Got 5 Minutes? I’ve Got a Workout for You

I love being in the gym. It’s “fun” for me.

In a perfect world, I would dedicate five days a week to leisurely strolling into the gym and starting off with a nice, brisk paced walk on the treadmill before transitioning to a 5–to-10 minute dynamic warm up. Eventually, once the stars have aligned and I’m 100% mentally & physically prepared, I’d go ahead and move on to my first exercise of the day.

Unfortunately, we don’t live in a perfect world. Not every day, at least.

Nothing’s wrong with making a plan. I make one for nearly every day of my life. But I’m also aware that at any given time, life could decide that it has plans of its own, and that’s when having the flexibility to autoregulate proves itself invaluable.

On the days that life gets in the way of my regularly scheduled gym session, I’ll still try my absolute best to do something. I may not have an hour to get in the major strength session I had planned, but I’ve almost certainly got 5 minutes.

The next time life changes your plans for you, consider giving this quick upper body “pump circuit” a try as a substitution for whatever other fitness related activity you had to cancel.

The circuit:

• Jumping jacks x 15 sec.
  Push ups x 10…