The Christmas period is most definitely a time to eat and drink what we want, whilst enjoying some much needed down time! However, if you’re hoping to keep your fitness levels up over the festive period, there are quick and simple workouts that you can practise without needing to leave the house. These are some of the best military workouts at home to practise over the festive period.
NB: Before practising these military workouts at home, please ensure to warm up and cool down, and ensure that you stay hydrated and fuelled.
Conditioning Workout
You can practise this workout in easy or hard mode. For the easier version, repeat each exercise for 15 seconds with 15 seconds rest in between. For the harder version, do each exercise for 30 seconds each, with 15 seconds rest in between. With either version, do the exercises for 15-20 minutes.
Butterfly Sit Ups - 15 seconds
Half Sit Ups - 15 seconds
Russian Twist - 15 seconds
High Plank - 15 seconds
Dorsal Raise - 15 seconds
Total Body Workout
This is a challenging routine yet one of the best at home military workouts for working your entire body. For the first part, run for 2 km at a steady pace. Next, repeat the following exercises as many times as possible for a duration of 25 minutes:
15x Chair Dips
15x Lateral Step Ups
10x High/Low Planks
15x Reverse Lunge
12x Alt V Sits
10x Burpees
20x Heel Taps
20x Bent Over Row
Endurance Circuit
One of the best military workouts at home for beating cabin fever has to be this endurance circuit. This exercise routine is suitable for those who have a flat outdoor space, and should only be practised when the weather conditions are safe - i.e the ground isn’t slippery from rain, snow or ice. This circuit involves two rounds of the following exercises. You can wear a weighted daysack and a pair of military boots to make the routine more challenging.
400m Run
5 Deadlifts
400m Run
10 Front Squats
400m Run
15 Ground To Overhead
400m Run
20 Thrusters
Leg Workout
If you’re looking for military workouts at home that will strengthen your leg muscles then make sure to check out the following exercises.Complete as many rounds as possible within a 25 minute time period, and to add some cardio, you can begin the workout with a 3 km steady state run or brisk walk before starting on the following exercises:
20 Glute Bridges
20 Clams (10 each leg)
20 Air Squats
20 Bulgarian Split Squats (10 each leg)
10 Lumberjacks (each leg)
20 Lateral Lunges (10 each leg)
20 Mountain Climbers (10 each leg)
15 Superhumans (each side)
Sprint/ Push Ups Routine
This workout is broken into two parts - 10 minutes of shuttle sprints ( you can use lamp posts to sprint between, or set up markers in your garden), followed by a push up session. One of the best at home military workouts for working on both cardio and strength, the push up section of this workout involves the following reps, with 30 seconds rest after each set (repeat each set 5 or 3 times, depending on how much time you have).
15x Press Ups / 20x Shoulder Taps
10x Dove Bombers / 12x Tricep Dips
For guidance and tips on completing any of the exercises mentioned above, please visit the British Army’s home fitness page, where you can see video tutorials on how to complete these military workouts at home safely and effectively.
