8 Minute Workouts

After many years of going to the gym, I only recently discovered this revolutionary 8 minute workout! The videos feature three people straight out of the 80's (check out their crazy outfits! omg!) who enthusiastically work out different parts of their bodies (abs, legs, arms, etc.) in 8 minutes.

I know it sounds a bit funny, but check out the video by clicking here.
On first glance, there's that relaxing music, green scenery and three muscular people doing the routines. The main idea behind the workouts are that they have 8-10 different activities, each about 30 or 45 seconds long. The activities work out a variety of areas in the arms, legs, abs and buns (those are the four categories).

The idea is to take 8 minutes out of your day to work on a part of your body you want to work out, everyday, and you'll see results very shortly.

The results?
I really think these exercises work! The 8-minute abs is especially challenging, it takes a while to be able to keep up with the routine! However, as the main guy says, go at your own and work your way into the routine! I don't think it's necessary do to all four exercises (abs, arms, legs, buns) everyday, my suggestion would be to pair up the arms & buns and the legs & abs and do them every other day.

ex. day 1: abs & legs
day 2: buns & arms
day 3: abs & legs

Do this for 2 weeks, you will DEFINITELY feel more toned, and give it a few more weeks you'll see yourself being tightened up! These short routines will get the blood pumping for SURE!

I'd rate these videos 9/10. Why?
Pros:

• It's FREE! no need to buy a machine or go to the gym, just look up "8 minute buns", "8 minute abs", "8 minute arms" or "8 minute legs" and go!
• It's really easy to encorporate this workout into your day! Just dedicate 20 minutes to your fitness, it will probably be nice to escape from homework anyway!
• Once you've done the routines enough, you'll be able to memorize the movies. Often the videos have "BEEP VERSION", where all you hear is the beep to switch moves, and so you can play your music over the video! And we all know how more enjoyable it is to work out to your fave tunes!
• The feeling after completing a day's work of muscle exercise is unparalleled. 
• The people in the video are too freakin' funny!!! And so encouraging :)

Cons: 

• While its easy to work yourself into playing these videos everyday, it's also easy to stop doing them regularly and completely ruin the pattern. Kind of like when you stop going to the gym regularly. 

So overall, I would definitely recommend giving these videos a try!

Summer is coming up, after all :)