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There are exceptions to every rule, this one included. If your life has been minimally affected by the Coronavirus pandemic, then you may be able to devote more effort, time, and attention on your fitness and nutrition regimen. If that’s the case, this article isn’t for you.

But if you lost your job, you have a job that puts you on the front lines, you’re working much more than usual, you’re juggling working from home with homeschooling your children, or you’re otherwise experiencing increased levels of stress, anxiety, uncertainty during this time, piling on more stress by demanding you “get in the best shape of your life” is an unnecessary burden.

Whether you prefer to work out at home, or it’s the only option you have, this at-home workout guide has you covered.

Below are resources you can turn to for your at-home workout needs; options vary based on the workout equipment you have available. Let’s start with the option that doesn’t require any equipment.

Bodyweight-Only Workouts

Yes, this 8-week suspension trainer program is free.

No, you don’t even have to give me your email address to access it.

What Is The 8-Week Program?

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What is a health or fitness goal you’re currently pursuing?

Do you have a specific number of pounds you want to shed or waist circumference you want to reach? Are you working on running a 5k at a faster pace? Want to deadlift your bodyweight or working on getting your first bodyweight pull-up?

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To be clear, this is not an argument against pursuing fat loss to improve your health, or confidence, or because you want to increase muscle definition.

Problems arise, however, when fat loss turns into a dominating obsession. When it’s the only reason you exercise and make healthful food choices, and it creates increasing levels of stress and frustration. This can lead to: