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Try a 10-minute workout
Although longer, sustained workouts may help you reach your fitness goals faster, shorter workouts can help you stay healthy too. Better yet, they get you in the habit of regular movement, which is the first step toward a more active lifestyle.
Today, challenge yourself to exercise for 10 minutes. This may be a 24-hour challenge, but it’s a great idea to add 10 minutes of exercise into your everyday life.
Here are some ideas:
1) Do 3 sets of calisthenics, such as lunges, squats, sit-ups, and push-ups. If you can’t do many reps, that’s OK. Start out slowly with 5 or 10 reps per set.
2) Do some cardio. Climb stairs, take a brisk walk, jump rope, do some jumping jacks. Whatever gets your heart pumping.
3) Do some stretching. Try to hold your stretches for two minutes each while focusing on breathing.
Always consult a physician before starting any exercise routine.
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Walking every day in addition to strength training and cardio at the gym 4 – 5 times per week. I’m actually enjoying all of this now!
My 145 pound St. Bernard took ME for a 10 minute walk this afternoon!
i did lunges, side lunges, squats, pulsing squats, piles, bicep curls, crunches and reverse crunches i did 20 of each to start
I began with walking to the video store to return my rental but, even though it was raining, I ended running instead…and ran past my house. I ran for about 15 minutes and then I decided to get home and turn on some reggaeton and dance (as a workout) to that. 40 minutes later, I’m done and I’ve worked my butt off for about an hour! ...SWEET!
I started this challenge for me a few weeks ago. I began doing my “crunch” 10 minute pilates videos. Now I feel like I have even more time than before and I have done all three “crunch” workouts, making it a 30 minute period. I did live in Philadelphia for a while and would walk to work 3 miles there and 3 miles back every day. Michigan is quite the change. Now my rinky dink 30 minute workout makes me happy :)
I walked around the building and took the stairs. Baby steps!
I’m lucky in that I live a touch under a mile from work, so there’s an ‘steadily paced’ 15 minute walk twice a day. I’ve been doing that for a couple of years and just adding that short walk twice a day has done me wonders.
I went on a 15 minute walk and it feels great.