If you’re feeling guilty, but the job, the kids and the wife are calling, try these tips to make your workout more worthwhile without needing to rearrange your schedule.
• Try heavier weights and less reps and reap the benefits of getting home sooner.
• Combine muscle groups — do biceps curls with your lunges and shoulder presses with your squats.
• Throw in some cardio bursts — running in place, jumping rope — in between lifting reps.
• Take your standard cardio routine and add some two-minute high-speed intervals. You’ll feel like you were on the treadmill for twice the time.
• Break up your cardio into short segments — three or five minutes — and do squats, lunges or push-ups in between. You’ll work more muscle groups and really feel the burn.