So, a lot of folks starting get the same advice when they want to begin doing something healthy:
“Kill ten kobolds.”
No, wait. That’s the level 2 quest. Ah, here we go:
Walk for twenty minutes, three times a week.
Okay, so we can explore the map, but this is pretty frigging boring. I came here to chew bubblegum and kick ass, and I’m all out of bubblegum. Doen’t anyone have anything, I dunno, more interesting, but not needing any funky equipment?
As a matter of fact, yes we do.
My favorite beginner’s workout for the sick-of-strolling crowd is:
Do ten pushups (regular or kneeling), followed immediately by one squat (you don’t use any weights, just make sure you get your butt down far enough that your thighs are parallel with the floor). Without stopping, do nine and two, eight and three, and so forth until you do one pushup and ten squats.
… and that’s it!
Should take about five minutes, and works to tone pretty much your whole body – the faster you go, the more cardio you’ll get out of it, too. Do it a couple times a day (morning, lunch, evening) and you’ll be surprised how much progress you make.
Making it more challenging is the simplest thing in the world, especially for Spinal Tap fans… you just go to eleven.
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This is one of my favorite quick workouts since Rafe introduced me to it. Speeding it up really can boost the cardio effect.
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