The college student workout... HELP!

GET A HRM AND USE IT TO MAKE SURE YOUR HEART RATE IS UP AS LONG AS POS. I AM LOSSING ABOUT 10% MORE WITH IT

Try listening to books on tape while you work out. I swim about 40 minutes a day. Until I got myself a water proof iPod I couldn't stay in the water I was bored. Now I get into the book I'm listening to and it keeps me swimming.

I do Jazzercise and its awesome. I schedule it like an appointment. Its so fun that I look forward to it everyday and cant wait to go.
The classes are an hour long and most centers have classes throughout the day.

Hello fellow college student ,
If you're interested in running (some people despise it--if you're one of these people just ignore this!) a great way to work your way into running is to run/walk on the treadmill. I like to walk for 5 minutes at a high incline, then switch to a jog at a lower incline for 5 minutes, walk for 5, run for 5, switching back and forth as many times as you like. I usually walk at a 7% incline and run at a 1.5% incline. It was a great way to work my way back into running when I was WAY out of shape--hope it works for you too!

Oh, I know all about the BSN program lifestyle... It's where I gained a lot of my weight. Lol.

Honestly, if you're already using an elliptical to fit into your limited schedule, scratch the "weight loss" program, and manually set it yourself to a higher resistance and try to amp up the speed at which you're doing it. It incorporates the use of HIIT routines in an elliptical workout. Go as hard as you can for 1 - 2 minutes, then recover at a moderate pace and resistance for about the same amount of time, then repeat that same process for about 15 - 20 minutes. It'll jack up your HR somethin' fierce, and get you into a higher calorie burn rate. Plus, the increased resistance/intensity couples as a strength training session for your legs. Keeping proper form and posture, by keeping your abs taut [not constantly fully flexed], will add a bit more to a whole body routine. Throw in some random moments where you're using your arms to propel yourself as well for some upper body. At the end, do a 10 minute recovery cool-down at a moderate pace with lower resistance.

The strength training routines that you do, can become mundane as you do the same ones over and over, therefore your body will be used to them and your metabolism will burn calories a little less efficiently. Keeping in mind muscle confusion and increased intensity, you could try switching up the weights you do and at different speeds and reps that you do them after each set. For abs, go between slow, controlled movements and fast, rapid ones. For example, doing prison push-ups, after each push-up, do a knee thrust after each one, and you can incorporate an ab routine while toning your triceps and chest.

All in all, the best way to maximize short workouts is to make them as grueling as possible, to the best of your abilities. The results show just as fast as you can increase intensity. Hope that helps. And good luck with Nursing.

soooo crazy! i do the SAME workout in the morning.. and i also need diff techniques to workout.. i am afraid i will get stuck on a weight... and not loose any. i need to workout my arms,gluteous and STOMACH ... my legs are the first thing you notice when i start working out.... i wanna do ZUMBA... but my gym has LATIN HEAT , which is the same.... so i need to try that for the wknds.... i think maybe if you walk in the evenings.. or mornings... on the wknds... any kind of dance... that makes it fun! i heard cycling burns tons of calories! i always see people all tired HEHE good luck with the Nursing Field! i am in the teaching field
Wendy

I have just stuck to my callorie intake according to MFP and workout on the Elliptical and i have lost 12lbs in 6 weeks. Just saying, it's what has been working for me. I just love my elliptical! Good luck!