Bodyweight exercise

How it is used

Common in warm-ups, home workouts, and beginner programs. Examples include push-ups, squats, lunges, and planks.

Example sentences

1. Because the hotel gym was closed, the team completed a bodyweight exercise circuit in the conference room before breakfast.

   Here, the term shows that the workout required no equipment, making it practical in a temporary indoor space.

2. The trainer started me with a bodyweight exercise program so I could learn proper form before adding heavy resistance.

   In this example, the term emphasizes basic movement control and safe technique before progressing to loaded training.

Common collocations

• bodyweight exercise routine
• bodyweight exercise program
• full-body bodyweight exercise
• bodyweight exercise circuit

Related terms

• workoutA session of physical exercise done to improve fitness, strength or skill, such as a run, a gym session or a class.
• warm-upLight exercise done before training or competition to raise body temperature and heart rate and prepare the muscles and joints for harder work.

More terms: Exercises & Technique

• squat
• push-up
• stretch
• deadlift
• bench press
• plank
• lunge
• pull-up
• form
• compound exercise
• isolation exercise
• eccentric phase