You can do a lot in 60 seconds, like whip up a smoothie, update your Facebook status, or find out if that plastic stick you just peed on is going to turn pink and change your life forever. But getting a full-body workout? No way, right?
Way.
Cutting your exercise into tiny bits is a genius way to sneak toning into a day that seems too packed even for a lunch break, much less a workout, say the experts at the National Academy of Sports Medicine.
Here’s what to do if you’ve only got a minute (literally): Each time you get up from your desk or pass through the kitchen, stop and do a single minute’s worth of moves. By the end of the day, you’ll have accumulated enough activity to make a real difference to your fitness and your weight.
Here’s how the experts suggest you spend your 60 seconds:
- Devote 30 seconds each to push-ups and crunches.
- Do burpees (or body-weight squats) for 60 seconds.
- Crank out a quick interval of 20 seconds of jumping jacks, 20 seconds of jogging in place, and 20 seconds of high knees.
Of course you’ll get more benefit from doing 5 or 10 (or more) minutes at a time. But on days when that’s just not going to happen, becoming a minute man (or woman) is a savvy solution.
Got a minute? We thought so.
