1. V-up

This exercise requires you to start out by laying flat on your back with your arms above your head. Then you need to lift up both your upper body and your legs at the same time, reaching your fingers toward your toes. It's a simple exercise to learn, but it's difficult to actually pull off. That's why you should start by doing it for as long as you can, and then gradually increase your number of repetitions as the weeks go by.

2. Sumo Jump Squat

A sumo jump squat requires you to keep your legs apart while you bend your knees. However, when you lift yourself back up, you're going to jump until your feet are together. This workout can become even more intense by adding weights into the mix. That way, you'll work out multiple areas of your body at the same time.

3. Knees to Chest

This exercise requires you to place your feet on a sliding object while your hands are placed on the floor. All you're going to do is tuck your knees up to your chest and then straighten your legs again.

4. Basic Lunges

You've probably done plenty of lunges in the past, but have you been doing them correctly? You should be starting out with your feet shoulder width apart and your hands on your hips. Then you should take a step forward and bend your knees. If you want to make things harder on yourself, then you can hold weights in your hands throughout the workout.

5. Narrow Squats

This exercise will strengthen your quads, inner thighs, glutes, and hamstrings. It's different from the squats that you normally do, because this time your feet will be pressed together. Of course, you'll still be squatting down in a similar way that you're used to doing in other squatting exercises.

6. Hamstring Curls

You're going to need an important piece of gym equipment for this exercise. If you don't own the machine at home, you can purchase a gym membership to use their equipment. You don't have to worry about going there and looking like a fool in front of others, because this exercise is pretty simple. All you're really doing is moving your legs up and down.

7. Handstand Pushups

This is an intense exercise that you should be cautious when doing. You're going to start by finding a wall that you can prop yourself up against, so that you don't topple over. It's going to take a long time to master this exercise, so make sure that you're patient and place some cushioning beneath you in case of a fall.

Gymnastics contort their bodies in all kinds of different ways. If you want to follow their lead, you can start by performing these basic exercises. Have you ever done any gymnastics before?