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Weekend Recovery Exercises: 20-Minute Circuit Workout

You had fun last night, no matter what you did. Maybe you went out with friends, had a romantic dinner or watched a good movie, but you surely relieved your stress that built up all week and reconnected your close relationships. That’s all good, but if you are like me, you may have reconnected with a few extra calories too. Well, use this 20-minute cicuit workout to cash in a few calories today. Remember, you continue to burn calories even after your workout is over!

Perform each exercise for 90 seconds. Finish all of the exercises, take a one-minute break, and then repeat.

If you are using a heavy weight to build muscle, move at a slower pace. If you are using a lighter weight, you may go at a faster pace to build endurance.

When you finish this workout, post your time below. Next time you come back to the site, you will be able to reference it.

Upright Row Squat (Dumbbells) - Click to View the Video

A great full body warm up exercise. I mean, if you stopped here, your body would still appreciate the effort.

Muscles Worked: Shoulders, triceps, biceps, quadriceps, glutes, hamstrings.

Side Seated Leg Lift- Click to View the Video

A quad (thigh) muscle burner.

Muscles Worked: Glutes, hamstrings.

Decline Push Up on the Bench- Click to View the Video

Slightly different from the push up. Decline push ups work more of your lower pectorals (chest).

Muscles Worked: Pectorals, triceps, biceps, shoulders.

Reverse Crunch- Click to View the Video 

Want to work your lower ab muscles? This is the one. Difficult, but worth it.

Muscles Worked: Abs, lower back.

Curl and Delts- Click to View the Video

Biceps and anterior deltoids (front shoulder muscles). Knock out two groups with one exercise.

Muscles Worked: Biceps, shoulders, trapezius, core muscles.

 

Don’t forget to repeat the circuit!

Nice work! Post your time below to track your time on Facebook and encourage others!

Click here to find out how to optimize your post-workout recovery!

Finish this workout and burn calories and a bit of regret :)

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Jacques Courseault, M.D. is a physician in Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. He has many years experience as a personal trainer in which he performed thousands of fitness consultations. Was the Co-Founder of a non-profit weight loss program, and Contributing Writer for DrGourmet.com and Livestrong.com. He is a strong believer that small, practical changes in nutrition and exercise habits can lead to great results…