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28 best bodyweight workout videos to try now, from 5-50 minutes
No equipment necessary.
The best bodyweight workout is one that helps you get a sweat on, without any equipment, whenever and wherever you are. Sounds a lot to ask, we know, but turns out there's plenty out there. Over the last few months, team WH has been trawling through YouTube's bodyweight workout offering to bring you the best of the best, and boy are there some good'uns.
You'll notice some familiar – i.e. super famous – faces in the mix, from Biggest Loser trainer Jillian Michaels' to Australian celebrity PT Kayla Itsines and *cough* Olympian *cough* Jessica Ennis Hill, and from 5-50 minutes long (in order from shortest to longest below) and strength training to HIIT workouts, there really is something for everyone. Scroll on for your sweat fix.
30/20/10 HIIT workout
It's a short HIIT workout, yes, but that doesn't mean it's not going to challenge you or push you to your limits. There won't be a minute you're not working so give it your all, it's only five minutes after all.
Targets: Full body
Duration: 5 minutes
Lucy Wyndham Read's 7-minute workout
Breaking the internet with 81 million views, Lucy Wyndham-Read's 7-minute workout has captured the nation with its simple to follow instructions and speedy, doable length. Designed to be repeated every day for seven days, working out solidly for a week just got that little bit easier. Get around it!
Targets: Full body
Duration: 7 minutes
Fitness writer Morgan Fargo put this seven minute workout to the test. Read her full review for the lowdown on the efficient workout.
7-minute glute workout with Cassey Ho
This quick and speedy glute workout from Blogilates trainer and founder Cassey Ho will work your glutes in under 7 minutes without you ever having to leave the house. There are no breaks so don't expect this to be an easy one!
Targets: Glutes
Duration: 7 minutes
10-minute obliques workout
Looking for a speedy core circuit to tack onto the end of your workout? Look no further than PT Tatiana Lampa's 10-minute no kit oblique workout. All you'll need is an exercise mat (or soft surface – carpet, rug etc.) and some grit to power through the entire thing. The workout is made up of four moves, repeated twice through. You'll do each one for 45-seconds with a 15-second rest immediately after.
Targets: Core
Duration: 10 minutes
Jillian Michaels' 10-minute core workout
Forgot about your core in the excitement of #legday? Fire up your abdominals with a speedy session from Queen Jillian herself.
Each move is performed for 30 seconds, with the exception of Crow to Chaturanga which is worked on for a full minute. Listen out for the changes or watch the handy progress bar at the bottom of the screen for when to move on.
Ready? Get going!
Targets: Core
Duration: 10 minutes
Bodyweight strength workout with Laura Hoggins
There's really no need to stress if you're without equipment and still fancy a strength session as trainer Laura Hoggins demos in this bodyweight strength workout.
Expect slower reps with a focus on quality over quantity – if you fancy more of a challenge just restart the video and head back to the start!
Targets: Full body
Duration: 10 minutes
10-minute standing abs workout
Crunches aren't your thing? Never mind, get yourself around this standing abs workout instead. Focus on drawing your navel into your spine each time your lift your knee/leg to engage your abdominal muscles.
Targets: Core
Duration: 10 minutes
10-minute at-home core workout
Expect to sweat with this 10 minute core blast from coach Ashley Conrad. With the mentality that each workout should challenge you, the tough trainer asks that you push yourself as much as you can – and at only 10 minutes, we agree with her!
Targets: Core
Duration: 10 minutes
Kayla Itsines full body workout
Made up of two circuits repeated once through each, personal trainer and global fitness sensation Kayla Itsines is back with her signature speedy sweat sessions. A mix of exercises that target, lower body, arms and shoulders, there's no one like Kayla to help you efficiently burn fat and build muscle.
Targets: Full body
Duration: 14 minutes
You lucky ducks, this workout is one of three Kayla created exclusively as part of her 28-day workout plan with WH. Get around it STAT to tone up and improve your fitness from home.
The Body Coach 15-minute HIIT workout for fat loss
Fancy raising your heart rate and breaking the mother of all sweats in the process? Take a bite of this HIIT workout from The Body Coach himself, Joe Wicks.
