If you’ve ever thought that the word “workout” sounded a bit too serious, you’re not alone. In fact, 10 workouts guaranteed to make you look ridiculous are exactly what the fitness world needs right now—something fresh, goofy, and oddly effective. Below you’ll find a quirky, rank‑ordered rundown of the most off‑the‑wall exercise trends that manage to get your heart pumping while giving you a story worth sharing at the next brunch.

Why 10 Workouts Guaranteed Will Make You Look Ridiculous (And Feel Great)

10 Prancercise

Back in 1989, a fitness enthusiast named Joanna Rohrback was trotting down Hollywood Boulevard with ankle weights strapped to her legs. She added a flamboyant swing of the arms and described the motion on a fledgling YouTube clip as a “springy, rhythmic way of moving forward, similar to a horse’s gait.” That whimsical style earned her the moniker “Prancercise.” By 1994 she had drafted a manuscript titled Prancercise: The Art of Physical and Spiritual Excellence, though the book stayed in the drawer for nearly twenty years.

During the early 2000s, Rohrback’s health took a turn for the worse, sidelining her from any kind of physical activity for nine long years. In 2013 she finally reclaimed her passion, posting a five‑minute demonstration of Prancercise on YouTube. The video exploded into a viral sensation, inspiring countless others to gallop through hallways, streets, and even office cubicles while filming their own quirky routines.

Since that viral moment, Prancercise has been published, complete with a dedicated website. Practitioners rave that it liberates them from the monotony of typical gym sessions, allowing personal expression through movement. Participants often sync their prance to their favorite beats, making each session uniquely theirs.

Beyond the fun factor, Prancercise is low‑impact and accessible to most fitness levels. The ankle weights add a modest challenge, while the overall intensity stays moderate. It won’t replace high‑intensity interval training, but it does raise heart rate, making it an ideal gateway for beginners or anyone rebooting their exercise habit after a long break.

9 High Heel Workouts

Wearing high heels can be a fashion statement, but it’s no secret that they place extra stress on the knees, calves, and Achilles tendons. A 2011 study linked regular heel use to a heightened risk of future osteoarthritis, especially in the knee joint. Moreover, the added weight and altered gait can actually reduce the number of calories burned during a walk.

Despite the drawbacks, a niche market of fitness studios now offers high‑heel classes. These sessions mirror conventional group workouts, except participants are perched in stilettos. Programs like Heel Hop claim to alleviate heel‑related discomfort by strengthening the supporting muscles, while also promising cardiovascular benefits, a leaner lower body, a slimmer waist, improved leg tone, and a boost in confidence and dance prowess.

Working out in heels does indeed torch calories and fortify the leg muscles, but it’s worth noting that the aesthetic gains might mask underlying wear and tear. A thorough pre‑workout stretch routine is strongly advised to mitigate the long‑term strain.

8 Fifty Shapes Of Grey

Even if you never opened a copy of E.L. James’s bestseller, you’ve likely heard of the cultural phenomenon Fifty Shades of Grey. Fitness guru Kristen James (no relation to the author) turned that intrigue into a 13‑move routine called “Fifty Shapes of Grey.” The workout can be executed with just a chair and a mat, and the exercise names—such as “seductive squats” and “sexy scissors”—make the theme unmistakable.

Physically, the routine leans heavily on flexibility and core stability. Its ultimate aim is to arm you with the confidence and physique needed to reenact the novel’s steamy scenes—or simply enjoy a more vibrant sex life. Some movements even require you to rise onto the tips of your toes, likely because attempting them in stilettos would be hazardous.

7 Kangoo Jumps

The eye‑catching footwear known as Kangoo Jumps emerged in the 1990s, designed to cushion high‑impact workouts. When athletes push themselves to the limit, forces can reach five times Earth’s gravity. Kangoo Jumps extend the impact duration, letting muscles absorb energy more safely, and studies suggest they can cut impact stress by up to 80 % while protecting joints.

Unlike traditional running, Kangoo Jumps make the entire foot strike the ground and then spring back up, giving the sensation of bouncing on a trampoline. This style burns roughly 25‑50 % more calories than regular running, while also demanding extra core stabilization.

