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Superset Your Lunchtime Workout

Posted: Dec 26th 2008 2:00PM by Bev Sklar
Filed under: Fitness

watchI can't stand working out early in the morning, mid-day is my strongest hour. But for nine-to-fivers in a recession economy, a productive, one-hour lunch workout may not be work-PC.

For 10 years in the advertising biz, I had no problem, the corporate gym was across the street. Better yet, I worked in an industry that was distancing itself from a shadier past -- the three-hour martini lunch. You felt like a star pushing that hour to 90 minutes at the gym -- not only did you return in half the time, you were sober, too.

But for those with stricter lunch schedules, Julie's Health Club offers 10 ways to fit in a lunchtime workout -- here are my favorites:

  • Pack your gym bag the night before -- a simple, effective strategy.
  • Skip the shower -- take a quickie sponge bath, slap on deodorant and mist a little Evian on your face. This might work for an easier workout.
  • No reading on cardio machines -- you'll work out harder and burn more calories in less time.
  • Supersets -- No rests between sets, just switch to an exercise that works opposing muscles (e.g., biceps with triceps).

Start fitting in that sweat-filled lunch, just watch the cubicle crumbs -- you have to eat at some point.

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