{"id":62914,"date":"2021-10-29T01:00:22","date_gmt":"2021-10-29T05:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/?p=62914"},"modified":"2021-10-29T03:39:23","modified_gmt":"2021-10-29T07:39:23","slug":"halloween-workout-bodyweight-exercises","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/fitness\/halloween-workout-bodyweight-exercises\/","title":{"rendered":"Before You Trick-or-Treat, Try This Halloween Workout"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cdn-life.dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/10000321\/AMDU-7081_DB_2_1000x1500.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"683\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-life.dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/10000321\/AMDU-7081_DB_2_1000x1500-683x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-67518\" srcset=\"https:\/\/cdn-life.dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/10000321\/AMDU-7081_DB_2_1000x1500-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/cdn-life.dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/10000321\/AMDU-7081_DB_2_1000x1500-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/cdn-life.dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/10000321\/AMDU-7081_DB_2_1000x1500-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/cdn-life.dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/10000321\/AMDU-7081_DB_2_1000x1500-620x930.jpg 620w, https:\/\/cdn-life.dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/10000321\/AMDU-7081_DB_2_1000x1500-33x50.jpg 33w, https:\/\/cdn-life.dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/10000321\/AMDU-7081_DB_2_1000x1500.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 683px) 100vw, 683px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Between doing the Monster Mash and watching <em>Hocus Pocus<\/em>, you can still find time to <a href=\"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/program\/sweat_sessions\">break a sweat<\/a> while staying in the holiday spirit. This Halloween workout features <a href=\"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/program\/Bodyweight_Beginners\">bodyweight exercises<\/a> only, which means you can easily do it before, during or after trick-or-treating, or in the kitchen while cooking up some <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/recipes\/healthy-halloween-recipes-snacks\/\" target=\"_blank\">healthy homemade treats<\/a>. Just grab a buddy and bust a killer move like trainer Becca Pace does here on <a href=\"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/365\/about\">Daily Burn 365<\/a>. The only rule: You must have some fun! Because after all, that&#8217;s what this spooky holiday is all about. Well, that and using it as an excuse to get terrifyingly tough.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Your H-A-L-L-O-W-E-E-N Bodyweight Workout<\/h2>\n\n\n<p><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/fzpcGFQ5DWY\" width=\"620\" height=\"349\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Perform each move below for 10 to 20 reps, take a breath, then do it all again. Want more of a <a href=\"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/fitness\/athlete-training-plan-30-days\/\">challenge<\/a>? Do as many rounds as possible before someone yells BOO! (Or you decide it\u2019s time to stop the sweat.)<\/p>\n<h3>H: High Knees<\/h3>\n<p>Act like you\u2019re chasing goblins and ghouls \u2014 or running from zombies \u2014 and pick up some <a href=\"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/fitness\/running-guide-speedwork-training\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">speed<\/a>. Pump your arms as you go and use your <a href=\"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/program\/Summer_Abs_Challenge\">abs<\/a> to pull your knees up toward your chest.<\/p>\n<h3>A: Air Squats<\/h3>\n<p>Want to channel Beyonce this Halloween? Drop it low into that <a href=\"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/fitness\/squat-exercises-strength\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">squat<\/a> by pushing your hips back and <a href=\"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/program\/weight_loss_for_beginners\">keeping your weight<\/a> in your heels.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>L: Lunge<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/db\/lunges-exercise-run-faster-glutes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lunges<\/a> work well for balance and walking with confidence. So use this move to strengthen your strut as you show off your Wonder Woman or Khaleesi costume. Keep your chest up, shoulders over your hips and knees bent at 90 degrees with each step.<\/p>\n<h3>L: Lateral Lift<\/h3>\n<p>Treat your <a href=\"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/program\/Upper_Body_Challenge\">upper body<\/a> to some tough love with this exercise. Engage your abs and lean forward as you go to take pressure off your low back \u2014 and make sure to squeeze those shoulder blades together.<\/p>\n<h3>O: Oblique Crunch<\/h3>\n<p>To twist and shout you need some side <a href=\"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/program\/20_minute_total_body_strength\">body strength<\/a> \u2014 and this move works like magic. Fully rotate to each side to activate the <a href=\"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/fitness\/obliques-abs-oblique-workout\/\">oblique muscles<\/a> of your midsection.<\/p>\n<h3>W: Windshield Wipers<\/h3>\n<p>You might resemble a bug or other creepy creature during this <a href=\"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/program\/core\">core-focused<\/a> exercise, which is exactly what you want. Press your shoulders and arms into the floor as you swing your legs to each side, using your abs to move your lower half.<\/p>\n<h3>E: Elbow Plank<\/h3>\n<p>Make like a mummy and keep your body super stiff for this isometric hold. Maintain a straight diagonal line from shoulders to hips to ankles for one minute. Just remember not to arch or round your spine.\u00a0<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>E: Elbow to Knee<\/h3>\n<p>Spiderman will have nothing on you when you perfect this exercise. While standing, bring your knee to the opposite elbow, then return it to the floor and repeat on the other side. It\u2019s all about building core strength and stability so you can climb to new fitness heights.<\/p>\n<h3>N\u2026 Now Go Trick-or-Treat!<\/h3>\n<p>You\u2019ve put in some scary good work, now it\u2019s time for some scary good times. Grab a snack \u2014 we suggest one of these <a href=\"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/recipes\/halloween-gluten-free-recipes\/\">fun, festive and still healthy treats<\/a> \u2014 and celebrate the fall season!<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re looking for more sweaty good fun, sign up for <a href=\"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/\">Daily Burn<\/a>. Try it free today!\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read More<br \/><\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/db\/halloween-workout-broomstick-exercises\/\">Get Scary Strong with This Halloween Workout<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/fitness\/10-minute-bodyweight-workouts-burn-fat\/\">Got 10 Minutes? 3 Fat-Blasting Bodyweight Workouts<\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/fitness\/best-strength-training-exercises\/\">The 7 Best Strength Exercises You\u2019re Not Doing<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<p><em>Originally published on October 26, 2017. Updated on October 29, 2021<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Cover image via Shutterstock <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sweat before the sweets! This Halloween workout features nine bodyweight exercises you can do in between all your festive fun.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":51,"featured_media":67521,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[298,24,6,301],"tags":[430,313,289,177,281,341,343,100],"class_list":["post-62914","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-db","category-exercise","category-fitness","category-workouts","tag-daily-burn","tag-daily-burn-365","tag-exercise","tag-halloween","tag-strength-training","tag-tax1living-well","tag-tax2exercise","tag-workout"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62914","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/51"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=62914"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62914\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/67521"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=62914"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=62914"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=62914"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}