Ok ill admit it. My couch is velcro.
There is just something about coming home in the evening and snuggling up in my living room and calling it quits. Exercise at this point in my day is the furthest thing from my mind. How about you?
Well if you are lazy like me then you are going to love this workout. It is the best solution because it requires less than 20 minutes and only 3 days per week.
No long boring hours on a treadmill, no days on the stair climber. Just 20 minutes in and out, thank you very much.
This program is designed to get your heart pumping and muscles toned at the same time, so lets jump in.
The key to this program is to exercise the body on opposite sides or limbs like arms first then legs next. This type of activity forces your cardio vascular system to shunt blood quickly from one end of the body to the other.
Each exercise will be performed for 2 sets of 6-12 reps at a weight that you barely move by the end of the last set. Preferably you would like to reach the point where you simply cannot move the weight any more [muscular failure] by the 12th rep.
Here the exercise routine:
Squats (machine or free weight either is fine)
Ab crunches (preferably machine)
Leg Curls on a Machine
Bench Press on a Machine
Standing Calf Raises on Machine
Pull Downs (palms facing toward you)
Stretch
Go home
That is it.
If you are performing each of these exercises to complete muscular failure (the point at which you cannot move the machine no matter how hard you try) you will see results in weeks not months.
When you can do 2 sets of 12 reps move the weight up and keep on going.
The reason this routine is so effective is because it forces your body to repair and build new muscle fibers. This means that your body must raise its metabolism for up to 48 hours! This metabolism boost means that you are burning far more calories than normal.
These effective exercise combinations will have you burning fat while you are sitting, standing and even sleeping : )
And because it is so quick and easy you will still have time to watch TV while you enjoy the pounds melting away.
There is just something about coming home in the evening and snuggling up in my living room and calling it quits. Exercise at this point in my day is the furthest thing from my mind. How about you?
Well if you are lazy like me then you are going to love this workout. It is the best solution because it requires less than 20 minutes and only 3 days per week.
No long boring hours on a treadmill, no days on the stair climber. Just 20 minutes in and out, thank you very much.
This program is designed to get your heart pumping and muscles toned at the same time, so lets jump in.
The key to this program is to exercise the body on opposite sides or limbs like arms first then legs next. This type of activity forces your cardio vascular system to shunt blood quickly from one end of the body to the other.
Each exercise will be performed for 2 sets of 6-12 reps at a weight that you barely move by the end of the last set. Preferably you would like to reach the point where you simply cannot move the weight any more [muscular failure] by the 12th rep.
Here the exercise routine:
Squats (machine or free weight either is fine)
Ab crunches (preferably machine)
Leg Curls on a Machine
Bench Press on a Machine
Standing Calf Raises on Machine
Pull Downs (palms facing toward you)
Stretch
Go home
That is it.
If you are performing each of these exercises to complete muscular failure (the point at which you cannot move the machine no matter how hard you try) you will see results in weeks not months.
When you can do 2 sets of 12 reps move the weight up and keep on going.
The reason this routine is so effective is because it forces your body to repair and build new muscle fibers. This means that your body must raise its metabolism for up to 48 hours! This metabolism boost means that you are burning far more calories than normal.
These effective exercise combinations will have you burning fat while you are sitting, standing and even sleeping : )
And because it is so quick and easy you will still have time to watch TV while you enjoy the pounds melting away.