A full body workout is designed to hit every muscle group in your body using a variety of multi-joint exercises. The full-body workout can help you progress and is easy to fit into your schedule. These exercises not only improve muscular endurance, overall strength, coordination, balance, posture and agility but also prepare your body for everyday, real world activities.

If you're finding it simply too hard to stick to a workout plan, try a full-body workout program. Let's find out some great full-body exercises:

Medicine ball squat: This workout is to add a strengthening component. The exercise requires holding the ball above your head while lowering your legs into a "sitting" position. Stand up with feet shoulder width apart, toes slightly pointed out and medicine ball overhead. Hold the ball overhead as you bend your knees and push your hips back as if sitting in a chair. Return to start position. Perform 3 sets of 10 repetitions. Increase weight of the ball as you get stronger.

Hip extension with reverse fly. Stand tall with a 5-pound dumbbell in each hand (or whatever weight you are comfortable with). Extend your right leg back and place your toe on the floor keeping your right leg straight. Lean forward slightly at the hips, lift your right leg behind you as you bring your chest towards the floor and lift your arms straight out forming a T at your shoulders, squeezing your shoulder blades together and keeping your head in line with your neck. Return to start position. Repeat 10 to 15 times for each leg. This exercise improves your balance and coordination as well as strengthens your upper, mid and lower back, shoulders and legs.

Knee lift with lateral raise. Stand tall with a 5-pound weight in each hand, arms to your sides. Lift your right knee until it reaches hip level while at the same time lifting your arms straight out to the side to form a T at your shoulders. Hold for 2 seconds making sure your belly button is pulled back towards your spine then lower to start position. Repeat 10 to 15 times for each leg. This exercise improves your core strength and balance as well as strengthens and tones your shoulders.

Flat bridge with arm extension: This exercise works your bottom, legs, spine, and abs. It helps you work on stability and strength as these muscles work together. Lie on an exercise mat. Bend your knees and place your feet flat on the floor about hip-width apart. Arms rest at your sides. Exhale and lift your hips off the floor. Raise them until you form a straight line from your knees through your hips to your shoulders. Hold the contraction by tightening your glutes and abs. Keep your thighs parallel to each other and slowly extend your right leg. Maintain a steady body position and move with control. Slowly set your right leg back on the floor. Lift your left leg off the floor, extending the knee. Slowly set the foot back down  and continue alternating your legs with your hips off the ground. Repeat one to three sets of eight to 12 repetitions.

Scoliosis is a situation that affects the spine. This can happen to children, teenagers and adults. The spine bends, causing compression of one side of the body. In scoliosis there is a rotation of the spine, in which the individual vertebrae bones twist around the long axis of the spine. Scoliosis affects girls more than boys, but the exact cause of scoliosis is unknown.

Causes:

Arthritis is a kind of pain especially in joints. The word arthritis is derived from the Greek words: arthron for "joint," and itis for "inflammation." The effects of arthritis are often mild, but in some cases they can be crippling. People of all ages, including children and young adults, can develop arthritis. The damage that occurs can change the bones and other tissues of the joints, sometimes affecting their shape and making movement hard and painful.

Causes:

Symptoms:

• Joint pain

• Pain or tenderness in a joint which is aggravated by movement or activity

• Joint deformity

• Swelling or loss of range of motion or flexibility in a joint

• Frequent weight loss

Most of us have faced minor back problems at one time or another. For example, we often experience an increase in lower back pain when bending, walking, sitting, or standing too long in one position. Back pain is extremely common - about eight in 10 people in the UK are affected at some time in their lives. To begin on the positive side, patients must understand that most episodes of back pain resolve, and usually within a few weeks. Unfortunately, back pain can be among the most difficult and frustrating problems for patients and their doctors. Back pain can affect anyone at any age, but it's most common in people between the ages of 35 and 55.

Causes of Back Pain: You're more likely to develop simple back pain if you:

• Stand, sit or bend down for long periods
• Muscle strains are the most common cause of low back pain.
• Spinal stenosis causes back pain in the aging population. As we age, the spinal canal can become constricted, due in part to arthritis and other conditions.
• Lift, carry, push or pull loads that are too heavy, or if you go about these tasks in the wrong way
• Have a trip or a fall
• Are stressed or anxious
• Are overweight

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