Exercise alternatives

Every exercise has an easier, harder or kinder-to-the-joints version. Pick the move you want to replace for swaps you can do at home with no equipment, with dumbbells or at the gym - each with a form cue, a moving demo and how many to start with.

Push-up alternatives 8 swapsSquat alternatives 8 swapsDeadlift alternatives 8 swapsLunge alternatives 5 swapsCalf raise alternatives 4 swapsWall sit alternatives 4 swapsShoulder press alternatives 6 swapsTricep dip alternatives 5 swapsBent-over row alternatives 9 swapsPull-up alternatives 6 swapsReverse fly alternatives 7 swapsPlank alternatives 5 swapsSide plank alternatives 4 swapsRussian twist alternatives 7 swapsCrunch and sit-up alternatives 6 swapsBurpee alternatives 5 swapsDead bug alternatives 4 swaps

Exercises by joint

Training around a sore joint, or no jumping? What suits it, what to skip, and how to adjust the form.

Knee-friendly exercisesLower-back-friendly exercisesShoulder-friendly exercisesWrist-friendly exercisesNeck-friendly exercisesLow-impact exercises

How these are chosen

Each list is the set of swaps the CaloDaily app offers when you replace that exercise in a planned workout: moves that train the same muscles in a similar way. Notes on sore knees, wrists, shoulders, necks and backs come from the same rules the app uses when you tell it what to go easy on. They are general guidance, not medical advice.

Workouts planned around you, free

CaloDaily shows what is left to eat and to move, plans meals from your own pantry and builds workouts that fit you. No wearable needed, no ads.

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