Exercises you can do at home

Sometimes you can’t get to the gym. So what do you do?

Sweat it out at home. With a little preparation and a few pieces of equipment–light dumbbells, a jump rope, medicine ball and a mat–you’re good to go.

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Try some high-rep, low-weight upper-body and lower-body combinations for a full-body 45-minute workout. Be sure to jump rope (or pick another cardio burst) for two to three minutes after every three to four exercises to keep your heart rate elevated and those pesky calories burning.

It will be different from your routine, but you won’t have to punish yourself for skipping a workout.

To feel the burn in your upper body, try the shoulder-chest combination.