Lower body interval training — no gym needed! Work for twice as long as you rest (2:1 ratio) to torch fat and tone legs. Quads, hamstrings and glutes all fired up in this intense 30-minute at-home burner. You\'ve earned that cuppa after this one!
Lower Body Interval No-Gym Fat Burn Workout is a free 30 min workout plan with 7 illustrated exercises for your abs and legs. Follow the workout online, save it to your WorkoutLabs Fit account or download it as a printable PDF.
Tap any exercise in the workout to see the muscles worked, clear exercise illustrations and step-by-step instructions. Each workout includes sets, reps, rest times and notes so you can follow the plan without guessing.
No equipment is needed – every exercise in this workout uses your own bodyweight, so you can do it at home or anywhere.
How long does the Lower Body Interval No-Gym Fat Burn Workout take?
The full workout takes about 30 minutes, covering 7 exercises with prescribed sets, reps and rest periods. Using the built-in timers and auto-advance keeps you on pace from start to finish.
Is this workout suitable for my fitness level?
This is an intermediate workout, best suited to people with some training experience. Beginners can still follow it by reducing the weight, doing fewer sets or resting longer between sets – each exercise includes illustrated form instructions.
What muscles does this workout target?
This routine primarily works your calves, glutes & hip flexors, hamstrings, quadriceps, abs. Tap any exercise in the workout to see a muscle diagram showing exactly which primary and secondary muscles it activates.
How often should I do this workout?
For get toned, lose fat, aim to do this workout 2–3 times per week with at least one rest day between sessions. Progress by gradually adding weight or reps, and pair it with workouts for other muscle groups during the week.
Can I download or save this workout?
Yes – you can download this workout as a free printable PDF using the download button, or save it to a free WorkoutLabs Fit account to follow it on your phone, customize the exercises and track your progress.
Lower body interval training — no gym needed! Work for twice as long as you rest (2:1 ratio) to torch fat and tone legs. Quads, hamstrings and glutes all fired up in this intense 30-minute at-home burner. You\'ve earned that cuppa after this one!
Auto-advanceStart exercises automatically after a 5-second delay
Keep your hands at your sides or hold on to a wall for balance.
Bring your feet to be hip distance apart.
Focusing the tension in your calf muscles, slowly raise yourself up on to the balls of your feet.
Pause at the top of the movement and slowly return to the starting position.
Primary muscle group(s):
Calves
Stand up straight with your hands at your sides.
Keep your back straight and your core tight.
Forcefully press off the ground with the balls of both feet.
Launch into the air and land softly on the balls of your feet.
Focus the tension in the calf muscles, NOT the quadriceps.
Repeat.
Primary muscle group(s):
Glutes & Hip Flexors, Quadriceps
Secondary:
Abs, Calves, Hamstrings, Shoulders
Stand with your feet together, arms fully extended with your hands by your sides. This is the start position.
Bend your knees slightly then straighten and push through the balls of your feet while straightening your your knees to jump up spreading your legs to wider than hip width apart.
As you do so, raise both arms out and up in a smooth arc until your hands meet above your head.
As you return to the ground, bring your feet together and your hands back to your sides with your arms fully extended.
Continue without pause for the desired amount of time or repetitions.
This exercise can be performed as a timed exercise, completing as many reps as possible in a set time or, in sets with a fixed number of repetitions per set. To increase intensity, bend your arms slightly as you raise them to engage your biceps and triceps and squeezing them during each rep.
Position your hands underneath your shoulders and place your knees under your hips.
Keep your right knee bent at 90 degrees and flex the foot as you lift the knee until it is level with the hip.
Lower the knee without touching the floor and repeat the lift.
Once you’ve completed the reps on the right leg, switch legs.
Primary muscle group(s):
Abs, Lower Back
Secondary:
Glutes & Hip Flexors
Position yourself on all fours with knees underneath the hips and wrists under the shoulders.
Engage your abs and keep your spine neutral, pulling the shoulder blades towards the hips.
Lengthen the left leg until it is straight out and in line with your hips while simultaneously raising and straightening your right arm until it is parallel to the floor. Keep your head and shoulders aligned at all times.
