I hear this excuse all the time…”I do not have enough time to workout.” I know there is some cases where that is a valid statement, but very few. For the most apart (99.9% of the time) there is time to exercise, but people either are too lazy or they really do not have a desire to workout. It is simple to get some workouts in everyday if you train yourself and get in the habit of doing it. We are habitual creatures, so it is difficult to break bad habits and start a new ones, but it is possible. Here are some time saving workouts and tips.
First, write out a workout plan that you can do everyday at your home. It can involve push ups, lunges, squats, and crunches. Make sure that you alternate workouts, for example…You can do chest and arms Monday, and then do legs and abs Tuesday, and keep on rotating. Remember to do some type of workout at least 6 days a week to start off, so you can get in the habit of working out.
The workouts do not have to be long, but they do have to be effective. When I do push ups, I do as many as possible, and I do it three times. I then move onto some dumbbell workouts, where I work on my biceps, shoulders, and triceps. I also like to involve an exercise ball when using dumbbells, but that is mostly more chest work. For the most part, make sure that your workouts are slow and controlled throughout whole motion. But you can also pump out some quick reps to involve more muscle tissue, just make sure that you are still controlled and focusing on the desired muscle.
When all is said and done it takes me about 10 to 15 minutes to do an upper body workout. I do it before I go to bed, but you can also do it when you wake up if you are a morning person.
So here are some time saving workouts:
Without Equipment – Push ups, Lunges, Squats, Wall Squats, Crunches, Burpees, and squat jacks
With Equipment – Pull ups, Chin Ups, Bicep Curls, Chest Press, Triceps Extensions, Swiss ball exercises, and Triceps Dips
Equipment That You Need – Dumbbells, Resistance Bands, Exercise Ball (Swiss Ball) for crunches and tons of other workouts, Chin Up Bar, and a Chair (for Triceps dips).
If you have a wall at your house (which you should!), do wall squats. Remember when you did wall squats in P.E. in elementary and high school, and how much you hated them. Well learn to love them! Hold out the wall squats for 30 seconds and then have a 10 second break, do this 3 times to start off. Make sure you are near a 90-degree angle and try to improve your time.
