DAVID KIRSCH IN A NEW YORK MINUTE

I don’t believe in using the “I’m too busy” excuse for not working out. Believe me, I’ve worked with some of New York’s busiest on workout-workarounds that even they can’t refuse. What I’ve found is that many of us think there’s not enough time for a complete workout, like the 45-90 minute workouts I recommend in my books. And some days this may be true. But your fitness is not an all-or-nothing exercise. No matter how busy you are, no matter how stressed you are there’s always some time to squeeze in at least, some exercise.

For those days when it feels like there’s too much work to workout, I’ve created Workouts In A NY Minute. These 10-minute express workouts will help you sneak in effective bursts of exercise throughout the day and with great results.

Squeezing in your 10’s
So if you are too busy for a complete workout, make a commitment to doing at least, one 10-minute workout per day. Ideally, you should do three or four of them, splitting up your sessions as time permits, at least, three days a week.



Get started by blocking 10-minute appointments for yourself.

Then, attack your pet peeves 10 minutes at a time.
Pick your desired area of improvement and download the step-by-step workout!

• FIRM TUMMY in 10
• PERKY BUTT, TAUGHT THIGHS in 10

For these workouts, you’ll need to pick up a stability ball, medicine ball and pair of dumbbells. Be sure to warm up for each routine with a couple minutes of marching or jogging place.

Find more total body and body-specific workouts for home, office and hotel in my book The Ultimate New York Diet.



Break it down into small rituals. What if you declared Tuesday Tummy Day, Friday Thigh Day, or created a weekly ritual that focused on a specific body area on a specific day? Make that decision now and block a recurring appointment in your calendar.

Got a question for David? What’s standing in the way of getting the body you were born to have? Write to David, describing your situation.