A jump rope, kettlebell, the weight of your body, a small space and roughly is all a person needs to create workouts.
How heavy of a kettlebell?
Good question.
I suggest a moderately weighted kettlebell for each of these workouts.
How heavy is a “moderately” weighted kettlebell?
Good question.
”Moderate” will mean something different depending on each person’s current fitness level and familiarity with kettlebells in general.
Select a kettlebell weight based on your overhead press, which is often the weakest lift for many people.
Choose a kettlebell that gives you hell to press overhead for roughly 8-10 repetitions.
A generalized recommendation for weight selection is:
Males: 44lb (20kg) or 53lb (24kg)
Females: 26lb (12kg) or 35lb (16kg)
No kettlebell? Substitute a dumbbell or a sandbag instead of a kettlebell.
If you don’t have access to a jump rope, you can:
- “Air rope” (pretend you are turning a jump rope)
- Bounce side-to-side like a boxer
- Perform jumping jacks
If you’ve got no equipment and the only option is bodyweight, check out some of these bodyweight-based workouts, here, here and here.
Warm-Up
Before you start in on these workouts, please, warm-up with some mobility and light bodyweight drills
Here’s a 14 exercise total body warm-up:
Workout Structure:
- Target 18-20 minutes of continuous work, or roughly 8-10 rounds
- Take rest as needed, keep it brief.
- Add or subtract reps as needed.
- Get creative with different jump rope drills.
#1 Jump Rope + Clean-Squat-Press
30 second Jump Rope
6 Right/Left Single Arm Clean-Squat-Press
#2 Jump Rope + Lunge + Row + Rocks
60 second Jump Rope
6 Right/Left Reverse Lunges
#3 Jump Rope + Ground Game + Swings
30 second Jump Rope
10 Kettlebell Swings
10 yard Forward/Backward Crawl
10 yard Sideways (lateral) Crawl
10 yard Crab Walk
10 Kettlebell Swings
30 second Jump Rope
#4 Jump Rope + Ground Game Part II
60 second Jump Rope
#5 Jump Rope + Kettlebell (as many rounds as possible)
30 second Jump Rope
10 Kettlebell Swings
These are simple, approachable workouts.
If you’re training at home, each of these should fit your space.
Stay active, stay healthy.


