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.
- 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
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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 to
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powerful weight loss and fitness tips that are guaranteed to help you
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