BR Health & Fitness Magazine Fall 2013 | Page 9

20 Minute Turbo: At-Home workout By Britney Temple Too busy to work out? Now there is no excuse not to exercise. Get in shape, at home, in just 20 minutes! There are six total exercises. Do each exercise continuously for one minute. As soon as one exercise is completed, immediately begin the next. When you complete all six exercises, take a one-minute break before starting the next round. Complete three total rounds of exercises with two breaks. Exercises 1. What it is: Explosions What it does: This exercise works the gluteal muscles, quadriceps, hamstrings, lower back and abdominals. What to do: Crouch into a deep squat then jump to a leap off the ground, with or without dumbbells. 2. What it is: Biceps Curls What it does: This exercise works the biceps brachii, brachialis and brachioradialis What to do: Palms should be facing forward using weights while arms slightly hanging with elbows against your hipbones. Lift the dumbbells until your forearm touches your chest. Lower the dumbbells back down in the same motion. 3. What it is: Straddle Situps What it does: This exercise works your upper and lower abs. What to do: Lay flat on your back with your legs in a V-shape. Arms extended overhead and hands together. Using your abdominal muscles you with bring your upper body up to a seated position and extend your arms to touch as far as they can on the ground. 4. What it is: Running in Place - High Knees What it does: This exercise works the hip flexors, abdominal muscles, gluteus maximus What to do: With your feet shoulder width apart, drive your right knee then left knee as high as possible with a running motion. 5. What it is: Military Overhead Press What it does: This exercise works your deltoids and triceps. What to do: Palms facing forward, bring two dumbbells overhead to form a 90-degree angle with both arms at the height of your shoulders. From that position, extend the dumbbells until they touch over your head. Then bring them down in the same motion. 6. What it is: Ab Twists What it does: This exercise works your obliques. What to do: While seated on the floor with knees bent and feet flat on the floor. Holding dumbbells in both hands pressed together, lean back to where your back and floor make a 45-degree angle. Bring the dumbbells to the left and right ride in a twisting motion. The goal is to reach back and touch the floor on each side of your body. BRH&F *Britney Temple is the owner of Fit Lab Fitness a licensed personal trainer and boot camp instructor. Fit Lab Fitness // 1900 North Blvd. // Baton Rouge, LA 70810 // www. fitlabfitness.com