You think that you’ve got “no time” for working out. Think again. You may not have a full 60 minutes to allot for exercise, but you probably do have a few smaller chunks of time in which you can be really productive.. Try these three techniques to shave time off of your workout and still allow you to hit all of the target areas of the body.
Circuit Choose about 3-5 of the exercises. Perform the exercises back to back with no rest in between. Instead take a short rest after each round of all of the exercises.
Superset Perform an exercise for one body part and then follow that exercise with one which targets the opposing muscle group. Only rest after the second exercise is performed. Example of opposite muscle groups: Triceps and biceps. Hamstrings and quadriceps. These are muscles that work against each other.
Compound Set Really hone in on one specific muscle group by doing a variety of exercises in a row targeted to that ONE muscle. You could do a pull up and a seated Lat pull down or a squat and dead-lift for example. Only rest after the second exercise is performed.
This intense techniques will improve both your endurance and general conditioning. Your capacity for exercise will begin to expand and you’ll be able to accomplish your workouts in half of the normal time. You CAN fit a 20-30 minute workout into your daily schedule!
