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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61 exercises

Legs

15 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

Step-Up

A functional single-leg move that mimics stair climbing to build quad and glute strength plus stability.

Intermediate chair step or stairs

Jump Squat

An explosive plyometric squat that builds lower-body power, elevates the heart rate, and develops fast-twitch strength.

Advanced 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

Calf Raise

A simple ankle-extension move that strengthens the calves and improves lower-leg endurance and balance.

Beginner no equipment

Pistol Squat

A single-leg squat to full depth that demands elite quad strength, balance, and mobility on one leg.

Advanced no equipment

Upper body

7 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

Diamond Push-Up

A close-grip push-up with hands forming a diamond, delivering the highest triceps activation of any bodyweight press.

Advanced no equipment

Archer Push-Up

A wide, unilateral push-up that loads one arm at a time, building the single-arm strength that leads to one-arm push-ups.

Advanced 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

Hindu Push-Up

A flowing push-up that dives from downward dog to upward dog, working the shoulders and chest through a wide mobility-rich arc.

Advanced no equipment

Core

17 exercises that train your core.

Forearm Plank

An isometric hold on the forearms and toes that trains the whole core to resist spinal extension and sag.

Beginner no equipment

Side Plank

A single-side isometric hold that challenges the obliques to resist sideways collapse of the spine.

Intermediate no equipment

Plank Shoulder Tap

A high plank with alternating hand-to-shoulder taps that trains the core to resist rotation.

Intermediate no equipment

Mountain Climber

A dynamic plank move that drives the knees toward the chest, blending core stability with a cardio burn.

Intermediate no equipment

Dead Bug

A back-lying anti-extension drill that extends opposite arm and leg while keeping the lower back glued down.

Beginner no equipment

Bird Dog

A tabletop anti-rotation move extending opposite arm and leg to build spinal stability and balance.

Beginner no equipment

Hollow Body Hold

An advanced isometric hold in a dished shape that maximally loads the rectus abdominis and deep core.

Advanced no equipment

Crunch

A short-range spinal flexion that isolates the upper abdominals by curling the ribs toward the pelvis.

Beginner no equipment

Bicycle Crunch

A rotational crunch pedaling the legs while touching elbow to opposite knee, targeting abs and obliques.

Intermediate no equipment

Reverse Crunch

A lower-ab curl that lifts the hips off the floor by rolling the knees toward the chest.

Beginner no equipment

Lying Leg Raise

A lower-ab move raising straight legs from the floor to vertical while keeping the low back grounded.

Intermediate no equipment

Flutter Kick

A back-lying move with small rapid alternating leg kicks that builds lower-ab endurance and stability.

Intermediate no equipment

Russian Twist

A seated rotational move twisting the torso side to side to target the obliques, optionally loaded.

Intermediate no equipment

V-Up

An advanced move folding the body into a V by lifting straight legs and torso to meet over the hips.

Advanced no equipment

Sit-Up

A full-range trunk flexion curling all the way up to a seated position to work the abdominals.

Beginner no equipment

Superman

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

Beginner no equipment

Heel Taps

A crunched-up move reaching side to side to tap each heel, working the obliques through small side bends.

Beginner no equipment

Full body

22 exercises that train your full body.

Jumping Jacks

A classic rhythmic cardio move that raises your heart rate while warming up the shoulders, hips, and legs together.

Beginner no equipment

High Knees

A running-in-place drill that spikes your heart rate while firing the hip flexors, quads, and core.

Beginner no equipment

Butt Kicks

A jog-in-place cardio move that raises the heart rate while dynamically stretching and firing the hamstrings.

Beginner no equipment

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

Shadow Boxing

A punching-and-footwork cardio drill that trains the shoulders, arms, and core while sharpening coordination.

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

Inchworm Walkout

A dynamic move that stretches the hamstrings then loads the core and shoulders as you walk out to a plank.

Intermediate no equipment

Squat Thrust

A burpee without the push-up or jump, blending a squat and plank to train the legs, core, and shoulders.

Intermediate no equipment

Skater Jump

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

Intermediate no equipment

Stair Run

A high-intensity climb that torches the legs and lungs while training power through the glutes and quads.

Intermediate step or stairs

Plank Jack

A plank held while the feet jump in and out, blending core stability with a cardio kick.

Intermediate no equipment

Bear Crawl

A quadrupedal crawl that builds core stability, shoulder strength, and coordination while moving on all fours.

Intermediate no equipment

Crab Walk

A face-up crawl on hands and feet that fires the triceps, glutes, and core while challenging coordination.

Intermediate no equipment

Cross-Body Mountain Climber

A plank-based cardio move that drives each knee toward the opposite elbow to hit the obliques hard.

Intermediate no equipment

Star Jump

An explosive plyometric jump that spreads the limbs into a star shape to build lower-body power and cardio.

Intermediate no equipment

Broad Jump

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

Intermediate no equipment

Sprawl

A faster burpee variation without the push-up, snapping between a wide squat and plank to train conditioning.

Intermediate no equipment

Half Burpee

A lower-impact burpee that keeps the plank-to-squat flow but drops the push-up and stand-up jump.

Intermediate no equipment

Jumping Lunge

An explosive plyometric lunge that switches legs mid-air to build single-leg power, balance, and cardio.

Advanced no equipment

Tuck Jump

A high-intensity vertical jump that pulls both knees to the chest, building explosive power and core control.

Advanced no equipment

Burpee

The signature full-body conditioning move, chaining a squat, plank, push-up, and jump to tax every muscle and the lungs.

Advanced no equipment

Burpee Broad Jump

A burpee that replaces the vertical jump with an explosive forward leap, adding power output and travel.

Advanced no equipment

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