Once again, it is back-to-school season and it seems as if we are confined in our desks doing homework 24/7 with absolutely no time to exercise. When school started, I thought I had to say farewell to those fabulous workout routines from the summer forever as free time was so scarce. With all that homework in the way I wondered, “Who has time to exercise?!” Despite the many excuses I came up for just being a desk potato, I decided to give staying fit this fall a try. YouTube is a great place as there are so many videos there which can help you stay fit. I found many of the short fitness videos that I do almost every day so I decided to share them with all of you who would like to stay healthy this school year as well. Below are a few simple moves that can help you stay FIT this Fall. Doing these at least three times a week will definitely help you not only look better, but feel better as well, and most importantly save you from being a DESK POTATO.
The first video I would like to share with you is actually called “Back to School Workout”. I really love this workout routine as it works the whole body with moves that look simple but really burn. It tones and strengthens muscles and is great to do when you get tired of studying. This video is by LiveStrongWomen and if you are crammed for time this is so easy to squeeze into your busy time schedule. It only takes five minutes and I suggest doing this at least three times throughout the day. Follow this link to quickly feel fit and stay fit this busy season.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w87r5XXAsN4
Another one of my favorite workout videos is by Cassey from Blogilates. This is great for you those of you who have about 20 minutes and if you are looking to really challenge yourself. It is called “The ULTIMATE Hot Body Workout,” and let me tell you it is extremely intense and you may be sore after this, but nonetheless it is an awesome video to do and only takes around 17 minutes. I guarantee that after these 17 minutes you are going to FEEL THE BURN.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-SN-TQDqWXU
The last one is also a total body workout, so try all three videos – a different one every day and see what you feel comfortable with or have time to do. This last one is by Fitness Blenders and is mostly cardio but tones other parts of your body too. What I absolutely LOVE about this one is it keeps track of calories you are burning so you feel satisfied as you watched the calories you burn increase as you follow along.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hec67I04P8
One last tip. Don’t be discouraged if you can’t keep up with the moves being shown in the videos. Feel free to take a quick breather when you are tired and don’t try and push your body too hard. Take it slow and you’ll be surprised at what your commitment can do. Also, although some of these exercises may seem like torture at first, the more you do them, the more fun it’ll be. ENJOY and good luck, I hope you all will be able to use these videos to help yourselves begin a new and healthier lifestyle.
Image sources:
http://www.deskpotato.ca/deskpota.html
http://www.nzgirl.co.nz/your-health/blogilates/
https://marleeamiguet.wordpress.com/category/exercise/
