Whether you're on vacation or on the road, it’s easy to skip your workouts. But keeping your body moving doesn’t have to be a hassle. These two lower body circuits can be done anywhere—whether you’ve got nothing but bodyweight or a couple of bands or dumbbells. You’ll feel the burn and stay on track without missing out on the fun!
Let’s get to work with these two routines that’ll fire up your legs and glutes in no time.
LOWER BODY VACATION WORKOUT #1
This workout can be done with bodyweight, bands, or dumbbells (if you have them). Go straight into each exercise with minimal rest between moves for 3-4 sets total.
CIRCUIT ONE
20 Bodyweight Squats
15 Alternating Dumbbell Lunges
20 Squat Jumps
1 min. Heels-Elevated Banded Glute Bridge
CIRCUIT TWO
15 Single-Leg Banded Deadlifts
15 Bulgarian Split Squats or Split Squats (each leg)
20 Lying Glute Bridges (use band or bodyweight)
20 Knee-Banded/Bodyweight Donkey Kicks (drive your heel to the ceiling & squeeze glutes)
CIRCUIT THREE
15 Standing Banded Glute Kickbacks (to the back, to 45 degrees, to the side—each way)
20 Good Morning Hip Hinges (slow and controlled reps with constant tension)
20 Banded Plie Squat Pulses
30 Banded Clams (each side)
LOWER BODY VACATION WORKOUT #2
Same deal: Minimal rest between exercises and 3-4 sets total.
CIRCUIT ONE
15 Lateral Step-Ups on Chair/Bench (each leg)
15 Reverse Lunges to Kickback
20 Static Lunge Jumps (each leg)
1 min. Wall Sit with Abduction
CIRCUIT TWO
20 Bodyweight Squats (focus on squeezing the glutes at the top)
15 Single-Leg Deadlifts (use bands if you have them)
20 Glute Bridges (hold and squeeze at the top for 5 seconds each rep)
15 Single-Leg Hip Thrusts (can use bands)
CIRCUIT THREE
15 Hip Thrusts + 3 Abductions with Bands (thrust + 3 abductions = 1 rep)
20 Reverse Hyperextensions (use an ottoman, chair, or bench)
20 Static Lunge Pulses (each leg)
20 Burpees with 10 Mountain Climbers at the bottom of each rep
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