22 CrossFit Travel Workouts You Can Do Almost Anywhere

Travel can disrupt your routine, but it doesn’t have to stop your training.

Whether you’re staying in a hotel, visiting family, traveling for work or spending a week at the beach, these workouts can help you stay active without needing a full gym. Most require little or no equipment, and several can be completed with one dumbbell, a kettlebell, a suitcase or whatever you have available.

Don’t worry about recreating the perfect gym workout while you’re away. The goal is simply to move, maintain your routine and return to CrossFit Eclipse ready to train.

Choose a workout, adjust it to your ability and available space, and get after it!

No-Equipment Travel Workouts

1. Everybody Say “Jump Jump”

4 Rounds:

2 minutes of Jumping Jacks
50 Jumping Air Squats

Need a lower-impact option? Replace the jumping jacks with fast marching and perform regular air squats.

2. Quick Trip

10-minute AMRAP:

5 Burpees
10 Air Squats
15 Mountain Climbers per side

It’s short, simple and effective when you only have a few minutes.

3. No Equipment, No Excuses

5 Rounds for Time:

20 Walking Lunges
15 Sit-ups
10 Push-ups
5 Burpees

If you don’t have room for walking lunges, perform alternating reverse lunges in place.

4. Hotel Room Hustle

15-minute AMRAP:

10 Air Squats
8 Push-ups
12 Alternating Reverse Lunges
10 Sit-ups

Move steadily and choose a push-up variation you can maintain for the entire 15 minutes.

5. Chip Away at It

2 Rounds:

50 Mountain Climbers
40 Sit-ups
30 Burpees
20 Push-ups
10 Jump Squats

This one adds up quickly. Reduce the repetitions or perform one round if needed.

6. Squats and Push-ups for Time

For Time:

20 Squats + 1 Push-up
19 Squats + 2 Push-ups
18 Squats + 3 Push-ups
17 Squats + 4 Push-ups

Continue until you finish with:

1 Squat + 20 Push-ups

Break up the push-ups early and modify to elevated or knee push-ups when needed.

7. Poolside Pump

4 Rounds:

20 Alternating Lunges
15 Push-ups
20 Glute Bridges
15 Sit-ups
30-second Plank

The pool is optional. The pump is not.

8. Check Out Time

For Time:

50 Jumping Jacks
40 Air Squats
30 Sit-ups
20 Push-ups
10 Burpees
20 Push-ups
30 Sit-ups
40 Air Squats
50 Jumping Jacks

This workout goes down the ladder and then sends you right back up.

Quiet Hotel-Room Workouts

Trying not to upset the people staying in the room below you? These workouts avoid running and jumping while still giving you a great training session.

9. Quiet Hours

15-minute AMRAP:

12 Tempo Air Squats
10 Alternating Reverse Lunges
8 Push-ups
12 Dead Bugs per side
20-second Side Plank per side

For the tempo squats, lower for three seconds before standing normally.

10. ABS ABS ABS

Complete:

25 Toe Touches
25 Ab Choppers
25 Toe Touches
50 Sit-ups
50 Flutter Kicks
50 Russian Twists

Move with control and focus on good positions instead of rushing through the repetitions.

11. Core Values

4 Rounds:

20 Sit-ups
20 Russian Twists
15 Leg Raises
30-second Plank
30-second Rest

Reduce the repetitions if you’re losing control of your midline or feeling the movements primarily in your lower back.

Running and Cardio Workouts

12. “Just K.I.S.S.”

10 Rounds:

30-second Jog
20-second Fast Run
10-second Sprint
30-second Walk or Rest

This can also be completed on a stationary bike, outdoor bike, rower or other cardio machine.

13. Run From Your Problems

5 Rounds:

200-meter Run
15 Air Squats
10 Push-ups

No place to run? Substitute one minute of jumping jacks, jump rope, stair climbing or fast marching.

