Quick & Easy 5-Minute Workouts!

Between work, traffic and family time hectic schedules canmake it easy to put working out on the back burner.  We have all been guilty of brushing off a workout or saying we’ll “do it tomorrow”.  On those busy days you don’t have to commit yourself to a long, structured workout.  Instead, you could tryone of the quick and easy 5-minute workoutsoutlined below.  Have some extra time? Try doing two to three sets to feel the burn!

These exercises don’t require any equipment and can be done anywhere.  Just grab your watch and go! Do as many reps as possible during the allotted time.

Absolutely Abs
30 seconds- Plank on Elbows
30 seconds- Side Plank
1 minute- Bicycle Crunch
1 minute- Mountain Climbers
1 minute- Bent- Knee Hip Raise
1 minute- Russian Twists

Legs of Steel
1 minute-Squats
30 second- Wall Squat
1 minute-Lunges
1 minute- Calf Raises
30 second- Wall Squat
1 minute- Squat Jumps

Amazing Arms

1 minute- Arm circles
1 minute- Triangle push-up
1 minute- Standard push-up
1 minute- Crab Dips
1 minute- Downward dog push-up

Crazy Cardio
1 minute- Running in Place
1 minute- Jumping Jacks
1 minute- Burpees
1 minute- PlyoJacks
1 minute- Squat Jumps

Print out these four routines and take them on the road, to the office or even to the gym.  These exercises will benefit anyone who wants to fit a quick and easy workout in, and will help you build strength in all major muscle groups!