11 things you've been lifting at home that aren't weights

This is a pretty straight-forward one and you can do lots of different workouts with it. Just fill up your bag with some heavy stuff such as books and get cracking with some squats or some overhead lifts, just don’t overfill it. Check out our Instagram for a heavy bag workout with Anna Woolhouse.

Not exactly the heavy lifts you would have expected to do but using a foam roller is a really good way to exercise focusing on good form and good technique. You can do squats, squat jumps, Russian twists, hand taps, press ups and much more. Follow the link to our Instagram page for a full, foam roller workout, courtesy of RW’s digital editor, Ben Hobson.

You can make a jump box out of pretty much anything, but crates and plastic boxes seem to be your favourites. This one was created by RW reader Lee Wilkins.

And the winner of the most bizarre DIY weights solution goes to… Paul Gascoigne. Not THE Paul Gascoigne, obviously, but a maverick talent just the same.

Some see a plastic box and a piece of wood. Scott Simmonds sees a DIY incline bench to use during his bench-press workouts.

Need a kettlebell? Some people have been loading up a shopping bag and using it as one. However, make sure you are not overloading the bag, unless you want it to break and drop everything on the floor. We’re speaking from experience here…

Does your rug need dusting? Well take it outside, grab a corner in each hand and pretend it's a battle rope. Get two benefits in one: strong arms, and a clean rug.

Good ol’ books: always there for us, whether it’s to help us defeat the boredom of isolation or, as in this case, to exercise. You can use a book as extra weight during your next core session, and even tie a few together with a rubber band to make it harder.

Last, but by no means least, F45 trainer Nicki Petitt has been deadlifting her sofa to stay strong during lockdown. No excuses.