\nDid we mention this exercise is great for reducing lower back pain?
"],"title":"Bird Dog Exercise","image":{"name":"qfrc9y8wzx33rjyi.jpg","credit":"Image by Syda_Productions/Depositphotos (247493044)","dimensions":{"desktop":{"width":720,"height":468},"mobile":{"width":400,"height":260}}}},{"text":["You’ve probably seen gym goers doing this exercise and thought that it looks easy. Well, you’re highly mistaken as your whole body will ache after just a few of these.\nIf you’re up for the pain, you’ll need an ab wheel and a mat. To get started, kneel on a mat and place the ab wheel directly in front of you. With your full weight on the wheel, grab the handles and lift your feet off the mat. Slowly roll the ab wheel forward, making sure to keep your core tight, while extending your body into a plank position. With your back as flat as possible, pause for a moment and then slowly roll yourself back up into the starting position.\nCan you do three sets of ten reps?\nSounds easy enough, right? Well, don’t be fooled!
"],"title":"Ab Wheel Rollout","image":{"name":"wtbu0is2s4nnbprp.jpg","credit":"Image by VitalikRadko/Depositphotos (237665812)","dimensions":{"desktop":{"width":720,"height":481},"mobile":{"width":400,"height":267}}}},{"text":["Technically, you don’t even need to get out of bed to do this exercise. It doesn’t get much better than that! \nStart by lying on your back with your legs hip-distance apart and your knees bent. Place your arms by your sides. Now, push through your heels and lift your hips up while squeezing your glutes. Stay up for a couple of seconds, then lower yourself back down. \nAfter completing this exercise, you’ll have a peachy butt that would make even the Kardashians jealous.
"],"title":"Hip Bridges","image":{"name":"vkgirua1f8mum58u.jpg","credit":"Image by VitalikRadko/Depositphotos (237668266)","dimensions":{"desktop":{"width":720,"height":481},"mobile":{"width":400,"height":267}}}},{"text":["Can you guess why this exercise is called tabletop straight leg pulses?\nFor this Pilates move, you’ll begin in a tabletop position with your wrists under your shoulders and your knees under your hips. Lift one leg off the floor and extend it behind you, slowly pulsing it up and down, keeping your glutes squeezed. \nThe trick is to remain stable, avoiding leaning to one side. After you’ve finished the reps, switch to the other side.
"],"title":"Tabletop Straight Leg Pulses ","image":{"name":"bi8lq59i1bzqb6mc.jpg","credit":"Screenshot from \"TABLETOP STRAIGHT LEG PULSE\" via YouTube","dimensions":{"desktop":{"width":720,"height":327},"mobile":{"width":400,"height":182}}}},{"text":["We’re sure you’ve heard that the only way to get six pack abs is to do sit ups and crunches, but if you’re looking to work on your lower abs, leg ups are the perfect exercise for you!\nYou can lay on a mat or straight on the floor if you’re hardcore. Put your arms by your side and stretch your legs out in front of you, then raise your legs, keeping them as straight as possible. At this point, your legs should be pointed towards the ceiling, with your toes flexed. Then, carefully lower your legs back down, keeping them straight, so they’re just above the ground. \nCongratulations, you’ve completed one rep. Now try to do 10 more.\nAre you exhausted yet?
"],"title":"Leg Ups","image":{"name":"k2u8phz3bz1ly2at.jpg","credit":"Image by AndreyPopov/Depositphotos (99631124)","dimensions":{"desktop":{"width":720,"height":481},"mobile":{"width":400,"height":267}}}},{"text":["This exercise will kick your butt!\nNicknamed after the animal’s movement, you’ll look just like a donkey while kicking your leg in the air.\nStart the exercise by getting on all fours, with your knees hip-width apart, hands under your shoulders. While bracing your core, lift your right leg up, keeping your knee bent and your foot flat. Use your glute to press your foot towards the ceiling and squeeze it at the top. Then return to starting position, competing 10 reps.\nNow you’re ready for your left side to do some work.
