20 Minute Total-Body Workout

 

I did this workout for the first time in this video. Since I have 2 kids and a husband, a lot of the time it is easier to workout at home. We do not have a basement or spare room, and our living room is full of baby & toddler toys. As you can tell by this video, I found plenty of room to do this workout in our bedroom! Not only is that awesome, but this workout kicked butt-I loved it! I was sweating and breathing hard and even needing breaks. I could tell I was working hard and working well. A lot of times, it's difficult for me to find a challenging & high quality workout to do in the comfort of my own home-with the small amount of gym equipment I do have.

 

The workout includes cardio and weight training elements so you get the best of both worlds! Also, this can be categorized as a total-body workout. All muscles in your body will be working hard! You'll feel great at the end too, because you will know you pushed hard! This is also considered a metabolic chain workout to help your metabolism get on track to burn fat and build muscle. Now that is some goodness I always want a piece of!

 

Before you try this, let me give you a few tips:

-Rest when you need to! This allows you to push harder and have impeccable form while doing so (prevent injuries & increase the quality of your workout)

-Go at your own pace. Do not follow me. If you can go faster, do so. If you need to go slower, go slower. It will get done either way.

 

You will need an incline bench (if you do not have one, no worries), a stopwatch or clock as well as 2 medium-weight (for you!) dumbbells. I used 8 pounds-probably could have done more, that was all I had-and it was still a great workout!

 

20 Minute Total-Body Workout

 

1: Crunch/Sit-up/Squat Jump

Do 1 of each, then 2 of each....all the way til 5 of each. Do as many rounds as possible (AMRAP) in 5 minutes.

 

2: Push-up/Batman/Squat Jump

Do 1 of each, then 2 of each...all the way til 5 of each. AMRAP in 5 minutes.

 

3: Shrug/Upright Row/Front Raise

Do 1 of each, then 2 of each...all the way til 5 of each. AMRAP in 5 minutes.

 

4: Incline Press/Tricep Extension/Bent-over Row/Curl (used the floor if you do not have an incline bench)

Do 1 of each, then 2 of each...all the way til 5 of each. AMRAP in 5 minutes.

 

=20 minutes!