Looking for a quick workout that you can do at home or while traveling?
I decided to train in my room while traveling recently because when I went to the fitness center I found three treadmills and a recumbent bike – nothing that interests me. I always wonder who’s job it is to equip hotel gyms. Really, why bother making my way to this crowded little area of useless (to me), when I had a chair and the same amount of space in the entrance to my room?
I can make a workout out of thin air and I always travel with my jump rope and timer. I was at a Fit Body Boot Camp meeting in California, I had a busy day of teaching and some filming for a video promotion ahead, so I knew the hotel workout would be all I could manage for the day.
The burpee was a no-show in this workout due to the fact that my hamstring is just starting to be on better terms with me. I got a little too much of a good thing when I was doing 50 burpees/day, I’ve had to back off for the last couple weeks. On another day, I’ll be sure to add burpees to the set.
Here’s the workout. I apologize for the fact that I’m headless for lots of it. I used a tripod since I was rooming alone and was in a rush to get to the meeting….
This workout had the following:
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Jump rope (do burpees or jumping jacks if you don’t have a jump rope)
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Squat
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Pulsing squat
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(Optional burpee set for extra credit!)
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Bulgarian split squat (weak leg)
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Bulgarian split squat (strong leg)
Repeat 4-6 times through.
I did 30 seconds of work with 5 seconds to transition to the next exercise.
If you don’t have a timer, do the following:
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60 skips
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25 squats
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30 second count of pulsing squats
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(optional 10 burpees for extra credit)
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20 Bulgarian split squats
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20 Bulgarian split squats
Take as little rest as possible between exercises and sets if you don’t have a timer.
My pal, Mike Whitfield has lots of similar workouts he calls ‘workout finishers’. Honestly, if you do a few of his finishers, even one when you’re pressed for time, your body will be ‘finished’.
Did I mention that Mike lost 100+ lbs doing these sorts of workouts? What I love about workout finishers is that they’re so simple to understand and set up, and so effective at fat burning.
Pretty cool stuff.
Don’t just look at this video, I hope you DO this workout when you’re traveling or when you’re stuck somewhere with a small space and a chair and a desire to burn a little fat….
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