8 Minutes, 8 Exercises, 8 Days 'Til Christmas (if you count today;-)

You will need weights for the first three exercises.  
Interval: 50 seconds work, 10 seconds rest.
Do the first 4 exercises with the interval times.  Then take a bigger break (ie: 1 minute).  Then do the last 4 exercises with the interval times suggested.

1.  2 squat jumps (weights in hands), 2 push ups.

2.  1 squat with weights in hand.  2 push ups.  1 high knees jump.

3.  6 counts (both legs count as 1) high knees, weights in hand.  6 on the floor mountain climbers.

4.  Push ups, after each push up, bring one knee out to the side and tap your knee with same side hand.  Alternate sides after each rep.

Take a bigger break.

5.  2 push ups, jump onto a bench (or step up on to a chair).

6.  Star Jacks

7.  180 degree burpees with 1 push up.  The 180 degree means when you come up from the floor, jump 180 degrees!

8.  1 leg push ups, alternating legs each rep.

So hard!  Loved it!    

Quick and easy.  Ok, NOT EASY!  There's a reason it's only 8 minutes!

Intervals of 50 seconds exercise with 10 seconds rest between exercises.  After you go through the four exercises once, do it again for a second round! Take a 30 second to 1 minute break between doing the second round.

1.  2 squat jumps, touching the floor, 1 high squat jump (get your knees hip height if you can!), hands hit knees.  Then 2 lunge jumps.

2.  Knee to elbow push ups

3.  Low lunge jumps with kicks.  TO DO THIS:  get in a low lunge, the opposite hand of the front foot rests on floor parallel to front foot.  Jump lunge, switching this position 3 x.  Then take back foot and kick it forward, coming to a standing position.  Keep repeating!

4.  2 frog jumps, burpee, jump squat and 180 degree jump squat.  

Cardio-wise and leg wise, this rocked!  Have fun!

I haven't worked out in 10 days due to Christmas coming early, getting sick and doing some travelling. It just never worked out - which is pretty rare for me, I do try to fit it in when I can.  Especially when you only need 15 minutes to get a solid workout in.

Back at it today though.  Definitely felt the first three minutes as my body remembered how to work.  I struggled with the push ups, which are a strength of mine.  

Let me know how it works for you!
TOTAL WORKOUT TIME:
27 minutes or
13.5 minutes per circuit


Circuit 1
30 second intervals with 10 seconds of rest.
1st round.  Do each exercise twice (back-to-back).  Then before you move on to the next exercise you do two rounds of skipping.  For the first round of skipping do regular skipping (for a calf workout), the second round do high knees.

2 frog jumps, then 2 push ups.  Add difficulty by bringing your elbows to your sides! (remember do this exercise for two intervals before moving on!)

2 rounds of skipping

Squat with weighted shoulder presses (hands at shoulders, press hands overhead towards the sky). Hands lower back to shoulders.  Squat.  Bring your weights down to floor while squatting down.  Come back to starting position.  Do this round twice!

2 rounds of skipping

Elevated Push Ups (feet on a stable raised object - such as a couch or chair).  Do two intervals!

2 rounds of skipping

Chair Knee Raises with Squats.  Stand on one side of a chair, step the leg closest to chair up onto chair.  Bring other knee up towards chest.  Step back down to ground.  Squat.  On the 2nd round do the other leg.

2 rounds of skipping

Lunge Jumps

2 rounds of skipping.

Circuit 2
30 second intervals with 10 seconds of rest.1st round.  Do each exercise twice (back-to-back).  Then before you move on to the next exercise you do two rounds of jumping jacks.  For the first round of jacks do touch the floor jacks, the second round - regular jacks.

Crab Push Ups.  Sit on your glutes, hands under shoulders, fingers towards toes.  Lift glutes, heels under knees.  Weight on 1 foot, flip your body into a plank position going that direction.  Do one, 1-legged push up.  Flip back.  Do other side.  Remember, same deal as last circuit - do this exercise for two intervals!

2 rounds of Jacks

180 degree Burpees!  A complete burpee but add a 180 degree squat jump at the end of each burpee.
Do this for two intervals!

2 rounds of Jacks

Isometric Plie Squat with Forward Raises.  Holding a plie squat (same as a sumo squat - feet are turned out 45 degrees, knees follow the middle toe), do forward raises.  2 rounds!

2 rounds of Jacks

2 push ups, roll, Jump up into a squat.  Feet together.  Hop as far as you can the same direction you just rolled from.  Side Lunge.  Hop back, feet together, side lunge.  Do this for two rounds!

2 rounds of Jacks

Isometric scissor crunches with hands raised.  Lie on your back.  Lift one leg six inches off the floor.  The other leg extends towards the ceiling.  Hands are by your hips, six inches off the floor, palms facing down.  Crunch your shoulders off the ground.  This is the position for the exercise!  Now the exercise is to simply pulse crunch in this position!  For the second round, switch your legs!

2 rounds of Jacks

And you are DONE!