"],"title":"Donkey Kicks","image":{"name":"2t3awizoaxpfw9sr.jpg","credit":"Image by IgorVetushko/Depositphotos (233091390)","dimensions":{"desktop":{"width":720,"height":481},"mobile":{"width":400,"height":267}}}},{"text":["Do you dream of having long, legs for days?\nOn a mat, lie on your side with your hips aligned, knees straight, and feet together. Gently lift up the outer leg towards the ceiling as high as possible, without tilting your body. When you reach the top, give it a bit of a squeeze and bring it back down. \nThe key to this exercise is to take it slow and to not let your foot touch the ground.\nAfter you’ve completed 10 on one side, it’s time to switch to your other side.
"],"title":"Outer Thigh Raises","image":{"name":"whwvjxhf9nfsvhlk.jpg","credit":"Image by Syda_Productions/Depositphotos (44454551)","dimensions":{"desktop":{"width":720,"height":492},"mobile":{"width":400,"height":273}}}},{"text":["Let’s take it back to the basics with crunches. One of the most popular abdominal exercises, you probably learned these way back in elementary school. But, have you been doing them correctly?\nFor the basic crunch, lie down on your back and plant your feet on the floor, hip-width apart. Bend your knees and place your hands behind your neck or across your chest. Lift your upper body up towards your knees, keeping your head and neck relaxed. Go back down to the starting position. \nAre you a pro at basic crunches?\nTry bicycle, standing, v-sit, reverse, oblique, long arm, or kickboxing crunches.
"],"title":"Crunches","image":{"name":"10lybae0k9sf0j4t.jpg","credit":"Photo by Jonathan Borba on Unsplash","dimensions":{"desktop":{"width":720,"height":480},"mobile":{"width":400,"height":267}}}},{"text":["Yet another glute exercise and for this one, all you need to do is draw a circle with your leg.\nSounds simple enough, right?\nGlute circles target the legs and booty and you’ll start by getting on all fours with your hands directly under your shoulder and your knees under your hips. Lift one leg up by squeezing your glutes and draw a circle with your heel, while keeping your knee bent.\nNow, reverse directions after 10 circles.\nSwitch your legs and do the whole thing over again.
"],"title":"Glute Circles","image":{"name":"jrri98av58satnqu.jpg","credit":"Image by diego_cervo/Depositphotos (252384376)","dimensions":{"desktop":{"width":720,"height":480},"mobile":{"width":400,"height":267}}}},{"text":["Girl, your abs are going to hurt after this one.\nKeep in mind that this advanced core exercise is going to require a bit of coordination. \nAre you ready to get started?\nSit upright on the floor with your legs bent in front of you and while keeping a straight back, slowly lift your legs off the floor. When you’re ready, lift your hand off the floor and move your knees towards your chest. Your abs should be holding you in the position. \nYou’ve just completed the in position.\nNow, you’re ready for the out part.\nLean back just before your shoulder blades are touching the ground and straighten your legs out. To return to the in position, lift your upper body back up and away from the floor, drawing your knees towards your chest.\nRemember to keep your back straight throughout the exercise.
"],"title":"In and Out Abs","image":{"name":"kpgq9lw99dg45su1.jpg","credit":"Image by Syda_Productions/Depositphotos (44454311)","dimensions":{"desktop":{"width":720,"height":526},"mobile":{"width":400,"height":292}}}},{"text":["Bicep curls are one of the simplest lifting exercises and probably also one of the first arm exercises you learned. But, are you making the most out of them?\nYou can do these standing or seated, with both arms or alternating arms. You’ll need a dumbbell or free weight for this exercise.\nTo begin, hold the weight in each hand with your palms facing forward. Your arms should be hanging at your sides, fully extended. Exhale and curl the weight to your shoulder by bending your elbow. Inhale and lower the weight to the starting position.
