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Join today<\/a><\/p>\n \n Already a member? Exercise doesn\u2019t count unless it lasts 60 minutes and leaves you soaked in sweat.\u201d<\/p>\n This commonly held belief couldn\u2019t be further from the truth, and it usually does more harm than good.<\/p>\n For many people contending with hectic modern schedules<\/a>, opportunities to spend an hour in the gym or out on a run are few and far between. As a result, they often wind up foregoing exercise altogether<\/a>.<\/p>\n But in the words of the World Health Organisation, \u201cevery move counts towards better health<\/a>.\u201d Something is invariably better than nothing on the exercise front, so if we can find accessible ways to squeeze it into our day, our future self will definitely reap the rewards. <\/p>\n That\u2019s where this week\u2019s workouts, from experienced coach Darren Ellis, <\/a>come into their own. They allow you to get a great, speedy workout done with little-to-no equipment. <\/p>\n The best workout for busy people<\/p>\n All three workouts below last just 10 minutes. One can be done with no equipment, one requires a single kettlebell, and one needs only a couple of dumbbells. <\/p>\n \u201cWith these sessions, you can get something done \u2013 you just need to find some space on the floor and 10 minutes after work before the family jumps on you,\u201d Ellis says. \u201cThey are a mental win, as much as anything. You did something, and you didn\u2019t fail to do a workout that day, so you\u2019re primed to do your next session.\u201d<\/p>\n Workout one: bodyweight<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Set a 10-minute clock, then work through the sequence of exercises below until the timer runs out:<\/p>\n A: Perform 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10\u2026 repetitions of squats<\/p>\n B: Perform 1-2-3-4-5-6-7-8-9-10\u2026 repetitions of press-ups<\/p>\n Start by performing one squat, then one press-up. Next, perform two squats and two press-ups. Continue this sequence until the clock hits zero.<\/p>\n If you cannot perform a full squat, swap it for sit-to-stands, where you sit in a chair, then stand up again. If you cannot do a press-up, swap it for a kneeling press-up or wall press-up<\/a>. <\/p>\n Workout two: dumbbells<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Set a 10-minute timer. During odd minutes, perform exercise A, then rest for any time remaining in the minute. During even minutes, do the same with exercise B: <\/p>\n A: Dumbbell overhead press<\/a> x8\u201312<\/p>\n B: Dumbbell Romanian deadlift<\/a> x8\u201312<\/p>\n Start by doing eight repetitions of these exercises in each minute. After a week or two, this might start to feel fairly comfortable. When it does, aim for nine repetitions per minute to progress the workout, then 10, 11 and later 12.<\/p>\n Workout three: kettlebell<\/p>\n<\/p>\n Set a 10-minute timer, then perform the exercises below as a circuit until the clock hits zero:<\/p>\n A: Kettlebell single-arm overhead press<\/a> x6 each side<\/p>\n B: Kettlebell single-arm bent-over row<\/a> x8 each side<\/p>\n
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