The Best Cardio Bodyweight Exercises You Can Do Right in Your Living Room
Skater Hops

Skater jumps are not only great for cardio, but also for your agility. They work your quads, calves, glutes and hamstrings. Here's how to do skater hops:
- Start standing with your feet shoulder width apart.
- Push off of your right leg and jump to the left, landing on your left leg.
- Upon landing, push off of your left leg and jump to the right, landing on your right leg.
- Continue alternating for 10 reps (each jump counts as one rep).
Frogger

"This full-body move works your core, glutes, and shoulders while promoting flexibility in the hips and spine," Cooper says. "It's great for strength, cardio AND flexibility." Here's how to do a frogger:
- Start standing with your feet a little wider than hip width apart.
- Reach both hands to touch the floor with your arms between your legs into a squat position.
- Jump up.
- Upon landing. Reach to touch the floor in a squat position.
- Repeat for 10 reps.
Scissor Kicks

Scissors kicks are great for working your core, glutes, quads and hip flexors. Here's how to do scissor kicks:
- Lie on your back with your hands palms down by your sides, or behind your head for more neck support.
- Squeeze your core and lift your head, neck, and shoulders off of the floor.
- Kick your right leg up to the ceiling.
- Bring your right leg down, while simultaneously kicking your left leg up to the ceiling.
- Continue alternating for 20 reps (each kick counts as one rep).
High Knees

The higher the knees the higher the heart rate. "High knees are perfect for boosting cardiovascular endurance and activating the lower body, especially the quads and hip flexors," Cooper says. Here's how to do high knees:
- Start standing with your feet hip width apart.
- Drive your right knee up to hip height.
- Return your right foot to the ground.
- Repeat with your right leg.
- Continue to run your knees up, pumping your arms, and alternating your legs.
- Repeat for 30 seconds.
Butt Kicks

Butt kicks are appropriately named for what they do both physically, and metaphorically. They are an explosive cardio move that works your hamstrings and glutes. Here's how to do butt kicks:
- Start standing with your feet hip width apart.
- Drive your right heel back to your right glute.
- Return your right foot to the ground.
- Repeat with your right leg.
- Continue to kick your heels back, alternating your legs.
- Repeat for 30 seconds.