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Fast fitness
Between office meetings, after-work cocktails and retail therapy Fridays, are you finding it difficult to fit in your fitness? Maximize your workout in 30 minutes or less (we're serious!) by trying some of these calorie-burning exercises below.
By Tina Ceroni
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Image courtesy of Ines Rivero
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Spending hours at the gym is daunting for even the most hardcore health heavies, so if you're finding that time is not on your side most days, we offer a tried-and-true workout plan that will have you looking your best in 30 minutes or less. Tina Ceroni, an Oakville-based personal trainer and owner of PersonalFit recommends combining muscle groups with cardio intervals to burn calories and maximize your time. Here, her top tips:
Warm-up
First, you need to warm-up your body by choosing a cardio interval that gets you moving. You can achieve this by running on the spot, climbing flights of stairs or jumping on your favourite cardio machine for 5-8 minutes. This will increase your blood flow and warm-up those muscles. You want to start a small sweat, but you should not be out of breath at this point.
Interval #1:
Wide bent-over row
With legs shoulder width apart, hinge at your hips keeping you back flat and abdominals tight, bend forward with your hands hanging on either side of your knees. Make sure there is a slight bend in your knees and that they are not hyper-extended. Raise weights so your elbows come out wide and are parallel to your shoulder blades, squeeze the shoulder blades then lower slowly.
(Repeat 10-15 times, or until you reach fatigue).
Return to standing position with knees soft and go straight into upright rows with alternating lunges. With the same weights in both hands, bring your arms up straight towards the chest with your elbows raised above your shoulders. Simultaneously alternate your lunges (from left to right) with each upright row.
(Repeat 10-15 times, or until you reach fatigue).
Cardio push: Skipping rope
A short burst of cardio with help increase your heart rate and burn calories. Grab a skipping rope and try skipping for 10-12 minutes straight. This will not only add variety to this 30-minute workout, but it will help maximize your time by adding cardio into your strength training exercises.
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