Total Body Home Workout

This workout will hit every muscle in the body. No equipment, no gym membership, minimal space, and in only 5 minutes! Do each exercise for 20 seconds, then you have 10 seconds rest before the next. Do the circuit twice. Try this total body home workout.

1/ Squat Pulse

2/ Half Staggered Press up

3/ Single leg extension

4/ Single leg extension

5/ Bent Leg Side Turns

Squat Pulse

Position:

Stand in upright position with knees slightly bent, feet hip width apart and stomach braced.

Technique:

Squat down towards the ground, pushing your hips back and bending your knees.

Bob up and down making small, quick movements.

Points To Remember:

Make sure your weight is through the heels of your feet at all times.

sure your knees don’t go forward further than the end of your toes.

Make sure you back remains straight and upright.

Half Staggered Press Up

Position:

Kneel on floor with hands just over shoulder width apart out in front of you. Have one hand forward and one hand back.

Technique:

Lower your body down as far as you can so your chest goes over the line of your back hand.

Push back up to starting position.

Points to remember:

Brace your stomach whilst performing the exercise.

Single Leg Extension

Position:

Lay face up with 1 leg bent and 1 leg up in the air.

Technique:

Push through the heel of the bent leg and raise through the core reaching your straight leg as high as possible. Lower back down and repeat.

Points To Remember:

Squeeze up as high as possible.

Push through the heel of your foot.

Then repeat on other leg.

Bent Leg Side Turns

Position:

Lay face up on floor with knees bent and raised.

Technique:

Lower legs as far as possible to one side then the other, using stomach muscles to bring them back up.

Points To Remember:

Keep stomach braced.

Raise legs back up using stomach muscles not arms.

Conclusion – Total Body Home Workout

So many people I speak to claim they don’t have time to exercise. Well, EVERYONE has 5 minutes a day. And there are loads of these 5 minutes workouts on my blog. So don’t let lack of time stop you anymore. Start today.