While going to the gym might be one of the best ways to get into shape, sometimes using your body as a weight when working out is just better.
There are military exercises that you too can adopt and perform daily at your home so as to achieve fitness and wellness.
Going to the gym sometimes might take longer for you to achieve your desired results because of different reasons.
It can be because you don’t know how to use the equipment, therefore, getting little results, it can be because you keep getting distracted or, maybe you just don’t find time to go to the facilities.
The superset is a great way to work out if you have limited time. Each cycle should take you two minutes. If you can do 10 cycles of this, you will total 100 push-ups and 200 crunches. Not bad for 15 minutes. No resting between sets. You basically rest by doing crunches.
Here are military exercises to do daily for a healthier body and mind.
Push-Up/Crunch Super Set
Repeat 10 cycles of:
- 10 regular push-ups
- 10 crunches
- 10 wide push-ups
- 10 crunches
- 10 triceps push-ups
- 10/10 left/right crunches
Leg/ab Super Set
Repeat 5 cycles of:
- 20 squats
- 20 crunches
- 10 lunges per leg
- 10 crunches
- 20 calf raises
- 20 crunches
Running
4-mile track work:
- Jog one mile in 7-8 minutes
- Three sets of quarter-mile sprints in 90-100 seconds
- Jog or walk a quarter-mile
Six Sets of
- Sprint an eighth of a mile
- Jog an eighth of a mile
Or you can mix the two types of exercise together and do what I call a Spartan run.
Spartan Run
- Run one mile
- 100 push-ups in as few sets as possible
- 100 crunches
- Run one mile
- 75 push-ups in as few sets as possible
- 75 crunches
- Run one mile
- 50 push-ups in as few sets as possible
- 50 crunches
Swimming
How much swimming can you do in 20-30 minutes? Some people can swim a mile in that time. Here is a great workout if you want to mix a little PT with swimming.
Swim PT
Repeat 5-10 times:
- Swim 100 yards
- Do 10-20 push-ups
- Abs 20-30
This is the ultimate workout I have ever done in under 20 minutes. The challenge is to do:
- 100 pull-ups as few sets as possible
- 200 push-ups in as few two-minute sets as possible
- 300 sit-ups in as few two-minute sets as possible
Do these as quickly as possible. You can alternate exercises after each set of maximum repetitions.
