Another 6 minute (plus warm up) workout

Energy Bulletin… Another 6 minute workout

Howdy movers and groovers,

Welcome to Easter with all it’s chocolates, alcohol and lazin around. (I’m sure there is more to Easter than that but I’m trying to make a point here), which is….

Guilt, Guilt and more Guilt.

Now I love an Easter egg and a drink as much as the next person. But I really hate feeling guilty for it. So I don’t.

Not feeling guilty because I’ve had the odd night out or eaten the occasional treat like food, (think pizza) means that I’ve done something positive which balances out the negative.

Now what could be more positive than a quick high intensity workout to ensure those Easter calories don’t go straight to your butt.

We’ve discussed in past bulletins some of the benefits of working at high intensity such as; burning much more energy throughout the day post workout with an elevated metabolism, being very time effective and ultimately achieving far more benefits in just about all aspects of fitness.

So… A guilt free Easter equals about 15 total minutes of your time. Remember though, you’ve got to really put in a quality effort to reap the rewards of this style of training.

Here we go…

You will need a stop watch. Most phones have em now a days.

6 min Warm Up

Time yourself walking at a reasonable pace for 60 seconds. Make a note of where you started and where you ended up.
At the end of 60 sec do 12 push ups (knees or toes), 10 sit ups (full ones) and 10 squats
Walk back in 60 sec

Now do the same distance in 45 seconds
Do 8 push ups, 8 sit ups and 8 squats
Walk back in 45 seconds

Do it a third time but in 35 seconds. You may need to jog for this one.
Once at the end do 6 push ups, 6 sit ups and 6 squats.
Jog back in the 35 seconds.


Alrighty then… Another 6 minutes of workout time. Lets do it!

Get your stop watch ready again.

Time yourself to do the following 4 x.

Sprint to your marker and back (think 25 seconds)
Forward Lunge x 10, turn around x 10 back (20 total)
X 10 Burpees
Sprint again for second round.

Do this for 5 rounds

Take another 2-3 minutes to stretch and cool down.

Don't forget to drink plenty of water and get in some protein and a small amount of carbs for recovery.

I’ve added a couple videos from our friends at crossfit to help you out. Note that we aren’t doing overhead lunges.

Let me know your time.

duncan


Check out Crossfits;
Squat video- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k45YlFHn6xs
Lunging video- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_mGndbK9J4Y
Lunge/Burpee Challenge- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_2Z36NhYjg