Bored of your current workout routine? Try switching it up with this Flip a Coin Workout! This at-home workout is perfect for people of all ages and all fitness levels who want to make the most of their workout in the least amount of time.
The Flip a Coin Workout we’ve created is a combination of high-intensity cardio and core exercises, designed to improve balance and strength. This workout can also supplement a more traditional strength-training program. All you need is a coin and a little bit of space to perform these bodyweight exercises. If you have a resistance band or stability disc at home, try incorporating these pieces during the workout to further challenger yourself.
Turn your home workout into a game and follow the instructions provided below!
Directions
Flip a coin each round to determine your exercises. Perform the assigned exercise for the number of reps or time allotted and then move on to the next round. For this workout, you are going to do 10 rounds, 2-3 times each for a fun, full-body workout!
For example, flip a coin in round one. If it’s heads, do 10 push-ups, if it’s tails, do 15 mountain climbers. Flip the coin again in round two and do either leg lifts or lunges. Complete all 10 rounds 2-3 times through. For a greater challenge during exercises, try using some of the recommended equipment below.
Flip a Coin Exercises
HEADS
TAILS
Round 1
Heads: 10 Pushups with Stability Disc
Step 1: Place both hands on the stability disc and perform a push-up
Step 2: Keep your neck, back and hips straight
You can also complete this exercise without the stability disc
Tails: 15 Tricep Dips
Step 1: Position your hands shoulder-width apart on a secured bench or stable chair
Step 2: Slide your trunk off the front of the bench with your legs extended out in front of you
Step 3: Straighten your arms, keeping a little bend in your elbows to keep tension on your triceps and off your elbow joints
Step 4: Slowly bend your elbows to lower your body toward the floor until your elbows are at about a 90-degree angle
Step 5: Once you reach the bottom of the movement, press down into the bench to straighten your elbows, returning to the starting position
Keep your shoulders down as you lower and raise your body. You can bend your legs to modify this exercise
Round 2
Heads: 20 Leg Lifts with Loop Band
Step 1: Begin in a quadruped position on elbows and knees
Step 2: Place one end of the loop band under the bottom leg and the other end around your knee
Step 3: Lift your top leg toward the ceiling against the band and keep your back straight
Step 4: Hold and slowly return
You can also complete this exercise without a loop band
Tails: 15 Lunges with Stability Disc
Step 1: Place the stability disc in front of you
Step 2: Lunge forward onto the disc, bending your knees while keeping your back upright
Step 3: Return to a standing position and repeat on opposite leg
You can also complete this exercise without a stability disc
Round 3
Heads: 25 Glute Bridges with Mini Ball
Step 1: Lay on your back with knees bent
Step 2: Place the mini ball between your knees
Step 3: Lift your buttocks off the ground until your shoulders, hips and knees are in a straight line
Step 4: Hold and slowly return
You can also complete this exercise without the mini ball, just make sure your feet are hip distance apart.
Tails: 20 Oblique Twists with Mini Ball
Step 1: Lay on your back with the mini ball under the small of your back
Step 2: Place your hands behind your head or on your chest
Step 3: Slowly lean backward over the ball while you twist your trunk, contracting your abdominals
Step 4: Return to an upright position and repeat on the opposite side
You can also complete this exercise without the mini ball
Round 4
Heads: 35 Crunches with Stability Disc
Step 1: Lay on your back with the stability disc under your hips, with your knees bent
Step 2: Place your hands behind your head or on your chest. Slowly curl upward, contracting your abdominals and lifting your back off the floor
Step 3: Slowly return and repeat
You can also complete this exercise without a stability disc
Tails: 25 Sit-Ups
Step 1: Lie down on your back
Step 2: Bend your legs and place feet firmly on the ground to stabilize your lower body
Step 3: Cross your hands to opposite shoulders or place them behind your ears, without pulling on your neck
Step 4: Curl your upper body all the way up toward your knees
Step 5: Slowly return and repeat
Round 5
Heads: 1-Minute Wall Sit with Mini Ball
Step 1: Lean back against the wall with your torso and your feet shoulder-width apart
Step 2: Then press back and slide down the wall until your thighs are parallel with the ground. Your knees should be above your ankles and bent at right-angles.
