Exercise

Somedays you just don't have time for a big workout but you can still fit something in. I like to do a few mini circuits of compound exercises while I'm doing something like cooking dinner or making a cup of tea. Boiling the kettle is just long enough to drop and do 20 press ups, and you can fit a whole workout into making dinner. My favourite exercises for this are jump lunges, press ups and knee hug crunches. They're all high intensity compound exercises that work major muscle groups and get the job done fast.
If you're a beginner, do 10 jump lunges (that's five each side), 10 press ups from knees and 5 knee hug crunches in a row, then take a minute break and do it again. Do the whole thing at least three times, if you think you can do it again, go for it! The fitter you are, the more reps you can do. If you think you can do it all again, then go for it. If it burns, it's working! I learnt in yoga that your body really starts to change when you learn to push through the pain and discomfort. It's a mental thing really. So that lunge is starting to make your thighs burn? Lunge deeper for five deep breaths then stretch it out and do it again! You feel so much more accomplished and mentally stronger when you can overcome your whining body.

No matter how short the workout is, you should still warm up just a little bit. Even just a few jumping jacks, shoulder rolls and hip circles are good enough for a workout like this. And give your muscles a quick stretch at the end.








Now I really want to exercise!