GLP-1 Home Workout: No Equipment Needed

Complete bodyweight workout for GLP-1 users. No equipment, no gym, no excuses. Just your body and 20-25 minutes per session.

Why bodyweight training works

Bodyweight training is perfect for GLP-1 users because:

• No equipment needed — do anywhere
• Joint-friendly — natural movements
• Builds functional strength
• Improves mobility and balance
• Scales to any fitness level
• Zero cost

Research shows bodyweight training is as effective as weight training for building muscle and strength in beginners.

Beginner full-body routine (20 minutes)

Warm-up (3 minutes)

• Marching in place — 1 minute
• Arm circles — 30 seconds
• Hip circles — 30 seconds
• Bodyweight squats (shallow) — 1 minute

Main workout (14 minutes — do 2 circuits)

1. Bodyweight squats — 10 reps (use chair for support if needed)
2. Wall push-ups — 10 reps (easier) or knee push-ups — 8 reps (harder)
3. Glute bridges — 12 reps (lie on back, lift hips)
4. Standing rows (with towel) — 12 reps (pull towel apart horizontally)
5. Plank (knees) — 20-30 seconds
6. Bird dog — 8 each side (tabletop, extend opposite arm/leg)

Rest 60 seconds between circuits.

Cool-down (3 minutes)

• Child's pose — 30 seconds
• Cat-cow — 30 seconds
• Standing forward fold — 30 seconds
• Quad stretch — 30 seconds each leg
• Deep breathing — 1 minute

Intermediate full-body routine (25 minutes)

Warm-up (3 minutes)

Same as beginner, plus jumping jacks for 1 minute.

Main workout (18 minutes — do 3 circuits)

1. Bodyweight squats — 15 reps
2. Standard push-ups — 8-12 reps (or incline push-ups)
3. Walking lunges — 10 per leg
4. Glute bridges (single leg) — 10 per leg
5. Plank — 30-45 seconds
6. Superman — 12 reps (lie on stomach, lift arms and legs)
7. Mountain climbers — 20 reps (slow)
8. Side plank — 20 seconds per side

Rest 45 seconds between circuits.

Cool-down (4 minutes)

Same stretches as beginner, plus pigeon pose and downward dog.

How to progress

Increase reps first

When you can complete all reps with good form, add 2-3 reps per exercise.

Then increase difficulty

• Wall push-ups → knee push-ups → standard push-ups → decline push-ups
• Supported squats → bodyweight squats → jump squats
• Knee plank → standard plank → plank with shoulder taps
• Glute bridge → single-leg glute bridge → hip thrust

Then increase sets

Go from 2 circuits to 3, then 4. Or add a 4th workout day per week.

Then decrease rest

Reduce rest between circuits from 60s to 45s to 30s.

Weekly schedule

3-day per week (beginner)

• Monday: Full-body workout
• Tuesday: Walk 30 min
• Wednesday: Rest or yoga
• Thursday: Full-body workout
• Friday: Walk 30 min
• Saturday: Full-body workout
• Sunday: Rest

4-day per week (intermediate)

• Monday: Upper body focus
• Tuesday: Walk 30 min + core
• Wednesday: Lower body focus
• Thursday: Walk 30 min + mobility
• Friday: Full body
• Saturday: Walk 45 min
• Sunday: Rest or yoga

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