14. Death by Burpees

Every Minute on the Minute:

Minute 1: 3 Burpees
Minute 2: 4 Burpees
Minute 3: 5 Burpees
Minute 4: 6 Burpees

Continue adding one burpee every minute until you can no longer complete the required repetitions within the minute.

If starting with three burpees is too easy, begin with five.

15. Animal Crawl

15-minute AMRAP:

50-meter Bear Crawl
50 Jump-Rope Repetitions
50-meter Crab Walk
50 Jump-Rope Repetitions
50-meter Inchworm
50 Jump-Rope Repetitions

Shorten the crawling distance when space is limited. You can also substitute 30 seconds of each movement.

Step-Up and Single-Leg Workouts

Always make sure the surface you use for step-ups is sturdy and will not slide.

16. Single-Leg Showdown

5 Rounds:

8–10 Step-ups per leg
8–10 Single-Leg Dumbbell Deadlifts per leg

No dumbbell? Use a loaded backpack or suitcase—or perform the deadlifts unweighted with a slow tempo.

17. The Elevator Is Broken

For Time:

10 Step-ups per leg
20 Air Squats
15 Step-ups per leg
30 Air Squats
20 Step-ups per leg
40 Air Squats

Use a stable hotel bench, box or staircase. Avoid using furniture that could tip or roll.

Dumbbell, Kettlebell or Suitcase Workouts

18. HIIT It

3 Rounds:

10 Dumbbell Thrusters
20 Dumbbell Cleans
30 Alternating Lunges with the Dumbbells in the Front Rack
1 minute of Jump Rope
30 seconds of Rest

Use one or two dumbbells depending on what’s available.

19. Dumbbell Detour

5 Rounds for Time:

10 Dumbbell Goblet Squats
10 Alternating Dumbbell Snatches
10 Dumbbell Push Presses
10 Alternating Dumbbell Reverse Lunges

Use one dumbbell and switch arms as needed. If you only have a kettlebell, substitute kettlebell swings for the snatches.

20. Suitcase Strength

4 Rounds:

12 Suitcase Deadlifts
10 Suitcase Bent-Over Rows
8 Suitcase Front Squats
30-second Suitcase Hold per side

Use a suitcase, loaded backpack, dumbbell or kettlebell. Make sure anything you lift is fully closed and secure.

21. Legs & Butt Pump

Complete the following rep scheme:

27-21-18-15-12-9-6-3

Dumbbell Front Squats
Glute Bridges

No dumbbells? Perform tempo air squats or hold a loaded suitcase or backpack.

22. Let’s Dance

15-minute AMRAP:

10 Kettlebell Swings
1 Squat
1 Lunge per leg
20 Kettlebell Swings
2 Squats
2 Lunges per leg
30 Kettlebell Swings
3 Squats
3 Lunges per leg

Continue adding 10 kettlebell swings, one squat and one lunge per leg each round.

If the kettlebell repetitions become too high to maintain safely, keep them at 20 per round and continue increasing the squats and lunges.

How to Choose the Right Travel Workout

Pick a workout based on the equipment, time and space you have available. You don’t need to choose the hardest option.

Before starting:

Take a few minutes to warm up.
Check that your workout space is safe.
Make sure chairs, benches and other surfaces are stable.
Modify movements around any pain or physical limitations.
Reduce repetitions or workout duration when needed.
Stop if something doesn’t feel right.

If you recently completed a difficult workout at CrossFit Eclipse, choose something that complements your training rather than repeating the same movement pattern at high volume.

Stay Connected While You Travel

Fitness doesn’t have to be all or nothing. A short workout, a walk, a run or a few rounds of basic bodyweight movements can help you maintain momentum until you’re back home.

If you complete one of these travel workouts, take a picture or video, share it on social media and tag CrossFit Eclipse so we can cheer you on from Tulsa.

Not a member yet? CrossFit Eclipse helps people of all fitness levels build strength, improve conditioning and become more confident in a supportive community. Contact us to schedule your first visit and see how every workout can be adjusted to meet you where you are.