Pressed for time and can’t make it to the gym, yoga studio, pool, track, or wherever it is you get your fitness groove on? Or maybe you are just getting back into exercise. Either way, I have a full body workout for you. I love this because the movements are big and they use your whole body. Also, it is only 6 exercises, but you repeat the circuit twice. Two minutes each exercise and you have yourself a 24-minute workout you can do anywhere! You can even do these while you are watching tv! Try it out…
If you have never tried some of these workouts, you’d be better off setting up an appointment with a certified trainer first to learn form and technique. (I am ACSM certified so I am partial to trainers with that credential.)
- push ups (floor, knees, or modified wall)
- bench dips (need a sturdy chair or coffee table)
- plie squats (w/ bursts of pulses) with shoulder press - use light weights or soup cans if you got ‘em
- lunges (w/ bursts of pulses and alternate legs) with biceps curls - use light weights or soup cans if you got ‘em
- leg lifts (outer thigh, buttocks, inner thigh 1-minute each leg)
- abdominals (crunches, sit ups, crunch twists for oblique muscles)
Don’t forget to stretch before, after, and between the sets. You can set a stop watch to beep every 1:50 which gives you 10 seconds to transition and rest. Take a rest when you need. Exercise should be a struggle but not painful. Grab a sip of water between the first and second set. Pump up the volume - crank your favorite tunes and before you know it your workout is done.
Have fun, be safe, and let me know what you think!
Pressed for time and can’t make it to the gym, yoga studio, pool, track, or wherever it is you get your fitness groove on? Or maybe you are just getting back into exercise. Either way, I have a full body workout for you. I love this because the movements are big and they use your whole body. Also, it is only 6 exercises, but you repeat the circuit twice. Two minutes each exercise and you have yourself a 24-minute workout you can do anywhere! You can even do these while you are watching tv! Try it out…
If you have never tried some of these workouts, you’d be better off setting up an appointment with a certified trainer first to learn form and technique. (I am ACSM certified so I am partial to trainers with that credential.)
Don’t forget to stretch before, after, and between the sets. You can set a stop watch to beep every 1:50 which gives you 10 seconds to transition and rest. Take a rest when you need. Exercise should be a struggle but not painful. Grab a sip of water between the first and second set. Pump up the volume - crank your favorite tunes and before you know it your workout is done.
Have fun, be safe, and let me know what you think!