You don't have to spend hours exercising if you want to lose weight or get stronger. Fitness instructor John Kersbergen says three to four 45-minute workouts a week is enough. If 45 minutes is more than you can devote at one time, break up your workouts, because it all adds up! Here are the best 20-minute workout videos you can follow along to — do two in a row or one in the morning and one at night. There's a great mix of quick and fun workouts including cardio, tabata, weights, barre, and dance, so you can do them all or pick and choose your favorites.
This 20-minute body-sculpting workout will raise your heart rate to burn serious calories while toning and strengthening your entire body.
Equipment needed: dumbbells (3 to 8 pounds)
In only 20 minutes, we will work your entire body with just bodyweight moves.
Equipment needed: none
It's time to HIIT it with this super tabata workout that includes 20 minutes of 40 seconds of heart-pumping intervals followed by 20 seconds of rest. If you've never done tabata, give it a try!
Equipment needed: none
Pull on your dancing boots and get ready to get down to some Country Heat with trainer Autumn Calabrese.
Equipment needed: none
On Anna: BodyLanguage Sportswear top, Michi tights, and APL shoes
This 20-minute PlyoJam routine combines plyometrics, dance, and toning moves to deliver a solid, heart-pumping cardio workout.
Equipment needed: none On Anna: FP Movement top and Body Language capris.
With this workout you can burn major calories in your living room with 20 minutes of cardio and no running!
Equipment needed: none
Click here for the printable version of this workout.
On Anna: Heroine Sport
On Dre: Ultracor and Kira Grace
On Kaycee: Manduka and Lululemon
Shoes: Athletic Propulsion Labs (APL)
This cardio dance routine lead by Simone De La Rue, the creator of Hollywood's hottest workout, Body by Simone, will get your heart rate up to burn serious calories.
Equipment needed: none
On Anna: Onzie and Alo Yoga
On Simone: SukiShufu and Body by Simone Shoes
On Katie: Under Armour and Solow Tights
This two-for-one workout will work your abs and arms with a bunch of multitasking moves that target both areas and more.
Equipment needed: dumbbells (5 to 10 pounds)
Click here for a printable PDF version of the workout.
On Anna: BodyLanguage
On Brittany: Puma, Koral, and Athletic Propulsion Labs (APL)
On Kaycee: BodyLanguage, Lululemon, and Athletic Propulsion Labs (APL)
Manduka mats and Corkcicle bottles
Here's a mix of cardio and leg-sculpting moves to get stronger, build muscle, and you burn calories. Just note that this workout clocks in at 25 minutes including a thorough warmup and cooldown.
Equipment needed: none
Click here for a printable PDF of this workout. On Anna: Roxy, BodyLanguage, and Athletic Propulsion Labs (APL)
On Dre: Alala and BodyLanguage
On Kaycee: Onzie, BodyLanguage, and Athletic Propulsion Labs (APL)
Manduka mats and Corkcicle bottles
This 20-minute cardio dance workout led by celebrity fitness artist Nicole Winhoffer is so fun you'll forget it's a workout!
Equipment needed: none
On Anna: Onzie and Athletic Propulsion Labs (APL)
On Nicole: Tory Burch
On Kaycee: Onzie, Lululemon, Sweaty Betty, and Athletic Propulsion Labs (APL)
Celebrity trainer and Barry's Bootcamp instructor Astrid Swan McGuire created this 20-minute high-intensity scorch session that works every muscle in your body.
Equipment needed: lightweight dumbbells
In only 20 minutes, you can burn up to 200 calories.
Equipment needed: 5-pound dumbbells
This 20-minute body-sculpting workout helps get Victoria's Secret model Alessandra Ambrosio runway ready. Created by Alessandra's trainer Heather Dorak, founder of Pilates Platinum, the workout is loaded with moves to work multiple body parts at once, making it efficient for toning your whole body and great for torching calories.
Equipment needed: none
Barre instructor Jake DuPree will lead you through a fast-paced 20-minute workout designed to strengthen your core and chisel your obliques.
Equipment needed: none
On Anna: Lorna Jane top and Reebok tights
On Kaycee: Lorna Jane top and Puma tights
Water bottles: Corkcicle
Looking to tone up after having a baby (or two)? We tapped celebrity fitness trainer, Ramona Braganza, who helped both Jessica Alba and Zoe Saldana get back in shape after having kids, to create a workout for new moms. This 20-minute workout mixes cardio, strength training, and ab work.
Equipment needed: 3-pound dumbbells and a chair if you're just getting back into fitness
Barry's Bootcamp Instructor Astrid Swan brings that intense studio workout into your living room with this calorie-crushing workout. Just note that this workout is 25 minutes — warmup and cooldown included.
Equipment needed: none
On Astrid: Barry's Bootcamp Tights and Puma Top and Shoes
On Anna and Kaycee: SukiShufu Tights
This strength-training workout from trainer Autumn Calabrese includes isometric holds to challenge your muscles even more.
Equipment needed: set of medium and heavy dumbbells
On Anna: Eden Activewear tights & sports bra
On Autumn: Lorna Jane tank
Trainer Christine Bullock will lead you through a full-body 20-minute workout where every move is designed to work multiple body parts at once. If you love this workout, you can find more from Christine of her Glow Shop.
Equipment needed: lightweight dumbbells
On Christine: Lorna Jane top and Ultracor leggings
Not into running? No worries. We've got you covered for cardio. This 20-minute workout will get your heart rate up, and you don't even need to leave the house.
Equipment needed: none
Now you can do this Body by Simone workout at home with a 20-minute class led by creator Simone De La Rue herself. It's a mix of explosive cardio moves, Pilates-inspired exercises, and classic bodyweight calisthenics — no muscle goes unworked!
Equipment needed: none
On Anna: Vie Active tights
On Simone: Under Armor
This full-body, high-intensity interval training (HIIT) workout will torch calories and fat while strengthening your entire body. You push it for 40 seconds and get 20 to rest.
Equipment needed: none
This 20-minute metabolism booster will keep your heart rate up to burn calories while building lean muscle.
Equipment needed: dumbbells (3 to 8 pounds)
Trainer Yumi Lee of Reebok CrossFit Lab will take you through an intense kettlebell workout that will not only work every part of your body, but is also sure to get your heart beating quickly too.
Equipment needed: kettlebell (20 pounds or less)