I was in such a rush yesterday, so if you’ve got a skipping rope and some space, this short 10 minute workout can be performed anywhere. I truly wanted to take it up to 20 minutes to test my fitness, but even the 10 minutes was truly tough.

Okay, you require a timer for this. Blast some good tunes and time yourself. If you’ve got a wall clock with a head ticking round – this is best to watch. Skip for one minute but incorporate 10 double unders (you’ll have to jump pretty high to allow the rope to circulate under your feet twice. It may take some practice but persevere).

Double-unders are fantastic at working the heart, and they burn up to 28 calories per minutes. I can’t see running or cycling giving those odds. Although it would be tough to perform them for a whole minute, I timed myself yesterday, and each of the 10 double-unders takes about 6-7 seconds. It may not seem a lot of blasted calories, but with these kind of workouts, they are super intensive so continue to burn those calories long after. That doesn’t give you reason to blow it on beer or pizza though. Think of the hard work you have put your body under. More >