you're the multitasking type, you want your workouts to be three things — fast, efficient, and effective. Well, multitaskers, you're in luck: We've designed seven quick, equipment-free workouts that can be completed in five minutes tops, so you can squeeze in some exercise while you're waiting for the coffee to brew or for your love interest to text you back. If you're feeling extra ambitious, combine all seven circuits for a 35-minute total-body blast. 5-MINUTE ABS WORKOUT *1 minute static plank hold *30 second side plank (left side) *30 second side plank (right side) *30 V-ups *30 Russian twists *30 bicycles 5-MINUTE BUTT AND LEG WORKOUT *30 squat jumps *20 lunges (each side) *30 sumo squats *20 jumping lunges …Repeat X2! 5-MINUTE CHEST AND BACK WORKOUT *20 push-ups *20 tricep push-ups *20 supermans *1 minute plank hold …Repeat! 5-MINUTE CARDIO WORKOUT *1
Beyond the jungle of treadmills, ellipticals, stair climbers and bikes is another maze of machines: contraptions with weights or cables or weights and cables. If you don't know what you're doing, we don't blame you for speed walking right past that equipment for another 45 minutes on the cardio machines. That's why we called on Ali Gritz, the assistant fitness manager at Crunch Gyms, to talk us through the best of the weight lifting machines. "A lot of woman are scared of the machines because they don't want to get too big, muscularly," she says. "But the reality is that creating lean muscle mass helps you get rid of body fat. Too many women do cardio for too long at an intensity that's too low — that's where weight lifting can actually help you." And, realistically, you'll never produce enough testosterone to get really jacked, anyway. So, go ahead. Follow Gritz's tips below, and we bet people will be asking you for ho