Step 3: Once you’re in a squat position, place the mini ball between your knees
Step 4: Keep your head, shoulders and upper back against the wall and hold the position for 1 minute
Tails: 1-Minute Plank
Step 1: Plant your hands directly under your shoulders (slightly wider than shoulder width) like you’re about to do a push-up
Step 2: Ground your toes into the floor and squeeze your glutes to stabilize your body
Step 3: Neutralize your neck and spine by looking at a spot on the floor about a foot beyond your hands. Your head should be in line with your back
Step 4: Hold the position for 1 minute
Round 6
Heads: 30-Second Burpees
Step 1: Start in a squat position with your knees bent, back straight, and your feet about shoulder-width apart
Step 2: Lower your hands to the floor in front of you, just inside your feet
Step 3: With your weight on your hands, kick your feet back so you’re on your hands and toes, and in a pushup position
Step 4: Keeping your body straight from head to heels, complete one pushup
Step 5: Jump your feet back to their starting position and stand, reaching your arms over your head
Step 6: Jump quickly into the air so you land back where you started
Step 7: As soon as you land with your knees bent, get into a squat position and repeat
Tails: 30-Second Mountain Climbers
Step 1: Start in a plank position, making sure to distribute your weight evenly between your hands and your toes
Step 2: Your hands should be shoulder-width apart, back flat, abs engaged, and head neutralized
Step 3: Pull your right knee into your chest as far as you can
Step 4: Then switch, pulling that knee out and bringing the other knee in
Step 5: Keeping your hips down, run your knees in and out as far and as fast as you can
Round 7
Heads: 25 Calf Raises with Stability Disc
Step 1: Stand on the balance disc
Step 2: Extend your toes by bending the ankles, raising your feet until only your toes are touching the balance disc
Step 3: Lower yourself back to the starting position and repeat
You can also complete this exercise simply using the stairs in your house
Tails: 15 Donkey Kicks with Loop Band
Step 1: Loop a band around the bottom of your left foot and right ankle.
Step 2: Start in an all-fours position with your knees under your hips, wrists under your shoulders, and your core engaged
Step 3: Keeping your knee bent and left foot flexed, kick your left leg up toward the ceiling
Step 4: Hold for 3-5 seconds at the top, and bring the left leg back down to starting position
You can also complete this exercise without a loop band
Round 8
Heads: 30- Second Scissor Jacks
Step 1: Stand with your feet shoulder width apart, and extend your arms straight out to either side with palms facing down
Step 2: Jump, and cross your right arm over your left and your right foot over your left
Step 3: Jump back to the starting position, then cross with the opposite arm and foot
Tails: 30-Second Skater Lunges
Step 1: Start with your legs slightly wider than shoulder distance apart and arms at the sides
Step 2: Bring one leg behind at a slight angle into a reverse lunge. The front knee will come to a 90-degree angle
Step 3: Swing the arms in front of that bent knee and leap the back leg forward to switch sides in a skating motion. Make sure to alternate arms as you switch sides
Round 9
Heads: 12 Curtsy Taps with Resistance Band
Step 1: Place your right leg behind your left and bend your knees, executing a deep curtsy lunge
Step 2: Straighten your legs and tap your right toe out the side, creating as much resistance with the band as possible
Step 3: Bring your right leg back to the original curtsy lunge position and repeat
You can also complete this exercise without a resistance band
Tails: 15 Reverse Lunges with Resistance Band
Step 1: Grab a CLX resistance band and loop it around your right foot, behind your shoulders, and around in front of your neck
Step 2: Use your hands to hold the band comfortably away from your neck
Step 3: Stand tall with your feet hip-width apart and your hands together in front of your chest, elbows bent and out by your shoulders
Step 4: Keeping your torso upright, step backward with your left foot and lower your body until your front knee is bent at least 90 degrees and your back knee almost touches the ground
Step 5: Push yourself back to the starting position
You can also complete this exercise without a resistance band
Round 10
Heads: 30 Heel Touches
Step 1: Lay down with your back on the ground and your knees bent and pointed towards the ceiling
Step 2: With your arms on your side raise your shoulders slightly off the ground
Step 3: Using your abs, rotate your right hand down to your right foot and then back up
Step 4: Repeat with your left hand. Alternate back and forth for the assigned amount of repetitions
Tails: 15 Reverse Crunches
Step 1: Lie on the ground, feet flat on the floor, hands underneath the head and elbows wide
Step 2: Press your lower back into the floor and pull in the belly button to lift your feet off the floor. Bend your knees at a 90-degree angle, keeping them together
Step 3: Using the core, draw your knees toward your chest so that the tailbone raises off the ground. Simultaneously perform a traditional crunch, lifting shoulder blades off the floor
Step 4: Slowly lower your shoulders, hips, and legs to return to the starting position. Stop when your feet are just above the floor
Just like that, you’ve planned and implemented your own workout routine using nothing but a coin!
ReferencesJessica. (2019). Flip a Coin Workout Challenge. Your Healthy Year. Retrieved from https://bit.ly/2WeWHcp.
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