As Catholics, we spend 40 days in preparation for the Resurrection of Jesus Christ. It is a time to sacrifice, reflect, appreciate, and give back to others. This year for Lent, why don't you give back to your body? Here is a week by week schedule of 4 exercises, 10 reps each, giving you a total of 40 reps signifying 40 days of Lent! These workouts are perfect to do at home for someone with a busy schedule!

Week 1 - Warm-Up Week

10 Jumping jacks, 10 push-ups, 10 (20 seconds) planks, and 10 squats

Week 2 - All Calisthenics (focuses on using body weight)

10 pull-ups (can be assisted), 10 push-ups, 10 dips, and 10 (20 seconds) planks

Week 3- Legs/Glutes

10 goblet squats (hold the top of a light dumbbell and squat down with feet shoulder width apart), 10 sumo squats (weight or no weight; stand wider than shoulder-width, targeting the inner thigh). 10 hip thrusts (weight or no weight; sit and hold yourself by your elbows or on a bench and thrust your hips and squeeze your glutes!) and 10 walking lunges (weight or no weight).

Week 4 - Arms

10 bicep curls, 10 tricep kickbacks with cables or dumbbells, 10 sitting bicep curls, 10 sitting tricep extension

Week 5 - Abs

10 normal crunches (hold a weight for better results), 10 (20 second planks), 10 leg raises (lay on the floors with elbows to the ground and slowly lift your legs straight up and down), 10 Crunch and twist (do a full crunch and twist side to side to work the obliques).

Week 6 + Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and Holy Saturday - Reflection

Take 40 minutes out of your day, whether all at once or in 10-minute intervals and pick some of your favorite workouts of the weeks, or go on a nice long walk/run and reflect on how wonderful your body truly is that God has given you!