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Get a Head Start on Your 2019 Fitness Goals With This 20-Minute Strengthening Workout

20-Minute Total-Body Workout — There's nothing wrong with taking time to yourself and skipping a workout or two. If you would describe your holiday season as "doing the most" and are ready to get back into a fitness routine, ease your way into it with this simple strengthening workout.

This total-body workout takes approximately 20 minutes to complete, and it can be done anywhere — great for avoiding the gym mayhem. Do it solo or grab a friend to join you.

The Workout

Don't forget to warm up before starting the workout. You'll perform this workout as a circuit, meaning you'll take little to no rest in between each exercise. Once you've completed all five exercises, take 90 seconds of rest and then repeat it for a total of five rounds.

Side elbow plank with a twist: 10 reps on each side

Side lunge to curtsy squat: 12 reps on each side

Basic push-up: 12 reps

Reverse lunge with a knee drive: 12 reps on each side

Mountain climber: 15 reps

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Side Elbow Plank With a Twist

Side Lunge to Curtsy Squat

Basic Push-Up

4 Reverse Lunge With a Knee Drive

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Stand with your feet together. Take a controlled lunge (or large step) backward with your left foot.
As you lunge back with your left foot, drive your left arm forward to maintain your balance.
Lower your hips so that your right thigh (front leg) becomes parallel to the floor and your right knee is positioned directly over your ankle. Keep your left knee bent at a 90-degree angle and pointing toward the floor. Your left heel should be lifted.
From the ground, drive your left knee up, coming into a standing position with your left leg lifted at a 90-degree angle. Simultaneously drive your right arm up to maintain your balance.
If it's too hard to come into the knee drive from the lunge, step your left foot in to meet your right, then raise your left knee up.
This is considered one rep.
Complete 12 reps on each leg.

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5 Mountain Climber

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Start on your hands and toes with your body in a straight line from shoulders to hips.
Bring your right knee in towards your chest, and as you return your foot to the ground immediately bring your left knee in towards your chest. This counts as one rep.
Complete 15 reps.

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