Ultimate Playground Workout [VIDEO]

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Alternating Curb Taps: A quick cardio movement that will pump up your heart rate with a fast forward-backward switch of the feet. Click here for step-by-step instructions.

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Atomic Pushups: With your feet in a swing, bring the knees to the chest, extend, perform a push up and reset. Click here for more instructions.

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Bench Jumps: Begin in a wide stance and jump both feet entirely on the bench top, then step down. Big plyometric move! Click here for more info.

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Bench Leg Raises: A core exercise you'll perform lying on your back, raising the legs up and down to work the lower belly muscles. See the move here.

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Split Squat on Bench: A big booty burner using the elevation of a bench to intensify the work in your standing leg as you lunge. Here's how to do it.

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Step Up with Knee Raise: A mix of strength and cardio that works the biggest muscles in your body: booty and legs! Click here for more info.

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Assisted Boat Crunch: Use the bottom of a slide to assist your in-and-out crunch to tone the lower abs. Don't forget to breathe! Click here for instructions.

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Calf Raises: A classic exercise intensified by elevation; find your balance by squeezing the core just as hard as those calves! Here's how.

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Hanging Monkey Bar Crunch: Just hanging around? Tighten up those shoulders as you lift your legs to work your core against gravity. Click here for more info.

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Hanging Side Crunch: Don't forget the obliques! Twist the knees to the side while keeping the chest square to the front. Click here for instructions.

Inverted Row: Work your upper back, chest and core against your own body weight as you lean back, holding onto a sturdy bar. Click here for more info.

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Jump Rope: For a healthy heart and strong abs, calves and bladder, whip out that jump rope on the asphalt using your wrists to rotate. Here are more instructions.

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Line Jumps: Challenge your coordination and cardio endurance jumping up and over a flat line with your feet glued together. Here's some more info.

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Plank Pendulum with Swing: Work the core from every angle by suspending your legs in a swing as they twist side to side. Check it out here!

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Incline Push Ups: Wake up the chest and shoulders with controlled presses against a high bar or ladder rung. Squeeze the core! Here's how.

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Chest Press with Resistance Band: Keep a band in your car so you can intensify any exercise like this one, exhaling as you press. Here are some more details.

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Resistance Band Row: Find a sturdy pole to use as your anchor while you strengthen the chest and upper back. Click here for instructions.

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Tricep Push Down: It looks simple, but this move escalates the burn quickly! Glue the elbows to your sides and push the band down. For more info, click here.

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Tricep Kickbacks with Band: Cross the band over itself and keep the arms close to your sides as you kick them back. Here are step-by-step instructions.

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Hamstring Curl on Swing: Try these in a TRX class or with a stability ball; keep the hips lifted and feet flexed at all times! Test it out here.

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Tricep Dips: Think about how much the elbows are bending instead of how low the hips are dropping. Elbows go straight back. Here's more info!

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Walking Lunge with Knee Raise: Use this as part of your warm up to prep the leg muscles; keep the 90-degree bend in both knees. Click here to see more info!