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Sunday, December 21, 2014

7 Ways to Get Fit in Half the Time

Don’t have time for the gym? You’re probably not the only one. Lack of time is one of the top reasons most individuals skip out on their sweat session. Despite the numerous benefits like reduced stress and improved mood, workouts often get moved to the backburner, replaced by chores and errands. Between packing a bag, driving to the gym, and actually getting moving, workouts seem to take a large chunk of time. But with the proper tactics, it’s more than possible to get an effective workout in a short amount of time. Rather than skipping out on a workout when running short on time, use the following tips to get in and out of the gym in 45 minutes or less.

Time-Saving Workout Tips

1. Superset exercises.
Supersets are one of the oldest tricks in the book — because they work. By performing two exercises back-to-back, lifters can not only get a workout done in a shorter amount of time, but they can also bump up the amount of calories they burn. To maintain a high intensity and get the most out of pairing exercises back-to-back, alternate between upper and lower body movements. That way, one muscle group is always recovering while the other is working.

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TOPFIT Daily Activities --- Heavy Bag
In keeping with the lighter, aerobic/cardio based workouts of the week, today I only made time for a 30 min heavy bag workout.

The GYMBOSS can be used as a repeating interval timer, countdown timer or a stopwatch.  I use it myself and with clients for an endless number of workouts including timing rounds on the heavy bag, Tabatas, and for my patented ~Turkey Burn~ and ~RAT~ workouts.

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