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If you don’t have the time, or energy, to make it to the gym here are great workouts that can be done in your dorm room!
1. 30 Minute Cardio
Equipment needed:
Dumbbells
Circuit: Perform each workout for one minute each, completing the circuit three times.
Bicep curls
Military press
Tricep extensions
Penguins
Plank
Crunches
Squat
Squat with dumbbell
Alternating lunges
2. Crunched for time
Equipment needed:
None!
Circuit: perform this circuit as many times as possible for 20 minutes (or for however long you have time).
20 air squats
15 crunches
5 pushups
3. All Abs
Equipment needed:
None!
Circuit: perform each workout for one minute each, taking a break at the end of each circuit. Repeat the circuit three times.
Knee to chest jumps
Mountain climbers
Russian twists
Flutter kicks
Leg lifts
Penguins
Sit-ups
Suitcases
Burpees (if you really want a burn)
4. Full Body
Equipment needed:
None!
Circuit: perform each workout for 45 seconds with a 15 second rest in between. Repeat the circuit three times.
Tricep dips
Flutter kicks
Air squats
Push-ups
Alternating Lunges
Leg lifts
5. Intense Cardio
Equipment needed:
None!
Circuit: perform circuit two or three times.
15 push-ups
15 air squats
10 tricep push-ups
10 lunges per leg
5 leg lifts
5 burpees