circuit workouts

Need some workout inspiration? Take this poster with you the next time you hit the gym: it's based on a typical workout at BLITZ, Sports Club/LA's intense conditioning class that incorporates cardio and strength-training moves as well as small class sizes to help you increase your power, strength, and endurance. I've taken a few classes and love the individualized attention and at-your-own-pace setup (it reminds me of CrossFit). The following workout is similar to a recent BLITZ class we attended: set aside at least 45 minutes to go through the entire total-body warmup and workout.

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You'll need a medicine ball, a pair of dumbbells, a barbell, TRX straps, and a mat for the workout. Learn how to do the moves here.

Strength training is an important component of any fitness regimen, but when it comes to working out, many of us neglect it in favor of calorie-torching cardio — not a good idea, since muscles help you look slim and toned while also burning more calories so you are leaner. If you think you don't have time to strength train, try this six-minute do-anywhere circuit that we love. Repeat three times and you'll have toned your muscles in less time than it takes to watch your favorite TV show!

Drop the excuses: we've made a workout you can do anywhere. Torch calories and build some metabolism-boosting muscle with these body-weight exercises. Simply warm up, work out, and train your core, and you're done. If you're unfamiliar with the term burpee, you might know it as a squat thrust. Here's a detailed explanation of the burpee, just in case. We wouldn't want you to use not knowing a move as an excuse to skip a good great workout.

Click here for the printable version so you can hang it on your fridge to remind you to get your sweat on!

As a veteran trainer on The Biggest Loser, Bob Harper never shies away from intense workouts. But an intense workout doesn't necessarily need to be a long one. In a recent interview with us, Bob explained that when you're short on time, you can still burn megacalories, but "you've got to take that meter of intensity and jack it all the way up." If you only have 15 to 20 minutes, you can still burn significant calories and boost your metabolism without any equipment. Bob gave us a high-intensity workout that pairs running with body-weight exercises — check it out after the break.

Reader FitFabCities has a 100-rep leg workout for you to do at home — no equipment needed! She shared it with us in the FitSugar Community.

The Perfect 10 Lean Legs Workout is all about getting strong, lean, sexy legs. It's called "The Perfect 10" since we are doing 10 reps of everything and you'll feel like a 10 when you're through! This is a great workout for your lower-body-strength-training day, or you can add some pushups, dips, and back rows to work the full body.

You don't need any equipment to do this workout, but if you want an extra challenge, feel free to grab dumbbells for the lunges and step ups. But don't forget you're doing about 100 reps! If once through isn't enough you can repeat the workout once or twice more. Skinny jeans, stylish shorts, and pencil skirts here we come!

You can print the workout here: Fit Fab Cities

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