- Set the timer on your watch for 20 to 45 seconds (start on the low end,
and gradually build up) and before you begin doing an exercise at the
first station, start the timer. - When your watch beeps, briskly walk or run to the next station, set
the timer again, and immediately begin doing the next exercise. - When the watch beeps again, proceed to the next station, and so on.
- Repeat the entire circuit (all the exercises) at least once.
You can do as many circuits as you choose. If you’ve set up five stations
with three different exercises you’re going to do at each, and you’ve set
your timer for 30 seconds, the circuit routine is going to take you 7^1 ⁄ 2 min-
utes, plus walking/running time between stations, so the entire circuit may
take you 10 minutes. Given this scenario, you could do three circuits,
which gives you a 30-minute workout, plus your warm-up and cooldown,
which gives you a grand total of 50 to 75 minutes of exercise! Not bad.- When you finish the last circuit, immediately begin your 10- to 15-
minute cooldown. - Stretch immediately after finishing your cooldown.
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