Initially a tool for elite athletes, Kangoo Jumps have since leapt into mainstream gyms, dance classes, and community boot camps. You can purchase a pair online and master the technique fairly quickly. As of now, no one has documented a Prancercise session while sporting Kangoo Jumps—though the idea is amusing.

6 Europlate

Imagine a workout where you barely have to move. Enter the Europlate: a vibrating platform that users either sit or stand upon. The plate oscillates between 30‑50 Hz, prompting muscles to contract and stretch more efficiently than conventional exercise. Manufacturers even tout that a ten‑minute session on a Europlate equals an hour of traditional training.

The claimed benefits are extensive: enhanced bone density, improved circulation, boosted metabolism, heightened strength, stamina, and muscle tone. Users also report reduced fat, diminished joint pain, and even a detoxifying effect via increased lymphatic flow.

While these machines are sprouting in gyms worldwide, you don’t necessarily need to splurge on a pricey unit. A 2009 study found that obese women using vibration plates shed more weight than those following standard exercise routines. However, to reap the rewards, proper technique is essential—if the session feels too easy, you’re probably not engaging the muscles correctly.

5 Chair‑A‑Cise

Sometimes the simplest solutions are the most effective. Chair‑A‑Cise is a full‑body routine performed entirely while seated. Developed by personal trainer Daryl Madison, the program is crafted to be accessible regardless of one’s physical condition.

Because the workout requires only a chair, obstacles like gym membership fees, travel schedules, or limited mobility disappear. Hotels, offices, and homes all provide a suitable seat, making it ideal for busy professionals or frequent travelers. The method also accommodates beginners, injury recoveries, and individuals carrying extra weight.

Despite the seated posture, Chair‑A‑Cise can deliver a robust workout—even for seasoned athletes. Madison, certified by the American Council on Exercise with over a decade of experience, notes that adding dumbbells or increasing tempo can amp up intensity. Currently, four distinct Chair‑A‑Cise programs exist, ranging from short, high‑intensity bursts (like Chair‑A‑Cise Turbo) to longer, moderate sessions, perfect for fitting into a hectic day.

4 Zuu

High‑intensity interval training (HIIT) has dominated recent fitness trends, and Zuu injects a fresh twist. Conceived in Australia by Nathan Helberg in 2010, Zuu’s classes have spread across the United States, United Kingdom, France, and Japan, even catching the eye of Sir Richard Branson, professional sports teams, and military units.

The name is a playful nod to “zoo,” as instructors shout the name of an animal and participants mimic its movement for 30‑second bursts. Expect to see gorillas, frog squats, bear crawls, iguanas, and more—sometimes complete with the appropriate animal sounds.

Although the spectacle may look silly, Zuu is a powerhouse. A 15‑minute session can torch 500‑1,000 calories, leaving participants drenched in sweat. Adding a resistance harness raises the difficulty, likened to being tethered to a human‑sized leash. Despite the theatrics, participants rave about the post‑workout glow.

3 Horse Riding Fitness Ace Power

Riding a horse provides a surprisingly robust workout, burning about 5.5 METs on average—roughly five times the energy you expend while reading this article. Galloping can spike to 7.3 METs, comparable to an intense squash match, while also strengthening the quadriceps and hamstrings. Even routine stall cleaning offers moderate exercise.

Enter the Korean‑engineered Ace Power, a machine that mimics the up‑and‑down motion of horseback riding. Users sit on a bicycle‑style seat that rocks rhythmically, giving the illusion of hip‑thrusting in a living room. Its suggestive appearance has drawn comparisons to the infamous Shake Weight.

Critics argue that the device’s motion is overly repetitive, neglects upper‑body engagement, and could potentially strain the back. Nonetheless, it offers a novel way to experience the benefits of equine exercise without needing a stable or a real horse.

2 Waterwalkerz

Straddling the line between fitness gadget and party novelty, Waterwalkerz resemble giant hamster balls for humans. Originating in China and Japan, these inflatable plastic spheres allow users to walk—sometimes run—across water, delivering a full‑body workout that heavily engages the core and abdominal muscles.

