Make the most of your summer workouts and perform these great exercises with little or no rest for maximum calorie burn.  Depending on your current fitness level you may need to adjust the number of reps in each exercise.

Jumping Jacks - Stand tall, with good posture, to make your jacks the most effective.
Beginner – 30 seconds / Advanced – 60 seconds

Bodyweight Squat (on bosu or discs if possible) - Stand with legs shoulder width apart, descend until knees/hips are bent at 90 degree angle with floor, driving hips back/keeping back straight. Make sure knees do not go over front of toes when descending.  Extend knees and hips until legs are straight at starting position.
Beginner – 20x / Advanced – 30x

Push Ups - Kneel on floor and place hands flat on floor and slightly wider than shoulder width apart.  With your shoulders directly over your wrists, straighten your arms.  Move your feet back, placing your toes on the floor - your knees are off the floor and legs are straight. Keep your head and neck in line with your body so that you are in a straight line, head looks down at floor.  Lower your body down toward the floor by bending your elbows, until your chest is nearly touching the floor.  Then push your body up and straighten the arms.  If you are not able to do the push up on your toes, perform the exercise from your knees.
Beginner – 12x / Advanced – 20x

Mountain Climbers - Start in push up position and shuffle feet in and out so that your knees are moving under your chest and then back out to starting position.  It resembles climbing a mountain but on a flat surface.
Beginner – 30 seconds / Advanced – 60 seconds

Wall Sit - Stand about 2 feet in front of a wall and lean back against it. With your core muscles engaged, slide your back down the wall until your legs are bent at a 90 degree angle.
Beginner – 30 seconds / Advanced – 60 seconds

Jump Squats - Stand with feet slightly more than shoulder-width apart and your fingers laced behind your head. Bend at knees to lower yourself until your thighs are at least parallel to the floor, then jump as high as you can... be careful to land softly on balls of feet.  For modified version clasp hands together in front of chest
Beginner – 10x / Advanced – 20x

Walking Lunges with Shoulder Press - Take a step forward with the right leg and bend both knees (almost at 90 degree angles).  The back knee should come close to touching the ground, and when you lower body, lift arms up above head with 5-10lb dumbbell in each hand.  Your front knee should be directly over the ankle and back knee pointing down to ground. Take the next step with your left leg and repeat.
Beginner – 15 lunges / Advanced – 25 lunges

Jumping Jacks – holding weights (3-5lbs in each hand) - Make sure arms go straight up instead of out to sides (less stress on elbow)
Beginner – 30 seconds / Advanced – 60 seconds

Plank - Lie flat on your stomach and lift yourself up using forearms.  From there, push body off ground, raising up to stand on elbows and toes.  Keep back flat, like a plank.  Your body needs to stay aligned throughout exercise.  Focus on breathing and keeping abs engaged.
Beginner – 30 seconds / Advanced – 60 seconds

Reverse Leg Extension - Lie flat on your back and raise both legs at a 90 degree angle. Holding either a 6-10 lb medicine ball or dumb bell with both hands, extend arms above your head and hold them about 3 inches off the ground. Engage core muscles and slowly lower both legs until they are a few inches off the ground (don’t let them touch), then return to the starting position.
Beginner – 10x / Advanced – 25x

Superman - Lie flat on stomach with arms out to sides and bent at 90 degree angle. Lift legs and chest off floor at the same time and hold at top for 2-3 seconds. Return to starting position, then repeat.
Beginner – 10x / Advanced – 15x

Repeat above exercises

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