Beginner Circuit Training Exercises for a Hot Body

I know that not everyone has time to carve out two hours of their day sweating and grinding just to burn a few hundred calories. Sounds erotic,huh? Well, if working out was a thrilling as a midday tryst everyone would do it. I am not going to spend 400 words telling you the benefits of exercise. You already know them; decreased risk of heart attack, diabetes,cancer, blah, blah, blah. What I am going to tell you is that if you want to rock your skinny jeans, feel in control of your body and live life to the fullest, then you have to get your butt moving. You can achieve this goal by incorporating circuit training into your fitness plans.

Circuit Training Sounds Complicated

Wrong! Circuit training is a method that gives you maximum benefits with minimal time commitment. You do not need a home gym or any fancy equipment. The only equipment you need is your body and a little thing I like to call motivation. Not going to sugar-coat it. If you don’t have motivation nothing will work. You have to want it. If you want it then circuit training can help you achieve a strong, healthy body that you will be proud to show off.

Basic Training

Circuit training is a workout routine that combines cardiovascular activity with resistance training. You can run a marathon every weekend, but without resistance training your weight loss goals and muscle tone will be less than what you would achieve by adding 2 – 3 sessions of resistance training into your weekly workout plan.

The components of a basic, beginner circuit training program include incorporating a variety of resistance exercises that target specific muscle groups with no more than a 30 – 60 second rest intervals before moving on to the next exercise.The sequence that I am going to share with you today should allow f r no more than 30 seconds of rest between each exercise. When you complete these 6 exercises, rest no more than 60 – 90 seconds before repeating the entire sequence. This sequence is repeated 3x. You will notice that these exercises use no equipment. Resistance is created entirely with your body.

As your strength increases, adjust the routine. Check out our Pinterest board for advanced circuit training routines to continue to challenge you while creating a hot body!

50 Jumping Jacks

10 Push-Ups

20 Sit-Ups

20 Bicycle Crunches

10 Mountain Climbers

 30 Second Plank

(increase to 1 minute on last set)