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1 – Do the plank
Planks are one of the most effective core movement and they’re perfect if you have back pain. Your challenge: hold your plank for 5 minutes. Spend the first minute in a standard forearm plank, then shift into a right-side plank for the second, a left-side plank for the third, and back to a standard plank for the final 2 minutes. Want to up the intensity, don a weight belt. It’s also an excellent movement to do with friends and challenge each other.
2 – Accept the burpee challenge
Set a timer for 5 minutes. Do 10 to 15 burpees each minute, if you finish early, rest and breathe until the next minute starts. You’ll wind up doing 50 to 75 total burpees. It’s a great all-round movement that works the whole body, gets the heart pumping and the sweat dripping. Note to self – known to make grown men cry.
3 – Go for a walk
Just 5 minutes of walking in nature can be enough to reduce stress and get you more motivated to stay active. So take a walk. Also a brilliant movement starter as we all have those days when we just don’t feel like moving and being active. Instead of being active for 30min, just do 5 minutes and I guarantee after 5 minutes you will want to continue.
So, what are your 5 minute activity boosters? Leave a comment below.
