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Many recent studies have shown that a 20 minute high intensity interval can burn fat faster than 60 minutes of your treadmill. Many more have shown that three 10 minute segments during your day is as good as 30 minutes all at once, and may even be better, because it keeps us exercising throughout the day, which is what our bodies were intended to do! The point is that we don't have to spend an hour at the gym to get our exercise - every little bit helps!

Here is a ten minute segment that I enjoy for those days when I don't have time to fit in my usual 20-30 minutes all at once. When you do this correctly, you will be huffing and puffing for ten minutes and your body will feel the difference ten minutes can make!

I call it "Not Exactly Yoga"   :)

• Start standing tall at the front end of your mat and inhale deeply while lengthening your spine.
• As you inhale again, stretch your arms up toward the ceiling and then fold forward with a flat back and walk your arms out until you are in a good strong plank.
• Complete as many slow push-ups as you can - fatigue those muscles! Then come back into Down Dog Yoga Pose and rest for 15 seconds, with deep inhales and exhales, then back to plank and try one more push-up. 
• Come back into Down Dog, for no more than 15 seconds.

You can do your push-ups on your knees, or even do wall push-ups if that's what your body needs. You'll get just as much benefit, as long as you are doing the best you can.

• Now, come into reverse plank and hold yourself there in a good strong reverse plank for as long as you can, then lower yourself back down and press lightly on your fingertips, stretching your wrist in the opposite direction - breath deeply for 10 seconds as you stretch each wrist.
• Next, stand tall, placing your hand on the nearest chair for help with balance if you need to, while you complete up to 12 lunges with one leg, then repeat with your other leg. Here's a photo of what you should look like in a lunge. Make sure that your front knee is above the ankle and not out over the toes.

• Lastly, lie down on the floor and complete as many Pilates Bicycles as you can, once again fatiguing those muscles.

This series takes me ten minutes. I do about 20 push-ups, 12 lunges and 40 bicycles. Certainly not when I started it, but I have worked up to that. Start wherever you are and if you don't get a full ten minutes, march in place for a few minutes until you've reached your ten minutes!

These ten minutes are a good way to start your day. Trust me, you'll feel much better as you go through your day!