Healthshots

By Aayushi Gupta

Published Mar 20, 2023

5 exercises to build muscle and burn calories

If you have always believed that muscles are only built in the gym, you're wrong! Do these 5 at-home exercises to boost muscle mass and burn calories.

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Pushups

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One of the most effective bodyweight workouts for muscle gain is the pushup. It also works out your shoulder, core muscles, lower back and lower body.

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Lunges

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Lunges are well-known leg workouts. When performed correctly, these can help increase lower body strength and power by engaging muscles around the core and hip flexors.

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Burpees

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Burpees help you burn calories and fat. This exercise engages the entire body, aiming to increase strength, muscle mass, and endurance in both the lower and upper body

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Skipping

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From improving heart health to weight loss, skipping has so much to offer you. Surprisingly, jumping rope can also help you grow muscle. Practice it for 10 minutes every day.

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Squats

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Squatting with weights stimulates muscle gain by stimulating the majority of your body's muscles. It works on your quads, hamstrings, calves, lower back, abdominal muscles, and buttocks.

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