Quick n Cheap Cardio

Time is everyone’s excuse and typically leads to the demise of people’s goals. As you are pressed for time, you start questioning what you should do; weights or cardio?, what exercises to include/skip?, or just skip weights and do cardio? etc……, before you know it you end up skipping your workout completely.
I always remind my clients that a workout is a workout - no matter how short it is. Quick workouts can be extremely effective if performed at a high intensity.

Jump ropes are one my favorite pieces of equipment as they’re both cheap, convenient and can be an extremely effective fat loss tool if utilized the right way.

Here’s a jump rope routine that will accelerate your both your heart rate and metabolism;

Warm - up: Rope jump at a low intensity for one minute then increase to a moderate intensity for another minute:

Workout

• Number of Intervals: 6

• Work time per interval: 120 seconds

• Active Rest time per interval: 30 seconds

• Work Intensity: Moderate - high

• Rest Intensity: Low (pace back and forth)

To give yourself a further challenge, add two more intervals of 60 seconds each on each leg.
Time’s not the issue. You have the time, you just need to manipulate your workouts the right way.