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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23 exercises

Upper body

6 exercises that train your upper body.

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

Dumbbell Shoulder Press

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

Intermediate dumbbells

Core

8 exercises that train your core.

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

Bicycle Crunch

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

Intermediate 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

Pallof Press

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

Intermediate resistance band

Full body

9 exercises that train your full body.

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

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

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

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