"],"title":"Biceps Curls","image":{"name":"pki9m0lhh47pgc76.jpg","credit":"Image by tonodiaz/Depositphotos (199952286)","dimensions":{"desktop":{"width":720,"height":480},"mobile":{"width":400,"height":267}}}},{"text":["Do you remember the bird dog exercise we mentioned earlier?\nThis exercise is the same, but this time you’ll be using dumbbells.\nTo recap how to start the exercise, kneel on the mat with your knees hips-width apart and your hand pressed on the ground, shoulder-width apart. This time you’ll have a dumbbell in your hand to increase the resistance. Put the dumbbell in your right hand and raise it off the matt while you lift your left knee off the matt, extending it straight behind you. \nKeep your balance by tightening your core and putting your body weight on your hand that’s on the mat. Now, switch to the other side.\nWhat do you think of this variation on the bird dog exercise?
"],"title":"Opposite Arm to Leg With Dumbbells","image":{"name":"6ado4tztqay0wwzv.jpg","credit":"Image by tonodiaz/Depositphotos (199952070)","dimensions":{"desktop":{"width":720,"height":480},"mobile":{"width":400,"height":267}}}},{"text":["Did you really think we would make a home exercise list and not include push-ups?\nWe have a love hate relationship with this exercise as they were often used as a punishment in gym class or in soccer practice. \nIf you are doing push-ups now, chances are you’re probably doing them incorrectly.\nTo simplify things, think of a push-up as a moving plank. Get in plank position and bend you elbows at a 45-degree angle to your body. Your body should be flat with your glutes sucked in and your hips not sagging towards the floor. The only way to get the form correct is to really engage your core.\nIt’s totally okay to do modified push-ups on your knees. Whatever you do, don’t refer to them as girl push-ups. The only difference is you’ll start in a kneeling position, which makes it easier to push yourself back up.
"],"title":"Push-Ups","image":{"name":"sx68ccfv8ook64rm.jpg","credit":"Image by undrey/Depositphotos (71293323)","dimensions":{"desktop":{"width":720,"height":483},"mobile":{"width":400,"height":268}}}},{"text":["Have you been doing squats correctly?\nBefore you even consider adding weights or doing variations, you need to master the basic squat technique. \nTo begin, put your legs shoulder width-apart and point your toes slightly outwards. It helps to imagine yourself sitting down in a chair.\nPick a spot directly in front of you to concentrate on to avoid looking down at the floor or up at the ceiling. You can put your arms straight out in front of you or you can hold them together. \nAs you bend your knees, place you weight through your heels as if your trying to break through the floor. To get the full impact of the exercise, hold the position for five seconds. Keep the chest up and press through your heels as you come up nice and tall and straighten out the hips.\nThe last step is one of the most important and don’t forget it—give your glutes a nice squeeze when you get to the top.
"],"title":"Squats","image":{"name":"61amg2eix42yohki.jpg","credit":"Image by VitalikRadko/Depositphotos (237667108)","dimensions":{"desktop":{"width":720,"height":481},"mobile":{"width":400,"height":267}}}},{"text":["Are you ready to blast calories and get some intense cardio into your workout?\nAlthough mountain climbers are a bodyweight ab exercise, they’ll give you a full body workout.\nStart in a plank position and with your core engaged, bring your right knee towards your chest and then return it to plank position. Do the same with your left leg. Continue switching legs.\nHave you mastered the motion?\nNow, it’s time to step up the pace until it feels like you’re running in a plank position.\nThis exercise is sure to test your endurance.
"],"title":"Mountain Climbers","image":{"name":"n0907hh8v4pdz3e4.jpg","credit":"Image by microgen/Depositphotos (310918556)","dimensions":{"desktop":{"width":720,"height":481},"mobile":{"width":400,"height":267}}}},{"text":["When was the last time you jumped rope?\nFor many of us, it was in elementary school.\nBefore we start lifting at the gym, we like to get out heart rate up with jump rope exercises. \nJump rope exercises, also known as skipping, will take your workout to the next level.\nYou can use jump rope as a warm up or as part of your cardio routine. Also, you don’t actually need a jump rope to complete this workout, you can pretend you’re holding one and simply do the motions as if you had one.\nTo start out, try skipping for one minute. You’ll quickly see just how exhausting this workout it.\nDid we mention that skipping is a full body workout?
