5 Minute Training Plan

Anyone who tells you that you need fancy equipment, a gym membership or a lot of time to get a good workout is just plain wrong! Try this 5 minute workout and get a great calorie body and total body workout. Do each exercise for 20 seconds, 10 secs rest between each one. And do the circuit twice. Try this 5 minute training plan.

1/ Bike Crunches – legs up
2/Mountain climbers
3/ Tricep Dips
4/ Spiderman Lunge
5/ Horizontal Scissors

Bike Crunches – Legs Up

Position:
Lay face up with knees bent and raised.
Technique:
Raise shoulders off mat and reach 1 elbow towards the opposite knee.
Lower back down and repeat on the opposite side.
Points To Remember:
Brace and squeeze through the stomach muscles.

Mountain Climbers

Position:
Kneel down with 1 leg forward and 1 leg back.
Have arms out in front of you.
Technique:
Jump one leg forward and 1 leg back in tandem.
Repeat as quickly as possible.
Points to Remember:
Keep back flat and as low as possible.

Tricep Dips

Position:
Squat in front of a chair with legs forward and place hands on a chair behind you.
Walk your legs forward slightly.
Technique:
Bend your elbows and lower your body as far as possible before pressing back up.
Points To Remember:
Squeeze elbows towards each other during the movement.

Spiderman Lunge

Position:
Rest on your hands and feet, facing the floor and with your body raised up.
Technique:
Alternately draw one foot up towards the same hand, reaching it as high as possible.
Points to Remember:
Keep your hips down and back flat.
The further you slide your legs back the more difficult it becomes.

Horizontal Scissors

Position:
Lay face up with legs flat in front of you.
Technique:
Raise legs just off mat and alternately raise one leg above the other in a scissors motion.
Brace stomach throughout.
Points to Remember:
Ensure back does not arch off the floor.

Conclusion – 5 Minute Training Plan

Give this total body, 5 minute workout a go! And there are loads more workouts just like this on the blog to try too.