Which full-body workout is best when you’re short on time?
If you have limited time to train, it’s important to work efficiently. A full-body workout is the most efficient. Choose a workout with exercises that target multiple muscles simultaneously. This way, you’ll get the most out of your workout.
A full-body workout focuses on the basic movements of the body:
• Pushing (horizontal and vertical)
• Pulling (horizontal and vertical)
• Bending and extending your knees
• Pushing your hips forward or backward
• Twisting and rotating
Besides these movements, the body can perform many other movements, but these are the most important for a complete workout. Incorporate these movements into your workout for a time-efficient yet effective workout.
Short on time and still want to train effectively? Then work in supersets.
To save time, we work in supersets. This means you do two exercises back-to-back, without rest. After each exercise, you take a short break. With a superset, it’s important to choose two different movement patterns so your muscles don’t interfere and you can maximize your performance in both exercises.
Here’s a training schedule you can follow if you’re short on time but still want to train for results. The training schedule takes the information above into account. It’s designed with a clear idea and a plan in mind.
Warm-up and mobility for a full-body workout when you’re short on time
Before you begin, it’s important to loosen up your body, especially if you’ve been sitting a lot or haven’t moved much all day.
• Shin Box Rotation opens and relaxes your hips
• Supported Lateral Squat
• Kneeling T-Spine Opener loosens your upper back and shoulders
Strength exercises for a full body workout when you have little time
Superset 1
• Goblet Squat legs
• Seated Chest Press Cable chest, shoulders and triceps
Superset 2
• On Bench Single Leg Glute Hip Bridge hamstrings, glutes and lower back
• Cable Vertical Pull Down back, back of shoulders and biceps
Superset 3
• TRX Row back, biceps and shoulders
• Seated Dumbbell Shoulder Press shoulders, triceps and core
Superset 4
• Plank full core stability
• Half Kneeling Lateral Bend extra focus on the obliques and sides