It can be difficult to fit in that workout with all the running around we’re doing to get ready for the holidays! However, we can still trim our trees AND our waistlines with these quick, do-anywhere 15-minute exercise routines!
Body Weight Booster
• 15 push-ups
• 20 sit-ups
• 25 squats
• 20 alternating lunges
• 80 jumping jacks
• 60 second wall sit
Repeat 3 times through
Purgatory
• 5 burpees
• 10 squats
• 5 burpees
• 10 sit-ups
• 5 burpees
• 10 lunges
Repeat this sequence for 15 minutes.
Tabata Trimmer
(Tabata: 20 sec. of work, followed by 10 sec. of rest, but we will perform this for 15 minutes instead of the standard 4 minutes)
• Jumping Jacks
• Lunges
• Push-ups
• Wall sits
• Plank holds
• Side plank holds
Switch to the next movement after every 10-second rest and continue this pattern for 15 minutes
5-4-3-2-1
5 minutes:
• 1 min. Jumping Jacks
• 1 min. high knees
• 1 min. butt kickers
• 1 min. Jumping Jacks
• 1 min. high knees
THEN
4 minutes:
• 1 min. wall sit
• 1 minute squats
• 1 min. jump squats
• 1 min. wall sit
THEN
3 minutes:
• 15 tricep dips
• 15 push-ups
• 15 dumbbell back rows
Repeat for 3 minutes
THEN
2 minutes:
• 1 min. walking lunges
• 1 min. jumping lunges
THEN
1 minute:
• Plank hold