5 Bodyweight Workouts –  All Under 15 Minutes

5 Bodyweight Workouts – All Under 15 Minutes

When we get busy, have family obligations, don’t have easy access to a gym, we tend to make an excuse and skip our workouts.

And I get it.

All of these things make fitting in workouts difficult.

They give us an easy out and we take it because most of us really are strapped for time and pulled in a bazillion different directions.

The problem is…Once we skip one workout, it is very easy to start skipping more and before we know it, our routine and health and fitness goals are completely forgotten.

But we need to take care of ourselves!

That is why it is important to have quick bodyweight workouts you can do anywhere on hand. It helps eliminate the excuses and keep you on track even if it isn’t exactly what you’d be doing at the gym.

Remember, something is always better than nothing.

Plus, you don’t need an hour at a gym to get in a great workout.

Honestly, 15 minutes and your bodyweight is all you need to keep moving forward toward your goals!

So when life tries to get in the way and derail your progress, eliminate the excuses and make your fitness a priority with these quick workouts you can do anywhere!

#1: 1 Minute Max Out

Time: 15 minutes

Set a timer for 1 minute intervals. Complete 3 rounds of the circuit below. Do as many reps in that minute as you can. I recommend counting and recording what you do to not only try to beat it in the next round, but also so you have something to shoot for next time you do the workout!

CIRCUIT:
1 minute Bulldog Burpee
1 minute T Push Ups
1 minute Alternating Side Lunges with Hop
1 minute Spiderman Plank with Knee Drive
1 minute Butterfly Sit Up

#2: Bodyweight Quick Cardio Circuit

Time: 15 Minutes

#3: Bodyweight Core Blaster

Time: 15 Minutes

Ok you know I couldn’t resist giving you a glute activation and core stability workout too…

CIRCUIT #1:
30 seconds per side 3-Way Hip Circles
30 seconds Frog Bridges
30 seconds Glute Bridge with March
30 seconds Rest

CIRCUIT #2:
30 seconds per side Side Plank Clams
30 seconds Spiderman Plank
30 seconds Roll to V-Up
30 seconds Rest

#4: 50 Burpee Burnout

Time: As fast as possible, shoot for 5 minutes.

Sometimes a workout can be simple, brutal and under 5 minutes. Here you go! Complete 10 reps of each of these 5 burpee variations. Try not to rest if you can and do them as fast as possible!

BURPEES:
10 reps Basic Burpee or modified without push up
10 reps Jack Burpee
10 reps Mountain Climber Burpees
10 reps Burpee Sit Thru
10 reps Side Arm Balance Burpee

For all these Burpee Variations, click here.

#5: The Isometric Killer

Time: 12 Minutes

Even when you are short on time, you can’t forget about workouts that will improve your mobility while building stability and strength. Honestly, the more you sit, the more workouts like this are key even though we want to skip them in favor of workouts that “destroy” us. Isometric workouts are challenging but in a different and IMPORTANT way!

Complete 3 rounds of the circuit below.

CIRCUIT:
30 seconds per side Warrior III
30 seconds Scapular Wall Hold
30 seconds per side Crescent Pose
30 seconds Handstand Hold (Downward Dog to modify)
30 seconds Banana
30 seconds Glute Bridge

For all the Isometric Moves, click here.

Use these 5 quick workouts over the week to stay on track even on your busiest days!

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Tis The Season Of Pumpkin Spice Lattes…

Tis The Season Of Pumpkin Spice Lattes…

When coffee shops start advertising their Pumpkin Spice Lattes, you know fall, and the endless array of seasonal treats, are back!

And our waistlines don’t thank us haha

That is why I always like having some healthy seasonal recipes to bust out, including the Pumpkin Spice PROTEIN Latte.

This is a great seasonal protein shake you can treat yourself to that won’t have the sugar and fat overload of the traditional variations.

So bring on the Pumpkin Spice!

Pumpkin Spice Protein Latte

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Servings: 1

Ingredients
12 oz cold-brewed coffee
1 scoop vanilla protein powder
1-1/2 tbsp organic pumpkin puree
½ tsp pumpkin pie spice mix (can make the one below)
1 tsp honey
Ice
To make Homemade Pumpkin Pie Spice Mix:
1 tbsp nutmeg
1 tbsp cinnamon
1 tbsp ginger
1 tbsp cloves
1 tbsp all spice

First make the Pumpkin Spice Mix and save the rest for later. Add all of the other ingredients to a blender.

If you are less of a coffee fan, you can sub in some milk of choice for a few ounces of coffee.

Blend everything together with ice until mixed throughly and serve!

MACRO BREAKDOWN:
Calories: 138
Protein: 25 grams
Carbs: 9 grams
Fat: 1 grams

AHEM! The perfect high protein treat since many of you have heard me harp on the importance of making PROTEIN a focus of your diet…Especially those of you doing the Macro Cycling Shred!

FHP 017: Krista Stryker Creator of 12 Minute Athlete

FHP 017: Krista Stryker Creator of 12 Minute Athlete

The Fitness Hacks Podcast

by Redefining Strength | FHP 017: Krista Stryker creator of 12 Minute Athlete

12 MINUTE ATHLETE
Krista Stryker
12minuteathlete.com
ABOUT:
Krista Stryker is the founder of 12 Minute Athlete, a website providing free, incredibly effective high intensity interval training (HIIT) workouts and awesome fitness motivation for athletes of all levels. Krista is an NSCA certified personal trainer who used to work as a personal trainer in a gym in New York City training for hours before realizing there was a better way. She discovered HIIT training and not only got leaner and fitter than ever before, but her strength and confidence levels skyrocketed. After seeing her personal success with HIIT, Krista created 12 Minute Athlete so she could share her incredibly effective HIIT workouts with the world—and help people of all fitness levels ditch their excuses and get in shape in as little time as possible.
3 KEY POINTS:
1. Workouts don’t have to be long to be effective! 12 minutes is all you need!

2. Stick with it. Everything you try is going to take longer than what you think it will and those overnight successes are generally YEARS in the making!

3. If you want to get results, make it a priority.

MORE ABOUT THIS EPISODE:
In this episode we talk with Krista Stryker the creator of 12 Minute Athlete about building her High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) Program and App to help people overcome their excuses and get great results anywhere in less time! After struggling with her personal fitness, Krista became dedicated to a healthier lifestyle and found that she could get great results in less time using HIIT. 

When these HIIT workouts worked so well for her and her clients, Krista knew she had to share this form of training with everyone so built her 12 Minute Athlete App. Krista reminds us about the importance of mapping things out and sticking with things because everything good takes time….even if it is just 12 minutes at a time!

KRISTA’S FAST FIVE FITNESS FACTS
Q: What’s your favorite exercise?

Jump Rope

Q: What exercise do you hate…but love at the same time?

Pull ups

Q: What is the best book you’ve ever read?

The Art of Mental Training

Q: What is your favorite Pump Up Song?

Stronger by Kanye West

Q: If you could train with one person (alive or dead) who would it be? 

Muhammad Ali

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