If you talk to almost anyone who goes to the gym to work out and ask them how long a good workout usually takes, they will often answer an hour to two hours, otherwise they feel that they have not pushed themselves enough.

So most of them are really surprised that I only do 30 minutes of exercise at each session and still get the same results as they get! Sometimes they will not believe a word I say.

The plain fact is there are a lot of people who have such busy schedules that finding more than 30 minutes to dedicate to a workout is just impossible. It is not laziness, but purely a lack of time to spend 1 or 2 hours in the gym several times a week.

But is it really possible to do a workout in 30 minutes that will bring real results? The answer is a definite yes, but you will need a few simple strategies to make it happen.

For every day that you will be exercising, make a plan. Write down each exercise you will do and the weigh that you will use for each. Write down how many sets you will be doing for each exercise and how many repetitions you will be doing during each set. You should count regular exercise towards your target, so road bikes taken to work as a commute will count.

You should split your body into spate exercise routines. For example, on Monday and Thursday, do legs, arms and abs, and on Tuesday and Friday, do chest, back and shoulders. This way you only have half of your body parts to work on each day cutting down significantly on time spent in the gym.

Try not socialising too much at the gym. You should not be rude or unfriendly but you will be distracted when talking to other gym goers. If you spend 5 minutes chatting, that is 5 minutes less you have time to exercise. If you use headphones people will get the idea that you do not want to be distracted.

Do not mix a weights work out with cardio. You should do cardio like getting on road bikes on day and then weights the next. This way you can maximise effort whilst keeping the time down to 30 minutes. You will spend more time in the gym if you do both on one day, and you are trying to cut down time!

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