20-Minute Workouts For Your Crazy-Busy Holiday Schedule
By Ravelle Worthington
The holiday party invites are coming. Like it or not, they’re descending upon your inbox one by one and taking over your calendar. As such, keeping up with exercise may seem like an insurmountable challenge. But, while it may be true that you don’t have time to go running, do yoga, and sneak in a spin class, you do still have time to fit a workout into your already-packed schedule. You just need the right (read: short) workout.
To help you hack your way to the New Year, we rounded up eight workouts that last 20(ish) minutes. From the fast-paced bursts of circuit training to the slow burn of power Pilates, these quick exercise videos are short but effective, so you can sweat it out and get back to life before life realizes you’re missing.
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Wake Up Call, 20 Minutes
From Yogaglo.com
This vinyasa flow routine will give you an energizing jolt with downward dogs and lunges.
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10-Minute Workout Challenge
From Shay Kostabi
Okay, it’s not 20 minutes, but we like doing this fast-paced, full-body circuit two times for added bonus. It’s taught by Shay Kostabi, master trainer for FlyBarre and premier master trainer for ReXist360, so you’ll be feeling the burn whether you do it once or twice.
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Upper Body Workout, 10 Minutes
Lower Body Workout, 10 Minutes
From AKTinmotion.com
These two routines will give a full-body workout that’ll have you burning fat and increasing muscle tone with every plank leg raise and weighted push-press.
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Intense Abs, 21:19 Minutes
From DailyBurn
Say goodbye to boring, repetitive crunch sets. This ab workout offers a mixture of power Pilates and animal core to get you working your midsection in new and exciting ways.
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Warm-Up, Stretch + Core, 10 Minutes
Studio Strength: Glutes + Core, 10 Minutes
From Barre3.com
Get your fit on with these targeted workouts that will boost your heart rate while lengthening and strengthening the body. You can even get a 15-day trial of barre3 online, where there are hundreds of streamed workouts. Code: B3REFINERY29.
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20-Minute Yoga Class With Sharath Jois
From Sonima.com
Find your center with yoga master Sharath Jois as you stretch, strengthen, and invigorate the body.
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Tone & Trim: Arms & Upper Body, 19:06 Minutes
From Grokker.com
If you want to tone your upper body but don’t have weights, you’ll want this quick fix. It uses your body weight to work your arms and shoulders in just under 20 minutes.
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Full Body HIIT Workout, 20 Minutes
From Brett Hoebel
If one video just isn’t going to cut it, take international fitness expert Brett Hoebel’s free online Workout Challenge running December 1 through December 20. Each day you’ll get a 20-minute, high-intensity interval-training workout that involves a circuit of bodyweight exercises that tone and sculpt.
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20-Minute Workouts For Your Crazy-Busy Holiday Schedule originally appeared on Refinery29.com