You'll be working through 3 rounds of 5 exercises for 35 seconds each with 25 seconds rest in between so make sure to give it your all during the 'work' periods.
Targets: Full body
Duration: 15 minutes
15-minute bodyweight HIIT workout
A short and snappy workout comprised of cycling through four movements at a 40 seconds work, 20 seconds rest ratio. A 1 minute plank thrown in between each set keeps your core fired up too. Phew!
Targets:Full body
Duration: 15 minutes
Full body boxing HIIT workout
Get inspired to throw some punches with Julie ‘Jaws’ Nelson in a full body boxing workout. Lasting 17 minutes, it’s the perfect workout to do while your reheating your meal prep or taking a quick 'breather' from the hell of multiple virtual-meetings.
Targets: Full body
Duration: 17 minutes
20-minute Cardio and Strength Workout with Davina McCall and PT Sarah Gorman
Former WH cover star, national treasure and star of the small screen, Davina McCall is here to encourage you through a challenging full body workout with her trainer, Sarah Gorman. A mix of cardio and strength moves – to burn fat and tone muscle – expect high repetitions with minimal breaks. Yep, you read that right.
Targets: Full body
Duration: 20 minutes
Total body strength training with Joanna Soh
Use just your bodyweight to strength train in this beginner-friendly low impact session from trainer Joanna Soh. A mixture of exercises, from lower body specific to full body compound moves will have your muscles under pressure and your heart rate up.
Targets: Full body
Duration: 23 minutes
25-minute no equipment cardio workout
No need to despair if you don't have access to a treadmill or exercise bike – this workout is a cardio burst that requires nothing besides your commitment and effort.
It's broken up into three circuits with a finisher at the end to leave you panting.
In each circuit every two seconds of work will earn you one second of rest, so make sure to work hard for the entire 'on' period. If you need to modify, look to Gede on the left as she's demonstrating the regressed version of the move!
Targets: Full body
Duration: 25 minutes
This workout is actually just a taste of what you can get in the full Women's Health x FIIT 10 week Sweat & Reset Plan designed to get you feeling fitter and better than ever. Get 14 Days free now.
25-minute HIIT workout with The Body Coach
Joe Wicks always keeps his workouts varied, that much we know. And this one's no different – a mix of leg, arm and core work you'll be working for 40 seconds with 20 seconds rest in between. One thing's for sure, you'll be bloomin' grateful when the final buzzer goes and the hard earned endorphins kick in.
Targets: Full body
Duration: 25 minutes
Kayla Itsines' beginner upper body and core workout
Über famous PT Kayla Itsines designed this workout as a beginner-friendly way to work your upper body and core without the need for tons of equipment.
Each circuit is 7 minutes long, during which you'll cycle through 4 exercises.
Remember to work at your own pace – if you need to take a quick breather or just tap out until you feel ready to jump back in, that's totally fine. All we ask is that you put your best effort forward!
Targets: Arms, shoulders and abs
Duration: 28 minutes
Krissy Cela's 28-minute Sculpt Workout
She's the queen of fitspiration and founder of the Tone & Sculpt app and if you think she's going to let you off with an easy workout, you're dead wrong. Krissy Cela's 28-minute sculpting HIIT workout is four five-minute circuits made up of three exercises each. You'll need to go hell for leather and try and complete as many rounds of the exercises as you can within the five minutes. It's sweaty and so totally worth it.
Targets: Full body
Duration: 28-minutes
Kayla Itsines' beginner lower body workout
So you've already done the upper body and abs workout and you're looking for something a little more.. leggy.
Fair enough, this lower body focused session from trainer Kayla Itsines should do the trick and you won't need more than a mat's worth of floor space, making it perfect for smaller areas such as kitchens and living rooms.
Targets: Lower body (thighs, calves and glutes)
Duration: 28 minutes
Full body kickboxing workout
Put yourself in the challenge seat for this full body kickboxing workout targeting your glutes, stomach and upper arms. You'll learn how to jab and roundhouse kick, working your core as well as the rest of your body.
Targets: Full body
Duration: 30 minutes
Morgan Fargo is a freelance beauty and wellness editor. Her CV includes Women's Health Magazine UK (and sister publication Women's Health Australia), Stylist Magazine and more.
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