The Power 30 archive

Every workout, one page

All 28 Power 30 workouts on a single page. One row per day: the number and the moves. Fifteen minutes a day, no equipment, no gym. For the habits, the baseline test and the full story, start at the Power 30 page.

28 workouts

Week 1

Week one is about building the habit and taking honest stock of what gets in the way.

  • 01

    Day 1

    5 push-ups · 10 sit-ups · 15 squats

  • 02

    Day 2

    10 alternating reverse lunges (5 per leg) · 40 air skips

  • 03

    Day 3

    15 chair squats · 15 chair step-ups · 15 chair dips · 15 wall push-ups

  • 04

    Day 4

    20-second sprint on the spot · 20-second rest · 20 seconds jumping jacks · 20-second rest

  • 05

    Day 5

    30 seconds step-ups · 30 seconds push-ups · 30-second plank · 30-second rest

  • 06

    Day 6

    15 glute bridges · 45-second plank · 15 to 30 seconds rest

  • 07

    Day 7

    7 burpees · 30-second rest

Week 2

Momentum week. You are starting to feel the mood, energy and sleep change before you see anything in the mirror.

  • 08

    Day 8

    50 air skips · 25 sit-ups or crunches

  • 09

    Day 9

    10 caterpillar stretches · 30-second squat hold (a wall sit works)

  • 10

    Day 10

    50 jumping jacks · 40 squats · 30 sit-ups · 20 push-ups · 10 burpees

  • 11

    Day 11

    Walk 60 to 90 seconds · Jog 15 to 30 seconds · Run 5 to 15 seconds (indoors: fast feet on the spot)

  • 12

    Day 12

    30 seconds lateral hops · 30 seconds feet shuffle · 30 seconds jumping jacks · 30-second rest

  • 13

    Day 13

    30-second front plank · 30-second right side plank · 30-second left side plank · 60-second rest

  • 14

    Day 14

    10 burpees · 30-second plank

Week 3

Ramp-up week, and the week most people doubt themselves. Go back to your why and keep going.

  • 15

    Day 15

    20 seconds left-leg hopping · 20 seconds right-leg hopping · 20 seconds high-knee jogging · 20-second rest

  • 16

    Day 16

    30 jumping jacks · 20 forward and back shuffles · 10 skater lunges

  • 17

    Day 17

    15 squats · 10 push-ups · 20 sit-ups

  • 18

    Day 18

    20 mountain climbers (10 each leg) · 20 glute bridges · 30-second rest

  • 19

    Day 19

    20 reverse swimmers with a pause · 30 seconds stationary sprints

  • 20

    Day 20

    10 push-ups, timed · Rest for as long as the set took, then repeat for 15 minutes

  • 21

    Day 21

    45 to 60-second plank · 45 to 60-second squat hold · 5 burpees · 30-second rest

Week 4

Push the intensity and notice that the ritual has stopped feeling like a decision.

  • 22

    Day 22

    20 alternating lunges (10 per leg) · 10 step-ups

  • 23

    Day 23

    5 push-ups · 10 sit-ups · 15 squats

  • 24

    Day 24

    Part one, 7-minute AMRAP: 10 step-ups, 15 glute bridges · One minute rest · Part two, 7-minute AMRAP: 30-second plank, 30 seconds air skips

  • 25

    Day 25

    5 caterpillar stretches · 10 jumping jacks · 15 lateral hops

  • 26

    Day 26

    5 push-ups · 10 sit-ups · 15 alternating reverse swimmers

  • 27

    Day 27

    15 minutes of walking, talking and smiling. Indoors, dance instead. Be silly, have fun.

  • 28

    Day 28

    100 burpees for time, or 15 minutes, whichever comes first. Any pace. Keep moving.