10 Minutes and a Chair

So here is the challenge, you have only 10 minutes to train and the only piece of equipment available is a dining room chair. Are you prepared? Can you rock a great minimalist workout with this limited time and equipment? Or, should you just use the chair for a short snooze? Here’s one answer:

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Get Beach Fit – Warrior Style!

Summer is coming and, hey, let’s face it – even warriors need to look good at the beach, right?!  So, if you’re going to workout with the intention of getting is shape for summer, why not do it in a  balanced, functional manner that syncs up with and supports your other activities rather than distracting…

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Got Some Spare Time? Try Isometrics!

If you’re like me and can’t stand to waste any amount of time no matter how short, you’ll love how isometrics can fill in some strength gaps.  Nowadays, my days are jam-packed full with work, meetings, conference calls, networking, family time, training time, teaching time, writing time, and oh yeah – a little sleeping in…

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16 Minutes of Pure Torture

Hope the catchy title got your attention! Today we’re going to do a fun workout based on the Tabata Protocol.  If you are not familiar with Tabata, please check out the Warrior Fitness Tabata Primer found here, What’s Tabata You? I highly suggest you warm up before doing this workout.  In fact, I insist on…

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Ukemi Flow Conditioning Workout

This one is for all the martial artists out there –  I created the following ukemi conditioning workout for myself a few years ago to specifically target the transitions between my rolls and begin to unlock flow.  Additionally, it has the effect of really getting your heart pumping and makes a great workout!  Start out slowly…

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A Case for Mini Workouts

These days everyone is short on time.  Most are content to allow the daily grind and family time to fill their days while lamenting about the fact that they have no time for working out.  The complaints are common and heard often.  But somehow these same people are able to find time to watch an…

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Warrior Fitness Workout of the Week #5

This is the fifth in our continuing series of Workouts of the Week. The focus of this workout is increasing metabolic activity for burning fat and building lean muscle. We have also included instructions on modifying the workout to fit your current level of conditioning. Enjoy!

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Tabata for Kids!

Usually my favorite place for the kids to exercise is outside.  There’s nothing like running around, climbing on the jungle gym at the local playground, or just enjoying a walk on a beautiful day in the  fresh air and sunshine to fulfill your children’s daily recommended allowance of exercise.  But how about those dull, rainy days when the…

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How Dense are You?

In today’s hectic world it seems we are all continually struggling to fit more and more into less and less time.  Whether it’s squeezing more work into a 9 to 5 day, cramming more activities into a 2-day weekend, or condensing a week’s worth of email posts into a digestible digest version, it seems we are all…

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