5 Best At-Home Exercises For Fat Loss & Building Strength

1. The dreaded burpee.  The burpee is despised because it's hard. That's why it works. That's why you need to do them. Start standing. Touch chest and thighs to the ground. Quickly come back up to a standing position and jump. (You can do them without the jump at the end if you have knee/hip/ankle issues).  

2. Push-ups. The push-up is the standard for fitness and weight loss. The push-up strengthens the upper back, shoulders, and arms while also working the core (mid-section) through stabilization. 

3. Lunges.  Want a great butt and nice legs? Start lunging. Walking lunges, standing in place lunges, weighted lunges.... It's all good stuff. 

4. Air squat/weighted air squat. Want to lose weight and get great-looking legs? You need to squat. If you have good position and can get into a good squat, then by all means throw on some weight to intensify the goodness that squatting brings. If you're not sure you can get into a good position for squatting, talk to a professional who can help you get there through squat-strengthening and mobility exercises.

5.  The pull-up. Pull-ups are the mac-daddy of I-want-to-be-able-to-do-one-of-those-exercises. You know why? Because when you can do a pull-up, you feel like you can do anything. Conquer the world kind of feeling. "I'm awesome" sort of feeling. Can't do a pull-up? Get a pull-up bar and start practicing some scaled versions of pull-ups. They take time but through consistency, they will come.

Workouts and exercise don't need to be complicated and they dont need to happen at the gym. They just need to happen. Get motivated, make a plan, then move!