Best Sets of Exercise Flash Cards for Home Workouts & Yoga

Whether you're working out in the gym or at home, it can be tough to create an exercise routine that works for your level of fitness, is varied enough to keep things interesting, and strengthens the areas you're trying to target. Instead of hiring a trainer or memorizing 14 different types of squats, pick up one of these handy guidance-giving exercise flash card sets.

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Best Overall Workout

Stack 52 Bodyweight Exercise Cards

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Year-Round Fitness

Designed by a former U.S. Army sergeant, exercises range from easy to hardcore.

What We Liked

Switch up your workout regimen with this set of 104 cards that give bodyweight moves to build strength, stamina and fitness. The cards are divided into six colors for different muscle groups and rated for difficulty—deal yourself a hand and get moving. Get them here. 

Best Core Strength Workout

Dumbbell Workout Exercise Cards

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Lifting Made Easy

These cards are for use at home, on the road, at the gym or wherever you choose to workout.

What We Liked

Need help customizing your strength training without stressing about different muscle groups, exercises, and techniques? This set of 50 cards helps you create a varied workout each time and lets you target areas  including your core, back and upper body. The larger-format cards have easy-to-follow instruction, and are laminated to stand up to a good amount of use and abuse. Buy them now. 

Best for Junior Athletes

FITDECK Exercise Playing Cards for Kids

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Fitness is Fun

Turn workout groans into giggles with a set of exercise cards designed to inspire the superhero in all of us.

What We Liked

Designed to bring an element of gamesmanship into daily workout routines, this fun set of bright cards is a hit with teachers and stay-at-home parents for getting kids up and active. Budding athletes learn the importance of different core stretches and exercises while building overall stamina and strength. Buy them here.

Best for Home Relaxation

WorkoutLabs Yoga Flash Cards

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Yoga to Go

Practice better poses and breathing techniques with cards designed for intermediate yoga practitioners.

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Advance your yoga technique with this set of 52 cards. The easy-to-follow intermediate poses will improve flexibility and bring improved mindfulness. Build your own preferred sequence or follow one of the three included popular expert-provided sequences. Get them now. 

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