ActiveWorkoutsForget running – improve heart health with this 3-move circuit from Arnold Schwarzenegger insteadNo weights needed, just your bodyweight and 15 spare minutesWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
ActiveWorkoutsForget running – improve heart health with this 3-move circuit from Arnold Schwarzenegger insteadNo weights needed, just your bodyweight and 15 spare minutesWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
No weights needed, just your bodyweight and 15 spare minutes
When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
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Running may be good for boosting our heart health and strengthening our joints, but there’s plenty of other ways we can do this – like with this three-move workout fromArnold Schwarzenegger’s free workout guide. It’s a circuit-style workout, so it’s excellent for keeping the heart rate high and developing your cardiovascular fitness, as well as burning calories. You don’t need any equipment either, although we do suggest grabbing yourbest gym water bottleto stay hydrated – you’ll need it for this one!
Circuits are where you perform several exercises one after the other, with little to no rest period, which helps to keep the heart rate high. However, this circuit also includes strength training exercises, making it great for building a little muscle too. According to theNational Academy of Sports Medicinethis is because it “induces the same anabolic signalling and maximal muscle fibre recruitment that conventional resistance training does — but without the need to use as much weight since there are shorter rest periods between sets”.
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Arnold’s three-move circuit
This workout may only have three exercises, but its circuit-style will challenge you and put you through your paces. You’ll do each exercise one after the other, with as little to no rest in between each one. Once you’ve completed all three, take a two to three minute rest, then repeat the workout three more times, following the same format. Remember, the less rest you have in between each exercise, the higher your heart rate will remain, which means a higher calorie-burn. But, of course, rest if you need to. Here’s your circuit:
You can easily take things up an extra notch if this is too easy for you too. Arnold suggests incorporating some weights, like apair of dumbbells, or akettlebellalongside the exercises. Although, if you don’t own any, he does suggest wearing a backpack throughout the workout. Either of these options will not only work your muscles harder, but burn more calories too. Want more workouts like this one? Try thistwo-move leg workout from Chris Hemsworths' personal trainer, or thisfive minute arm workout, which also only uses two exercises.
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