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Body Weight Exercises

The following exercises require no equipment and use your own body weight and gravity as resistance. Click on an exercise to view a description, video, the muscles being worked and related injuries. Body weight exercises should be performed slowly and under control to get the best results and avoid injury. It is especially important to control the downward (with gravity) movement.



Arms


Push-ups

Diamond Push-ups

Chin-ups

Tricep dips


Trunk


Plank

Side Plank

Crunch

Twisting Crunch

Reverse Crunch

Dorsal Raise

Superman

Back Extension


Legs


Squat

Lunges

Wall Sit

Single Leg Mini Squat

Straight Leg Raise

Bridge

Heel Drops

Hip Abduction

Hip Adduction

Calf Raise

Calf Raise with a bent knee

Toe Raises

 

 

 

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