- Reverse hyperextension · Advanced
- Reverse Nordic · Advanced
- Shuttle runs · Advanced
- Side plank with leg lift · Advanced
- Single-leg pogo hops · Advanced
- Single-leg push-up · Advanced
- Single-leg Romanian deadlift · Advanced
- Skater squat · Advanced
- Split squat jump · Advanced
- Sprint intervals · Advanced
- Stability ball knee tuck · Advanced
- Turkish get-up · Advanced
- Wall walk · Advanced
- Double Kettlebell Snatch · Advanced
- Kettlebell Pistol Squat · Advanced
- One-Arm Kettlebell Snatch · Advanced
- One-Arm Kettlebell Split Snatch · Advanced
- One-Arm Overhead Kettlebell Squats · Advanced
- Bent Press · Advanced
- Open Palm Kettlebell Clean · Advanced
- Plyo Kettlebell Pushups · Advanced
- Dragon flag · Expert
- Freestanding handstand · Expert
- Full Nordic curl · Expert
- GHD sit-up · Expert
- One-arm push-up · Expert
- Shrimp Squat · Expert
- Tuck planche · Expert
- V-sit · Expert
- Wall handstand push-up · Expert
Workouts that use them
More exercises
Questions people ask
What are good exercises you can do at home for beginners?
Start with moves graded easy, such as Alternating front raise, Ankle bounces (mini pogo), Ankle CARs. There are 183 of them on this page. Each guide links to a harder option for when it starts to feel easy.
Can I do exercises you can do at home at home without equipment?
Yes. 174 of the 449 moves here need nothing but your body, a floor, a wall or a step, for example Ankle bounces (mini pogo), Ankle CARs, Backward walking.
What are the hardest exercises you can do at home?
Moves graded advanced or expert include Dragon flag, Freestanding handstand, Full Nordic curl. Most have stepping stones; open a guide to see its easier options.
How do I choose the right level?
Pick a move you can do for the planned reps or time with control and a couple of reps in reserve. If it is easy, step up; if your form slips, step down. Every guide shows an easier and a harder option when one exists.
Movement education, not medical advice. Difficulty grades for imported entries are source-assigned and await editorial review. Stop for sharp or increasing pain, numbness or tingling. Health disclaimer.