I was at a Boot Camp conference this weekend and there seems to be a big push in the industry back to traditional types of exercises and performing them at high levels of intensity.  The research seems to be showing that this type of exercise done in shorter bouts of 10-30 minutes is more effective then traditional cardio workouts at achieving fat loss. 

Here is a 10 minute workout  you can try at home.  Please,  use caution and if you are not accustomed to high intensity exercise get your doctors okay first. 

Perform the following 5 exercises for one minute each resting for 30 seconds between exercises.  Make sure you include a proper warm up and cool down. You can perform the circuit as many as three times through.  Do this three times per week and let me know if you see results. 

1.  Squat Jumps
2.  Push ups
3.  Backward Lunges
4.  Mountain Climbers
5. Tricep Dips off Chair

I kept this circuit simple and used exercises that most people would know.  You do not need any equipment and it can be done in 10 minutes.  You could also do this same circuit by counting reps and trying to complete 15 reps of each exercise 8 times through as fast as you can. 

Here is another one..Run up and down one stair in your home for one minute.  Then immediately do 10 push ups and 10 squats.  Rest for 30-60 seconds and repeat this 5 times.

The possibilities are endless.  The main thing is that you push yourself to the point where you HAVE to take a break within 30 seconds to 3 minutes.

Enjoy!!