Bodyweight & HIIT Exercise Library

Get inspired by our library of HIIT and bodyweight moves, grouped by the body part they train. Every exercise has a plain-English description, the equipment you need (usually none), the muscles it works, and clear step-by-step form cues. Find your favorites and build them into an interval workout in VERA app.

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22 exercises

Legs

13 exercises that train your legs.

Bodyweight Squat

A foundational lower-body move that builds strength and mobility across the quads, glutes, and hamstrings.

Beginner no equipment

Reverse Lunge

A single-leg move that builds balance and unilateral strength while being gentler on the knees than forward lunges.

Beginner no equipment

Forward Lunge

A classic step-forward lunge that trains the quads and glutes while challenging balance and coordination.

Beginner no equipment

Lateral Lunge

A side-to-side lunge that builds strength in the frontal plane and opens up the hips, inner thighs, and glutes.

Intermediate no equipment

Sumo Squat

A wide-stance squat with toes turned out that emphasizes the inner thighs and glutes alongside the quads.

Beginner no equipment

Glute Bridge

A floor-based hip extension that activates and strengthens the glutes and hamstrings while sparing the lower back.

Beginner no equipment

Single-Leg Glute Bridge

A unilateral bridge that doubles the load on one glute, exposing side-to-side imbalances and boosting hip stability.

Intermediate no equipment

Curtsy Lunge

A crossover lunge that targets the outer glutes and inner thighs while training hip stability and control.

Intermediate no equipment

Cossack Squat

A deep lateral squat that shifts weight side to side to build mobility, single-leg strength, and inner-thigh control.

Intermediate no equipment

Pulse Squat

A squat held low with small pulsing reps that maximizes time under tension to burn out the quads and glutes.

Intermediate no equipment

Good Morning

A hip-hinge bend that strengthens the hamstrings, glutes, and lower back while grooving a safe hinge pattern.

Beginner no equipment

Donkey Kick

A kneeling glute isolation that drives one heel toward the ceiling to build and shape the glutes.

Beginner no equipment

Fire Hydrant

A kneeling hip abduction that lifts one bent leg out to the side to target the outer glutes and hip stability.

Beginner no equipment

Upper body

4 exercises that train your upper body.

Knee Push-Up

A scaled floor push-up performed from the knees, teaching pressing mechanics while easing the load on chest and triceps.

Beginner no equipment

Push-Up

The classic full-body pressing move that builds chest, shoulder and triceps strength while bracing the core as one rigid plank.

Intermediate no equipment

Wide Push-Up

A push-up with hands set wide to bias the chest and shoulders through a broader pressing path.

Intermediate no equipment

Inchworm to Push-Up

A flowing move that walks the hands out to a plank, adds a push-up, and walks back, building shoulders while stretching the hamstrings.

Intermediate no equipment

Core

1 exercise that trains your core.

Superman

A prone extension lifting arms, chest, and legs off the floor to strengthen the lower-back and posterior core.

Beginner no equipment

Full body

4 exercises that train your full body.

Seal Jack

A jumping-jack variation that claps the arms in front at chest height, adding extra chest and upper-back work.

Beginner no equipment

Lateral Shuffle

A side-to-side athletic shuffle that builds lateral agility and fires the glutes, outer hips, and legs.

Beginner no equipment

Skater Jump

A lateral bounding move that builds single-leg power, balance, and glute strength like a speed skater.

Intermediate no equipment

Broad Jump

A forward horizontal jump that develops explosive hip and leg power and teaches soft, controlled landings.

Intermediate no equipment

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