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The 10 Minute Workout For Busy Lives

10 Minute Workout The 10 Minute Workout

Leading a fast-paced, hectic life sometimes leaves very little time for exercise. You know you should exercise, you definitely want to exercise, but it seems that there are simply not enough hours in the day for exercise. See workouts below.

If you can spare just a few minutes each day, you can still burn calories and even build a little lean muscle. You'll need just a few pieces of home equipment and a little motivation.

Since these workouts are short in duration, to be effective they will need to be high in intensity. Hey, I didn't say this was going to be easy.

A 10 minute workout or a 20 minute workout is only as effective as the level of effort you put into it. These workouts have been designed to keep your heart rate elevated so as to burn as many calories as possible, so begin with a light cardiovascular warm up.

Quick Workouts

The 10 Minute Workout

Perform each exercise for 1 minute, with no rest in between, at a moderate to fast pace.

Dumbbell Squat 1 minute.
Push Up To Rotation 1 minute.
Stationary Lunge 1 minute each leg.
Bent Over Dumbbell Row 1 minute.
Dumbbell Military Press 1 minute.
Overhead Dumbbell Extension 1 minute.
Side Step Jump 1 minute.
Bicycle Crunch 1 minute.

The 15 Minute Workout

Perform each exercise for 1 minute, with no rest in between, at a moderate to fast pace.

Hop Over Squat 1 minute.
Stability Ball Chest Press 1 minute.
Tricep Kick Back 1 minute.
Hop Over Squat 1 Minute.
Dumbbell Side Raise 1 minute.
Single Leg Leg Deadlift 1 minute each leg.
Hop Over Squat 1 Minute.
Stability Ball Hip Thrust 1 minute.
Stability Ball Crunch 1 minute.
Hop Over Squat 1 Minute.
Stability Ball Dumbbell Curl 1 minute.
Side Step Jump 1 minute each leg.
Hop Over Squat 1 Minute.

The 20 Minute Workout

Choose a cardiovascular element (i.e. stationary bike, jumping rope, running in place, jumping jacks, etc.). Perform first exercise for 1 minute at a moderate to fast pace. Then perform cardio element for 1 minute. Repeat for all exercises.

Push Up To Balance 1 minute.
Cardio 1 Minute.
Dumbbell Jack Knife 1 minute.
Cardio 1 Minute.
Bent Over Reverse Fly 1 minute.
Cardio 1 Minute.
Split Squat 1 minute each leg.
Cardio 1 Minute.
Standing Dumbbell Curl 1 minute.
Cardio 1 Minute.
Mountain Climber 1 minute.
Cardio 1 Minute.
Stability Ball Hamstring Curl 1 minute.
Cardio 1 Minute.
Dumbbell Skull Crusher 1 minute.
Cardio 1 Minute.
Barbell Bent Over Row 1 minute.
Cardio 1 Minute.
Squat Thrust And Jump 1 minute.

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