How to Get Fit With 20 Minutes a Day in the Gym

You can absolutely make progress at the health club even if you don't have tons of time to spend there. You don't have to do a lot; you only need to do enough. Here are some steps to get you started. You can do this set of exercises in about 20 minutes. Do them daily for 12 weeks and you will see results.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

Things You’ll Need:

• A gym or health club that has a room with aerobics machines

1. Go to the room with aerobics equipment and do ten minutes on the elliptical machine. This is an easy well-designed, no strain device. Ten minutes on it will generate some heat and energy flow in your joints and muscles. In other words, you will feel the sensation of "getting warmed up."
2. Go to a room with mats on the floor. Sit down, spread your legs wide, and do some easy stretching for a minute or so.
3. Do ten push-ups. It's okay to rest your knees on the floor as you do them. Hold in your abdomen and keep your back straight so that it doesn't sway.
4. Roll onto your left side and do ten leg lifts with your right leg. Roll onto your right side and do ten leg lifts with your left leg.
5. Roll onto your back. Bend your knees and bring your legs halfway to your chest. With your legs in this position, do 25 sit-ups. Keep your shoulders down and relaxed.
6. Sit up, spread your legs wide again and do one final set of stretches in all directions. Feel how much easier and deeper your stretch is this second time around.