Sunday, March 27, 2011

If you have limited time to work out!!

Come see me if you are short on time and need a good work out, I will be able to train you in as short as 30 min.... The other day, I was asked the following question: If only have about 20-30 minutes a day to exercise. What can I do in that amount of time? Well that's not much time but i have trained others and myself and have gotten a great work out,  Well I  did not want to limit answering him  with  just a few pushups and situps - I set out to prove how much you could do in such a little amount of time. I set a goal for myself  to several hours to maintain a fitness program  in just minutes a day.

So here is a list of 20-30 minute workouts you can do in your home, office, lunch time, or local gym:

I have to admit  superset is a great way to workout if you have limited time. Each cycle should only take you approximately two minutes. If you can do ten cycles of this you will total 300 pushups and 400 crunches, not to bad for 20 minute work out if i say so myself! O and ya one more thing NO RESTING BETWEEN SETS!!! You kinda get a rest by doing crunches, see me smerking. The two supersets you see below are great to alternate every other day.
 

Pushup/Crunch superset: Repeat 10 cycles of:
regular pushup 10
crunches 10
wide pushup 10
crunches 10
tricep pushup 10
Left/Right crunches 10 / 10

Leg / ab superset:
Repeat 5 cycles of:
Squats 20
crunches - 20
Lunges 10 / leg
crunches - 20
Calf raise 20
crunches 20

Running or walking! How much running or walking can you do in 20-30 minutes? Some people can run 3-6 miles or walk 2-3 miles in that time period. Try this one if you want to run.

Running

4 Mile Track Work
Jog - 1 mile in 7:00
Three sets of:
Sprint-1/4 mile in
Jog - 1/4 mile
Six sets of:
Sprint-1/8 mile
Jog - 1/8 mile
Or you can mix the two types of exercise together and do what I call a Spartan Run.

Spartan run
run 1 mile
100 pushups
100 crunches
run 1 mile
75 pushups
75 crunches
run 1 mile
50 pushups
50 crunches

Swimming? how much swimming can I do in 20-30 minutes? Some people can swim a mile in that time. Here is a great workout though if you want to mix a little PT with swimming.

Swim PT
Repeat 5-10 times
swim 100-200 yards
pushups 10-20
abs - 20-30
Or you can swim with fins. This is great for the legs and heart.

Swim with fins - 500 yards
500 yards without fins using the swim stroke of choice

As you can see, you can do quite a bit in as little as 20-30 minutes. These workouts are a little advanced and you should ALWAYS consult your doctor before starting an exercise program.

1 comment:

  1. Jog - 1 mile in 7:00-LOL
    Eliminates MANY people considering the average some what fit person runs an average of 10-11 minute miles ; )

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