Time this circuit! 30 seconds of each exercise.
Repeat 6 moves 5x! (That’s a total of 15 minutes, take as little breaks as possible for best results!)
Circle squat jumps
Lunge jumps
Push Ups
Chest-to-floor burpees
Single leg squat hop
Up Down plank
Need a quick way to get a workout in while you’re at home, travelling for work or on vacation? You can pick up an exercise band from most major retailers for around $10. It’s easy to change the resistance by simply making the band longer or shorter with a wide or narrow stance, or by gripping the band in different places. Practice controlled movements, slowing it down to make sure you feel each repetition of each exercise properly.
Sequence 1: Do 15 reps of each exercise, repeat sequence 3 times.
Body weight squats
Side step shuffle (step on the band, push out to the side)
Standing bent shoulder fly
Forward leaning triceps kick back extension
Sequence 2: Do 15 reps of each exercise, repeat sequence 3 times.
Alternating forward lunges
Forward straight arm shoulder fly
Sitting narrow row
Standing bicep curls
Sequence 3: Ab crunches 4 ways. Do 20 repetitions of each exercise.
Twist crunch to one side, twist crunch to the other side, regular forward crunch, reverse leg up crunch.
When it comes to making long term lifestyle changes we always seem to focus on what we should stop doing – do less of, ‘fixing bad habits’ and ‘bad behaviour’ and deciding that you can’t be successful unless you change who you are. Not true, and it doesn’t have to be complicated either. Let’s change what the focus is – let’s have a happier, more enjoyable transition to a healthier lifestyle. Here is how you do it:
Focus on what you should be adding to your life, do not focus on what you’re taking away. For example, add a daily workout or three workouts a week. Not only do you get the benefits from the exercise, but you have less time to do less healthy things like watch tv, eat out, etc.
Focus on what nutrition you could add to your daily diet, do not focus on what you should stop eating. For example, if you make sure you eat a huge salad everyday, have a nutritious smoothie as an afternoon snack, and eat all the vegetables in your fridge before they go bad – you will realize you’ve run out of time to have less nutritious food, or that you don’t want it since you’re on a good eating ‘streak’.
Finally, this is the most important point. Focus on what you’re gaining from a healthier lifestyle, do not focus on what you’re giving up. You are going to be gaining confidence, strength, better health, less sickness, more energy, save money, have more fun, wear whatever you want, and be happier. Do not focus on not being able to hit the drive thru, eat your favorite foods, losing time on the couch with the tv… You get the picture.
Healthy living is a balanced cycle. Jump in, put your healthy habits in motion and you’ll feel the desire to keep it up after you begin seeing – but more importantly feeling – the results! The healthier you eat, and the more you exercise – the less you’ll want to eat unhealthy and skip your workouts. That’s all it takes, that’s how people become those ‘fit-people’. It’s just a few simple steps and the momentum can be unstoppable.
