20 minutes full body workout

Time is of the essence for a lot of people especially due to working hours and other factors beyond our control but the truth is finding time to keep the body in shape is very important and has a lot of health benefits which is why we have designed this fun loving, exciting and creative 20 minutes workout program target your larger muscle groups (legs, back, and chest) to give you the best possible session in the shortest amount of time. It also includes several unique moves—jump ropes, mountain climbers and push-ups—designed to challenge your body in unfamiliar ways.

The aim of this workout is to keep your muscles powerful and toned. You will also be recruiting a greater amount of muscle fibers, which will burn extra calories in the process giving you that sexy body, energy to keep you going and improving the quality of lifestyle.

Perform the following exercises as a circuit; doing one set of each with little rest between exercises. If you’re unable to reach the prescribed number of reps in a given set, rest-pause until you reach the rep count. After each circuit, rest 2 minutes. Repeat the circuit 3-4 times, or however many times you can in 20 minutes.

ARE YOU READY? Remember this isn’t a competition. We are meant to have fun. All I need from you is focus and determination and let’s start the transformational process. It’s a thing of the mind. Move at your pace, hope you have the right exercise gear on and water to drink.

1. Star Jumps

This is your warm up exercise. If you are right out of condition start by doing 5 easy start jumps. Squat down and put your hands together on the floor. Now spring into the air and extend your arms up and out into a star. As you land, go back to your starting position. Do 5 star jumps then rest for a minute. Repeat two more times resting a minute between each set.

2.Bent Knee Push-Up

This amazing exercise works your upper body with focus on your chest, shoulders, arms and abs. It also does a lot for your lower back and core.

Lie face down with your stomach flat against the floor, lift your feet off the floor, bringing heels towards your butt to form a 45-degree angle or L-shape. Place hands next to your body at shoulder width, with elbows bent.

Breathe out as you push your body weight off the floor by extending arms to straight position. Pause slightly at the top then lower back to about 5cm from the ground then press back up. Perform 10 – 15 repetitions. As you get stronger you can try moving to a full push up where you push up from your toes rather than your knees.

3.Mountain Climbers

Begin in a pushup position, with your weight supported by your hands and toes. Flexing the knee and hip, bring one leg until the knee is approximately under the hip. This will be your starting position.

Explosively reverse the positions of your legs, extending the bent leg until the leg is straight and supported by the toe, and bringing the other foot up with the hip and knee flexed. Repeat in an alternating fashion for 20-30 seconds.

4. Jump Ropes

Keep your upper body firm, feet close together, Jump 1 to 2 inches off floor, Keep elbows close to sides as you turn the rope (if you don’t have a rope, just pretend you have one and do the same movement. ) giving rope just enough space to slip under feet — gently land with the ball of your feet.

If you get tired before you finish the workout, drop the rope, but keep arms and legs going.

To find a rope that fits, place one foot in the center of the rope and lift the handles — they shouldn't go past your armpits. This exercise should be done for 30-60 seconds.

5. Jab/Cross

This double combo exercise focuses on your cardiovascular endurance and also strengthens your core muscles. Stand with feet shoulder-width apart, left foot forward, knees slightly bent. Jab forward with left fist, cross over with right fist. Keep your abs engaged during this workout. (Do as many as possible in 1 minute.) Switch sides for second circuit.

Seun Fadina is the founder/CEO OF Burnout Fitness Service and creator of Total Burnout 360. He is also the host on ‘Morning Nigeria Show’ on Cool TV.