The 10 Minute Workout - No Equipment Needed, No Excuses!

We are all short on time some days…ok probably more days than not. The things that keep us healthy are the things that seem to get skipped - like our workouts!!!! I don’t always have an hour to do a full workout, or sometimes even 30 minutes. But I can usually find 10 minutes, once, twice, or even 3 times throughout my day.

Here is my 10 minute plan when I am super short on time and have no access to equipment. Even if you can just squeeze it in once in your day, your body will get the benefit. Done twice or three times, even better!

1. 1 minute jumping jacks
2. 1 minute star jumpers
3. 1 minute push ups
4. 1 minute wall squat
5. 1 minute jumping jacks
6. 1 minute front lunges alternating legs
7. 1 minute push ups
8. 1 minute runner’s lunge - left leg
9. 1 minute runner’s lunge - right leg
10. 1 minute arm circles, keep arms at shoulder height

*star jumpers: from standing position put hands on ground, kick feet out into plank position, kick feet back in, stand up and jump, repeat

*wall squat: stand against wall and squat down, keeping weight in heels of your feet, make sure to step feet out far enough so your knees are directly over your toes.

*runner’s lunge: bend forward and put both hands on floor on either side of 1 leg, step other leg back and forth tapping floor. All weight is kept in heel of front foot, barely touching floor with other foot.

And back to work we go!