Gently lower your arm and leg back to the starting position and alternate with the other arm and leg.
Primary muscle group(s):
Abs
Secondary:
Glutes & Hip Flexors
Lie face down on a flat bench with your hips on the edge of the bench. Fully extend your legs and raise your feet up from the floor so that they are in line with your body .
Place your arms on top of the bench, using them to hold on to the front edge of the bench for stability.
Squeeze your glutes and hamstrings and straighten your legs until they are level with your hips. This is the start position.
Start the exercise by raising you left leg higher than your right leg.
Then lower the left leg as you lift the right leg and so on.
Alternate in this manner until you have done all repetitions for each leg.
When performing this exercise, breathe normally. As your strength increases, you can add ankle weights.
Standing with a braced core and flat back, bring your hands together at chest height. Position your feet to be at hip-width.
Beginning with the right foot, step backward and across your left foot. Simultaneously, bend the left knee and drop it towards the ground.
Stop when the front right knee is parallel with the ground. Push off the ground with your right foot and return to the starting position.
Primary muscle group(s):
Quadriceps
Secondary:
Calves, Glutes & Hip Flexors
Stand straight – that’s the starting position. Step forward with your left leg and slowly lower your body until your front knee is bent at least 90 degrees, while your rear knee is just off the floor. Keep your torso upright the entire time. Look forward.
Pause, then push off your left foot off the floor and return to the starting position as quickly as you can.
On your next rep, step forward with your right leg. Continue to alternate back and forth—doing one rep with your left, then one rep with your right.
Primary muscle group(s):
Glutes & Hip Flexors, Hamstrings, Quadriceps
Secondary:
Abs, Calves
Stand tall with a tight core and make sure your feet are shoulder-width apart. Bring your hands together for balance.
Step directly to the left, leaving your right foot in place. Bend the left knee and pause once the upper left thigh is parallel to the ground. Your right leg should be completely straight.
Contract the hamstring muscle then push off the ground to return to the starting position. Repeat on the right side. Alternate this movement.
Primary muscle group(s):
Quadriceps
Secondary:
Abs, Hamstrings
Place your feet at shoulder width apart while keeping your chest up and your abdominals braced.
Begin the movement by swinging your arms up towards your shoulders. At the same time, bend at the knees and drive your hips back like you’re sitting in a chair.
Once your upper thighs are parallel with the ground, pause, then drive your hips forward to return to the starting position.
Place your feet at shoulder width apart while keeping your chest up and your abdominals braced.
Begin the movement by swinging your arms up towards your shoulders. At the same time, bend at the knees and drive your hips back like you’re sitting in a chair.
Once your upper thighs are parallel with the ground, pause, then drive your hips forward to return to the starting position.
Lie flat on your back with your feet flat on the ground, with your knees bent at 90 degrees. Alternatively, you can place your feet up on a bench a few inches apart with your toes turned inwards and touching.
Place your hands lightly on either side of your head.
Keep your elbows in so that they are parallel to your body.
Push your back down flat into the floor to isolate your abdominal muscles.
Gently curl your shoulders forward and up off the floor.
Continue to push down into the floor with your lower back.
Raise your shoulders about four to six inches only.
Hold and squeeze your abdominal muscles for a count of one.
Return to the start position in a smooth movement.
Primary muscle group(s):
Obliques
Secondary:
Abs
Lie on an exercise mat, with your back flat, knees bent and your feet flat on the floor slightly wider than shoulder-width apart.
Fully extend your arms down the side of your body, palms facing in. This is the start position.
Exhaling, crunch your torso forward and to the right until you can touch your right heel with your right hand. Hold for a count of one.
Return to the starting position smooth motion, inhaling as you do so.
Repeat the movement, this time to your left side.
When you have completed the movement on both sides, you have done one repetition.
Repeat.
Primary muscle group(s):
Abs
Lay on a yoga/exercise mat or towel with your back flat on the floor and your legs straight and in the air with the soles of your feet facing up.
Outstretch your arms above your chest so that they run parallel to your legs.
Lifting your shoulders off the floor, reach up and touch your toes with your fingertips.
Lower your shoulders back to the floor to complete one rep.