A Short Workout is Better than No Workout
Submitted by Got Strength? Blog
free holiday micro workouts
The Thanksgiving holiday has come and gone and now we’re right smack dab in the middle of the holiday season. If your life is anything like mine, then it’s this time of year that things go from their normal crazy state to ridiculously busy. There’s holiday parties, shopping, events such as school plays, year-end activities at work, and the obligation to visit every member of the family no matter how tenuous the tie to keep you hopping.
It can be tough to fit your normal activities into the mix. Many people have a very hard time keeping their fitness program going this time of year because of their new obligations. I see it all of the time. People get stuck in the mindset that if they can’t get in to the gym and devote their normal hour or hour and a half workout time then they’ll just skip it.
I gotta tell ya, that doesn’t make a whole lot of sense to me. Fitness isn’t an “all or nothing” activity. Sure, in a perfect world you’d have all of the time in the world to drive to the gym, chat with friends, change, warm-up, lift weights, do some cardio, stretch, shower, change, chat some more, and be on your way. We’ve already established that this is not the time of year for that. Heck, looking at that list of activities, I’m amazed that some people can make it in even during the quieter times.
Look, here’s what’s going to happen if you go down this road:
-You’re going to work out far less than you normally would.
-You’ll be more open to suggestion when it comes to eating poorly. This goes hand in hand with missing workouts, mark my words.
-You’ll halt your fat loss/muscle gain, or even start losing the fitness results you’ve worked so hard for and already achieved.
-You’ll spend the holidays, which are already a stressful time, stressed out about your expanding waistline.
That doesn’t sound like much fun to me.
My word of advice to you is to think about some quick “microworkouts”. Do you think you can carve out 10-15 minutes per day? Well then you can get some pretty solid work in.
Here are a couple of solid ten minute microworkouts that will build strength, keep you fit, and pare that waistline down:
Microworkout #1: The Killer Three
Barbell Squat: 1×10 reps (30 seconds)
Flat Barbell Bench Press: 1×10 reps (30 seconds)
Rest: 45 seconds
Barbell Squat: 1×10 reps (30 seconds)
Pulldowns or Chin-ups: 1×10 reps (30 seconds)
Rest: 45 seconds
Barbell Squat: 1×10 reps (30 seconds)
Flat Barbell Bench Press: 1×10 reps (30 seconds)
Rest: 45 seconds
Barbell Squat: 1×10 reps (30 seconds)
Pulldowns or Chin-ups: 1×10 reps (30 seconds)
Total Time: 7:00 minutes
Microworkout #2: Cardio Blitz
Circuit:
-Jump Squats: 30 seconds
-Push-ups: 30 seconds
-Mountain Climbers: 60 seconds
-Spread-eagle Sit-ups: 30 seconds
-Jumping Jacks: 60 seconds
-Rest: 60 seconds
Perform two circuits for a killer nine-minute workout that you can do in your living room with no equipment.
Here’s to you keeping focused to finish 2008!
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