Bodyweight Circuits For Fitness and Strength

Sunday, October 4, 2009

A great way to get stronger and improve your fitness is through circuits. Circuits are done by doing multiple exercises in a row, with no rest, but doing a limited number of reps.

Advantages:
Easy to do multiple exercises in one workout
Can be done in a short amount of time
Great for cardio and fitness
Full body workout
You can do them anywhere, most bodyweight exercises only require some space to do them, no equipment.

Examples of Bodyweight Circuits:

20 Bw squats
10 pushups
5 pullups
25 crunches
rest

repeat 5 times as fast as possible

Or

Run 50 yards
10 burpees
25 crunches
rest

repeat 5 times as fast as possible


You can do any combination of exercises you want.

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