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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17 exercises

Upper body

4 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

Band Pull-Apart

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

Beginner resistance band

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

8 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

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

Reverse Crunch

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

Beginner 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

5 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

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

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