Short Intensive Workouts

Nov 10th

Posted by Funkster in Hints and Tips

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Short bursts of training is just as effective as a longer session. For example, thirty minutes of running can be broke up into three ten minute sessions throughout the day. Obviously, not everyone has the time to break up a workout, but this can work wonders for your metabolism.

You don’t even need to join a gym to work out your body just thirty minutes per day. Here’s an easy example of how to cram thirty minutes of effective training per day. Rather than take the car, walk 5-10 minute journey to the shops. Grab a skipping rope and skip for ten minutes in the afternoon non stop. Later in the afternoon, perform set a timer for ten minutes and perform squats, press-ups, jumping jacks, squat thrusts, and sit-ups until fatigue. More >

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The Arm Killer

Oct 28th

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This is a tough little magic workout that fatigues the arms, works the pectoral muscles, abdominals, arms, back, buttocks, legs, and the heart through the cardiovascular workout and the skipping.

This workout will take around 25-30 minutes depending on how many breaks you take. It makes use of jump rope, plyometric training, and bodyweight training.

This can be performed anywhere, but somewhere like a laminate floor or gym based floor is best. Concrete is harsh on the joints, and grass will more than likely slow the speed of jump rope. Put a good album on which motivates you, and try a take at break when you reach 10 reps. More >

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The Buzzer

Oct 15th

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This workout only takes 35  minutes, but makes you buzz with health afterward. It includes my favourite exercise, jump rope, and weight training exercises performed with a medicine ball and free weights. It is a killer on the muscles. It is only three sets of twelve reps, but it’s enough to cause a burn and help build those powerful muscles.

Equipment required

  • Medicine Ball
  • Jump rope
  • Stability ball
  • 20-40kg barbells
  • 1 dumbbell More >
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Skipping Workout 2

Sep 29th

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I love skipping, and if you’re new to my blogs, you’ll find that I use skipping in every one of my workouts. This workout only takes 20 minutes, but it’s very intensive and keeps the heart rate up. It can be performed anywhere too. You need only a skipping rope and a stop watch or if there’s a clock on the wall watch the hand.

The Workout

For each minute of skipping you will perform 10 double unders (the rope slips under the feet twice). Double unders are tough, and you have to make sure you jump high enough for the rope to slip under the feet twice before the feet land for another jump. Double unders boost the heart rate and are great for improving the fitness in a short period of time.

Try not to take any breaks throughout. As it’s a fairly long time to skip, experiment with your moves. Perhaps perform one minute of heel digs, another minute of jumping jacks, and another minute of hopping on one foot for thirty seconds. The twenty minutes of skipping is yours to play with as long as you add ten double unders for each minute. More >

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