Squats
- You’re probably familiar with the basic air squat. Just remember to start the move from hips, pressing them backward before you begin bending your knees to keep your weight in your heels and your knees aligned with (and behind) your toes. Doing squats is a functional movement that targets all the major muscle groups of the lower body: glutes, quads, hamstrings, and calves.
- Push-ups are like the squats of the upper body -- they work practically everything. In fact, NASM-certified personal trainer Rachel McMichael says that pushups are hands down one of her favorite exercises because, “Not only do they work so many different muscles at the same time (shoulders, triceps, chest, core, and quads), they can be modified to any level. Modifications include wall push-ups, knee push-ups, triangle push-ups, incline push-ups, and so many more."
- Planks are a static exercise that, like push-ups, target the entire front half of your body, but are designed to build core strength as you hold a steady position for an extended period of time. Colleen Woods Dahlem, a certified trainer, has all her clients do them because, "They’re so simple -- they can be done anywhere, and work so much more than the core."
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