I just began to do it about 1 week ago everyday.

30 second Mountain climbers
30 second jumping jacks
30 second up-downs
30 second running in spot high knees
30 rest

REPEAT.

I do this for about 15 minutes.


Can anyone tell me if this is a good exercise? I also would like someone to "tweak" this plan, or completely scrap it, becuase I would like to circuit train for conditioning, and basically, fat loss around my stomach area, and I want it to be UBER good. Preferably no equipment exercise please.

Everyday might be a bit much IMO.

I agree with MIR.Every day is too much.And I would alternate the exercises from workout to workout.Doing the same thing over and over gets boring and if you lose interest or motivation, you won't put as much juice into the routine as needed.

Here are some exercises that don't require equipment and are good for circuit training:

burpees
grasshoppers
jumping jacks
lateral hops (preferably over obstacle 12" in height)
mountain climbers
mountain jumpers
squats
push-ups


I'd take four of the above exercises and do either 2-minute rounds or circuits.For rounds, you do each exercise for 30 seconds with no rest in between.Once all four exercises are completed, rest for 30-60 seconds and then repeat for the desired number of rounds.
For circuits, do each exercise for 30 seconds alternated with 30-60 seconds of rest.

Too much?


What? So, everyday isn't good? I do...hrm....really? I want to be ultra toned, and lose fat off of my stomach quickly. Won't resting in between the days of circuits be bad?

If its an intense workout that really burns a lot of your energy then yes everday would be a bit much, id aim for 5 times a week allowing a couple days to rest.

If its more of a simple exercise then you can do it every day... the main goal is just to avoid overworking your muscles and injury.

Sadly doing 15minute circuts wont shed fat nearly as fast as youre wanting.. they will tone out your muscles very nicely, but your stubborn stomach fat might take some time.

Ideally youd might benefit from an extended circuit training (the one you listed sounds good, but for 30mins with an few change-ups) then switching it off with some low intensity jog or swim the following day.

I would do harder exercises. You should be really struggling on the last reps at the end of each set

Okay, thank you all. I'll have to devise a plan to make this work. I don't know if I'll be able to do it for 30 minutes daily however, I'll sure try. Mainly because I guess waking up every morning thinking "OMG 30 minutes of THAT!?" will sort of discourage me.

I'll take your advice however, thank you.

I have a question. I have one day where I do upper body, one day where I do abdominals, and on both days previously I did the above circuit.

Now, should I incorporate some abdominal exercise in the circuits? And should I incorporate some upper body exercises into the circuits, such as pushups?

Won't this hurt my rest proceedure?

Or wait, I could incorporate upper body exercises into the circuits in the days that I actually DO the upper body exercises, and abdominal exercises into the circuits the day I do specifically abdominals.

Does this sound like a good idea to anyone?

Oh, and someone said try to do it 5 day's in a week. This is trouble since the week is uneven.

So, is this fine? I would work 2 straight days of circuits, rest one, than repeat.

Here's a picture in case my horrible explaining didn't get to you;

O = Yes circuits
X = No circuits

M/ T / W/T/F / S/ S/ M/T
O, O , X, O, O, X, O, O, X, ect.

Any comments?
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Alright, I just made a new circuit;

Main Circuit;

Up-downs= 30 second
Mountain climbers= 30 second
Mountain jumpers = 30 second
Running in spot (high knees) = 30 second

Power Circuit;
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Add....

Pushups Wide= 30 second
Pushups Narrow = 30 second

Abdominal Circuit;
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Add....

Bicycle Manaeuver= 30 second
Leg raises = 30 second

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Rest = 30 second
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Total time per circuit; 3 minutes
Total break per circuit; 30 seconds

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30 minutes each circuit exercise

9 circuits each exercise = 27 minutes
9 rests after each circuit = 2.7 minutes

Total time = 29.7 minutes.

Any good? Please comment on both posts.
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Ive never been a big circuit worker, ive always kind of stuck to low intensity cardio mixed with weight training... though working up really good sweat might be a nice addition to my workouts.

id just pick 5 days that are most convienient in your schedule and have those be your workout days. You dont need to gurantee yourself rest every 3rd day, it was more of a general statement saying dont overwork yourself.

start out with a couple of fast reps to get your heart rate up, then slow it down a bit and maintain a steady pace that should make you strain towards the end, but still being able to complete the last few minutes.