The 20 minute workout can be just as productive as a longer one if you stick to the best exercises, do them in the right order and you plan out your workout ahead of time. Here's the quick and simple way to design your own quick workout routine that blasts the fat.

Start with a moderate paced warm-up for 4-5 minutes. You can walk, jog, do sun salutations, ride a bike, do step ups, or corrective exercise. The point is to increase your heart rate a bit, lubricate your joints, and increase blood flow to areas of your body you plan on working. Try less time if you're hyper and ready to workout or more time if you're tired and having trouble working up the energy to get going.

Continue with fat blasting cardio intervals using bodyweight exercises. Pick 2 types of bodyweight cardio exercise for example jump rope, jumping jacks, mountain climbers, burpees, jumping squats, jumping lunges, stair running, etc. Alternate between your two choices using the Tabata protocol: 20 seconds of the first exercise followed by 10 seconds of recovery followed by 20 seconds of the second exercise followed by 10 seconds of recovery. Keep alternating for a total of 4 minutes and be sure not to take longer than 10 seconds recovery between exercises.

Continue with a strength circuit that challenges your core. Pick one exercise from each category and keep it simple by sticking to one piece of equipment; dumbbell, medicine ball, band, stability ball, gliding discs, or bodyweight. Sticking to one type of resistance will save you time and keep you focused. Perform 30 seconds of each exercise. Go from one to the next without resting and repeat two more times. This should take about 6 minutes.

Legs & Core: reverse lunge with twist, step up with press, stability ball single leg squat

Core & Glutes: alternating leg raise plank, side plank with leg lift, single leg stability ball bridge

Chest & Triceps: band chest press, dumbbell floor presses, stability ball pushups

Back & Biceps: palms up band rows, single leg dumbbell rows, back extensions with arms in W position.

Cool down with cardio and stretches. Finish up with 3 minutes of jump rope, jogging in place, sprinting, or cardio machine. Perform random intervals in a way that feels good to you or just do steady state cardio if you prefer. Then stretch for 2 minutes using yoga moves like downward dog, cobra, triangle pose, or warrior pose. Focus on sinking into a pose and holding each pose for 30 seconds on each side. This helps reduce cortisol levels and helps your body burn even more fat.

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