Random Exercise Generator – One Move per Press

How it works

Bored of the same routine? Press the button for an exercise, from a wall sit to a kettlebell swing, with a line on what the movement is and which muscles it works.

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Pick the area or the equipment

After your first press, the list beside the button narrows the draw to Arms, chest and back, Legs, Core, or Cardio, whole body and yoga. No equipment keeps to the 23 moves that need none; Weights, bar or machine holds the other 26.

Use it as an exercise randomizer

Set the count to 3 and you have three moves to build a session around. How many times and how hard is yours to decide: the cards name the movement and the muscles and stop there.

Tips

New to a move? Learn it from a coach, a teacher or a class before you add weight.
Drew one you cannot do where you are? Press again.

Questions and answers

Is this a workout plan?

No. It is a shuffled list of exercise names with a line on each movement. It does not know you, so it sets no repetitions, weights or times and makes no promise about results.

What is the difference between a pull-up and a chin-up?

The grip. A pull-up can be done with the hands over the bar, under it, or turned in, and the underhand version is sometimes called a chin-up.

Which exercises need no equipment?

Choose No equipment in the list for 23 of them, among them the push-up, squat, lunge, plank, wall sit, jumping jack and burpee.

Which muscles does a push-up work?

The chest muscles, the triceps and the front of the shoulders, with the legs used as support.

All 49 exercises

Arms, chest and back 15

Bench press Press a weight upward while lying on a bench. Works the chest, front shoulders and triceps.
Bent-over row A row with a barbell. Targets the back muscles and the arm muscles.
Biceps curl Bend the arm toward the body at the elbow against a weight. Works the biceps.
Chin-up A pull-up with an underhand grip on the bar.
Dip An upper-body strength exercise. Close-grip dips mainly train the triceps.
Fly The hand and arm move through an arc while the elbow stays at one angle. Works the upper body.
Handstand Balance upside down on the hands, body straight, arms and legs fully extended.
Inverted row Works the upper back, the trapezius and latissimus dorsi, with the biceps second.
Lat pull-down Pull a cable handle down toward you. Develops the latissimus dorsi.
Lying triceps extension A strength exercise done lying down for the triceps of the upper arm.
Muscle-up A pull-up followed by a dip, on a bar or on rings.
Overhead press Press a weight overhead, seated or standing. Mainly develops the front of the shoulder.
Pull-up Hang from a bar by the hands and pull the body up. Builds the latissimus dorsi, trapezius and biceps.
Pullover Done with a dumbbell or a barbell. Works the chest or the back, depending on the grip.
Push-up From face down, raise and lower the body with the arms. Works the chest, triceps and front shoulders.

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Legs 9

Calf raise The movement is ankle extension. Works the gastrocnemius and soleus of the lower leg.
Deadlift Lift a weight off the ground to hip level, then return it to the floor.
Good-morning A bow from the hips with a weight. Works the hamstrings, gluteus maximus and lower back.
Leg curl Bend the lower leg against resistance. Targets the hamstrings.
Leg extension A machine exercise that targets one muscle group, the quadriceps.
Leg press Push a weight away from you with the legs on a leg press machine.
Lunge One leg forward with the knee bent and the foot flat, the other leg behind.
Squat Lower the hips from standing, then stand back up. Works the muscles of the lower body.
Wall sit Sit against a wall as if on a chair, with right angles at the hips and knees. Works the quadriceps.

Core 7

Back extension Works the lower, mid and upper back: the erector spinae muscles along the spine.
Flutter kick A kicking movement used in both swimming and calisthenics.
L-sit All the body weight rests on the hands, with the legs held level so the body makes an L.
Leg raise Targets the hip flexors, while the abdominal muscles hold the body steady.
Plank Hold a position like a push-up. An isometric exercise for core strength.
Russian twist An abdominal exercise with a twisting motion. Works the core, shoulders and hips.
Sit-up An exercise for the abdominal muscles, with a fuller range of motion than the curl-up.

Cardio, whole body and yoga 18

Burpee A squat thrust with a stand between repetitions. A full-body exercise.
Clean and jerk Two barbell movements: from the floor to the shoulders, then to straight arms overhead.
Cobra pose A reclining back-bending pose in yoga as exercise.
Cycling Riding a bicycle, for transport, recreation, exercise or sport.
Downward dog An inversion pose in yoga as exercise, often one step in a flowing sequence of poses.
Elliptical trainer A stationary machine for a stair-climbing, walking or running motion.
Hiking A long, vigorous walk, usually on trails or footpaths in the countryside.
Hula hoop Twirl a hoop around the waist.
Jogging Running at a slow or leisurely pace.
Jump rope Jump in rhythm over a rope swung under the feet and over the head.
Jumping jack Jump to legs spread wide with the hands overhead, then back to feet together and arms at the sides.
Kettlebell swing Swing the bell like a pendulum from between the knees up to eye level or overhead.
Rowing machine A machine that simulates rowing a boat.
Snatch Lift a barbell from the ground to overhead in one continuous motion.
Sprint Running as fast as possible over a short distance.
Stair climbing Climbing a flight of stairs, up one step after another.
Swimming Uses the entire body to move through water, in a pool or open water.
Walking Slower than running, and one of the main ways legged animals get around.

How this list was compiled: 49 common exercises. Every line was checked by script on 2026-09-30 against the opening section of the English Wikipedia article in x.src, fetched that day: what the movement is and, where the article names them, the muscles it works, in the article's own terms. Left out on purpose: sets, repetitions, weights, calories, benefits, risks and any claim about who an exercise is for; the crunch and the upright row, whose articles open with injury warnings; and exercises with no article to check. Our own: the choice, the groups and the wording. Licence: own work