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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47 exercises

Upper body

10 exercises that train your upper body.

Incline Push-Up

A beginner-friendly push-up with hands raised on a surface, reducing load to build pressing strength in the chest and arms.

Beginner chair

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

Pike Push-Up

An inverted-V press that shifts load onto the shoulders, serving as a strength bridge toward the handstand push-up.

Intermediate no equipment

Tricep Dip

A pressing move off a chair edge that isolates the triceps while the shoulders and chest assist the lockout.

Intermediate chair

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

Band Pull-Apart

A light resistance-band move that strengthens the rear delts and upper back, countering rounded-shoulder posture.

Beginner resistance band

Dumbbell Shoulder Press

An overhead press that builds shoulder and triceps strength, driving dumbbells from the shoulders to full lockout.

Intermediate dumbbells

Dumbbell Lateral Raise

An isolation move that lifts the arms out to the sides, targeting the side delts to build shoulder width.

Beginner dumbbells

Core

16 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

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

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

Pallof Press

A banded anti-rotation press resisting a sideways pull to build deep core and oblique stability.

Intermediate resistance band

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

21 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

Jump Rope

A skipping drill that builds cardio endurance, coordination, and calf strength with a light, efficient bounce.

Beginner jump rope

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

Kettlebell Swing

A ballistic hip-hinge move that builds explosive glutes, hamstrings, and grip while spiking the heart rate.

Intermediate kettlebell

Dumbbell Thruster

A front squat flowing straight into an overhead press, training the legs, shoulders, and core in one powerful move.

Intermediate dumbbells

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