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At Home Workout Ideas

There's no excuse for not working out. Don't feel like going to the gym? Short on time? Then get in a 10-15 minute workout at home! This doesn't mean you should neglect the heavy weights, but if you can't make it to the gym, that's no excuse not to get a workout in.

There are so many things you can do with just your own bodyweight. Here are some fun ideas I came up with off the top of my head.

50 seconds: Jump rope or jumping jacks
40 seconds: Burpees
30 seconds: Mountain climbers
20 seconds: Pushups
10 seconds: Squat jumps

40 alternating reverse lunges
20 burpees with pushup
Repeat 3-5x, or do as many rounds as you can get in 10-15 minutes

21-15-9 (21 reps of each the first round, then 15 reps of each, then 9 reps):
Pushups
Squat Jumps
Burpees

40 mountain climbers each leg
20 reverse lunges, 1 leg at a time
40 high knees or jumping jacks
20 squats with hands behind head
Repeat 3-5 times, or 10-15 minutes

30 seconds squat jumps
Rest 15 seconds
30 seconds pushups
Rest 15 seconds
30 seconds burpees
Rest 15 seconds
30 seconds altnernating lunges
Rest 15 seconds
Repeat 5x

1 minute jump rope or jumping jacks
15-20 step ups(1 leg at time)
10 Pushups
Repeat 3-5x

Tabatas(20 seconds of work, 10 seconds of rest,8 rounds):
Choose one of the following exercises to use:
Jump Rope
Burpees
Squats
Mt Climbers
Lunge jumps

The possibilites are endless!! NO excuses!!

Comments

  1. Kelly the Happy TexanFebruary 9, 2012 at 7:43 AM

    Lindsay, I hate every one of those exercises. LOL But they are quite a workout. No excuses.

    I did a bodyweight routine yesterday and it kicked my booty.

    You look great, by the way! Do you (or did you) follow any routines like NROLW or BFL?

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  2. LindsayFebruary 9, 2012 at 9:19 AM

    Yeah, the ones you hate are usually the best ones to do!! I mean, who loves burpees, right? But they're one of the most effective exercises! Bodyweight workouts can definitely be killer.
    Thanks for the compliment. I don't know what those routines are...so I guess I have never done them! ;)

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