How to Work Out at Home, If You Absolutely Must

Goblet squats and squat jumps are great for your lower body when you only have dumbbells. You could also try lunge variations, split squats, step-ups, and deadlift variations.

For your upper body, you could do some chest presses, pushups, row variations, curls, tricep extensions or pullups (if you have a pullup bar installed in a doorway.)

• Get in three sets of 8-10 reps of four movements, two for your upper body, and two for your lower body.
• You can "super-set" or alternate to make them go quicker. (one lower body, then an upper body exercise, so one half of your body is resting while the other is working.)
• If you need more instruction, several dumbbell/bodyweight routines will give you more specific instructions.

Human bodies can get stronger and more capable faster than many people think, but it takes more equipment than a few resistance bands and dumbbells.

On-ramping yourself in small doses to new habits can be helpful, but bigger bites may make the new habits stick. However, this is a great time to maintain your strength in different ways.