10-15 minute workouts, X many times a day?

misty2ann
misty2ann Posts: 127
edited December 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
Has anyone had success with this? I am thinking I may be better about working out at home if I break it up into 2 or 3 sessions. I know I will have to be sure to get my heart rate up and keep it up for the duration. I am just wondering what you all think of this approch to workouts. I am also quitting smoking. My quit date is tomorrow! Yay! I think this might help me out with the quitting as well. I plan to hit my heavybag, do lunges, squats, jumping jacks, hell, I will even run up and down my stairs when a craving hits. Do you think I will have success if I approch it this way? I like opinions and i''m an information freak lol :blushing: Thanks!

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  • Jo2926
    Jo2926 Posts: 489 Member
    Good luck trying to quit - not easy but will be well worth it.

    I personally see merit in shorter workouts spread out over the day - especially to start with. The most important thing is finding something that works for you and that you can stick to.
  • misty2ann
    misty2ann Posts: 127
    Thanks for your input.....hopefully I WILL find what works for me :) It's been trial and error for a long time now lol
  • Jo2926
    Jo2926 Posts: 489 Member
    Well I think you could be on to a winner this time! The NHS (The National Health service in case you are not from the UK!) even recommend the approach you are taking:

    http://www.nhs.uk/Livewell/loseweight/Pages/Tenminuteworkouts.aspx

    All in all, a good plan me thinks!
  • Skye1999
    Skye1999 Posts: 29
    I am doing this too, but at times I only do 5 mins, like when I am waiting for something to come to the boil on the cooker, instead of just standing there I move. Today I am going to start a salsa exercise I have seen, maybe then I will be able to endure longer periods. I am really badly out of condition, so I need to start slow. There is no way I could keep up exercise for 30 mins at one go. I am 67 so I use that as part excuse.
  • marilou0511
    marilou0511 Posts: 591 Member
    Well I think you could be on to a winner this time! The NHS (The National Health service in case you are not from the UK!) even recommend the approach you are taking:

    http://www.nhs.uk/Livewell/loseweight/Pages/Tenminuteworkouts.aspx

    All in all, a good plan me thinks!

    Greetings from Chicago Illinoisi
    Thank you for the link. I have logged my food & water intake for the past 45+ days, moved a iittle more, but have not yet committed to an exercise plan. The article gives me the incentive to start now, and makes a personal exercise plan seem achievable if I break it up in smaller chunks of time.
  • Peta22
    Peta22 Posts: 377 Member
    I think just keeping active is a great way to combat smoking cravings if you have the time and opportunity! I quit just over 2yrs ago and I didn't actually find it that hard - I was well and truly ready to quit and I been planning it for a while. In fact by the time my chosen date arrived, I'd actually been looking forward to it and getting excited!

    My only other tip is keep your environment smelling fresh and clean and pleasant if you can... I'm a huge 'fragrence' person and surrounding myself in fresh, uplifting fragrences helped a lot.
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