I’m a personal trainer and these are the four best no-equipment exercises for building upper-body strength and stability

A man performs triceps dips in a living room wearing a t-shirts, shorts, sneakers and sweat bands on his wrists. He is facing away from a chair, with his legs straight out in front of him and both hands resting on the edge of the chair. His elbows point backwards as he's lowering himself down towards the tiled floor. Behind him we see a dining table, fire place, leafy plant and dresser.

Most of my first-time personal training clients are eager to hit the dumbbells and weight machines right away.

While those pieces of equipment definitely come in handy, I always start beginners off with bodyweight exercises first.