Each bubble can be inflated with a supplied device and is sturdy enough to withstand pebble‑covered beaches without puncturing. Participants typically have about 30 minutes of breathable air before they must surface. Balancing inside the sphere is surprisingly challenging; even standing demands considerable effort. Reporters have joked that maneuvering a Waterwalkerz would be tougher than sparring with Mike Tyson.

1 Pao Facial Fitness

While most workouts target the torso, limbs, or cardio, Pao Facial Fitness zeroes in on the muscles of the face. Endorsed by football legend Cristiano Ronaldo, this compact ABS device features a mouthpiece with two detachable weights attached to flexible extensions. Users simply place the central piece in their mouth and shake their heads up and down.

The rhythmic motion works the cheek muscles—specifically the greater and lesser zygomaticus—as well as the risorius, fostering a more lifted, youthful smile. The mouthpiece also forces the lips into an “O” shape, exercising the orbicularis oris for a tighter lip line.

Pao offers three weight options—18 g, 23 g, or 28 g—allowing users to adjust intensity. A typical regimen involves shaking the head for 30‑90 seconds, twice daily. When performed correctly, the routine tones facial muscles without straining the jaw or teeth.

Although Anthony (the article’s author) experimented with several odd workouts, he admits he never thought to upload his own Pao session to YouTube.

Celebrity workout routines are all the rage right now. From the fittest to the most famous and even the ones that are straight-up bizarre, people everywhere are trying to copy their favorite celebrity’s workouts.

It’s no secret that celebrities have access to the best trainers, personal chefs, and workout facilities in the world. They also have more time to work out than the average person, so it’s no surprise that some of their routines seem like they were pulled straight from a sci-fi movie.

So we’ve rounded up 10 celebrity workouts that will either drive you insane or work wonders on your body.

10 Guardians of the Galaxy’s Chris Pratt’s Workout Routine

Chris Pratt is well known for his many roles in movies and shows, from his role as Andy Dwyer in the sitcom Parks and Recreation to his role as the velociraptor trainer Owen Grady in Jurassic World. He prepared for each role he portrayed to show the correct body shape and weight the character needed.

And it was no different when he landed the lead role as Peter Quill in Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy. In order to prepare for his role, Pratt had to get shredded and lose a lot of weight through workouts and diet. In a span of six months, he dropped more than 60 pounds (27 kilograms) with the help of his personal trainer, Duffy Gaver, and nutritionist, Phil Goglia. For five of those six months, Gaver trained Pratt with four to six sessions a week of workouts.

According to Gaver, Pratt’s workouts consisted of bodybuilding in the first two months, then equal parts bodybuilding and conditioning workouts like treadmill/rower circuit, calisthenics, and weight lifting in the next two. The final month consisted mostly of conditioning workouts like cardio, swimming, biking, and more.^[1]

9 How Jennifer Lopez’s Workout Keeps Her Looking Good

We all know about Jenny from the Block back in the early 2000s. Jennifer Lopez made wearing cargo pants and a tank top look good, and it was all the rage back then. Now JLo is in her 50s, and she made being in your 50s look like you’re in your early 30s!

How does the singer/actress keep her youthful looks (and abs) at age 53? JLo’s secret to looking good is a healthy diet, a workout regime, and being confident in your body no matter the size—as long as it’s healthy.

JLo’s diet consists of all organic, non-processed ingredients. She eats whole foods like brown rice, oatmeal, quinoa, and sweet potatoes. When it comes to vegetables, she eats leafy greens, but she avoids corn and carrots. She also adds protein to her diet with egg whites, white meat, and even grass-fed beef. Protein is what aids her in her workout and helps her build her muscles.

