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1. Air squats
Why they're great: You'll get your heart rate up fast using your largest muscle groups (quads and glutes).
How to do them: Place feet shoulder width apart, then sit back as if you're sitting in a chair, keeping the weight in your heels and chest up. Stand and repeat.
2. Angled push-ups
Why they're great: They work your core, chest, and shoulders all at once.
How to do them: Place hands on the edge of a bench, with arms at a 90-degree angle from your torso. Lower yourself by bending arms, then push back up.
3. Hip thrusters
Why they're great: They work your entire body.
How to do them: In push-up position, step your right foot toward your right hand. Do the same with your left foot until you're in a frog position with hands and feet on the floor. From there, step your right foot back to its original spot, and follow with the left. Repeat.
Why they're great: You'll get your heart rate up fast using your largest muscle groups (quads and glutes).
How to do them: Place feet shoulder width apart, then sit back as if you're sitting in a chair, keeping the weight in your heels and chest up. Stand and repeat.
2. Angled push-ups
Why they're great: They work your core, chest, and shoulders all at once.
How to do them: Place hands on the edge of a bench, with arms at a 90-degree angle from your torso. Lower yourself by bending arms, then push back up.
3. Hip thrusters
Why they're great: They work your entire body.
How to do them: In push-up position, step your right foot toward your right hand. Do the same with your left foot until you're in a frog position with hands and feet on the floor. From there, step your right foot back to its original spot, and follow with the left. Repeat.
From the June 2016 issue of O, The Oprah Magazine
