No time to workout? Do a quick body weight workout!

So you know you are suppose to do something active everyday, whether it is hitting the gym, or going for a walk. Doing something consistent everyday creates a healthy lifestyle. But what about for those time you just can’t get out to door to a gym? You need to stay home with the kids, or it’s raining, or you frankly just don’t want to leave the house. Here is a quick workout you can do in your home using no weights-just your body! This workout is taken from Men’s Health magazine.

This workout contains doing certain exercises in intervals. Below are the exercises that you will do, one after another, during the workout:

• Prisoner Squats-Stand with your hands behind your head,. Sit back at the hips and bend your knees to squat down. Squeeze the glutes and push back up. Do 10 reps per set.
• Jumpies: Crouch down as if playing the catcher position in baseball. Then in one quick motion, explode up and jump up with your arms extended. Land softly back down in the crouch position. Repeat 6 times.
• Single Leg Romanian Deadlift-stand on one foot. Keeping the arch in your spine, push your hips back and lower your hands. Press your heels into the floor to return to standing. Do 6 reps with one leg then 6 with your other leg.
• Lunge: Take a large step forward with one leg. When your front thigh is parallel to the floor, hold for 2 seconds and return to an upright position. Repeat with the other leg. Alternate 6 reps for each leg.

Do each exercise (with the specific reps mentioned) one time straight through, then rest for 60 seconds and repeat. Do a total of 2 sets and stretch your legs.

It is important to remember that this workout is very leg intensive. Make sure you are not planning any big cardio days 1-2 days after this, and plan on doing this workout twice a week. If done right, it will produce great strength, power and tone in your legs.