If you’ve only got time for a quick workout, make it count! This one will get the endorphins going and heart pumping with zero equipment needed!
Move 1: Bodyweight squat
Set your feet shoulder width apart and slowly bend at the knees and drop your hips to lower your body. Pause and push back up. Repeat for 60 seconds.
Move 2: Close grip push up
Keeping your shoulders, elbows and wrists close to your body, lower into a pushup and press back up. Repeat for 30 seconds.
Move 3: Mountain climbers
Get into a plank position, bringing your right knee into your chest as fast as you can. Switch legs, pulling one knee out and bringing the other knee in. Repeat for 30 seconds.
Move 4: Walking lunges
Take a wide step forward with your right foot. Bend both knees, rise to stand and repeat with your left foot. Continue stepping forward with each lunge, alternating sides as you do. Repeat for 60 seconds.
Move 5: Jumping Jacks
Repeat for 60 seconds
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Experts say fifteen minutes is the perfect workout length for burning calories, toning up and for when you just want to move! This circuit cardio session will definitely get your heart pumping!
Directions:
Perform each exercise and rest for 15-30 seconds before moving on to the next movement.
Repeat 3 times
Jump rope (one minute)
15 push ups
20 jump squats
15 tricep dips
20 alternating jump lunges
Plank (left, right and centre) for one minute each
Rest for one minute
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The 30-minute workout
Heading out for a run? Why not incorporate some strength training into your jog? By combining run intervals with some muscle-strengthening exercises you can get a total body workout that will leave you buzzing all day long.
Directions:
Starting with a slow jog, build yourself up to a 5km pace.
Run: 1 minute
Strength: 1-minute squats
Run: 2 minutes
Strength: 1-minute walking lunges
Run: 3 minutes
Strength: 1-minute donkey kicks
Run: 4 minutes
Strength: 1-minute tricep dips
Run: 5 minutes
Strength: 1-minute push-ups
Cool down:
5-minute easy jog
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Need to de-stress? Make the most of your lunch break with a restorative stretch workout, preferably in an outdoor setting. Loosen up and give each muscle in your body a nice, lengthening stretch, leaving you feeling limber and lithe.
Directions:
If you haven’t worked out prior to your stretch session, warm up your muscles with some squats, spinal twists, arm rolls and reaches. Your aim should be to lengthen and relax the muscles in your upper and lower body as well as your front and back.
Hold each stretch for 30 to 60 seconds, stopping at the first sign of serious discomfort.
As you move through your practice, tick off each of the below major muscle groups:
Quadriceps
Hamstrings
Glutes
Calves
Achilles
Hip flexors
Chest
Upper and lower back
Shoulders
Finish your routine with a gentle meditation, focusing on gently inhaling through the nose and exhaling through the mouth.
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