Most
people who want to burn off some excess
pounds and tighten and tone their bodies
simply don't have 2 hours each day to spend
in the gym performing the bodybuilding style
workouts that most "fitness experts"
recommend.
Plus, these workouts consist of exercises
and techniques that do not exercise the
body in the way it is normally used so
they end up building a somewhat
unusable strength. In my opinion, most
people, unless their main objective is
body building, shouldn't perform the traditional
style workouts
While I do still believe that machine
and free weight strength training
is the best choice for body building,
it is NOT the best choice when it comes
to general fitness goals like strength,
flexibility, endurance, etc.
I don't know about you, but I can barely
fit in 15 minutes for exercise let alone
2 hours. and I personally am not interested
in muscle size alone (which doesn't
mean strength and usually leaves you stiff
and inflexible)! I'm sure your schedule
is probably the same. The good news though
is you don't have to. you can burn fat,
increase flexibility, build unbelievable
strength and endurance, reshape your body,
and build a level of fitness that is truly
functional.
I want to share with you a workout
that I do personally that delivers a great
combination of strength, flexibility,
cardio and muscular endurance, and fat
burning.
WARNING: The following workout
will not only surprise you, but it will
likely go against everything you ever
thought to be true about fitness. Also,
it is recommend you consult your physician
before beginning any exercise program.
Are you ready? Good, here it is:
The following exercises should be performed
with little or no rest between and you
may need to adjust the number of repetitions
or time depending upon your current fitness
level.
- Jumping Jacks -1 minute
- Bodyweight squat (one-leg squat for
advanced) - 15-20 reps
- Push-ups (slower reps for advanced)
- as many reps as possible
- Kick butts (jog in place and kick
your rear with both heels) - 1
minute
- Hamstring floor bridge (use swiss
ball or one leg for advanced) - 15-20
reps
- Superman (lying on stomach w/ arms
out to side, lift legs and chest off
floor) - 15-20 reps
- High knees (jog in place lifting knees
as high as possible) - 1 minute
- Stationary lunge - 15-20 reps
- Torso rotations/twists - 20 reps each
direction
- Side bends/reaches - 20 reps each
direction
- Mountain climbers - 1 minute
(if you can J)
- Wall sit - as long as you can hold
it
- Dips (use chair/bench/stairs) - as
many reps as possible
There you have it. sounds easy, right?
That couldn't possibly do anything, right?
I personally challenge you. try it. no,
try it right now! Drop what you are doing
and give it a shot and see for yourself.
If you find it a bit easy, which I doubt,
perform it 2-3 times thru without rest.
This workout will deliver more
usable fitness results and benefits than
any traditional gym or health club
workout. Now, you can of course implement
this type of workout in the gym
and make it even better, but the beauty
of this is you can do it anywhere!
Also, this is just one example and as
you can imagine, there thousands of other
exercises you can add or replace. I actually
recommend switching the exercises every
2-4 weeks or even better is to put together
3 or 4 different workouts and then rotate
them.
If you are not familiar with one of the
exercises just replace it with one you
know that works the same part of the body.
You can also learn all of these exercises
along with dozens of others in my soon
to be released video which will consists
of several workouts like this that you
can do anywhere to build and maintain
awesome levels of fitness, even workouts
with dumbbells, swiss balls, medicine
balls, and more. watch for it in coming
months.
About The Author
Jesse Cannone is a certified personal
trainer and author of the best-selling
fitness ebook, Burn Fat FAST. Be sure
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as it is full of powerful weight loss
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