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*Level Up Your Strength: How to Build Muscle and Endurance Without Leaving Home

Published about 2 months ago • 1 min read

Level Up Your Strength: How to Build Muscle and Endurance Without Leaving Home

For the past twenty years, I’ve been perfecting Wonderfulness Workouts to help women build strength, boost endurance, and enhance stability—all in just thirty minutes. Whether you join live on Zoom or follow along by video, these workouts are designed to seamlessly fit into your life. No equipment needed (just an optional mat), and you can even take them on the road.

Bodyweight workouts are incredibly effective—they target functional movements like pushing, pulling, hinging, and rotating, which makes everyday tasks, from lifting groceries to carrying luggage, easier. Plus, they improve balance, coordination, and body awareness. Research shows that bodyweight exercises can increase muscle size and strength, just like free weights, as long as you push close to muscle failure.

Looking for more of a challenge? You can easily increase intensity by adjusting your speed or positioning. Plus, I’ve added weights-based workouts to the community so you can keep pushing your limits and leveling up!

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For research on the benefits of bodyweight and functional workouts, click on the highlighted links.

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