7. HIIT Or SIT – You Decide!

The Trick:

Do a HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training) or a SIT (Sprint Interval Training) workout.

Why It Works:

While these workouts do not take up too much of your time, they give really effective results. High intensity workouts include short, fast bursts of exercises like jumping jacks, lunges, sit ups, squats, etc. – those that get your heart pumping really fast. Andrea Orbeck is a Los Angeles-based celebrity fitness coach. “People are so concerned about making the time to get to the gym for an hour and a half, but if you compare someone who goes to the gym and works out in a steady state for a long time to someone who works out super hard for a short time, intensity will always trump duration,” she says.

An April 2016 study published in PLOS backs her statement. It states that the results of study conducted on people doing 1 minute of a highly intense workout were similar to 45 minutes of moderately intense workout. Don’t stop you’re gym days just because we say so. You should definitely continue your regular exercise, but it might also help to take out a couple minutes of your time daily for HIIT or SIT.