The concept of a piecemeal workout is simple. Divide however much time you have to workout into 1 minute segments and then do X different exercises, wherein X is the total number of minutes you have available.
So for example if you have 20 minutes available, you are doing 20 different exercises for 1 minute each. Or if you have 60 minutes to workout you are doing 60 different exercises (possibly with a few minutes break during that time).
I recommend including a couple minutes of doing different kinds of stretches in there too, closer to the middle and the end of the workout. That will reduce muscle fatigue and act like a relaxing exercise in-between harder exercises.
For fun you can also make it into an interval training workout, whereby you alternate high intensity exercises with low intensity exercises.
Or whatever you want to do. Just keep it simple and avoid too many pieces of equipment. It is better if you can limit yourself to say 4 dumbbells, a skip rope and a yoga mat.
You can make the focus of your piecemeal workout on weightlifting, or it can be cardio, or it can be a mix of cardio and weightlifting (like perhaps 70% cardio and 30% weightlifting). It all depends on whether your goals are more to lose weight, build endurance or build muscle or all three.
So for example lets say you did the following...
1. Yoga, 1 minute.
2. Burpees with push ups, 1 minute.
3. Squats with weight, 1 minute.
4. Push ups, 1 minute.
5. Mountain climbers, 1 minute.
6. 2 arm bent row, 1 minute.
7. Punches, 1 minute.
8. Alternating front kicks, 1 minute.
9. Bicep curls on knees, 1 minute.
10. Lateral raises, 1 minute.
11. Walking lunges with weights, 1 minute.
12. Jump rope, 1 minute.
13. Jumping jacks, 1 minute.
14. Side kicks, 30 seconds each side.
15. Overhead extension, 1 minute.
16. Wall sit, 1 minute.
17. Five Sun Salutations, 1 minute.
18. Alternating low back extension, 1 minute.
19. Bicycle Crunches, 1 minute.
20. Front plank, 1 minute.
If you are doing longer workouts you will need a longer list of exercises to do. In which case please browse CardioTrek.ca for more examples of exercises you can add to your list. I have hundreds of different exercises listed on here, especially in the Frugal Exercises section since most of those are bodyweight exercises.
After your workout remember to do some light stretches. Helps reduce muscle fatigue.
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