You don’t have to go outdoors or to the gym to get a good cardio workout. This short cardio workout will make you sweat buckets in your living room.
You’d be wrong to think that cardio has to be long and boring to deliver results. This 10-minute cardio workout is better than regular cardio workouts that only focus on endurance. It will boost your endurance and tone your muscles at the same time.
Don’t be lazy when doing this workout. Perform each exercise with intensity and try to do as many reps as you can in each set.
Read the pointers below the video to learn how to perform each exercise properly.
Home Cardio Workout
Here’s a breakdown of the cardio workout you can do in your living room.
Marching in Place – 40 Seconds
Standing Mountain Climbers – 20 Seconds
Rest 15 Seconds
High Knees – 30 Seconds
Wall Push Offs – 60 Seconds
Rest 15 Seconds
Cross Jump Rotations – 30 Seconds
Lateral Arm Raises – 60 Seconds
Rest 15 Seconds
Cross Jacks – 30 Seconds
Half Squat Jab Cross – 30 Seconds
Jumping Jacks – 30 Seconds
Rest 15 Seconds
Quick Feet – 20 Seconds
Marching in Place
Many people assume that marching in place is easy but it’s not, especially when you swing your arms.
Lift your knees as high as possible and swing your arms fast. Also, keep the core tight and torso upright.
Standing Mountain Climbers
It’s time to try something new if you’re used to doing mountain climbers on the floor. This mountain climber variation is more rewarding.
Make sure you land on the ball of your feet and keep the knees slightly bent.
High Knees
This popular exercise activates your lower body and core. Perform it fast and raise your knees as high as possible.
Keeping your hands in front of your stomach will force you to raise your knees high in each rep.
Wall Push-Offs
This simple exercise will tone your triceps, shoulders, and chest muscles. Stand two steps away from the wall. Place your hand on the wall at shoulder-height and keep them shoulder-width apart.
Keep your body aligned in a straight line. You can make this exercise more challenging by standing further from the wall. Standing closer makes it easier.
Cross Jump Rotations
You’ll need some space to perform cross jump rotations. The important thing to remember is to keep your feet close together and land on the balls of your feet after you jump.
Lateral Arm Raises
I would discourage you from doing this exercise with weights. It strains the shoulder joint. But it’s okay to perform it without weights.
Keep your arms straight and control your motion as you lower the arms. Don’t just let them fall.
Cross Jacks
Cross jacks will give you a full body workout and improve your explosiveness. Remember to keep your ab muscles tight throughout.
Half-Squat Jab Cross
Throwing punches while in the half-squat position will engage your arms, shoulders, core, and leg muscles.
Throwing the punches side to side will also activate your oblique muscles if you keep your abs tight.
Jumping Jacks
Frankly, it’s hard to mess up jumping jacks. Just remember to keep your core tight and land on the balls of your feet.
Quick feet
Does this exercise look easy to you? Well, it’s not. Try to do it as fast as possible for 60 seconds.
There you have it. A short cardio workout you can do in your living room. Now, I love cardio but you have to mix it up with strength training to transform your body fast.
The fat blaster sequence is the perfect combination of cardio and strength training. Take a keen look at it now.
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