The 10-Minute Workout
Personal Trainer and Registered Dietitian Jenny Maloney from Midtown Athletic Club in Chicago is back to offer a short, yet highly effective workout for those days when you struggle to find time to eat lunch, let along squeeze in your daily exercise. We're busier and more pressed for time than ever before, and our workouts are often the first thing to fall off the to-do list. What would you say if I told you that all you need is 10 minutes to get in a good workout? It's true. The secret is to work out at a higher feeling of intensity. On a scale of 1-10, with 10 being the most intense, perform the following exercises at an intensity of 8-to-10. This higher level of intensity is the key to an effective, yet short, workout.
Perform two sets of these seven exercises for 30 seconds, with a 10-second rest in between each exercise:
- Planks on your elbows with toe taps out and in
- Squat jumps (modification is squats with 8 pulses)
- Push-ups (modification is on your knees)
- Bicycle abs
- Side lunges both ways
- Dips on the floor or on a chair
- Skater jumps (side toe taps staying low)
And your workout for the day is done. Congratulations.