"],"title":"Jump Rope","image":{"name":"iugs8m1vejw5p2yx.jpg","credit":"Image by sibstock/Depositphotos (152068094)","dimensions":{"desktop":{"width":720,"height":1080},"mobile":{"width":400,"height":600}}}},{"text":["If you’ve done burpees, you probably haven’t done them quite like this.\nThe movement is two parts, the first is a burpee, also known as one of the most challenging exercises. For burpees, stand with your feet shoulder-width apart and your arms at your side. Push your hips back and bend your knees, lowering your body into a squat. Place your hands on the floor in front of you and jump your feet back to land in a plank position. Now, jump up, so your feet are aligned with your hands. Reach your arms over your head and explosively jump into the air. \nIf that doesn’t sound hard enough to you, try adding a push-up while you’re in the squat position, before you jump back to your feet.\nWe’re sweating just thinking about it!
"],"title":"Push-Up Burpees","image":{"name":"8eq8g36naw2qbb5e.jpg","credit":"Image by MilanMarkovic/Depositphotos (193493698)","dimensions":{"desktop":{"width":720,"height":480},"mobile":{"width":400,"height":267}}}},{"text":["Don’t worry, you don’t have to jump into a swimming pool to do this exercise. Actually, you don’t even have to leave your bed to do it. Although, we prefer doing it on a mat.\nAll you have to do is lay face down with your arms stretched out over your head. Slightly lift your upper body into a back arch by lifting your chest up and contracting your glutes and back muscles. Make sure your chin is tucked and you are looking towards the floor.\nNow, lift your right arm off the floor at the same time you lift your left leg off the floor. Now lower your right arm and left leg and as you do, lift your left arm and right leg. \nAre you ready to hit the water?
"],"title":"Swimmers","image":{"name":"rcblp4gif2mxcfbj.jpg","credit":"Screenshot from \"How to do the swimming exercise : Pilates Exercises 2\" via YouTube","dimensions":{"desktop":{"width":720,"height":365},"mobile":{"width":400,"height":203}}}},{"text":["This easy to do exercise can be done anywhere and you don’t need any equipment. It will literally kick your butt, while increasing your heartrate!\nStand with your feet about hip-distance apart and bring your right heel to your butt and your left hand towards your shoulder, at a 90-degree angle—it should look like you’re running. \nRepeat this movement on the other side, keeping a pace that works well for you. To get an intense cardio burn, pick up the speed.
"],"title":"Butt Kickers","image":{"name":"q1e02uzixh4msbl4.gif","credit":"Screenshot from \"Get Healthy U - with Chris Freytag\" via YouTube","dimensions":{}}},{"text":["Boost your ab game with Russian twists!\nFor a basic Russian twist, sit on the floor with your knees bent and feet flat on the ground. Lean back slightly, so your upper body is at a 45-degree angle to the floor. Link your hands together in front of your chest and raise your legs off the ground, while bracing your core. Rotate your arms all the way to one side and then to the other side. \nIf you’re having trouble keeping your balance, try placing your feet on the ground. When you’ve mastered the basic Russian twist, add some weights in your arms.\nIs your core on fire yet?
"],"title":"Russian Twists","image":{"name":"2mmtpn1bnlp9fzdr.jpg","credit":"Image by Wavebreakmedia/Depositphotos (100426292)","dimensions":{"desktop":{"width":720,"height":480},"mobile":{"width":400,"height":267}}}},{"text":["Did you know that you don’t have to go to the gym to do deadlifts? \nThis back, core, and leg exercise can be done at home with the single leg deadlift variation. This exercise is actually more complex and you’ll be working more core muscles, plus it improves balance.\nSo how do you do it?\nStart by standing with your feet hip-width apart and parallel, with a dumbbell or kettlebell in your hands in front of you. Lean forward in your hips, shifting your weight to one leg while the opposite leg extends behind you. Lift your back leg and pitch your body until it forms a “T” shape. Your arms should be hanging straight down holding the weight. Make sure your standing leg is slightly bent and slowly bring in your back extended leg and return it to the starting position. \nNow, it’s time for the other leg.
