This article lists out some of the best full-body exercises for overall health and fitness. 

 Exercises that target multiple muscles groups are effective in their own way. They give variation to your workouts plus they include various exercises that require little to no equipment and can suit a range of fitness levels. 

1. Push Ups

Push Ups work on multiple muscle groups, strengthening the arms, chest, and shoulders

 How to do this exercise:

• Get down on your hands and knees 

• Extend your feet back and hold your position with your toes

• Place both hands approximately shoulder width apart, and begin by flexing your arms so that your chest lowers to the floor

• With as much power as you can muster, push against the floor hard enough to pop your hands off of the ground

2. Body Weight Squats

Bodyweight Squats cab increase lower body and core strength as they work the abs, buttocks, hips, thighs, calves, and shines.

 

 

   How to do this exercise:

• Stand with the feet slightly wider than hip - width apart

• Keep the hands down by the sides with the palms facing in a keep the shoulders back.

• Engage the abdominal muscles to support the back

• Shift the hips back and bend your knees as though taking a seat, keeping a flat back

• Keeps lowering down to the ground until the thighs are parallel with the floor

• Push through the feet to straighten back up into the starting position

• Inhale into the squat, exhale when standing back up

3. Lunges

Lunges work the thighs, buttocks, hips and abdominal muscles.

  How to do this exercise:

• Stand upright with your feet together

• Step one leg foreword into a long slide, bending the knee and placing your foot flat on the floor

• Bend the knee of the supporting leg toward the floor

• Use the muscles of the forward leg to push back to standing 

4. Glute Bridge

The Glute Bridge is good for the muscles in the back of the body, known as the posterior chain. 

  How to do this exercise:

• Lie on the back with knees bent and the feet flat on the floor 

• Contract the buttocks and abdominal to lift the hips off the floor, bringing them in line with the shoulders and knees

• Slowly lower back to the starting position 

5. Burpees

Burpees bring in two other exercises on this list [PUSHUPS AND SQUATS] while adding some leg work and a leap for good measure. 

 

 

 How to do this exercise:

• Start in a standing position, squat down and put your hands on the ground, kick your feet out and do a push up

• Tuck your feet back under you, and spring up out of your crouch with a leap 

6. Jumping Pull Ups

• Jumping Pull ups helps you build strength faster.  

   How to do this exercise:

• Stand under a bar and jump to the top position of a pull up 

• Your chin should be over the bar

• Hold at the top position for a count of three and focus squeezing your shoulder blades together

• Lower slowly, letting your feet touch the ground 

• Staying light and fast on the balls of your feet, jump up again 

7. Step Ups

Step ups are a fantastic exercise. You can do with very little space that will strengthen your legs and core muscles, also build endurance. 

   How to do this exercise:

• Stand in front of a box or an elevated surface

• Pulling your shoulder back and keeping your abs tight

• Set your left leg onto the box, then step to top of the box making sure your feet are flat

• Step back down with the same leg, then repeat with your right leg 

8. Planks

• Planks strengthen the back and abdominal muscles and help to build core strength. 

   How to do this exercise:

• Start with the elbows and lower arms on the floor

• Keeping the elbows in line with the shoulders

• Lift the body so that it forms a straight line horizontal to the floor 

• Keep the feet together and the toes flexed to support the body

• Hold for some seconds [20 - 30]

• Slowly lower to the floor and rest for 1minute, then repeat the same at least 3 -5 times

People can also work alongside a personal trainer or fitness instructor. These professionals can safely increase difficulty levels and help people maintain proper technique.