JLo’s workout consists of weight lifting, at-home workouts, and dancing. Her personal trainers, David Kirsch and Dodd Romero, train with her for roughly an hour at the gym around four to five times a week. Romero revealed that JLo focuses on different parts of her body with each session to balance her muscle development. When the gym is closed, JLo doesn’t just stop her workouts. She’ll continue her workout at home with her own routine. Her home routine is a run around her garden, kettlebell swings, and push-ups.^[2]

8 Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s Rock Solid Weekly Workout Routine

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is a person who inspires people of all ages, genders, and sizes to strive for a healthier lifestyle. Whether it’s his inspirational quotes or his rock-solid workout, he is the man everyone looks up to when wanting to work out.

That’s why we’re lucky that The Rock shared his weekly workout routine so that even you can strive for a healthier lifestyle. He often starts his day by getting up early and going for a run for about 30-50 minutes, either outside or on a treadmill. Then he’ll enter the gym and start his workout for the day, focusing on one body part each day of the week.

On day one, he focuses on his legs, and on day two, his back. Day three involves his shoulders, and on day four, he focuses on his arms and abs. The next two days include workouts for his legs again and then his chest. On day seven, he rests and focuses on eating huge meals to help in his muscle build-up. He eats about five meals a day which consist of a lot of protein and other healthy foods.

As insane as his daily workout sounds, The Rock couldn’t have done it without drive and motivation to achieve what he wants.^[3]

7 Gigi Hadid’s Model Workout

Gigi Hadid is well known for being a television personality and her runway walks on Victoria’s Secret shows. As a fashion model, Hadid needs to maintain a balanced workout and diet in order to keep her model body.

Hadid does boxing, volleyball, and weight training as her methods of working out. Even while traveling, she keeps up with her daily workout. She sometimes changes to other cardio workouts just to shake things up a bit. Her routine throughout the week consists of boxing or alternative cardio on Mondays, full-body training on Tuesdays, boxing again on Wednesdays, another full-body training on Thursdays, boxing again on Fridays, and finally, she rests on the weekends.

Hadid matches her workout regimen with a diet consisting of protein with as little carbs as possible. She also indulges herself with burgers since it’s well-known that Hadid absolutely loves them. Along with her diet, she also takes supplements like multivitamins and protein shakes to help with her health and muscle build-up.^[4]

6 Zac Efron’s Workout for Baywatch

If you watched the original Baywatch, then you know that the show consists of chisel-bodied characters going on beach rescues. So when Zac Efron was cast for the newest rendition of Baywatch, he knew he needed to work to achieve the body the show is known for.

That’s where Los Angeles-based personal trainer Patrick Murphy comes in. Murphy is no stranger to Hollywood actors seeking his help in training for a role, and he’s the architect behind Efron’s intense training for Baywatch. In order for Efron to achieve the body he needs, Murphy needed to construct a training regime that needed to change over time.
The workout is basically a full body 10 to 20 drop set routine. The first thing in the routine is the dynamic warmup with wall press, standing leg swings, alternating reverse lung with trunk rotation, and hip stretch with a torso twist. Then it’s time to move on to the drop-set exercises:

• Exercise one consists of 10 dumbbell lateral raises and 20 Dumbbell lateral raises.
• Exercise two consists of 10 to 20 kettlebell squats.
• Exercise three consists of 10 to 20 floor dumbbell chest presses.
• Exercise four consists of 10 to 20 dumbbell stiff-leg deadlifts.
• Exercise five consists of 10 to 20 incline bench dumbbell rows.
• The last exercise consists of 10 to 20 cable ab crunches from the knees.

Efron’s workout set changed over time, starting with two rounds per set until he ended up doing four rounds per set.^[5]

5 Henry Cavill’s Training Regimen for The Witcher

Henry Cavill is no stranger to the gym. He’s been working out since he was a teenager, and he knows what it takes to get results. But when it came time for him to prepare for his role as Geralt in The Witcher, he knew he was going to need a workout regimen that would push him past his limits.

With the help of his strength coach, Dave Rienzi, Cavill had the workout kit to stay in shape for his role in The Witcher. The routine starts with Cavill doing cardio in the morning. Then he focuses on certain parts of his body.