"],"title":"Single Leg Deadlifts","image":{"name":"kak5xzwjsoclt7r5.jpg","credit":"Image by kegfire/Depositphotos (230618020)","dimensions":{"desktop":{"width":720,"height":612},"mobile":{"width":400,"height":340}}}},{"text":["Before you even think about starting this exercise, make sure you have plenty of space to jump.\nTo begin, crouch down in a squat position on your left leg while lifting your right leg out behind you to your left ankle, but don’t let it touch the floor. Reach down and across to touch your left foot with your right hand. Then jump sideways off your left foot and land on your right foot, bending your knee. As you’re jumping, return your right arm to your side and reach down with your left arm, so it’s touching your right foot.\nIt helps to imagine you’re a speed skater reaching from one foot to the other.\nIs your heart racing yet? If not, pick up the speed!
"],"title":"Skaters","image":{"name":"657wbsknimdqnxa3.gif","credit":"Screenshot from \"Skater Exercise\" via YouTube","dimensions":{}}},{"text":["Jumping jacks—another exercise you probably remember from your earlier years. \nThey’re also a total body workout that’s a good cardio alternative to the treadmill or stationary bike.\nWe’re sure you know how to do a jumping jack, but just in case you need a refresher, begin with your legs straight and your arms by your sides. Jump up and spread your feet hip-width apart while bringing your arms above your head. Now, jump back bringing your feet back together to the starting position.\nAre you a master at jumping jacks? Then, try squat jacks, rotational jacks, burpees jacks, plank jacks, or push up jacks.\nDid we mention, it’s totally acceptable to clap your hands while you’re doing them. Go on, we’re all waiting for you!
"],"title":"Jumping Jacks","image":{"name":"348k9p2mmbdff6qa.jpg","credit":"Image by SimpleFoto/Depositphotos (5703104)","dimensions":{"desktop":{"width":720,"height":480},"mobile":{"width":400,"height":267}}}},{"text":["We’ve got the perfect warm up exercise for you that will get your heartrate pumping!\nFor high knees, stand straight with your feet hip-width apart and drive your right knee to meet your right hand and then bring it to the ground. Immediately lift your left knee up to meet your left hand. \nThe key to mastering this exercise is to do it with a hopping motion, while you’re staying on the ball of your feet. You should be doing these at a high pace.\nAfter these, you can pretty much do anything. How does a marathon sound?
"],"title":"High Knees ","image":{"name":"wqi9q0fle5z9rlay.jpg","credit":"Image by diego_cervo/Depositphotos (251691460)","dimensions":{"desktop":{"width":720,"height":1080},"mobile":{"width":400,"height":600}}}},{"text":["Get twice the bang for your buck, with these front/side raises!\nThis exercise combines two exercises in one to build and strengthen the middle and anterior deltoids of the shoulders. The most common way to do it is to do one rep of each movement at a time.\nFor front raises, hold a dumbbell in each hand directly in front of you with your palms facing you. Make sure you keep your back straight and your core tight and then slowly lift the weights in front of you until you reach shoulder level. Try to keep your arms as straight as possible and your wrists locked.\nThe good news is, side raises are pretty much the same movement, but instead of lifting the weights in front of you, you’ll lift the dumbbells to your sides.\nBy the end of this exercise, your back will be swull.
