At home workout for runners that require no equipment

If you’re planning on working out indoors, be sure to make extra room to move. No one likes stubbed toes and bumped knees. Plus, clearing out some space will give you a full range of motion so you can make the most of stretches and exercises. The indoors are typically warmer, too, so opt for lighter gear.

Home workout tips: what to do before you start

You’re in the right place if you need tips for home workouts, but have you thought about what you need to prepare before your session? To ensure you get the most from your home workout, it’s best to take a couple of minutes to optimise your space before you get started. After all, you don’t want to be elbowing the sofa or getting tangled up in a houseplant whilst trying to get your sweat on. Here are our top home workout tips for before you get started:

• Clear a space if possible. The amount of space you need will depend on the workout you’re doing, but at the very least, you should be able to stretch your arms out without knocking into anything.

• If you have the time, tidy up your space before you get started. A clear space will mean you’re less distracted by all the chores that need to be done, and you can focus instead on stretching and strengthening.

• Use a flat surface. It goes without saying, but you don’t want to be rolling downhill as you do v-ups!

• Make sure you have everything you need to hand. From a bottle of water to resistance bands, gather all your workout essentials before you get started so you don’t have to keep starting and stopping every time you want to grab a drink or a heavier dumbbell.

30 minute workout from home for runners

This 30 minute workout for at home is especially made for runners. Led by coach Danny Mackey, the Brooks Beasts include Olympic hopefuls in distances from the 800m to the 5000m. Follow Mackey’s at home workout with no equipment, which he says targets running muscles that can get neglected over time.

1. Power push-ups, 14 reps

Fast on the way up, slow 3-second count on the way down. Go from the knees if you need to.

2. Pogos, 30-40 reps

Think of jumping rope, but without the rope.

3. Supine plank with single leg raise, 10 reps each leg

Plank from your elbows or hands.

4. V-Ups, 20 reps

A crunch, but make it a V, with your arms and legs straight out. You can also substitute traditional crunches.

5. Supermans, 14 reps

Lay face down. Lift your arms and legs simultaneously about a foot off the ground while keeping them straight. Lower your arms and legs to the ground in a slow, controlled motion.

6. Burpees, 8-12 reps

We bet you already know this classic exercise: Stand. Squat. Plank. Stand. Repeat!

7. Jumping jacks, 30–40 reps

Pair these with the burpees to get you breathing hard.

8. Knee to elbow strikes, 20 reps on each side

In a table plank position on your hands and knees, bring your knee to the opposite elbow, then switch sides.

9. Hindu squats, 12 reps

Begin in a normal body weight squat starting position. On the way down, bring your heels off the floor and reach your arms behind you. Fun fact: Hindu squats or bathaks, along with Hindu push-ups, have been a staple conditioning exercise used by Hindu wrestlers for centuries.

10. Speed skaters, 20 reps

Start with your feet together and jump to the side, landing on one foot. Switch directions after 10 reps. Channel the low stance of a speed skater — but without the skates.

11. Lunge jumps, 6 reps on each leg

Lower yourself into a standard lunge, then jump as high as you can, landing with the other leg out front. Repeat.

12. Lateral planks with leg raises, 12 reps

Start in the side plank position. Slowly lift your upper leg, keeping it straight, away from your lower leg, and return.