“I just don’t have time!”

This is a phrase I hear quite often.  It’s true.  It seems like life goes spinning out of control so quickly.  Our minutes and hours flash before our eyes and boom, another day comes to a close.

We’ve talked about how preparation is the key to success in any endeavor, and your health and fitness is no exception.  But there are times when we plan and plan and plan, and well, LIFE HAPPENS.  There are emergencies, interruptions in our well-thought plans, hiccups along the path of good intentions.  A last minute call from the school, a presentation due at work, meetings added to our calendars, traffic holds us up, our families need us, our friends need us…I could go on and on.  This is life.  And if we choose to, we can easily give up and exclaim, “I just don’t have time!”.

But since you’re taking the time to read this message of encouragement, you must be seeking a change, or at least some motivation and have determined that this time will be different.  And you may have said that many times before.  What you need to engrain in your mind is that life WILL HAPPEN, and we can choose to walk away and make excuses, or we can choose to find a way to make this work…FOR our families and FOR OURSELVES.

Perhaps it’s time to simplify.  Do you find that if you can’t find an hour to workout that you just don’t bother?  I have found myself guilty of this at times.  I really want to be able to take my time at the gym, but realistically, I’ve found that doesn’t always happen.  I’m at the gym all day….training everyone else, and sometimes neglecting myself!

Today, I want to provide you with a workout that is customizable for anywhere from ten minutes to however long you may have!  This workout will be a full body workout with a little cardio in the mix to keep your heart rate up as well.

And because time is precious, and I’m writing about the lack of time, I’ll keep this post short and to the point!

Here is your go-to workout for this oh-so-busy holiday season, because we all need a workout that doesn’t require hours at the gym (or at home for that matter).  Especially this time of year when we are running in a thousand different directions with family gatherings and shopping trips, a workout like this is just what the doctor ordered.  Or in this case, just what the trainer ordered!

5 Burpees
10 Bent Over Rows (use dumbbells or omit if you don’t have access to weights)
15 Pushups (modify if necessary depending on your fitness level)
20 Standing Donkey Kicks (per leg)
25 Glute Bridges
30 second Side Plank (30 seconds per side)
40 Mountain Climbers
50 Supine Bicycles
60 second Plank

Circuit through this as many times as your time allows!  10 minutes, 20 minutes, 30 minutes!  Try to do this every other day for the next couple of weeks and track to see how you improve over time.  Remember that even when we feel that we don’t have the time, if we can make the decision to simply take 10 minutes to workout, it can make all the difference.  And it’s true you’ll only regret the workout you didn’t do.

Here’s to YOUR health!