Exercise in Just 5 Minutes

There are days when for one reason or another it is really difficult to follow our training routine as we had planned. And what can we do about it? The important thing is to stop thinking that “it is impossible. But what you don’t know is that there are exercise alternatives to do in 5 super effective minutes that will keep you fit and energetic during the day. That is why we present these useful reasons for you to choose which one suits your lifestyle.

How to do it?

1. Make Planks

You just need to do 30 seconds, rest for about 20 seconds, and repeat the exercise 4 times. If you have availability you can do it at your workplace. There are many variants of planks that you can try little by little so as not to get bored.

2. Walk for 5 minutes

You can download applications on your Smartphone to take short routes for five minutes. Although it sounds a bit illogical to walk for such a short time when you see the logs of your application you can see those small activities make a difference

3. Walk while you are talking

If you have an important call from work, try to answer it while you are walking, climbing the stairs, it is time to change your habit and tone your legs while raising your heart rate a little.

4. Stretching

It is not a very good idea to spend so much time sitting down. Not good for health. That is why you should take time intervals and stretch to prevent back pain. Also, it is a good way to move for five minutes and keep your body active.

5. Squats and push-ups

This type of training is ideal for the whole body and you can do it in five minutes if you do 30 seconds of squats and then 30 seconds of push-ups repeating them 4 times. You will see that you can sweat quickly.

6. Short workouts

Search in the short training exercise applications, there you will find a great variety of short routines that you can do in five minutes that you can do at any time, the idea is to choose routines that adapt to your schedule and that are fast and effective for your body.

7. Dance

Put on your favorite songs and dance after getting up, this will keep you active and will put your body to work from the early hours of the morning. Who knows and you will no longer need that cup of coffee to fill you with energy.

8. Cardio

You can perform five-minute exercises that are inspired by kickboxing: doing 1 minute of jumping jacks,
1 minute of punches,
1 minute of suspension squats,
1 minute of crossing punches,
and 1 minute of throwing kicks.