How to Make Your Boring Workouts Fun, Interesting, and More Effective

Let's face it: workouts can get boring... really boring. That's especially true if you do basically the same exercises and routines nearly every day (like 90% of us do).

Not only that, but your body will quickly adapt to the exercises, resistance levels, workouts, movements, etc you do on a regular basis. This will lead to plateaus, fewer "gains," and more fitness stagnation.

But with a little bit of creativity you can bring the fun back to your workout. You can challenge your body, get better results, and make yourself look forward to going to the gym again.

One of the best methods is to use simple pieces of exercise equipment in new ways. Dumbbells, kettlebells, ropes, heavy tires, and even sledgehammers are all great examples of low-tech items that can be used in an infinite variety of ways.

Here's a great example:




All that's required is a floor, a relatively small kettlebell (although almost any type of weight will work), and a length of rope (in this case a heavy duty "Battle Rope" was used but any relatively thick/strong rope will work). It's a very simple, fun, and extremely effective full body "functional strength" workout you can do almost anywhere!

More ways to make workouts fun.

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A 4 Minute Fat Loss Workout Using Tabata Training

Can you do a great fat-burning full-body workout in just 4 minutes? You can if you use Tabata training!




Note: Although this may be the "world's fastest workout" it doesn't really include a warmup. To prevent injury I would add at least a 3-minute warmup session of jumping jacks, light jogging, or shadowboxing to get the blood flowing and raise core temperature.

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A Quick and Easy 20-Minute Workout

Only have about 20 minutes to do a fat-burning workout? Give this one a try..

• 5-Minute Warmup: Jumping jacks, light jogging, and/or light shadow boxing
• 3-Minutes Jumping Rope
• 2 Sets Hanging Leg Raises OR Crunches (10-15 reps per set, Approx. 1-2 minutes total)
  
• 3-Minutes Jumping Rope
• 3 Set of Burpees (5-7 reps per set, Approx. 2-4 minutes total)
• 3-Minutes Jumping Rope
  

That's it! A fast, energizing, and fat-destroying workout you can do at your local park. Give it a try!

Note: The only "rest" in this workout is the few seconds it takes to switch between exercises or sets. Keep your heart-rate up, break a sweat, and burn that body fat!

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Burpees = Fast, Functional, and FREE Fitness

Want to lose tons of body fat, get super fit, develop lots of "functional strength"... really fast... and all for free? Then do burpees at least twice a week. Almost no exercise workouts the entire body as well or as quickly as the good old burpee... aka the "#1 prison workout" exercise.

Here's how to do 'em:

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Crossfit "Elizabeth" Workout

Nothing gets you fit and lean faster than "full body" exercises and workouts!

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Real HIIT Training for Real Fast Fat Loss

Wanna lose fat, tone muscle, and look great fast? This is the kind of short, high-intensity interval workout you should do:






Thanks Jersey Short Crossfit!

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