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Exercises You Can't Do Without


We asked 17,000 ACE-certified Fitness Professionals to name the one exercise they couldn't do without.

squats The overwhelming winner was the multi-purpose squat, which strengthens all of the major muscles of the lower body, including the gluteals, hamstrings, quadriceps and calves.

Here are the rest of the top choices, which can be used together to create a challenging and effective fitness program:
  1. Squats
  2. Running
  3. Abdominal exercises
  4. Lunges
  5. Walking
  6. Push-ups
  7. Yoga


This appeared in ACE FitnessMatters, ACE's official magazine.
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