"],"title":"Front/Side Raises","image":{"name":"uk89rvcw6qayy9lh.jpg","credit":"Image by tonodiaz/Depositphotos (141459648)","dimensions":{"desktop":{"width":720,"height":480},"mobile":{"width":400,"height":267}}}},{"text":["Get strong arms and shoulders with this variation of a tricep dip. Prepare to be challenged with this upper body strength workout!\nLift up into a tabletop position with your palms underneath your shoulders and your feet hip-width apart. Your weight should be in your heels and your fingers should be pointed towards your feet. Next, slowly bend your arms and lower your body towards the floor at a 45 to 90-degree angle. To return to starting position, squeeze your triceps.\nAre you aching yet?
"],"title":"Reverse Bridge Dips","image":{"name":"svfwjetaqlxpiw6u.jpg","credit":"Image by kjekol/Depositphotos (232477976)","dimensions":{"desktop":{"width":720,"height":480},"mobile":{"width":400,"height":267}}}}]}; The life of a celeb is a pretty busy one. In between all their photoshoots, interviews, hair and makeup appointments, they have to do their actual job of making movies and records!
So you might wonder, how does a celeb find time to work out? How do all these stars keep their Hollywood bods in such great shape, when they already don’t have enough hours in the day?
These celebs have found the answer—save time by working out at home!
Check out this list of stars who swear by home workouts to keep them trim and healthy and inspiration to use your time at home to workout too!
As this singer turned fashion aficionado knows well, it pays to be flexible in life!
Victoria Beckham’s certainly no stranger to bending over backwards—whether it’s in her career, her glowing family life with husband David Beckham, or her fitness regime, the much-loved superstar inspires everyone with her ability to adapt to the situation.
Beckham loves practicing yoga at home, finding a calm spot in her busy and demanding schedule.

Image via @victoriabeckham/IG
She also has designed her own fitness range to wear while doing it! Now that’s impressive!
Supermodel Gisele Bundchen often does joint workouts with her sports star husband Tom Brady.
“She’s an incredibly hard worker,” Brady said of his wife to People. “She’s got so much energy. She needs to work out, because she wouldn’t be able to sit still. She trains hard, and when we’re in there together sometimes she goes harder than me.”
Whether we’re working out at the gym or doing our exercise at home, working out harder than a superstar quarterback is definitely goals!
Madonna is probably one of the original and most famous celebrity fans of yoga.
She has been practicing it for as long as we can remember, and often sings its praises as a method of keeping fit and general overall well-being.
"Yoga is a metaphor for life,” she said. “You have to take it really slowly… It is a workout for your mind, your body and your soul.”
This is certainly one you can do at home, with a load of videos and classes available online. Once you have got the hang of it, you can do it by yourself!
Another member of the Hadid modelling dynasty, younger sister Bella Hadid also loves a good home workout.
Hadid also loves a good boxing workout, and trains for hours every day!
"When time is on my side, I train with my coach for intensive sessions," she said to Vogue Paris.
"I run non-stop for 20 minutes followed by a boxing session and finally a series of weights targeting the abs and glutes. We keep the routines varied, so the sessions are always fun."
Supermodel Miranda Kerr stays in shape with a variety of home workouts. For Kerr, exercising at home is more convenient and can be adapted around her other commitments, such as looking after her son.
Kerr’s at-home workout regime includes a variety of exercises such as planks, Pilates, and yoga. “I’ll put on music, and my son will be dancing while I’m doing planks on the floor,” Kerr said to Harper’s Bazaar.

Image via @mirandakerr/IG
Getting fit while staying at home and hanging out with the kids—sign us up!
Drew Barrymore has always been super honest about her real-life efforts to stay fit and healthy. Beautiful Instagram pics and airbrushed magazine photos may tell us that celebs live a charmed life of superfoods and effortless burpees, but Barrymore has been totally open about how she struggles just like every other person.
Barrymore loves working out, and does a mixture of cardio, dance, and calisthenics—but she doesn’t pretend it’s always an easy ride.

Image via @drewbarrymore/IG
"This takes me so much work. Diet and exercise and fighting like a lion for it!" she wrote on Instagram.