For his glutes and hamstrings, he does Romanian deadlifts using a resistance band and hyperextensions on a glute ham machine. For his obliques, oblique static holds. For his shoulders, 3-way shoulder raises. Finally, for his biceps, he does dumbbell curls.^[6]

4 Ryan Reynold’s Workout for the Perfect Deadpool Body

Ryan Reynolds is known as one of the most popular celebrities in Hollywood, and his body is the reason why. His workout routine is what helped him achieve his perfect body for Deadpool, and it’s also what helps him stay in shape when he’s not busy filming a movie.

His workout routine was aided by Don Saladino. an NYC trainer.

Reynold’s workout to prepare for his role as The Merc with the Mouth consists of doing warmups first before every workout, then he does five rounds each of kettlebell swings, front squats, barrel bench presses, general pull-ups, and farmer’s walks. He always rested for 30 seconds between rounds before moving on to the next.^[7]

3 Alessandra Ambrosio’s Diet and Workout for Victoria’s Secret Show

Victoria’s Secret is known for bringing out the best in its models. But it takes more than just a good makeup artist to look that good. Alessandra Ambrosio is a successful Victoria’s Secret model, and she knows how to stay fit. She works out every day, and her diet plan is pretty strict.

Ambrosio does around an hour to an hour and a half of daily workouts. She admitted that it might be longer if she’s with friends or family. Her fitness trainer, Tracy Anderson, helps her prepare for weeks before a Victoria’s Secret Show by doing a full-body workout.

Her diet depends on whether or not she’s home or traveling. From eggs and avocado on toast for breakfast to Brazilian bbq and sushi for dinner.^[8]

2 Don Wildman’s Insane Workout

Don Wildman possibly has the most intense workout ever, and he’s a 75-year-old man! His “The Circuit” workout consists of sixteen groups of exercises that are done with no rest in between. This is done three times a week because I can’t even imagine doing it six times a week.

Let’s quickly go through all sixteen groups of The Circuit:

Group 1: seated dumbbell shoulder presses and seated dumbbell curls
Group 2: seated machine shoulder presses, propped external rotator exercises, seated leg raises, and side crunches
Group 3: pec deck flys with simultaneous crunches and lying rotator cuff rotations
Group 4: seated machine bench presses and seated leg raises
Group 5: seated lever rows and sit-ups
Group 6: lat pulldowns and cable crunches
Group 7: leg presses
Group 8: barbell upright rows and alternating sit-ups on an exercise ball
Group 9: ab machine side crunches and machine back extensions
Group 10: machine squats and calf raises
Group 11: lying leg curls and neck extensions
Group 12: leg extensions
Group 13: machine bicep curls and regular and alternating sit-ups
Group 14: seated dips and seated scissors
Group 15: lateral raises, side neck extensions, and leg lift with splits
Group 16: front neck flexions and machine crunches ^[9]

1 Jason Momoa’s AR-7 Workout

Jason Momoa is a celebrity in the entertainment industry known for his roles as Khal Drogo on Game of Thrones and Aquaman in DC’s Aquaman film series. He is also a fitness fanatic, known to follow a workout routine that keeps him at the top of his game. This is where the AR-7 Program comes in.

The Accelerated Results 7 (AR-7) Training Program was created by personal trainer Eric Laciste. This unique workout program was designed to get anyone in tip-top shape fast, so this was exactly what Momoa needed to achieve his body for the role. Momoa’s AR-7 workout focuses on working out specific parts of his body for each day of the five days of the week.

On Monday, he’ll work on his chest through flat and inclined bench presses, inclined bench dumbbell presses, plate push-ups, and chest dips. On Tuesday, he’ll work on his back through medium grip and close grip pull-ups, reverse grip chin-ups, seated pulley row, and reverse grip BB bent-over row. On Wednesday, he’ll work on his legs through bodyweight and bodyweight jump squats, stiff-legged deadlifts, and barbell back squats.

On Thursday, he’ll work on his core through medicine ball slams, kettlebell swings, burpees, leapfrogs, and 40-yard sprints. On Friday, he’ll work on his arms and shoulders through barbell military press, bodyweight dip, diamond push-ups, dumbbell curls, and dumbbell triceps extensions.^[10]