30 Seconds Workout

Do you see those commercials for new exercise routines that guarantee flat abs in 8 minutes a day or some other crazy claim?

I have no doubts that if you start exercising 8 minutes a day--when you didn't exercise before, that you will see improvements in your physical fitness.

However, it won't be long before the 8 minutes won't be enough for you.

I recently started an exercise program that involves workouts 6 days a week with one day of workout. They keep saying in the video, anyone can do an exercise for 30 seconds. That's right. In 30 seconds you can probably do just about any exercise, even if it's modified. But the catch is.....

There are about 30 of these 30 second exercises. But if you start each exercise with the thought that it is only going to be for 30 seconds, it really does help get you thru the workout.

Of course towards the end of each workout, when you are totally exhausted, you might not be able to do the exercise at all.

Today I did the plyometrics workout of P90x. I think this is the hardest workout. I really struggled with it the very first time I tried it out. The next 3 times I did the plyometrics exercise I was able to do more and more. It just takes time to build up endurance and muscle strength.

After being off the program for several weeks, it is very hard to get back into it. But I am taking it one day at a time--don't think about whatever hard workout there is for tomorrow. Just think about the fact that I completed one more day of the rigorous program. See more weight loss programs