The CrossFit-style circuit below targets your entire body and spikes your heart rate for an effective and fast workout on the go. The routine was created by Jordan Holland, owner at XPLORE CROSSFIT in Seattle and photographed at the revamped fitness center at Kimpton Seattle's Alexis Hotel. And while every hotel may not have the luxe equipment and spacious floor plan (a two-room workout center!) as the Alexis, this is effective workout is the ultimate no-excuses routine you can do anytime, anywhere.
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You'll do each exercise back-to-back (or with as little rest as possible) for a total-body workout in eight minutes. If you have more time, repeat the circuit one or two more times. So bookmark this circuit workout, then book your next vacation—just don't forget to pack your sneakers.
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V-Ups
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Lie face up with your arms and legs extended and resting on the floor. Keep your abs tight and lift your hands and feet to meet over torso.
Lower your arms and legs back to the floor to complete one rep. Do as many reps as possible for one minute.
V-Jump Lunges
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Start in a lunge position. Explode up, switching your feet in midair, and land in a lunge with the opposite foot forward. Do as many reps as possible for one minute.
IYTs
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Lie face down with your arms extended overhead and thumbs pointed to the ceiling. Lift your arms off floor as high as you can go (creating an "I" shape with body), pause then lower arms to?floor.
Now, move your arms out 45 degrees to form a "Y," and lift, pause and lower. Then, move arms to shoulder height and repeat one more time in the "T" position to complete one rep. Do as many reps as possible for one minute.
Goblet Squats
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Stand tall with your feet hip-width apart and hold the top of a dumbbell (hands supporting the weight from underneath) at chest height. Hinge at your hips to lower your butt toward the ground, aiming to get your thighs parallel to floor. Push through heels to return to standing.
Do as many reps as possible for one minute. No dumbbell? Just do bodyweight squats!
Push-Ups
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Start in a plank position with your wrists below your shoulders. Bend your elbows and lower your torso as close to ground as possible. Push through your palms to straighten your arms.
Modify this move by dropping to your knees. Do as many reps as possible for one minute.
Mountain Climbers
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Start in high plank. Step your right foot forward, planting it on the ground near your right hand. Hop feet off floor and switch legs, landing with left foot near left palm. Continue alternating sides and do as many reps as possible for one minute.
Burpees
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Start standing. Squat down until your hands touch floor and kick your feet back into a plank position.
Drop your chest to the floor, then jump your feet wide, then to the sides of hands, then back to the standing position. Jump up and immediately move to the next rep. Do as many reps as possible for one minute.
Renegade Rows
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Start in a high plank with each hand holding on to a dumbbell that's resting on the floor. Move your feet wider than your shoulders.
Pull your right elbow back, raising the dumbbell toward your chest. Keep your right elbow close to your torso, abs tight and hips facing down.
Lower the weight and repeat on the opposite side. Do as many reps as possible for one minute.
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