Back to School Series Pt 2 | 5 min Total Body Fitness Circuit!

Hey everyone! Today I will be sharing with you a quick back to school fitness routine. Now that summer is nearly over, we will have half the amount of time to workout and keep up our fitness. That's why I have put together a super quick 5 minute circuit that you can squeeze in to any day. It's five minutes so you have no excuses as to why you didn't have enough time to finish it!

There are 5 exercises total and each move should be done for 1 minute. In between each exercise you can take a 30 second rest to prepare for the following move. Since each exercise is only for a minute you should be trying to get in as many reps as you can to make the most of that minute.

If you are feeling great afterwards, challenge yourself to another couple of rounds to create a longer workout if you aren't also involved in extra sports and activities.

5 moves, 1 minute each...are YOU ready? 

First round - Side Hops

Jump as high and far out to the side as you can with your legs tucked in to your chest. No breaks during the whole minute just hop as hard as you can! 

Second Round - Bicycle Crunches

Laying on your back with your legs straight out in front of you and hands behind your head. Bring one knee to your chest whilst simultaneously crunching the opposite side of your body to your knee.  

Third Round - Single Leg Butt Kicks

On your hands and knees lift one leg up and kick up and down for 30 seconds (keeping your knee bent), then switch onto the other leg to complete the minute of exercise. 

Fourth Round - Inner Thigh Pulses

Laying on your side, bring one leg across the other and near chest at a bent angle. Next, flex the bottom foot and pulse up and down for 30 seconds switching onto the other side for the last 30 seconds. 

Fifth Round - Downward Dog Push-ups

Starting in a downward dog position, slowly drop your body down towards the ground and bring one leg at a time to your chest. Then, do a tricep push-up down to the floor. From there lift up your hips slightly off the ground and push your upper body up to the sky with an arched back. Finally, bring your hips back up to downward dog. 

Thanks so much for reading through and completing this fitness circuit! I hope you are sweating and on the floor and if not DO IT AGAIN! I also just wanted to recommend a great youtube channel that you can go to if you want more interval style fitness routines. The channel is "blogilates" and most of my fitness inspiration comes from her videos as she has millions of videos perfect for every part of your body. In addition, I am starting school on Wednesday so I will probably only have time for once a week posting just to let you know. With that said, thanks again for viewing my blog and I'll talk to you soon xx

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