5 Different Home Workouts to Try This Week
When it comes to exercise, it’s very easy to find a workout you enjoy and stick with it. After all, once you’ve found something that works for you, why change it?
However, adding a little variety to your fitness routine can be a great way to keep things interesting. Strength training, cardiovascular exercise, Pilates, yoga and functional fitness all offer something slightly different. So you certainly don’t have to choose just one.
In fact, one of the benefits of exercising at home is having the freedom to mix things up. One day you might feel ready for a aerobics workout, on another, a yoga session.
So, if you’re looking for some inspiration, we’ve chosen five InstructorLive trainers and five very different home workouts to try. Whether you want to get stronger, improve your fitness, work on your core or simply try something new, there’s something here for you.
1. Build Your Strength with Austin – Strength Beyond 50 Foundation
Try this if: You want to build strength, improve balance and feel more confident in everyday movement.
The Strength Beyond 50 Foundation series has been created to help you build the strength and confidence you need to stay active for life. Across three progressive programmes, the workouts combine functional strength, balance, mobility, core work and cardiovascular exercise, with plenty of options to help you work at a level that’s right for you.
Starting with Foundation 1, you can gradually progress through Foundations 2 and 3 as your strength and confidence improve. The aim isn’t simply to work harder each time. Instead, it’s about building solid foundations and developing fitness that supports the things you want to continue doing in everyday life.
And, if you’ve already completed the Foundation series, there’s more to come. Strength Beyond 50 Intermediate is coming soon, bringing new exercises and greater challenges as you continue your journey.
👉 Explore Strength Beyond 50 Foundation
2. Discover Wall Pilates with Jade – Introduction to Wall Pilates
Try this if: You’d like to work on strength, control and mobility with a Pilates-based workout.
Pilates has become incredibly popular, and for good reason. It can be a great way to work on core strength, control, posture and mobility without needing a fast-paced workout.
However, if you’ve already tried traditional Pilates and fancy something a little different, Introduction to Wall Pilates with Jade is well worth exploring.
Using the wall as part of the workout provides support while also creating opportunities to challenge your body in different ways. As a result, it’s an accessible introduction to Wall Pilates that you can follow from the comfort of home.
You don’t need an elaborate home gym either. Find yourself some wall space, roll out your mat and let Jade guide you through the sessions.
👉 Try Introduction to Wall Pilates
3. Get Your Heart Pumping with Carlie – Aerobic Burn
Try this if: You enjoy energetic workouts, great music and getting your whole body moving.
Sometimes you just want to put on some music and move, and that’s exactly where Aerobic Burn with Carlie comes in.
Across 24 workouts, Carlie takes you through energetic aerobic routines designed to get your body moving and raise your heart rate. It’s a brilliant option if you enjoy traditional aerobics and want a cardiovascular workout you can do without leaving the house.
Furthermore, with so many classes available, you don’t have to repeat the same routine every time you want an aerobic workout.
Aerobics can also be a great reminder that exercise doesn’t always have to feel serious. Finding a type of movement you genuinely enjoy can make it much easier to keep coming back to it week after week.
So, clear yourself a little space and get ready to move!
4. Slow Things Down with Beth – Reset Renew Yoga
Try this if: You’d like to slow down, move your body and take some time for yourself.
Not every workout needs to leave you hot and sweaty.
Sometimes, slowing things down can provide a completely different type of challenge. Reset Renew Yoga with Beth Pe Win offers seven 45-minute classes, giving you the opportunity to step away from the rush of everyday life and spend some focused time moving your body.
Yoga can help you work on areas such as flexibility, mobility, balance and body awareness. Meanwhile, the slower pace can provide a welcome contrast if the rest of your fitness routine tends to involve more energetic exercise.
Therefore, you might choose a yoga session on its own or use it to add some variety.
Either way, grab your mat, give yourself some space and let Beth take you through the session.
5. Train for Everyday Life with Ashley – Functional Fitness Resistance
Try this if: You want to build strength that supports everyday movement.
Finally, we have Functional Fitness Resistance with Ashley.
Functional fitness focuses on movements and physical abilities that can support the things we do in everyday life. Rather than thinking only about how much weight you can lift or how many repetitions you can complete, the emphasis is on building a body that’s capable of moving well.
Across six 20-minute workouts, Ashley combines functional movement with resistance training to help you work on strength in a practical and manageable way.
It’s also a great example of why adding variety to your exercise routine can be so useful. You might already enjoy cardiovascular exercise, for example, but adding some resistance work gives your body a completely different challenge.
And because each workout is only around 20 minutes, it’s easy to fit a session into a busy day.
👉 Try Functional Fitness Resistance
Which Workout Will You Try?
You certainly don’t need to complete all five of these programmes this week!
Instead, why not choose one workout that’s different from what you would normally do?
If you usually stick to Pilates, perhaps give Aerobic Burn a try. If cardio is normally your first choice, you could add some resistance training with Ashley. Alternatively, if you’ve had a busy week, a Reset Renew Yoga session with Beth might be just what you’re looking for.
Ultimately, there isn’t one type of exercise that’s right for everyone, and your own needs can change from one day to the next.
That’s one of the reasons we have such a wide variety of trainers and programmes at InstructorLive.
Choose workouts that suit your fitness level, your goals, the time you have available and, importantly, the type of movement you actually enjoy.
So, this week, why not try something a little different?
You might just discover a new favourite.
